Johnson briefly appeared in parts of two major league seasons. He got into five games as a member of the 1960 White Sox during that September's roster expansion. In his second MLB game and at bat, on September 23, 1960, against the Indians at Cleveland Stadium, he was called to pinch hit for White Sox star Minnie Miñoso in the ninth inning when Miñoso was ejected for throwing his batting helmet.[2] Johnson belted a solo home run off Cleveland relief pitcherFrank Funk to seal a 7–0 Chicago triumph.[2]
The blow would be Johnson's only big-league hit. He began 1961 with San Diego, then was included in an eight-player June 10 deal between Chicago and the Kansas City Athletics. In three games with the Athletics, June 11–13, he started one game as the right fielder, but was held hitless in three total at bats.
Johnson then returned to the Pacific Coast League, but as a member of the Hawaii Islanders. He spent the next year in the Los Angeles Dodgers' organization, then joined the Boston Red Sox' system, where he played six years at the Triple-A level. In his one year in Japan, 1969, Johnson batted .242 with five home runs for the Taiyo Whales. He briefly scouted for the Red Sox in Northern California after his playing career ended.
He was married to Jacqueline Miles for 51 years, from February 12, 1961, until his death.[3] Johnson died on April 17, 2012, at the age of 75 after a five-year battle with Parkinson's disease.[3] He is survived by his wife, deceased daughter Stacey Randolph of Missouri City, Texas, and son Stanley Johnson Jr. of San Francisco and his three granddaughters.
