Howard Johnson

Howard Michael "HoJo" Johnson
Batted: Both
Threw: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 178 lbs.
Born: November 29, 1960 in Clearwater, FL
Drafted: 1st round 1979 by the Detroit Tigers
Acquired: traded from the Tigers for Walt Terrell, December 1984
Departed: as a free agent, October 1993

One of the Mets' all-time good guys and a two-time NL All-Star, HoJo was also a rare three-time member of the 30/30 club. He solved the Mets' historically perplexing question at third base for most of nine years. Howard is shown here on his 1992 Upper Deck card, and many more cards are shown beneath the stats box.

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BATTING RECORD (team-leading totals in red)

YEAR CLUB      G   AB   R    H  2B 3B  HR RBI   TB  SB CS   SO  BB HBP SAC SF  OBP  SLG  AVG
============================================================================================
1982 Det AL   54  155  23   49   5  0   4  14   66   7  4   30  16   1   1  0 .384 .426 .316
1983 Det AL   27   66  11   14   0  0   3   5   23   0  0   10   7   1   0  0 .297 .348 .212
1984 Det AL  116  355  43   88  14  1  12  50  140  10  6   67  40   1   4  2 .324 .394 .248
1985 *METS*  126  389  38   94  18  4  11  46  153   6  4   78  34   0   1  4 .300 .393 .242
1986 *METS*   88  220  30   54  14  0  10  39   98   8  1   64  31   1   1  0 .341 .445 .245
1987 *METS*  157  554  93  147  22  1  36  99  279  32 10  113  83   5   0  3 .364 .504 .265
1988 *METS*  148  495  85  114  21  1  24  68  209  23  7  104  86   3   2  8 .343 .422 .230
1989 *METS*  153 571 104 164 41 3 36 101 319 41  8  126 77   1   0  6 .369 .559 .287
1990 *METS*  154  590  89  144  37  3  23  90  256  34 8  100  69   0   0  9 .319 .434 .244
1991 *METS*  156 564 108 146 34  4  38 117 302  30 16 120  78   1   0 15 .342 .535 .259
1992 *METS*  100  350  48   78  19  0   7  43  118  22  5   79  55   2   0  3 .329 .337 .223
1993 *METS*   72  235  32   56   8  2   7  26   89   6  4   43  43   0   0  2 .354 .379 .238
1994 Col NL   93  227  30   48  10  2  10  40   92  11  3   73  39   0   0  3 .323 .405 .211
1995 Chi NL   87  169  26   33   4  1   7  22   60   1  1   46  34   1   0  2 .330 .355 .195
============================================================================================
METS TOTALS 1154 3968 627  997 214 18 192 629 1823 202 63  827 556  13   4 50 .341 .459 .251
OTHER CLUBS  377  972 133  232  33  4  36 131  381  29 14  226 136   4   5  7 .332 .392 .239
============================================================================================
CAREER TOTS 1531 4940 760 1229 247 22 228 760 2204 231 77 1053 692  17   9 57 .340 .446 .249

seasons highlighted in blue denote he was selected Rounding Third's Mets Hitter of the Year

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This is a list of the cards of this player that I had in my Mets collection before I transferred the ownership of said collection to another diligent and capable Mets fan. The cards that are listed in light gray print and struck through are cards that were sold for charity prior to my divestiture. The cards listed in white text are the ones that still remained until that final deal. Items listed in green I kept out of the deal, just so I'd have something to display in my office and den. At the bottom and listed in orange text are cards that I picked up after the dealing was done, in order to maintain a certain continuity at this site; that is, so I'd have a card to show you at the top of the page, and maybe in the autographs and game-used areas. If an orange card is struck through, it has also departed the collection. I’m still accepting donations, should you feel so moved. Contact me by following this link: NYMHall.

1983 Fleer	1985 Topps	1986 O-Pee-Chee	1987 O-Pee-Chee

1983 Donruss #328
1983 Fleer #332

1984 Farmer Jack Detroit Tigers (6 x 9)

1986 Mets Super Fan

1985 Donruss #247
1985 Fleer #12
1985 Fleer Update #U-62
1985 O-Pee-Chee #192
1985 TCMA Mets Postcards #25
1985 Topps #192
1985 Topps Traded #64T

1986 Colla Collection Mets Photo Cards
1986 Donruss #312
1986 Fleer #85
1986 Mets Super Fan #6 (complete panel)
1986 O-Pee-Chee #304
1986 TCMA Mets Postcards #19
1986 Topps #751

1987 Donruss #646
1987 Donruss Highlights #43
1987 Donruss Opening Day #132
1987 Fleer #13
1987 Fleer Tiffany #13
1987 O-Pee-Chee #267
1987 Topps #267
1987 Topps #331 (Mets Leaders)

1988 Fleer Star Stickers	1988 Kay Bee Superstars	1988 Leaf	1988 Topps	1988 Topps Box

1988 Donruss #569
1988 Donruss Baseball's Best #97
1988 Farmland Dairies Mets Fan Club
1988 Fleer #138
1988 Fleer Classic Miniatures #95
1988 Fleer Record Setters #20
1988 Fleer Star Stickers #104
1988 Kahn's Mets #20
1988 Kay Bee Superstars of Baseball #14
1988 Leaf #238
1988 O-Pee-Chee #85
1988 O-Pee-Chee box card #K
1988 O-Pee-Chee Stickers #99 (uncut; Darryl Strawberry on back)
1988 Panini Stickers #343, #439
1988 Score #69
1988 Score Glossy #69
1988 Topps #85
1988 Topps Big #129a (A *)
1988 Topps Big #129b (B *)
1988 Topps box card #K
1988 Topps Glossy Send-Away All-Stars #52
1988 Topps Mini League Leaders #61

1989 Ames 20/20 Club	1989 Topps Big	1989 Upper Deck

1989 Ames 20/20 Club #18
1989 Baseball Cards Magazine #71 ("Dinger Duo"; with Kevin Mitchell)
1989 Donruss #235
1989 Donruss Baseball's Best #126
1989 Fleer #39
1989 Fleer Tiffany Collector's Edition #39
1989 Kahn's Mets #20
1989 O-Pee-Chee #383
1989 O-Pee-Chee Stickers #91 (uncut; Mattingly card on back)
1989 Score #136
1989 Topps #383
1989 Topps Big #208
1989 Topps Glossy Send-Away All-Stars #22
1989 Topps Sticker Cards #41 (Frank Viola sticker on front)
1989 Upper Deck #582

1990 Baseball Cards Magazine	1990 Fleer All Star Team	1990 Kahn's Mets	1990 Leaf	1990 Mets pocket schedule

1990 Baseball Cards Magazine #BC22
1990 Bowman #133
1990 Classic Blue #144
1990 Donruss #18 (Diamond King)
1990 Donruss #99a ("INC.")
1990 Donruss #99b ("INC")
1990 Donruss #654a (All-Star; "INC." and error; "RECENT MAJOR LEAGUE PERFORMANCE")
1990 Donruss #654d (All-Star; "INC" and correction; "ALL-STAR GAME PERFORMANCE")
1990 Donruss Diamond Kings Supers #18
1990 Donruss MVPs #BC-2
1990 Donruss NL Best #19
1990 Fleer #208
1990 Fleer #639 (Super Star Special)
1990 Fleer All Star Team #4
1990 Fleer Baseball All Stars #21
1990 Fleer Canadian #208
1990 Fleer Canadian #639 (Super Star Special)
1990 Hills Hit Men #33
1990 Holsum Discs #10
1990 Kahn's Mets #20
1990 K Mart Superstars #3
1990 Leaf #272
1990 Panini Stickers #210, #306, #385
1990 Publications International Stickers (action and portrait)
1990 SCD Baseball Card Price Guide Monthly #40
1990 Score #124
1990 Score Superstars #83
1990 Sportflics #109
1990 Star Company Howard Johnson #1 (autographed; 354-400)
1990 Topps #399 (All-Star)
1990 Topps #680
1990 Topps Big #216b ("D")
1990 Topps Double Headers
1990 Topps Glossy Rak Pak All-Stars #4
1990 Topps Glossy Send-Away All-Stars #43
1990 Topps Mini Leaders #67
1990 Topps Sticker Cards #8
1990 Topps Stickers #90
1990 Topps TV All-Stars #53
1990 Upper Deck #263
1990 Wonder Stars #17

1991 Denny's	1991 Studio	1991 Stadium Club

1991 Baseball Cards Magazine #12
1991 Bowman #464
1991 Classic Green #T40
1991 Classic Purple #76
1991 Cracker Jack Series II #33
1991 Denny's Grand Slam #11
1991 Donruss #454
1991 Fleer #152
1991 Fleer Ultra #222
1991 International Playing Card Co. (four of clubs)
1991 Kahn's Mets #20
1991 Leaf #34
1991 Leaf Studio #207
1991 Nobody Beats the Wiz Mets #203
1991 O-Pee-Chee #470
1991 Score #185
1991 Score Super Stars #86
1991 Topps #470
1991 Topps Micro #470
1991 Topps Stadium Club #86
1991 Topps Stadium Club Members Only
1991 Upper Deck #124
1991 U. S. Playing Card Co. (four of clubs)

1992 Denny's	1992 Jumbo Sunflower Seeds	1992 Topps	1992 Topps Magazine	1992 U. S. Playing Cards

1991-92 Topps Stadium Club Dome #92 (All-Star)

1992 High 5 backing card

1992 Ben's Bakery Super Hitters Discs #16
1992 Bowman #10
1992 Classic Dark Blue #145
1992 Classic Red & Blue #T41
1992 Classic White #T47
1992 Cracker Jack (Donruss) Series 2 #17
1992 Denny's Grand Slam #16
1992 Diet Pepsi Canadian #23
1992 Donruss #341
1992 Fleer #509
1992 Fleer #689 (League Leaders)
1992 Fleer Team Leaders #2
1992 Fleer Ultra #235
1992 French's #4
1992 High 5 peel-off stickers
1992 High 5 peel-off stickers 5 x 7 backing card
1992 Jumbo Sunflower Seeds #6
1992 Kahn's Mets #20
1992 Leaf #132b ("INC")
1992 Leaf Black Gold #132
1992 Leaf Previews #7
1992 Leaf Studio #67
1992 McDonald's Donruss MVPs #25
1992 McDonald's Topps Gold #23a (one star)
1992 O-Pee-Chee #590
1992 O-Pee-Chee Premier #42
1992 Panini Sticker Cards #22 (Guessing Game; card only)
1992 Panini Stickers #147 (#1)
1992 Panini Stickers #224
1992 Pinnacle #15
1992 Post #28
1992 Prime Pics #36
1992 Score #550
1992 Score #776 (All-Star)
1992 Score Superstars #68
1992 Sports Card Price Guide Monthly #40
1992 Topps #388 (All-Star)
1992 Topps #590
1992 Topps Gold #590
1992 Topps Gold Winners #388 (All-Star)
1992 Topps Gold Winners #590
1992 Topps Kids #12a (one star)
1992 Topps Magazine #TM80
1992 Topps Micro #388 (All-Star)
1992 Topps Micro #590
1992 Topps Stadium Club #430
1992 Topps Stadium Club #610 (Members Choice)
1992 Upper Deck #37 (Mets checklist)
1992 Upper Deck #37 (Mets checklist; gold hologram)
1992 Upper Deck #256
1992 Upper Deck #256 (gold hologram)
1992 Upper Deck #720 (Diamond Skills)
1992 Upper Deck #720 (Diamond Skills; gold hologram)
1992 Upper Deck FanFest #28
1992 Upper Deck Homerun Heroes #HR3
1992 Upper Deck MVP Holograms #26
1992 US Playing Card Company Aces (queen of clubs, queen of hearts)

1993 Studio	1993 Pinnacle Home Run Club	1993 Finest	1993 Upper Deck Iooss Collection

1993 Bowman #130
1993 DiamondMarks
1993 Donruss #434
1993 Fleer #89
1993 Fleer Ultra #76
1993 Kahn's Mets #20
1993 Leaf #39
1993 Leaf Studio #128
1993 Leaf Triple Play #86
1993 Metz Baking
1993 Pacific #199
1993 Panini Stickers #251
1993 Pinnacle #389
1993 Pinnacle Home Run Club #44
1993 Score #62
1993 Score Select #101
1993 Topps #106
1993 Topps Finest #143
1993 Topps Micro #106
1993 Topps Stadium Club #404
1993 Upper Deck #484 (Team Stars)
1993 Upper Deck #676
1993 Upper Deck Fun Packs #127
1993 Upper Deck Iooss Collection #WI14
1993 Upper Deck SP #151
1993 Upper Deck Then & Now #TN12

1994 Pinnacle Select	1996 Collector's Choice Silver Signature

1994 Donruss #487
1994 Donruss Triple Play #227
1994 Fleer #568
1994 Fleer Extra Bases #248
1994 Fleer Update #U125
1994 Leaf #432
1994 O-Pee-Chee #31
1994 Panini Stickers #219
1994 Pinnacle #518
1994 Pinnacle Museum Collection #518
1994 Pinnacle Select #315
1994 Score #414
1994 Score Rookie & Traded #RT63
1994 Topps #302
1994 Topps Bilingual #302
1994 Topps Finest #374
1994 Topps Gold #302
1994 Topps Stadium Club #640
1994 Topps Team Stadium Club Colorado Rockies #109
1994 Topps Traded #82T
1994 Upper Deck #462
1994 Upper Deck Collector's Choice #530
1994 Upper Deck Fun Packs #86

1995 Score #505
1995 Topps #206
1995 Topps Stadium Club Ring Leaders Members Only #9
1995 Upper Deck #316
1995 Upper Deck Electric Diamond #316

1996 Upper Deck Collector's Choice #83
1996 Upper Deck Collector's Choice Silver #83

2003 Topps All-Time Fan Favorites Chrome Refractor	2008 Topps Mets Boxed Team Set	2014 Topps Archives Deckle Edge Mini

2001 Multi-Ad Brooklyn Cyclones #2

2002 Fleer Mets 40th Anniversary All-Amazin' Team #4

2003 Topps All-Time Fan Favorites #47
2003 Topps All-Time Fan Favorites Chrome Refractor #47 (234/299)

2004 Grandstand Binghamton Mets #20

2005 Choice Norfolk Tides #02
2005 Topps All-Time Fan Favorites #49
2005 Upper Deck Classics #44
2005 Upper Deck Classics League Leaders #LL-HJ (game-used jersey)

2006 Choice Norfolk Tides #03
2006 Hero Decks Mets Heroes (five of hearts)

2007 Topps Mets Boxed Team Set #NYM29

2008 Tristar Signa Cuts Hidden Treasures Purple (autographed; 019/130)
2008 Topps Mets Boxed Team Set #51

2009 SecureHorizons by UnitedHealthcare All-Time Norfolk/Tidewater Tides (white deck, queen of spades)
2009 Topps Tribute #21

2013 Hero Decks Mets Heroes (five of hearts)
2013 Topps Archives #222
2013 Topps Archives 4-in-1 1969 Stickers #69S-SWGJ (with Dwight Gooden, Darryl Strawberry, and Mookie Wilson)

2014 Topps Archives 1969 Deckle Edge Minis #HJ
2014 Topps Archives 1987 All-Stars #87-HJ

Other Howard Johnson memorabilia in my collection:

1990 ACE MVP pin on placard
1990 Bandai Coins
1990 Mets pocket schedule
1990 Topps Coins #50
1992 Score/Coca-Cola Salutes Baseball's Best tumbler
Howard Johnson light switch plate
1993 Mead/Upper Deck notebook cover
2002 Brooklyn Cyclones bobbing head doll
2004 Binghamton Mets pocket schedule (with Ken Oberkfell)
autographed International League baseball
Durham Bulls vs. Norfolk Tides ticket dated Sat. Apr 23, 2005 (autographed)
2005 Durham Bulls program autographed by HoJo and several of his Norfolk Tides teammates

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