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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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

27.4

112

117

ERA

4.06

542

209

2165.2

920

WHIP

1.283

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	19-23 / in Starts: 12-7
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	14 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 64 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	32 (13-12-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 64 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	43 (21-13-8)

Most Driven In
J Wilson	2
W Holm	1
E Orsatti	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
F Frisch	1
Self	1
T Douthit	1
A High	1

1929 Batting Game Log

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1929 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	157	2 (1)	Apr 17	STL	@	CIN	L,3-8	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	158	5 (2)	Apr 21	STL	@	CHC	L,0-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	159	11 (5)	Apr 28	STL		PIT	L,2-6	8-9	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
4	160	20 (8)	May 10	STL	@	BRO	W,4-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.60	-0.044	2.09	-0.09%	-0.83	P
5	161	25 (4)	May 16	STL	@	PIT	W,10-9	8-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.08	-0.033	4.84	-0.09%	-0.41	P
6	162	28 (2)	May 19	STL	@	CIN	W,2-1	CG(11)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	1.25	0.069	5.19	0.17%	0.19	P
7	163	32 (3)	May 24	STL		CHC	L,4-5	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9						P
8	164	33	May 25	STL		CHC	W,7-6	11-GF(12)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9	3.15	0.285	18.38	1.00%	0.85	P
9	165	39 (5)	May 29 (2)	STL		CIN	W,6-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.23	-0.018	.81	-0.04%	-0.47	P
Jun		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
10	166	43 (3)	Jun 3	STL		BRO	W,9-8	GS-5	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.214	.286	.500	9	.75	-0.007	3.35	-0.02%	-0.19	P
11	167	45 (1)	Jun 4 (2)	STL		BRO	L,8-11	2-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.188	.250	.438	9	.85	-0.049	3.92	-0.13%	-0.70	P
12	168	49 (3)	Jun 8	STL		PHI	W,7-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.350	.550	9	.34	0.075	1.31	0.18%	0.30	P
13	169	53 (3)	Jun 14	STL		BSN	W,4-3	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.350	.550	9						P
14	170	56 (2)	Jun 16 (2)	STL		BSN	L,5-6	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.350	.550	9						P
15	171	60 (3)	Jun 19 (2)	STL	@	CHC	L,3-11	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.190	.190	.333	.524	9	.93	-0.028	5.58	-0.10%	-0.37	P
16	172	61	Jun 20	STL	@	CHC	L,6-7	2-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.318	.500	9	1.02	-0.028	5.37	-0.09%	-0.28	P
17	173	67 (5)	Jun 30	STL		CHC	L,8-14	GS-6	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.200	.292	.492	9	1.07	0.038	3.57	0.08%	-0.23	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
18	174	69 (1)	Jul 2	STL	@	PIT	L,3-5	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.200	.292	.492	9						P
19	175	71 (1)	Jul 4 (1)	STL	@	PIT	L,4-8	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.185	.269	.454	9	1.33	-0.068	2.53	-0.08%	-0.93	P
20	176	74 (2)	Jul 6 (1)	STL	@	PHI	L,6-10	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.148	.179	.259	.438	9	.77	-0.021	.60	-0.01%	-0.36	P
21	177	77 (2)	Jul 9	STL	@	PHI	W,7-4	9-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.148	.179	.259	.438	8						P
22	178	80 (2)	Jul 12	STL	@	BRO	L,7-8	GS-9	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.161	.188	.290	.478	9	.91	-0.017	.41	0.00%	-0.04	P
23	179	85 (4)	Jul 16	STL	@	NYG	W,5-0	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.176	.200	.382	.582	9	.77	0.167	.14	0.02%	1.06	P
24	180	88 (2)	Jul 20	STL	@	BSN	L,1-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.200	.382	.582	9						P
25	181	92 (3)	Jul 24	STL		PHI	W,6-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.162	.184	.351	.536	9	1.03	-0.084	.13	-0.01%	-0.92	P
26	182	98 (5)	Jul 30	STL		BRO	W,10-9	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.158	.179	.342	.522	9	.96	-0.026	.03	0.00%	-0.29	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
27	183	104 (5)	Aug 4	STL		BSN	W,5-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0		0	0	.146	.167	.317	.484	9	.43	-0.035	.02	0.00%	-0.79	P
28	184	107 (2)	Aug 9	STL	@	PIT	L,6-7	5-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.163	.310	.472	9	1.09	-0.033	.03	0.00%	-0.28	P
29	185	110 (2)	Aug 12	STL	@	PHI	W,7-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.163	.310	.472	9						P
30	186	111	Aug 15	STL	@	NYG	L,7-9	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.163	.310	.472	9						P
31	187	116 (4)	Aug 20 (2)	STL	@	BRO	L,0-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.152	.289	.441	9	.85	-0.074	.00	0.00%	-0.86	P
32	188	120 (3)	Aug 24	STL	@	BSN	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.143	.271	.414	9	.94	-0.075	.00	0.00%	-0.50	P
33	189	123 (2)	Aug 31	STL	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.135	.151	.269	.420	9	.77	-0.044	.00	0.00%	-0.57	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
34	190	128 (4)	Sep 4 (2)	STL		CHC	L,3-8	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.130	.145	.259	.405	9	.46	-0.025	.00	0.00%	-0.49	P
35	191	130 (1)	Sep 8 (1)	STL		PHI	L,6-8	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.130	.145	.259	.405	9						P
36	192	134 (3)	Sep 11 (2)	STL		BSN	W,7-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0		0	0	.121	.136	.241	.377	9	.35	-0.041	.00	0.00%	-1.08	P
37	193	138 (3)	Sep 15 (1)	STL		NYG	L,0-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.121	.136	.241	.377	9						P
38	194	140 (1)	Sep 16	STL		NYG	W,5-4	8-11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.119	.133	.237	.371	9	2.37	-0.065	.00	0.00%	-0.29	P
39	195	142 (1)	Sep 22 (1)	STL		BRO	L,2-7	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.119	.133	.237	.371	9						P
40	196	148 (5)	Sep 27	STL		PIT	W,4-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.119	.133	.237	.371	9						P
41	197	149	Sep 28	STL		PIT	L,5-8	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.119	.133	.237	.371	9						P
42	198	153 (3)	Oct 5 (2)	STL	@	PIT	L,7-8	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.117	.131	.233	.364	9	1.50	-0.040	.00	0.00%	-0.20	P
							19-23		64	60	4	7	2	1	1	5	1	0	24	0	2		1		0	0	.117	.131	.233	.364		.85	-0.221	1.67	0.78%	-8.67

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