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A 6'2" offensive player who hit for power and average, as he ballooned to 232-lb Johnson's speed, fielding, and numbers suffered. He batted .309 for the 1979 White Sox, including a 19-game hitting streak. A choir singer, in 1977 he sang "The Star Spangled Banner" before a Chicago game, then had two homers and a double, the White Sox' only hits in their 2-1 victory. (EW)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » February 4, 1990: The St. Petersburg Pelicans get home runs from Lamar Johnson and Steve Kemp and rout the West Palm Beach Tropics 12–4 to win the first-ever championship of the Senior Professional Baseball Association.