Dick Johnston

For the Canadian sports journalist, see Dick Johnston (journalist). For other people, see Richard Johnston (disambiguation).

Richard Frederick Johnston (April 6, 1863 – April 4, 1934) was a 19th-century American center fielder in Major League Baseball. He played eight seasons in the majors, for five different teams in three different leagues.^[1]

Dick Johnston
Outfielder
Born: (1863-04-06)April 6, 1863 Kingston, New York, U.S.
Died: April 4, 1934(1934-04-04) (aged 70) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 12, 1884, for the Richmond Virginians
Last MLB appearance
August 16, 1891, for the Cincinnati Kelly's Killers
MLB statistics
Batting average	.251
Hits	751
Runs batted in	386
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Richmond Virginians (1884) Boston Beaneaters (1885–1889) Boston Reds (1890) New York Giants (PL) (1890) Cincinnati Kelly's Killers (1891)
Career highlights and awards
Led NL in triples in 1888

In 746 games over eight seasons, Johnston posted a .251 batting average (751-for-2992) with 453 runs, 33 home runs, 386 RBIs and 151 stolen bases.

See also

• List of Major League Baseball annual triples leaders

Sources

• Career statistics from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet

References

1. "Dick Johnston, Old-Time Big League Player, Dies Here". Detroit Free Press. April 5, 1934. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.