One Page Of Alex Johnson

This series will highlight "one page" at a time from my binder of correspondence and autographs from former Angels players.

Alex Johnson OF California Angels 1970-1971

Alex Johnson

Former Angel Alex Johnson has passed away at age 72.

Johnson played for the Angels in 1970-1971 and batted .329 for the Angels in 1970 to win the American League Batting Title.  He finished with an average .0003 higher than Carl Yastrzemski.
Johnson remains the only Angels player to win a batting title.

1964-1976 PHI, STL, CIN, CAL, CLE, TEX, NYY, DET.

Alex signed my SI in 21 days from his home in Detroit in 2012.

I didn't do it!

Well, maybe I did a little bit; help this back cover get torn off the book that is.

But it was about to fall off anyway.

Actually I didn't know that Alex "Only Angel To Win A Batting Title" Johnson (.329) was even inside the back cover.

Someone gave me this book a while ago. It's a 1971 issue of Who's Who in Baseball, softcover, in pretty bad shape. I've been purging a bit lately so I pulled this book to dispose of, or give away, or maybe sell. I was flipping through it and found Johnson inside the back cover.

I didn't want the book but I wanted the Johnson, so I helped the back cover get torn off. But it was about to fall off anyway, I promise!