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Syl Johnson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 180lb (180cm, 81kg)

Born: December 31, 1900 in Portland, OR us

Died: February 20, 1985 in Portland, OR

Buried: Portland Memorial Cemetery, Portland, OR

High School: Portland HS (Portland, OR)

Debut: April 24, 1922 (Age 21-114d, 5,440th in major league history)
vs. SLB 4.0 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 14, 1940 (Age 39-258d)
vs. CHC 9.0 IP, 5 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1922 season

Full Name: Sylvester W. Johnson

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2x World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

27.4

112

117

ERA

4.06

542

209

2165.2

920

WHIP

1.283

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Team Record in Appearances: 3-15 / in Starts: 1-5

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 7, Entered with runners on base: 5

1926 Pitching Game Log

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1926 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
1	102	4	Apr 16	STL		PIT	W,3-2	GS-8		99	8.0	4	2	2	2	0	0	1	2.25	4.15	29	64	0	0	0	26	1	0	0	1	0	0	3.15	0.24%
2	103	10	Apr 23	STL	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG(8)	L(0-1)	6	8.0	6	3	0	1	0	1	0	1.13	4.59	30	63	1	0	0	29	0	0	0	2	0	1	1.87	0.01%
3	104	15	Apr 29	STL	@	CHC	L,5-6	GS-5		5	4.1	6	4	4	3	1	2	0	2.66	5.88	22	33	0	0	0	18	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.92	-0.45%
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
4	105	21	May 5	STL		CIN	L,1-6	GS-3	L(0-2)	5	2.2	4	4	4	1	1	0	0	3.91	5.59	13	34	0	0	0	11	3	1	0	0	1	0	2.02	-0.32%
5	106	38	May 24	STL		CIN	W,11-6	7-7		18	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.75	5.49	3		0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.31	0.01%
6	107	42	May 27(2)	STL	@	CIN	L,1-2	GS-6	L(0-3)	2	6.0	6	2	1	4	1	0	0	3.30	5.33	24	51	0	1	0	19	1	0	0	1	0	0	2.61	0.00%
7	108	47	May 31(2)	STL	@	CHC	L,7-8	GS-6		3	6.0	10	3	3	2	3	0	0	3.50	4.95	29	41	0	0	0	26	3	0	0	0	1	0	2.46	-0.06%
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
8	109	55	Jun 14	STL	@	BRO	L,5-8	6-6		13	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.41	4.89	3		0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.94	0.04%
9	110	62	Jun 21	STL	@	PIT	L,11-13	3-3		6	0.1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	3.62	4.96	3		0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	10.60	-0.54%
10	111	65	Jun 24	STL		PIT	T,3-3	9-GF		2	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.52	4.91	4		0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	12.61	0.45%
11	112	66	Jun 26	STL		CHC	W,8-7	6-6		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.43	4.81	2		0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.97	0.03%
12	113	68	Jun 27(2)	STL		CHC	L,0-5	9-GF		0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.35	4.71	4		0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.12	0.01%
13	114	69	Jun 28	STL		CHC	L,3-11	5-5		0	0.1	3	4	4	1	0	0	1	4.20	4.85	6		0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.53	-0.08%
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
14	115	72	Jul 2	STL	@	PIT	L,2-3	8-GF(8)		3	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.32	4.81	6		0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0	1	0	.75	-0.07%
15	116	74	Jul 4	STL		CIN	L,2-7	7-8		1	1.2	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.36	4.74	9		0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	.54	0.02%
16	117	83	Jul 12	STL		BSN	L,6-8			7	2.2	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	4.50	4.64	11					11					0
17	118	96	Jul 28(1)	STL	@	PHI	L,3-6	7-7		15	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.40	4.52	3		0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.74	0.04%
18	119	100	Jul 31(2)	STL	@	NYG	L,1-6	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.31	4.49	3		0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.07	0.00%
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
19	120	125	Aug 27	STL		PHI	L,7-9	9-GF		26	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.22	4.46	4		0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.21	0.09%
							3-15		W-L:0-3	3.1	49.0	54	27	23	15	10	3	2	4.22	4.46	208	48	1	3	0	182	11	2	0	4	6	2	2.46	-0.58%

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