George Johnson

Name Note: Name presented as Chief Johnson in some sources

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 190lb (180cm, 86kg)

Born: March 30, 1886 in Winnebago, NE us

Died: June 12, 1922 in Des Moines, IA

Buried: Winnebago Cemetery, Winnebago, NE

High School: Carlisle Indian School (Carlisle, PA)

Debut: April 16, 1913 (Age 27-017d, 3,873rd in major league history)
vs. STL 7.0 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 3 BB, 0 ER, W

Last Game: September 30, 1915 (Age 29-184d)
vs. SLM 8.0 IP, 7 H, 5 SO, 3 BB, 0 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1913 season

Full Name: George Howard Johnson

Nicknames: Murphy or Big Murph

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.8

ERA

2.95

111

688.1

304

WHIP

1.248

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	9-12 / in Starts: 9-11
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	11 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 53 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	1 (1-0-0)
Avg. MLBer w/ 53 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	32 (15-11-6)

Most Driven In By
J Bates	0

1914 Batting Game Log

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1914 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	45	3 (2)	Apr 18	CIN		PIT	L,5-8	GS-4	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0			1.000			9	1.97	0.125	4.84	0.19%	1.10	P
				Player went from Cincinnati Reds to Kansas City Packers
2	46	8	Apr 23	KCP	@	CHI	L,1-9	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0				0		.000	.500	.000	.500	9						P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	47	88 (79)	Jul 25 (1)	KCP	@	BUF	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0				0		.250	.400	.750	1.150	9						P
4	48	95 (6)	Jul 31	KCP	@	BAL	L,7-9	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0				0		.200	.333	.600	.933	9						P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	49	97 (1)	Aug 3	KCP	@	BAL	L,3-8	GS-0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0		.286	.375	.571	.946	9						P
6	50	100 (2)	Aug 6	KCP	@	BTT	L,0-2	CG(7)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0				0		.222	.300	.444	.744	9						P
7	51	102 (1)	Aug 9	KCP		BUF	L,2-3	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.167	.231	.333	.564	9						P
8	52	105 (2)	Aug 13	KCP		BAL	W,4-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0				0		.133	.235	.267	.502	9						P
9	53	108 (2)	Aug 15 (2)	KCP		BAL	W,11-2	CG(8)	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0		0	0	1				0		.167	.250	.444	.694	9						P
10	54	112 (3)	Aug 20 (1)	KCP		BTT	W,8-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.182	.250	.409	.659	9						P
11	55	116 (3)	Aug 23	KCP		PBS	W,13-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.154	.214	.346	.560	9						P
12	56	119 (2)	Aug 30 (1)	KCP		IND	W,6-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.138	.194	.310	.504	9						P
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	57	123 (3)	Sep 4 (1)	KCP	@	SLM	W,1-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.121	.171	.273	.444	9						P
14	58	126 (2)	Sep 6	KCP		SLM	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.111	.158	.250	.408	9						P
15	59	132 (5)	Sep 15	KCP	@	BAL	L,5-11	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0		.108	.154	.243	.397	9						P
16	60	137 (4)	Sep 19 (2)	KCP	@	BTT	L,6-12	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.105	.150	.237	.387	9						P
17	61	140 (2)	Sep 23	KCP	@	BTT	W,9-8	GS-0	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0		2	0	0				0		.143	.182	.286	.468	9						P
18	62	145 (4)	Sep 29 (1)	KCP	@	BUF	L,6-11	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0				0		.133	.170	.267	.437	9						P
19	63	149 (3)	Oct 4 (1)	KCP	@	IND	L,5-6	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.130	.167	.261	.428	9						P
20	64	150	Oct 4 (2)	KCP	@	IND	L,0-4	GS-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.130	.167	.261	.428	9						P
21	65	153 (2)	Oct 6 (2)	KCP	@	CHI	W,5-3	CG(7)	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1				0		.125	.160	.250	.410	9						P
							9-12		53	48	4	6	1	1	1	2	1	0	12	1	3		0		0		.125	.160	.250	.410		1.97	0.125	4.84	0.19%	1.10

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