Johnny Mize Minor League Statistics & History

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Johnny Mize

John Robert Mize (The Big Cat)

Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 215 lb.

Born: January 7, 1913 in Demorest, Georgia, US
Died: June 2, 1993 in Demorest, Georgia, US
School: Piedmont College (Demorest, GA)

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Minors Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH
1930	17	Greensboro	PIED	C		12		31		6	3	0	0					.194		.290		9
1931	18	Greensboro	PIED	C		94		341		115	27	1	9					.337		.501		171
1932	19	Elmira	NYPL	B	STL	106		405		132	20	11	8					.326		.489		198
1933	20	2 Teams	2 Lgs	B-AA	STL	140		537		192	40	13	30					.358		.648		348
1933	20	Greensboro	PIED	B	STL	98		378		136	29	10	22					.360		.664		251
1933	20	Rochester	IL	AA	STL	42		159		56	11	3	8					.352		.610		97
1934	21	Rochester	IL	AA	STL	90		313		106	16	1	17					.339		.559		175
1935	22	Rochester	IL	AA	STL	65		252		80	11	1	12					.317		.512		129

1950	37	Kansas City	AA	AAA	NYY	26	108	94	18	28	4	0	5	18	0	13	5	.298	.389	.500	.889	47	1	1	0
7 Seasons						533	1987	1973	18	659	121	27	81	18	0	13	5	.334	.339	.546	.885	1077	1	1	0
AA (3 seasons)				AA		197	724	724		242	38	5	37					.334	.334	.554	.888	401
C (2 seasons)				C		106	372	372		121	30	1	9					.325	.325	.484	.809	180
B (2 seasons)				B		204	783	783		268	49	21	30					.342	.342	.573	.916	449
AAA (1 season)				AAA		26	108	94	18	28	4	0	5	18	0	13	5	.298	.389	.500	.889	47	1	1	0

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Fielding

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
1931	18	Greensboro	PIED	C		OF	93	156	130	17	9		.942	1.58
1932	19	Elmira	NYPL	B	STL	1B	33	304	283	16	5		.984	9.06
1933	20	2 Teams	2 Lgs	B-AA	STL	1B	140	1329	1215	84	30		.977	9.28
1933	20	Greensboro	PIED	B	STL	1B	98	936	860	51	25		.973	9.30
1933	20	Rochester	IL	AA	STL	1B	42	393	355	33	5		.987	9.24
1934	21	Rochester	IL	AA	STL	1B	82	775	694	72	9		.988	9.34
1935	22	Rochester	IL	AA	STL	1B	65	596	547	41	8		.987	9.05

1950	37	Kansas City	AA	AAA	NYY	1B	25	222	205	17	0	23	1.000	8.88
6 Seasons							438	3382	3074	247	61	23	.982	7.58
1B (5 seasons)						1B	345	3226	2944	230	52	23	.984	9.20
OF (1 season)						OF	93	156	130	17	9		.942	1.58

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Teams Played For

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff
1930	17	Greensboro Patriots	Piedmont League	C
1931	18	Greensboro Patriots	Piedmont League	C
1932	19	Elmira Red Wings	New York-Pennsylvania League	B	STL
1933	20	Rochester Red Wings	International League	AA	STL
1933	20	Greensboro Patriots	Piedmont League	B	STL
1934	21	Rochester Red Wings	International League	AA	STL
1935	22	Rochester Red Wings	International League	AA	STL
1936	23	St. Louis Cardinals	National League	MLB	STL	1
1937	24	St. Louis Cardinals	National League	MLB	STL	1
1938	25	St. Louis Cardinals	National League	MLB	STL	1
1939	26	St. Louis Cardinals	National League	MLB	STL	1
1940	27	St. Louis Cardinals	National League	MLB	STL	1
1941	28	St. Louis Cardinals	National League	MLB	STL	1
1942	29	New York Giants	National League	MLB	NYG	1

1946	33	New York Giants	National League	MLB	NYG	1
1947	34	New York Giants	National League	MLB	NYG	1
1948	35	New York Giants	National League	MLB	NYG	1
1949	36	New York Giants	National League	MLB	NYG	1
1949	36	New York Yankees	American League	MLB	NYY	2
1950	37	Kansas City Blues	American Association	AAA	NYY
1950	37	New York Yankees	American League	MLB	NYY	1	1950-04-18	1950-09-30
1951	38	New York Yankees	American League	MLB	NYY	1	1951-04-17	1951-09-30
1952	39	New York Yankees	American League	MLB	NYY	1	1952-04-16	1952-09-28
1953	40	New York Yankees	American League	MLB	NYY	1	1953-04-15	1953-09-26

Sabr ID: a7ac6649

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