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Don Johnson
Donald Spore Johnson (Pep)
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: December 7, 1911 in Chicago, IL
School: Oregon State University (All Transactions)
Debut: September 26, 1943
Final Game: May 16, 1948
Died: April 6, 2000 in Laguna Beach, CA
Relatives: Son of Ernie Johnson
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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
1943 31 CHC NL 10 45 42 5 8 2 0 0 1 0 2 4 .190 .227 .238 .465 35 10 0 0 1 4
1944 32 CHC NL 154 644 608 50 169 37 1 2 71 8 28 48 .278 .311 .352 .663 86 214 11 1 7 *4 AS
1945 33 CHC NL 138 614 557 94 168 23 2 2 58 9 32 34 .302 .343 .361 .704 97 201 10 3 22 *4 MVP-21
1946 34 CHC NL 83 353 314 37 76 10 1 1 19 6 26 39 .242 .306 .290 .596 71 91 7 3 10 4
1947 35 CHC NL 120 434 402 33 104 17 2 3 26 2 24 45 .259 .302 .333 .635 71 134 5 1 7 *4/5
1948 36 CHC NL 6 12 12 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 38 3 1 0 0 /45
6 Seasons 511 2102 1935 219 528 89 6 8 175 26 112 171 .273 .315 .337 .653 82 653 34 8 47
162 Game Avg. 162 666 613 69 167 28 2 3 55 8 36 54 .273 .315 .337 .653 82 207 11 3 15

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1945 33 CHC NL WS DET L 7 33 29 4 5 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 .172 .172 .310 .483 9 0 0 4 0 0
1 WS 7 33 29 4 5 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 .172 .172 .310 .483 9 0 0 4 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
1943 CHC NL 31 2B 10 70 32 35 3 8 .957 6.70 .970 5.40
1944 CHC NL 32 2B 154 894 385 462 47 85 .947 5.50 .964 5.04 AS
1945 CHC NL 33 2B 138 768 309 440 19 74 .975 5.43 .967 5.05 MVP-21
1946 CHC NL 34 2B 83 428 192 228 8 34 .981 5.06 .970 5.09
1947 CHC NL 35 2B 108 563 255 291 17 65 .970 5.06 .975 5.19
1947 CHC NL 35 3B 6 16 5 11 0 4 1.000 2.67 .944 2.80
1948 CHC NL 36 2B 2 3 2 1 0 1 1.000 1.50 .967 4.85
1948 CHC NL 36 3B 2 5 1 2 2 1 .600 1.50 .960 2.80
6 Seasons 2B 495 2726 1175 1457 94 267 .966 5.32 .968 5.09
2 Seasons 3B 8 21 6 13 2 5 .905 2.38 .948 2.80
6 Seasons TOT 503 2747 1181 1470 96 272 .965 5.27 .933 5.05

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1944
1945

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1945 NL (21, 2%)
0.02 Career Shares (1339th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1945 NL  .302 (9th)

Games Played s c a p y
1944 NL  154 (7th)

At Bats s c a p y
1944 NL  608 (4th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1945 NL  94 (10th)

Doubles s c a p y
1944 NL  37 (4th)

Singles s c a p y
1944 NL  129 (7th)
1945 NL  141 (6th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1946 NL  3 (10th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1945 NL  22 (1st)

Outs Made s c a p y
1944 NL  457 (2nd)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 11 (1315), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 12 (1028), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 2 (3529), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  1. Jim Viox (964)
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  5. Freddie Maguire (955)
  6. Tom Carey (954)
  7. Alex Arias (952)
  8. Billy Moran (950)
  9. Baldy Louden (946)
  10. Jerry Coleman (945)
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  2. John Kerr (959)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Tom Carey (972)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. John Kerr (958)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Tom Carey (953)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Transactions

April 18, 1949: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

May 17, 1949: Released by the Chicago Cubs.

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