• Jay played 20 years in the Major Leagues, a feat accomplished by few players.
• He played on eight divisional title winning teams.
• He has four World Series rings.
• He has a lifetime batting average in World Series play of .435. 
• He holds the highest batting average in National League championship play of .778.
• In 1976, he was 10^th in NL batting with a .318 average.  In 1977, he led the NL in hitting with a .329 average but missed the batting title because he was 12 at bats short.
• He authored three best-selling sports books, two of which made the prestigious New York Times Bestseller List.
• He has broadcast baseball games for Prime Ticket, ESPN, KABC Radio, the Yankees, the Phillies, Fox Sports, the PAC 10 and Big West.
• He was the host on three different networks and nationally syndicated TV shows and appeared in several commercials and movies.  He has also hosted several radio shows.
• He has traveled the country as a corporate speaker, giving both humorous and motivational speeches.
• His company, Sporthings & More, works with over 400 non-profits each year to help them raise money by providing items for their silent and live auctions.  ST&M also books athletes for events and puts on baseball clinics for kids and one-day baseball fantasy camps for adults.
• In early 2010, Jay will host a new sports show, “The Jay Johnstone Show”, which will be broadcast on both radio and TV.

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