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Name	Team	Age
Sam Johnson	Retired (1978, Age 35)	Died (2009, Age 66)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 47 (1968)	C	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Vince Coleman League	0	10 years (78 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
C+	A+	D+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B+	A	C
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
D	C-	B-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	C-
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D	D+	B-
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D-	0	7/22/1943
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
2	4	8
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1978-11-01	Sam Johnson has retired from the St. Louis River Cats
1978-04-08	The St. Louis River Cats have acquired Sam Johnson from the waiver wire.
1978-04-01	A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Ballbusters and the Boston Black Barons. The Boston Black Barons receive Lucas Aldrich, Sam Johnson (Optioned), Draft Pick - 1979 Round 3 (CLE), Draft Pick - 1981 Round 2 (CLE), Draft Pick - 1980 Round 2 (CLE) from the Cleveland Ballbusters in exchange for Morrie Begley, Van Campbell.
1975-09-06	Sam Johnson of the Cleveland Ballbusters is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1975-04-01	The Cleveland Ballbusters have promoted Sam Johnson to the major league team.
1974-08-13	The Cleveland Ballbusters have designated Sam Johnson for assignment.
1972-04-08	The Cleveland Ballbusters have promoted Sam Johnson to the major league team. The Cleveland Ballbusters have designated Jack Brown for assignment.
1971-09-14	The Cleveland Ballbusters have promoted Sam Johnson to the major league team.
1971-09-05	The Cleveland Ballbusters have sent Sam Johnson to the minors.
1971-07-05	The Cleveland Ballbusters have promoted Sam Johnson to the major league team.
1971-06-26	The Cleveland Ballbusters have demoted Sam Johnson to the minor leagues.
1968-04-01	The Cleveland Ballbusters have promoted Sam Johnson to the major league team. The Cleveland Ballbusters have sent Cy Martinez to the minors.