Johnny Riddle

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

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

Born: October 3, 1905 in Clinton, SC us

Died: December 15, 1998 in Indianapolis, IN

Buried: Oaklawn Memorial Gardens, Indianapolis, IN

High School: Riverside Military Academy HS (Gainesville, GA)

School: University of Georgia (Athens, GA)

Debut: April 17, 1930 (Age 24-196d, 7,057th in major league history)
vs. CLE 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 11, 1948 (Age 42-344d)
vs. CHC 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1938 season

Full Name: John Ludy Riddle

Nicknames: Mutt

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Relatives: Brother of Elmer Riddle

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.6

214

.238

RBI

OBP

.288

SLG

.266

OPS

.555

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	9-14 / in Starts: 5-7
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	18 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 49 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	38 (18-14-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 49 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	32 (16-10-5)

Most Driven In
S Mesner	1
W Williams	1

1945 Batting Game Log

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1945 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	66	3 (2)	Apr 19	CIN		PIT	L,1-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					8						C
2	67	5 (1)	Apr 22 (1)	CIN	@	STL	L,0-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	1.47	-0.083	3.98	-0.14%	-0.78	C
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
3	68	14 (8)	May 9	CIN	@	NYG	L,1-6	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.16	-0.004	.38	-0.01%	-0.24	C
4	69	15	May 11	CIN	@	NYG	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	8	2.08	-0.012	4.49	-0.02%	0.00	C
5	70	16	May 12	CIN	@	BRO	L,3-6	GS-9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.400	.333	.733	8	1.26	0.071	2.31	0.08%	0.89	C
6	71	17	May 13	CIN	@	BRO	L,3-10	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.231	.286	.231	.516	8	1.25	-0.088	1.86	-0.08%	-0.71	C
7	72	19 (1)	May 15	CIN	@	PHI	W,7-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.176	.222	.176	.399	8	.41	-0.032	.52	-0.03%	-0.96	C
8	73	22 (2)	May 20 (1)	CIN	@	BSN	W,10-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.176	.222	.176	.399	8						C
9	74	24 (1)	May 23	CIN		NYG	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.158	.200	.158	.358	8	.69	-0.038	1.36	-0.04%	-0.33	C
10	75	26 (1)	May 25	CIN		NYG	L,2-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.158	.200	.158	.358	8						C
11	76	28 (1)	May 27 (1)	CIN		BSN	L,0-4	6-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.238	.200	.438	8	.83	0.026	.53	0.01%	0.21	C
12	77	30 (1)	May 28	CIN		BSN	W,2-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.182	.217	.182	.399	8	1.18	-0.101	.80	-0.04%	-0.70	C
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
13	78	34 (3)	Jun 1	CIN		BRO	W,6-3	13-GF(13)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.217	.182	.399	8						C
14	79	37 (2)	Jun 5 (1)	CIN	@	PIT	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.192	.222	.192	.415	8	1.09	-0.093	2.13	-0.11%	-0.75	C
15	80	38	Jun 5 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-9	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.192	.222	.192	.415	8						C
16	81	40 (1)	Jun 7	CIN	@	PIT	W,7-3	3-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.172	.200	.172	.372	8	.45	-0.037	1.05	-0.05%	-0.99	PH C
17	82	45 (4)	Jun 11	CIN	@	STL	L,0-5	3-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.161	.188	.161	.349	6	.42	-0.022	.70	-0.02%	-0.49	C
18	83	59 (13)	Jun 30	CIN	@	PHI	W,13-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.156	.182	.156	.338	8	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.29	PH C
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
19	84	65 (5)	Jul 5	CIN	@	BRO	W,6-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.143	.189	.143	.332	8	.51	-0.028	.54	-0.02%	-2.16	C
20	85	66	Jul 6	CIN	@	NYG	W,3-2	GS-9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.162	.225	.162	.387	8	.80	0.073	.87	0.05%	0.93	C
21	86	72 (5)	Jul 12 (2)	CIN		BRO	L,5-11	5-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.150	.209	.150	.359	6	.22	-0.015	.19	-0.01%	-0.84	PH C
22	87	89 (16)	Jul 31 (1)	CIN	@	STL	L,3-4	GS-7	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.239	.167	.406	8	1.07	0.038	.10	0.00%	0.21	C
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
23	88	119 (29)	Aug 26 (2)	CIN	@	PIT	L,1-2	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.178	.245	.178	.423	8	1.04	0.018	.00	0.00%	0.04	C
							9-14		49	45	0	8	0	0	0	2	4	0	6	0	0		1	1	0	0	.178	.245	.178	.423		.91	-0.327	1.35	-0.42%	-6.95

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