Charles Edward Johnson, Jr. (born July 20, 1971 in Fort Pierce, Florida) was a Major League Baseball catcher who played most recently with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2005). July 20 is the 201st day (202nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 164 days remaining. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday. ... Fort Pierce is a city in St. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The position of the catcher Catcher is also a general term for a fielder who catches the ball in cricket. ... Major league affiliations American League (1998–present) East Division (1998–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 12, 42 Name Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998–present) Ballpark Tropicana Field (1998–present) Major league titles World Series titles (0) none AL Pennants (0) none Division titles (0) none Wild card berths (0) None...

Johnson had previously played for the Florida Marlins (1994-1998, 2001-2002), Los Angeles Dodgers (1998), Baltimore Orioles (1999-2000), Chicago White Sox (2000), and Colorado Rockies (2003-2004). He bats and throws right-handed. Major league affiliations National League (1993–present) East Division (1993–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 5, 42 Name Florida Marlins (1993–present) Ballpark Dolphin Stadium (1993–present) a. ... Major league affiliations National League (1890–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 2, 4, 19, 20, 24, 32, 39, 42, 53 Name Los Angeles Dodgers (1958–present) Brooklyn Dodgers (1932-1957) Brooklyn Robins (1914-1931) Brooklyn Dodgers (1911-1912) Brooklyn Superbas (1899-1910), (1913) Brooklyn Grooms... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 4, 5, 8, 20, 22, 33, 42 Name Baltimore Orioles (1954–present) St. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 2, 3, 4, 9, 11, 16, 19, 42, 72 Name Chicago White Sox (1904–present) White Stockings (1900-1903) St. ... Major league affiliations National League (1993–present) West Division (1993–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 42 Name Colorado Rockies (1993–present) Ballpark Coors Field (1995–present) Mile High Stadium (1993-1994) Major league titles World Series titles (0) None NL Pennants (0) None West Division titles (0) None Wild card...

Johnson graduated from Fort Pierce Westwood High School in Fort Pierce, Florida in 1989 and attended the University of Miami before being drafted by the Florida Marlins in the first round of the 1992 amateur draft. The University of Miami (also known as UM or just The U) is a private university founded in 1925 with its main campus in the city of Coral Gables in metropolitan Miami, Florida, in the United States. ...

Known as "C.J.", Charles Johnson was an outstanding defensive catcher having won four consecutive gold glove awards. He was also known for having a great arm and prevented many baserunners from stealing bases. He caught a no-hiter thrown by Al Leiter in the 1996 season. In the 1997 season with the Florida Marlins, Johnson played in 123 games and did not commit a single error, a major leauge record. The same season he caught a no-hitter thrown by pitcher Kevin Brown. Also in 1997, Johnson helped the Marlins win the World Series. Alois Terry Al Leiter [lighter] (born October 23, 1965 in Toms River, New Jersey), is a retired Major League Baseball left-handed starting pitcher who played with the New York Yankees (1987-89, 2005), the Florida Marlins (1996-97, 2005), the Toronto Blue Jays (1989-95) and the New York... James Kevin (Kevin) Brown (born March 14, 1965) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher. ... For other events named World Series, see World Series (disambiguation). ...

In a 12-season career, Johnson is a .245 hitter with 167 home runs and 570 RBI in 1188 games. Mark McGwire swinging for the fences. ... In baseball statistics, a run batted in (RBI) is given to a batter for each run scored as the result of a batters plate appearance. ...

Highlights

• Twice All-Star (1997, 2001)
• Four-time Gold Glove Award winner (1995-98)

The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the Midsummer Classic is an annual baseball game between players from the National League and the American League, currently selected by fan vote for the starting position players and by the manager (the managers from the previous years... In American baseball, the Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to simply as the Gold Glove, is the award annually given to the Major League player judged to be the most superior individual fielding performance at each position (in each league), as voted by the managers and coaches in each...

Trivia

• He and Kevin Millar (currently playing for the Baltimore Orioles) are the only players in the Portland Sea Dogs Hall of Fame as of 2006.
• Johnson was a member of the Boston Red Sox organization for less than a day. On March 30, 2005, the Rockies traded Johnson and pitcher Chris Narveson to the Red Sox for pitcher Byung-Hyun Kim and cash.[1]

Kevin Ray Charles Millar (born September 24, 1971, in Los Angeles, California) is a Major League Baseball outfielder/first baseman who played for the Baltimore Orioles and is currently a free agent. ... League Eastern League Division Northern Division Year founded 1994 Major League affiliation Boston Red Sox Home ballpark Hadlock Field Previous home ballparks City Portland, Maine Current uniform colors navy blue, red Previous uniform colors black, teal Logo design Guy Gilchrist Division titles 1995, 1996, 1997, 2005 League titles 2006 Manager... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 4, 8, 9, 27, 42 Name Boston Red Sox (1908–present) Boston Americans (1901-1907) Ballpark Fenway Park (1912–present) Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds (1901-1911) Major league titles World Series titles (6) 2004... Christopher Gregg Narveson (b. ... Byung-Hyun Kim (born January 21, 1979 in Gwangju, South Korea) is a right-handed pitcher who has played for the Colorado Rockies since 2005. ...

External links

• Charles Johnson at ESPN.com
• Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis