Ben Johnson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 190lb (188cm, 86kg)

Born: May 16, 1931 in Greenwood, SC us

Died: May 8, 2020 in Greenwood, SC

Buried: Greenwood Memorial Gardens, Hodges, SC

High School: Greenwood HS (Greenwood, SC)

Debut: September 6, 1959 (Age 28-113d, 11,670th in major league history)
vs. LAD 5.2 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: June 12, 1960 (Age 29-027d)
vs. PHI 2.1 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1960 season

Full Name: Benjamin Franklin Johnson

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.5

ERA

3.91

46.0

WHIP

1.543

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Team Record in Appearances: 5-12

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 11, Entered with runners on base: 8

1960 Pitching Game Log

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1960 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	5	3	Apr 14	CHC	@	SFG	W,6-5	9-GF	S(1)	99	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.53	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.02	0.188	19.55	0.31%	0.46	9b 1-3 2 out a1	9b end a 1
2	6	5	Apr 17	CHC	@	SFG	L,3-4	12-GF(14)	L(0-1)	2	2.1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	3.38	3.65	9	4	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.28	-0.122	6.07	-0.20%	-0.14	12b --- 0 out tie	14b end d 1
3	7	7	Apr 22	CHC		SFG	L,8-10	6-6		4	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	4.91	4.16	4	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.00	-0.088	2.17	-0.12%	-0.54	6t --- 0 out d1	6t 3 out d2
4	8	8	Apr 23	CHC		SFG	L,2-18	8-GF		0	2.0	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	4.76	3.76	9	2	2	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.07	8t --- 0 out d15	9t end d16
5	9	10	Apr 26	CHC		LAD	L,1-8	6-8		2	3.0	4	1	0	1	1	0	1	3.12	3.80	13	5	4	2	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	1	0	0	.06	-0.006	.11	-0.01%	0.39	6t --- 0 out d6	8t 3 out d7
6	10	12	Apr 29	CHC	@	STL	L,6-16	7-7		2	1.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.79	3.66	5	1	1	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.26	0.013	.40	0.01%	0.51	7b --- 0 out d3	7b 3 out d3
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
7	11	15	May 2	CHC		PHI	W,8-7	9-GF	BW(1-1)	2	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.38	3.56	3	1	0	0	0	2		3	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.31	-0.277	2.54	-0.18%	-0.71	9t 123 0 out a1	9t end d 2
8	12	16	May 3	CHC		PHI	L,9-10	5-7		0	3.0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	2.63	2.89	11	3	3	1	0	2		3	0	0	1	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	.40	0.093	.54	0.08%	3.21	5t 123 0 out d4	7t 3 out d3
9	13	19	May 12	CHC		CIN	L,1-14	1-2		8	1.0	5	6	3	2	0	0	0	4.30	3.28	11	3	1	0	0	5		2	0	0	0	0	8	2	0	0	0	1	1	.10	-0.026	.13	-0.02%	-5.70	1t 12- 2 out d7	2t -23 2 out d13
10	14	24	May 17	CHC	@	PIT	L,6-11	7-GF(8)		4	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.78	3.07	7	3	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	0.004	.04	0.00%	0.95	7b --- 0 out d5	8b end d 5
11	15	26	May 21	CHC	@	MLN	L,2-4	1-4		3	3.2	4	2	2	1	1	1	0	3.98	3.66	15	5	5	0	1	3		1	0	0	0	0	12	1	0	0	1	1	0	.51	-0.047	.64	-0.04%	-0.23	1b 1-- 1 out d2	4b 3 out d3
12	16	28	May 23	CHC	@	CIN	W,7-6	12-GF(13)	BW(2-1)	1	2.0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	4.03	4.18	7	2	2	0	1	1		2	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.61	0.013	1.96	0.01%	-0.05	12b 12- 0 out a2	13b end a 1
13	17	34	May 30(2)	CHC	@	SFG	L,4-5	4-6		6	3.0	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	3.91	4.22	13	2	7	0	0	2		0	0	1	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	1	0	.56	-0.010	.60	-0.01%	0.33	4b --- 0 out d2	6b 3 out d3
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
14	18	38	Jun 3	CHC	@	LAD	W,6-5	8-9	BS(3)	3	0.1	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	4.56	4.71	3	0	3	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.84	-0.463	1.87	-0.18%	-1.56	8b 12- 2 out a2	9b --- 0 out tie
15	19	39	Jun 4	CHC	@	LAD	L,6-12	8-GF(8)		0	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.73	4.63	5	1	4	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	-0.002	.03	0.00%	-0.50	8b --- 0 out d5	8b end d 6
16	20	42	Jun 8	CHC		PIT	L,3-5	6-6		3	0.1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	4.67	4.71	4	2	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.36	-0.037	.52	-0.03%	-1.41	6t --- 0 out d4	6t 12- 1 out d5
17	21	46	Jun 12	CHC		PHI	W,8-7	1-3		3	2.1	3	2	2	0	1	0	0	4.91	4.47	10	5	2	1	0	2		1	0	1	0	0	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	.59	-0.080	.41	-0.03%	-0.86	1t 1-- 2 out d3	3t 3 out d4
							5-12		W-L:2-1,Sv:1,BSv:3	2.7	29.1	39	21	16	11	9	3	1	4.91	4.47	130	1.08		6%	2%	28		16	19%	2	2	0	110	5	0	0	6	3	3	.73	-0.847	1.10	-0.41%	-5.91

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