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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Team Record in Appearances: 5-12 / in Starts: 2-0

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 9, Entered with runners on base: 5

1940 Pitching Game Log

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1940 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	526	30	May 30(2)	PHI	@	BSN	L,1-5	11-GF(11)		99	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	inf	inf	1	0	0	0	0	1		3	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.83	-0.171	5.53	-0.10%	-2.72	11b 123 1 out tie	11b end d 4
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
2	527	34	Jun 4	PHI	@	CHC	L,6-12	4-7	L(0-1)	4	4.0	7	3	3	1	2	1	0	9.00	9.25	20	6	4	1	0	7		0	0	0	0	0	19	2	1	0	0	0	1	.85	-0.190	.75	-0.10%	-1.10	4b --- 0 out d3	7b 3 out d3
3	528	38	Jun 8	PHI	@	PIT	L,5-6	8-GF(8)		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.20	8.00	3	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.40	0.030	.18	0.01%	0.48	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
4	529	60	Jun 30(2)	PHI		NYG	L,3-7	8-GF	BS(1)	21	1.1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	5.68	6.94	7	4	1	0	0	2		3	3	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.75	-0.638	.03	-0.01%	-3.79	8t 123 2 out a1	9t end d 4
Jul				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
5	530	74	Jul 15	PHI	@	CIN	L,2-3	8-GF(8)		14	1.0	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	6.14	6.54	7	0	2	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	1	0	0	0	.72	-0.058	.00	0.00%	-0.51	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 2
6	531	80	Jul 21(2)	PHI	@	CHC	L,5-8	7-GF(8)		5	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.82	5.78	6	1	4	1	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.26	0.010	.00	0.00%	0.87	7b --3 0 out d2	8b end d 3
7	532	82	Jul 26	PHI		CIN	L,5-9	9-GF		4	1.0	2	3	3	1	0	1	0	6.97	7.06	6	1	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.59	-0.138	.00	0.00%	-2.54	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 4
Aug				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
8	533	92	Aug 4(2)	PHI		PIT	L,4-6	9-GF		8	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	7.15	6.70	5	3	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	.68	-0.071	.00	0.00%	-0.54	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 2
9	534	93	Aug 6(1)	PHI		BSN	L,0-3	9-GF		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.57	6.40	3	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.09	0.007	.00	0.00%	0.46	9t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
10	535	94	Aug 6(2)	PHI		BSN	L,2-12	8-GF		-1	2.0	5	4	4	0	1	1	0	8.16	6.69	11	5	0	0	0	5		0	0	0	0	0	11	0	2	0	0	0	0	.01	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-3.07	8t --- 0 out d7	9t end d11
11	536	101	Aug 14(2)	PHI	@	BRO	W,9-6	4-5		7	2.0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	8.27	6.24	8	1	5	0	0	2		1	0	0	0	0	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.53	-0.094	.00	0.00%	-0.56	4b 1-- 0 out a1	5b 3 out tie
12	537	104	Aug 18(1)	PHI	@	NYG	W,6-3		S(1)	3	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.64	6.00	4												4					0
13	538	107	Aug 21	PHI	@	CHC	W,7-5	10-GF(10)	S(2)	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.23	5.84	3	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.14	0.085	.00	0.00%	0.47	10b --- 0 out a2	10b end a 2
14	539	114	Aug 26(2)	PHI	@	CIN	W,6-1	CG	W(1-1)	4	9.0	3	1	1	1	5	0	0	5.20	4.66	31	8	14	0	0	3	81			0	0	0	30	0	1	0	0	0	1	.73	0.303	.00	0.00%	3.44	1b start tie	9b 3 out a5
Sept				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
15	540	125	Sep 6(1)	PHI		BRO	L,0-3	8-GF		10	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.85	4.48	6	2	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.13	0.020	.00	0.00%	0.93	8t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
16	541	127	Sep 7(1)	PHI		BSN	L,2-3	8-GF(10)	L(1-2)	0	3.0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	4.41	4.28	12	6	3	0	0	2		1	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	2.53	-0.011	.00	0.00%	0.77	8t 1-- 0 out tie	10t end d 1
17	542	136	Sep 14	PHI		CHC	W,5-3	CG	W(2-2)	6	9.0	5	3	3	1	2	2	0	4.10	4.61	32	8	17	0	3	4	66			0	1	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	1	.91	0.200	.00	0.00%	1.18	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
							5-12		W-L:2-2,Sv:2,BSv:1	3.5	41.2	37	22	19	5	13	6	0	4.10	4.61	165	0.88		2%	3%	34	74	9	78%	0	1	0	157	4	7	1	0	0	5	.92	-0.718	.13	-0.20%	-6.23

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