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Dick Johnston
Dick Johnston
	Outfielder
	Born: April 6, 1863; Kingston, New York, U.S.
	Died: April 4, 1934 (aged 70); Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	August 12, 1884, for the Richmond Virginians
Last MLB appearance
	August 16, 1891, for the Cincinnati Kelly's Killers
MLB statistics
Batting average	.251
Hits	751
Runs batted in	386
Teams
	Richmond Virginians (1884); Boston Beaneaters (1885–1889); Boston Reds (1890); New York Giants (PL) (1890); Cincinnati Kelly's Killers (1891);
Career highlights and awards
	Led NL in triples in 1888;

Richard Frederick Johnston (April 6, 1863 – April 4, 1934) was a 19th-century American center fielder in Major League Baseball. He played eight seasons in the majors, for five different teams in three different leagues.^[1]

In 746 games over eight seasons, Johnston posted a .251 batting average (751-for-2992) with 453 runs, 33 home runs, 386 RBIs and 151 stolen bases.

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Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet

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^ "Dick Johnston, Old-Time Big League Player, Dies Here". Detroit Free Press. April 5, 1934. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.

[1] "Dick Johnston, Old-Time Big League Player, Dies Here". Detroit Free Press. April 5, 1934. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.

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Dick Johnston

Outfielder
Born: (1863-04-06)April 6, 1863 Kingston, New York, U.S.
Died: April 4, 1934(1934-04-04) (aged 70) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
August 12, 1884, for the Richmond Virginians
Last MLB appearance
August 16, 1891, for the Cincinnati Kelly's Killers
MLB statistics
Batting average	.251
Hits	751
Runs batted in	386

Teams
Richmond Virginians (1884) Boston Beaneaters (1885–1889) Boston Reds (1890) New York Giants (PL) (1890) Cincinnati Kelly's Killers (1891)
Career highlights and awards
Led NL in triples in 1888