#21 Billy Johnson

#21 Billy Johnson

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"His Walk About" - Billy Johnson was named to his only All-Star team in 1947 as a member of the New York Yankees when he batted .285 and drove in 95 runs.  Johnson spent parts of 7 of his 9 MLB seasons as Yankee (winning four World Series Rings) before retiring with the Cardinals following the '53 season.  He finished with 882 career hits and as a .271 hitter

"That's Not a Knife" - It's the last surviving member of the 1943 World Champion New York Yankees.  Johnson worked as a shipping supervisor in Augusta, Georgia following his playing days.  When he passed in 2006 he was the last living member of the '43 Yankees. 

"More of a love bite really..." - The corner on the lower right is a little dinged, but this card is otherwise more or less flawless as far as I can tell.

"Down Under" - Johnson is card #83 in the 1952 set. Typically I prefer the quasi "action" shot like the one on Johnson's '52 to the generic portrait like on his '53, but in this instance I prefer the '53.   I find the coloring on the '52 a bit odd.  That stretches the '53 set's lead to 28-25-7.

"At the Oscars"

All-Star ('47)

4x World Series Champion

Led AL in Games '43

4th AL MVP Voting '43

3rd AL RBI's '43

5th AL RBI's '47

5th AL Hits '43

10th AL Triples '47