Ken Johnson

Positions: Pitcher and Pinch Runner

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: January 14, 1923 in Topeka, KS us

Died: April 6, 2004 in Wichita, KS

Buried: Maple Grove Cemetery, Wichita, KS

Debut: September 18, 1947 (Age 24-247d, 10,366th in major league history)
vs. BSN 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: July 15, 1952 (Age 29-183d)
vs. WSH 2.0 IP, 2 H, 3 SO, 5 BB, 4 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season

Full Name: Kenneth Wandersee Johnson

Nicknames: Hook

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.4

ERA

4.58

269.1

147

WHIP

1.656

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	6-14 / in Starts: 1-3
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	13 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 20 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	9 (5-3-1) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 20 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	13 (6-4-2)

Most Driven In
B Young	1

Most Driven In By
S Musial	1
E Dusak	0

1948 Batting Game Log

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1948 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	3	7 (6)	Apr 29	STL	@	CIN	L,4-5	10-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
May		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
2	4	10 (2)	May 2	STL		CHC	L,4-13	6-8	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000	3.000	9	.98	0.061	2.64	0.10%	0.42	P
3	5	16 (5)	May 10	STL		BSN	L,0-6	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	9	.27	-0.007	.98	-0.02%	-0.25	P
4	6	17	May 13	STL		NYG	L,0-5	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	9						P
5	7	20 (2)	May 16	STL		PIT	W,6-5	8-9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	8		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
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
6	8	86 (65)	Jul 24	STL		BSN	W,4-3	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	9						P
7	9	90 (3)	Jul 28	STL	@	BRO	L,4-12	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	9						P
8	10	93 (2)	Jul 31	STL	@	BSN	L,6-7	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	9	.10	-0.003	.27	0.00%	-0.16	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
9	11	99 (5)	Aug 7	STL	@	PHI	L,2-6	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	9	.12	-0.003	.50	-0.01%	-0.10	PH
10	12	109 (9)	Aug 16	STL	@	CHC	W,9-7	4-9	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.500	.833	9	.55	0.002	2.82	0.01%	0.15	P
11	13	111 (1)	Aug 18	STL		CIN	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.500	.833	1						PR
12	14	119 (7)	Aug 26 (2)	STL		NYG	W,7-5	3-GF	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.444	.778	9	1.26	0.026	6.47	0.08%	0.59	P
13	15	121 (1)	Aug 28 (2)	STL		NYG	W,7-6	6-7	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.600	1.000	9	1.16	0.093	8.08	0.39%	1.00	PH
14	16	122	Aug 29 (1)	STL		BRO	L,7-12	8-9	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.455	.455	.636	1.091	9	.36	0.016	3.21	0.09%	0.39	PH
15	17	123	Aug 29 (2)	STL		BRO	L,4-6	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.417	.417	.583	1.000	7	3.37	-0.095	27.38	-0.46%	-0.52	PH
16	18	124	Aug 30 (1)	STL		BRO	L,5-6	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.385	.385	.538	.923	7	.24	-0.006	1.90	-0.03%	-0.49	PH
17	19	125	Aug 30 (2)	STL		BRO	L,1-6	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.533	.933	9	1.42	-0.008	9.29	-0.03%	-0.16	P
Sept		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
18	20	133 (7)	Sep 8	STL		CHC	L,2-4	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0			0	0	0	.333	.333	.444	.778	9						P
19	21	136 (2)	Sep 11	STL		CIN	L,2-3	2-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.300	.300	.400	.700	9	.61	-0.031	1.53	-0.05%	-0.28	P
20	22	144 (7)	Sep 21 (1)	STL	@	BSN	L,3-11	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.300	.300	.400	.700	9						P
							6-14		20	20	2	6	2	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0		0	0	0	0	.300	.300	.400	.700		.91	0.045	5.39	0.06%	0.59

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