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Ben Johnson
Benjamin Franklin Johnson
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: May 16, 1931 in Greenwood, SC
Signed by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent in 1949. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 6, 1959
Final Game: June 12, 1960
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1959 28 CHC NL 0 0 2.16 4 2 1 0 0 0 16.2 17 5 4 1 4 0 6 0 0 0 69 183 1.260 9.2 0.5 2.2 3.2 1.50
1960 29 CHC NL 2 1 .667 4.91 17 0 7 0 0 1 29.1 39 21 16 3 11 0 9 1 0 1 130 77 1.705 12.0 0.9 3.4 2.8 0.82
2 Seasons 2 1 .667 3.91 21 2 8 0 0 1 46.0 56 26 20 4 15 0 15 1 0 1 199 98 1.543 11.0 0.8 2.9 2.9 1.00
162 Game Avg. 6 3 .667 3.91 62 6 24 0 0 3 136 166 77 59 12 44 0 44 3 0 3 588 98 1.543 11.0 0.8 2.9 2.9 1.00

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1959 28 CHC NL 4 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 /1
1960 29 CHC NL 17 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
2 Seasons 21 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 2 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 62 46 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 23 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 15 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1959 CHC NL 28 P 4 2 16.2 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 1.62 0.75 .967 2.00 0.82
1960 CHC NL 29 P 17 0 29.1 10 2 8 0 1 1.000 3.07 0.59 .960 2.09 0.87
2 Seasons P 21 2 46.0 13 4 9 0 1 1.000 2.54 0.62 .962 2.05 0.86
2 Seasons TOT 21 2 46.0 13 4 9 0 1 1.000 2.54 0.62 .962 2.05 0.86

Transactions

Before 1949 Season: Signed by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent.

November 16, 1957: Traded by the Milwaukee Braves with Leonard Williams (minors), Chick King and cash to the Chicago Cubs for Casey Wise.

Before 1962 Season: Sent from the Chicago Cubs to the Houston Colt .45's in an unknown transaction.

May 16, 1962: Traded by the Houston Colt .45's to the Milwaukee Braves for George Brunet.

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