"Kenneth Lance Johnson" is a retired Major League Baseball center fielder. After graduating from Princeton High School, Sharonville, Ohio/Princeton High School, Johnson completed his education at the University of South Alabama. The St. Louis Cardinals drafted him in 6th round of the 1984 amateur draft. In 1986, he led the Class AA Arkansas Travelers with 82 Run (baseball)/runs, 129 Hit (baseball)/hits, 6 Triple (baseball)/triples, and a league-leading 49 stolen bases. At the age of 24, Johnson broke into the big leagues on July 10, 1987, In 1987 Johnson, playing for the Louisville Redbirds, was the American Association (20th century)/American Association Most Valuable Player. From 1988-95 Johnson played for the Chicago White Sox.

From 1991 through 1994, Johnson led the American League in triples, becoming the first player in Major League history to lead his league in triples for four consecutive years. In 1996, he led the National League in triples, becoming the third player in history to lead both leagues in triples (Sam Crawford and Brett Butler (baseball)/Brett Butler being the first two).

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We're still working on keeping our composure up a little bit. We just don't have enough players doing that throughout the game. But we've elevated our play from the first of the year to now. It just wasn't enough.

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What hurt us is that we haven't had a game in 10 days. We were out of connection, and it showed. I blame myself for that. We were out of sync but were proud of keeping it close. We're a better team than this, and we know it.

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