Lou Johnson

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Lou Johnson was an American Major League Baseball outfielder best known for his clutch hitting with the Los Angeles Dodgers in the mid-1960s.

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Lou Johnson canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf baseball player
human
afterCareer worked in community relations for the Los Angeles Dodgers
bats right
battingAverage .258
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1934-09-22
dateOfDeath 2020-09-30
era 20th-century baseball players
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
familyName Johnson
finalMLBGameDate 1969-09-30
finalMLBTeam Cleveland Indians
givenName Louis
hallOfFame Lexington African-American Sports Hall of Fame
homeRuns 48
jerseyNumber 23
league Major League Baseball
memberOfSportsTeam Los Angeles Angels
surface form: California Angels

Chicago Cubs
Cleveland Indians
Los Angeles Angels (PCL)
surface form: Los Angeles Angels

Los Angeles Dodgers
Atlanta Braves
surface form: Milwaukee Braves

Milwaukee Brewers
MLBDebutDate 1960-04-19
MLBDebutTeam Atlanta Braves
surface form: Milwaukee Braves
nickname Sweet Lou
notableAchievement hit home run in Game 7 of the 1965 World Series
key offensive contributor to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the mid-1960s
notableWork clutch hitting with the Los Angeles Dodgers in the mid-1960s
occupation baseball player
placeOfBirth Lexington, Kentucky
surface form: Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America
placeOfDeath Los Angeles, California, United States of America
positionPlayed outfielder
residence Los Angeles, California, United States of America
runsBattedIn 232
sexOrGender male
sport baseball
team 1965 Los Angeles Dodgers World Series championship team
throws right

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1966 World Series notableHitter Lou Johnson
1965 World Series notableBatter Lou Johnson