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Jay Johnstone(1945-2020)

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Colorful former Major League baseball player, 1966 to 1985. Played for the California Angels, Chicago White Sox, Oakland As, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Dodgers & Chicago Cubs. Was a member of 3 World Series Championship teams in 1973 (Oakland As), 1978 (New York Yankees) & 1981 (L.A. Dodgers). Known for his offbeat personality, one of his former managers was once quoted as saying, "The thing that makes him unusual is that he thinks he's normal & everyone else is nuts."
BornNovember 20, 1945
DiedSeptember 26, 2020(74)
BornNovember 20, 1945
DiedSeptember 26, 2020(74)
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Leslie Nielsen, George Kennedy, Ricardo Montalban, Priscilla Presley, O.J. Simpson, Jeannette Charles, Reggie Jackson, and Nancy Marchand in Y a-t-il un flic pour sauver la reine ? (1988)
Y a-t-il un flic pour sauver la reine ?
7.6
  • Seattle First Up
  • 1988
Artine Tony Browne, Andrea Stefancikova, Lee Tomaschefski, Thomas Newman, Steve Baran, Bruce Blain, and Larry Hamm in Five Minute Rush (2017)
Five Minute Rush
7.4
Short
  • Art Department
  • 2017
Tanya Roberts, Dirk Benedict, and John Fujioka in Body Slam (1986)
Body Slam
5.2
  • Booth Announcer
  • 1986
Super Sports Follies
TV Series
  • Narrator (1992)
  • 1992

Credits

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Actor



  • Drew Carey in Le Drew Carey Show (1995)
    Le Drew Carey Show
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Jay Johnstone
    • 2001
  • Camilla Ball, Kelly Nelson, Brian Stark, and Dan Thiel in Chad's World (1998)
    Chad's World
    4.0
    TV Short
    • Sheriff Kennick
    • 1998
  • Super Sports Follies
    TV Series
    • Narrator (1992)
    • 1992
  • Leslie Nielsen, George Kennedy, Ricardo Montalban, Priscilla Presley, O.J. Simpson, Jeannette Charles, Reggie Jackson, and Nancy Marchand in Y a-t-il un flic pour sauver la reine ? (1988)
    Y a-t-il un flic pour sauver la reine ?
    7.6
    • Seattle First Up
    • 1988
  • 1st & Ten (1984)
    1st & Ten
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Ray Bolton
    • 1988
  • Tanya Roberts, Dirk Benedict, and John Fujioka in Body Slam (1986)
    Body Slam
    5.2
    • Booth Announcer
    • 1986
  • Jamie Lee Curtis, Danny Glover, Steve Guttenberg, Shelley Duvall, Elliott Gould, Martin Short, and Michael York in Tall Tales & Legends (1985)
    Tall Tales & Legends
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Blake
    • 1986

Art Department



  • Artine Tony Browne, Andrea Stefancikova, Lee Tomaschefski, Thomas Newman, Steve Baran, Bruce Blain, and Larry Hamm in Five Minute Rush (2017)
    Five Minute Rush
    7.4
    Short
    • set construction
    • 2017

Personal details

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    • MLB
  • Height
    • 1.85 m
  • Born
    • November 20, 1945
    • Manchester, Connecticut, USA
  • Died
    • September 26, 2020
    • Grenada Hills, California, USA(complications from COVID-19)
  • Spouse
    • Mary Jane SaundersNovember 25, 1967 - September 26, 2020 (his death, 1 child)
  • Other works
    Wrote three books with co-author Rick Talley about his misadventures as a baseball player: "Temporary Insanity" (1985), "Over The Top" (1988) and "Some of My Best Friends Are Crazy" (1990). The last book was subtitled "Baseball's Favorite Lunatic Goes in Search of His Peers."
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    • 1 Article

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    Is the only player in major league history to play for all but one of the California bases franchises

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