Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: N'afọ 1984, Johnson laghachiri na Tigers ma mee ka ọ bụrụ akụkụ aka ekpe nke ndị agha na Tom Brookens. Johnson bidoro nke ọma mana ọ bụ ọkara nke abụọ dara ogbenye. O mechiri oge oge ya na.248 batting nkezi, 50 na-agba ọsọ batted na (RBI) na 12 homers na 355 na bats. Ndị Tigers du ndị otu ha n'ọgụ ahụ niile mana Johnson nọ n'oche bench oge niile.
1984 ALCS mgbe Brookens, Marty Castillo na Darrell Evans kewara oge na nke atọ. Johnson kwụsịrị ịkụ aka naanị otu ugboro na 1984 World Series, na-eru na njehie nke onye isi nke abụọ Alan Wiggins ka ndị Tigers na-eme ka ọ dị mfe site na postseason na-aga n'ihu na mmeri ụwa.