Jay Johnstone

Jay Johnstone
Johnstone (21) batting for the Cubs in 1983
Outfielder
Born: (1946-11-20) November 20, 1946 (age 70) Manchester, Connecticut
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 30, 1966, for the California Angels
Last MLB appearance
October 6, 1985, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
MLB statistics
Batting average	.267
Home runs	102
Runs batted in	531
Teams
California Angels (1966–1970) Chicago White Sox (1971–1972) Oakland Athletics (1973) Philadelphia Phillies (1974–1978) New York Yankees (1978–1979) San Diego Padres (1979) Los Angeles Dodgers (1980–1982) Chicago Cubs (1982–1984) Los Angeles Dodgers (1985)
Career highlights and awards
2× World Series champion (1978, 1981)

John William Johnstone Jr. (born November 20, 1946) is an American former professional baseball player, active from 1966 to 1985 for the California Angels, Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Chicago Cubs. Johnstone was known as a versatile outfielder with a good sense of humor, known for keeping clubhouses loose with pranks and gimmicks. He later served as a radio color commentator for the Yankees (1989–1990) and Phillies (1992–1993).

Career highlights include:

He pulled off a number of infamous pranks during his playing days, including placing a soggy brownie inside Steve Garvey's first base mitt, setting teammates' cleats on fire (known as "hot-footing"), cutting out the crotch area of Rick Sutcliffe's underwear, locking Dodger manager Tommy Lasorda in his office during spring training, once dressing up as a groundskeeper and sweeping the Dodger Stadium infield in between innings and then hitting homers the next, nailing teammates' cleats to the floor, and replacing the celebrity photos in manager Lasorda's office with pictures of himself, Jerry Reuss and Don Stanhouse. One time, during pre-game warm ups, he climbed atop the Dodger dugout and, in full game uniform, walked through the field boxes at Dodger Stadium to the concession stand and got a hot dog. Another time he bolted from a taxicab on the gridlocked Golden State Freeway during a pregame traffic jam and began running in uniform toward the Stadium Way exit. He also once dressed up in Lasorda's uniform (with padding underneath) and ran out to the mound to talk to the pitcher while carrying Lasorda's book and a can of Slim Fast.