John Henry Johnson (born August 21, 1956) is a former
Major League Baseball
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player. He was drafted by the
San Francisco Giants
The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco, California. The Giants compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1883 as the New Y ...
in the 15th round of the
1974 amateur draft. He made his major league debut after being traded along with
Gary Thomasson,
Gary Alexander,
Dave Heaverlo,
Phil Huffman,
Alan Wirth and $300,000 from the Giants to the
Oakland Athletics for
Vida Blue
Vida Rochelle Blue Jr. (born July 28, 1949) is a former American professional baseball player. He was a left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball between and , most notably as an integral member of the Oakland Athletics dynasty that won thr ...
on March 15, .
Mario Guerrero
Mario Miguel Guerrero Abud (born September 28, 1949) is a former Major League Baseball shortstop who played for four teams in an eight-year career from to .
Career
Guerrero signed with the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in . After fo ...
was sent to the Athletics on April 7 to complete the transaction.
From 1979 thru 1981, Johnson played for the
Texas Rangers. He ended his career with the
Milwaukee Brewers.
References
External links
1956 births
Living people
Major League Baseball pitchers
Baseball players from Houston
Oakland Athletics players
Texas Rangers players
Boston Red Sox players
Milwaukee Brewers players
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