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Please also read our Privacy Notice and Terms of Use, which became effective December 20, 2019. Site Last Updated: Friday, October 9, 6:03AM Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? But he’s most known for Game 7, when in the fourth inning against Kaat, Johnson homered off the left field foul pole for the first run of the game. “People never said, ‘Let’s go out for dinner.’ They’d say, ‘C’mon, I’ll buy you a drink.’ Ball players are competitors.

Johnson thought he was being traded. I’m a better man today than I’ve ever been in my life.”. “Dodger fans will always remember his important home run in Game 7 of the 1965 World Series, when he was clapping his hands running around the bases.”. The Dodgers say he played in 677 games and hit .258 with 48 homers and 232 RBI in his career.
A cause of death was not listed,… Former Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder “Sweet” Lou Johnson at Steve Garvey’s celebrity softball game for ALS Research at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on July 3, 2011 in Anaheim, California.
broke his ankle on a slide at second base on May 1, in Sandy Koufax’s perfect game on September 9, Max Muncy had the biggest plate appearance of Game 5, Dodgers get another test against LHP Max Fried, Two homers on May 29 against Milwaukee, including a tie-breaking shot in the eighth, A 15th-inning home run to beat San Francisco on August 19, A single to beat Milwaukee in the 11th on September 22, Scored the go-ahead run in the pennant clincher on October 2.

How to watch Game 6 of the National League Championship Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves from Arlington, Texas. Keep in mind that Johnson was 30 years old at the time, and hadn’t played in the majors in three years. “Just breathin’ is like a fantasy to ‘Sweet Lou’,” by Jerome Holtzman. RIP to "Sweet" Lou Johnson, an outfielder for five different teams in his 8-season career and the man behind some 1965 Dodger heroics. Johnson couldn’t crack the Dodgers’ 1964 outfield of Tommy Davis, Willie Davis, Frank Howard, Wes Parker, Wally Moon, Lee Walls and Willie Crawford. Davis’ split-second indecision whether to slide sidelined him for most of the season and jeopardized his career. Johnson was the only batter to reach base against lefty Bob Hendley. Johnson asked O’Malley if he couldn’t play for the Dodgers, how was he going to break up Cincinnati’s talented outfield trio of Frank Robinson, Vada Pinson and Gus Bell? Johnson spent the entire 1964 season at Spokane, even though the parent club was struggling for a sixth-place finish. I clapped my hands. It’s impossible to tell the story of the 1965 Dodgers without Johnson. “Sweet Lou” didn’t go on the disabled list. I had the pleasure of speaking with Johnson a few times over the last 10 years, mostly in passing. From his professional debut in 1953 until he joined the Dodgers, his contract was assigned 17 times. In 1965, Johnson was called up and hit .259 with 24 doubles, 12 homers, 58 RBI and 15 stolen bases, and recorded the lone Dodgers’ hit and scored the only run in Sandy Koufax’s perfect game on Sept. 9, 1965 against the Chicago Cubs, according to the Dodgers. Johnson broke up the potential double no-hitter in the seventh with a bloop double to right field. I was going to do it myself.”, Dodgers to host drive-in viewing parties for NLCS, Dodgers look to be the first posteason team to solve Atlanta’s pitching, Corey Seager named finalist for 2020 Hank Aaron Award, A different Julio Urías has been the most dominant of his career, Dodger offense erupts early to run away with record-setting Game 3, The Dodgers swallow the Braves with a historic first-inning avalanche, NLCS Preview: Dodgers get ready for the Braves, and fans, at Globe Life Field, On the play: Bellinger robs Tatis with game-saving catch. “At last, Lou Johnson discovers life is sweet,” by Stan Hochman. “Dodger fans will always remember his important home run in Game 7 of the 1965 World Series, when he was clapping his hands running around the bases.”. “They didn’t have anybody else at the time, and I began to do the job. Microsoft may earn an Affiliate Commission if you purchase something through recommended links in this article. When Spokane general manager Peter O’Malley called Johnson at his Spokane apartment in May 1965, he told him to report to Cincinnati. Johnson started all seven games against the Twins, playing left field. During Spring Training, Johnson was upset when the Dodgers didn’t include him on the 40-man roster and figured his days with the organization were numbered.

When he got there, he came in and was so comfortable. By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. “Sweet” Lou Johnson Outfielder 1965-67 “Sweet” Lou Johnson will forever be remembered for two important historic events in Dodger history. I had to be competitive.”. It was the look of a man who found peace.

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