finalyear bats birth_place debutyear finaldate statvalue position finalteam statlabel debutdate birth_date article_title debutteam name throws
1986 right san antonio , texas 1972 september 30 .258 196 699 designated hitter / first baseman / catcher toronto blue jays batting average home runs runs batted in september 13 22 july 1947 cliff johnson -lrb- baseball -rrb-
 houston astros cliff johnson right
cliff johnson -lrb- baseball -rrb-

clifford `` heathcliff '' johnson , jr. -lrb- born july 22 , 1947 -rrb- is a retired major league baseball player who played for the houston astros -lrb- 1972 -- 1977 -rrb- , new york yankees -lrb- 1977 -- 1979 -rrb- , cleveland indians -lrb- 1979 -- 1980 -rrb- , chicago cubs -lrb- 1980 -rrb- , oakland athletics -lrb- 1981 -- 82 -rrb- , toronto blue jays -lrb- 1983 -- 84 , 1985 -- 1986 -rrb- and texas rangers -lrb- 1985 -rrb- .
he batted and threw right-handed and split time between catcher , first baseman , and outfielder in the early part of his major league career before becoming primarily a full-time designated hitter .
