ESPN.com: Lance Johnson Career Notes

Lance Johnson
#91 | Designated Hitter | New York Yankees | Roster

Career Notes

1996
Led the majors with 227 hits ... Became the first player in baseball history to lead both the National League and the American League in hits (he led the White Sox in 1995 with 186 hits) ... Also tops in the majors in triples (21), mult-hit games (75) and at-bats (682) ... Set Met club records in hits, mult-hit games, triples, at-bats, runs scored (117) and total bases (327) ... Finished fourth in the NL in batting (.333) ... Finished second in the NL with 50 steals ... Was sixth in the NL in runs scored, eighth in total bases and tied for ninth with nine outfield assists ... Named an All-Star for the first time ... Broke Mookie Wilson's 1984 club record on June 16 with his 11th triple of the season.

1995
Hit three triples in one game on Sept. 23 to tie the American League record for triples in a game ... Signed by the New York Mets as a free agent on Dec. 14, 1995.

1994
Set the American League record by leading the league in triples for four consecutive years (1991-94).

1993
Tripled 14 times, becoming the fourth AL player in history to lead the league in triples for three straight seasons, joining Zoilo Versalles (Minnesota, 1963-65), Sam Crawford (Detroit, 1913-15), and Elmer Flick (Cleveland, 1905-07) ... Also ranked among the league's top 10 in hitting (.311) and stolen bases (35) ... Batted .304 (21-69) in September ... Struck out only 33 times in 540 at-bats, the third-best ratio in the AL ... Hit .320 at home ... Had two triples July 5 at Toronto ... Hit .364 (43-118) with runners in scoring position, fourth-best in the league ... Hit .407 (57-140) on the first pitch and was the third-best two-strike hitter in the AL (.285, 45-158) ... Equalled his career high with four hits April 27 at Toronto ... 14-game hitting streak to open the season was the longest opening string by a Sox player since 1952 ... Has stolen successfully in 61 of his last 73 attempts.

1992
Put together a career-high 25 game hitting streak, batting .439 (43-98) from July 16 through Aug. 11 ... The streak was the longest in the majors since Brian Harper hit in 25 straight games for Minnesota in 1990 and the third-longest in White Sox history ... Led the AL with 12 triples ... Set a career high with 41 stolen bases ... Stole his 100th career base June 23 against Oakland ... Recorded 433 putouts, the sixth-best single-season total ever by a White Sox outfielder ... Had two doubles and a triple at Kansas City Sept. 3, the three extra base hits setting a career best ... Hit a career-high three home runs after entering the season with a total of one.

1991
Tied Paul Molitor for the AL triples lead with 13 ... Ranked second in the AL with 425 putouts ... Went 116 consecutive games without committing an error ... Was second on the team with 26 stolen bases ... Hit .318 (28-88) in September ... 21 of his 49 RBI came with two outs ... Hit .346 (44-127) in his last 37 games.

1990
Ended the season on a team-high 14-game hitting streak ... Tied Carlton Fisk for the team lead in batting average, hitting .285 ... Led Chicago with 12 three-hit games and 36 stolen bases (sixth in the AL) ... Hit his first major league homer in his 641st at-bat July 12 off Andy Hawkins at New York ... Hit .302 at home ... Had his second career four-hit game June 26 at California.

1989
Called up from Vancouver (AAA) July 29 and appeared in 50 games for Chicago ... Stole three bases Sept. 1 against Baltimore, the most by a Chicago player in '89 ... Established himself as a solid leadoff hitter, batting .300 and stealing 16 bases ... Had an eight-game hitting streak Sept. 8-15.

1988
Opened the season as Chicago's center fielder, but struggled and was sent to Vancouver (AAA) in mid-May ... Recalled to the Sox in September and recorded his first career four-hit game Sept. 19 at Texas ... Traded by St. Louis with pitcher Rick Horton to Chicago for pitcher Jose DeLeon Feb. 9, 1988.

1987
Made his major league debut for St. Louis July 10 against San Francisco but returned to Louisville (AAA) eight days later ... Was recalled again Aug. 21 and spent the rest of the season in the big leagues ... Recorded his first major league hit Aub. 23 at Cincinnati in front of his hometown family and friends ... Made one appearance in the NL Championship Series against the Giants and became the first pinch runner to steal a base in NLCS history ... Also stole a base in his only World Series appearance, a Game 5 pinch-running assignment for catcher Tony Pena.


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