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Don Johnson
Donald Roy Johnson
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: November 12, 1926 in Portland, OR
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1944. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 20, 1947
Final Game: September 24, 1958
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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
1947 20 NYY AL 4 3 .571 3.64 15 8 4 2 0 0 54.1 57 26 22 2 23 16 1 0 0 238 98 1.472 9.4 0.3 3.8 2.7 0.70
1950 23 TOT AL 6 6 .500 6.71 33 12 10 4 1 1 114.0 161 93 85 16 67 40 1 0 1 555 72 2.000 12.7 1.3 5.3 3.2 0.60
1950 23 NYY AL 1 0 1.000 10.00 8 0 4 0 0 0 18.0 35 21 20 2 12 9 0 0 0 100 43 2.611 17.5 1.0 6.0 4.5 0.75
1950 23 SLB AL 5 6 .455 6.09 25 12 6 4 1 1 96.0 126 72 65 14 55 31 1 0 1 455 81 1.885 11.8 1.3 5.2 2.9 0.56
1951 24 TOT AL 7 12 .368 4.76 27 23 2 8 1 0 158.2 165 93 84 13 76 60 3 3 0 698 86 1.519 9.4 0.7 4.3 3.4 0.79
1951 24 SLB AL 0 1 .000 12.60 6 3 1 0 0 0 15.0 27 26 21 4 18 8 1 0 0 91 35 3.000 16.2 2.4 10.8 4.8 0.44
1951 24 WSH AL 7 11 .389 3.95 21 20 1 8 1 0 143.2 138 67 63 9 58 52 2 3 0 607 103 1.364 8.6 0.6 3.6 3.3 0.90
1952 25 WSH AL 0 5 .000 4.43 29 6 11 0 0 2 69.0 80 41 34 4 33 37 4 0 2 319 80 1.638 10.4 0.5 4.3 4.8 1.12
1954 27 CHW AL 8 7 .533 3.12 46 16 17 3 3 7 144.0 129 53 50 14 43 68 0 0 2 581 119 1.194 8.1 0.9 2.7 4.3 1.58
1955 28 BAL AL 2 4 .333 5.82 31 5 12 0 0 1 68.0 89 46 44 4 35 2 27 0 0 3 315 65 1.824 11.8 0.5 4.6 3.6 0.77
1958 31 SFG NL 0 1 .000 6.26 17 0 6 0 0 1 23.0 31 19 16 2 8 1 14 2 0 2 108 61 1.696 12.1 0.8 3.1 5.5 1.75
7 Seasons 27 38 .415 4.78 198 70 62 17 5 12 631.0 712 371 335 55 285 3 262 11 3 10 2814 84 1.580 10.2 0.8 4.1 3.7 0.92
162 Game Avg. 7 10 .415 4.78 50 18 16 4 1 3 160 181 94 85 14 72 66 3 1 3 714 84 1.580 10.2 0.8 4.1 3.7 0.92
BAL (3 yrs) 7 11 .389 6.54 62 20 19 4 1 2 179.0 242 144 130 22 108 2 66 2 0 4 861 68 1.955 12.2 1.1 5.4 3.3 0.61
WSH (2 yrs) 7 16 .304 4.11 50 26 12 8 1 2 212.2 218 108 97 13 91 89 6 3 2 926 95 1.453 9.2 0.6 3.9 3.8 0.98
NYY (2 yrs) 5 3 .625 5.23 23 8 8 2 0 0 72.1 92 47 42 4 35 25 1 0 0 338 72 1.756 11.4 0.5 4.4 3.1 0.71
SFG (1 yr) 0 1 .000 6.26 17 0 6 0 0 1 23.0 31 19 16 2 8 1 14 2 0 2 108 61 1.696 12.1 0.8 3.1 5.5 1.75
CHW (1 yr) 8 7 .533 3.12 46 16 17 3 3 7 144.0 129 53 50 14 43 68 0 0 2 581 119 1.194 8.1 0.9 2.7 4.3 1.58
AL (6 yrs) 27 37 .422 4.72 181 70 56 17 5 11 608.0 681 352 319 53 277 2 248 9 3 8 2706 85 1.576 10.1 0.8 4.1 3.7 0.90
NL (1 yr) 0 1 .000 6.26 17 0 6 0 0 1 23.0 31 19 16 2 8 1 14 2 0 2 108 61 1.696 12.1 0.8 3.1 5.5 1.75

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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
1947 20 NYY AL 15 18 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .000 .071 .000 .071 -79 0 0 0 4 1
1950 23 TOT AL 33 36 32 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 .063 .091 .063 .153 -61 2 2 0 3 1
1950 23 NYY AL 8 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0 /1
1950 23 SLB AL 25 33 29 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 .069 .100 .069 .169 -57 2 1 0 3 1
1951 24 TOT AL 27 58 50 1 5 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 12 .100 .118 .120 .238 -35 6 0 0 7 1
1951 24 SLB AL 6 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 78 1 0 0 1 /1
1951 24 WSH AL 21 54 47 1 4 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 11 .085 .104 .106 .211 -43 5 0 0 6 1
1952 25 WSH AL 29 15 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .077 .077 .077 .154 -57 1 0 0 2 1
1954 27 CHW AL 46 45 35 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 12 .029 .079 .029 .108 -70 1 0 0 7 1 1
1955 28 BAL AL 31 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1958 31 SFG NL 17 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
7 Seasons 198 185 155 1 9 1 0 0 7 0 0 5 47 .058 .087 .065 .151 -59 10 2 0 24 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 151 127 1 7 1 0 0 6 0 0 4 38 .058 .087 .065 .151 -59 8 2 0 20
BAL (3 yrs) 62 47 42 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 11 .071 .093 .071 .164 -57 3 1 0 4 0 0
WSH (2 yrs) 50 69 60 1 5 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 14 .083 .098 .100 .198 -45 6 0 0 8
NYY (2 yrs) 23 21 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .000 .059 .000 .059 -83 0 1 0 4
SFG (1 yr) 17 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0
CHW (1 yr) 46 45 35 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 12 .029 .079 .029 .108 -70 1 0 0 7 1
AL (6 yrs) 181 182 153 1 9 1 0 0 7 0 0 5 46 .059 .088 .065 .153 -58 10 2 0 23 1 0
NL (1 yr) 17 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 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
1947 NYY AL 20 P 15 11 2 7 2 2 .818 0.60 .964 0.95
1950 TOT AL 23 P 33 24 2 19 3 0 .875 0.64 .954 0.96
1950 NYY AL 23 P 8 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.25 .950 0.96
1950 SLB AL 23 P 25 22 2 17 3 0 .864 0.76 .955 0.96
1951 TOT AL 24 P 27 30 3 27 0 5 1.000 1.11 .953 0.99
1951 SLB AL 24 P 6 3 0 3 0 1 1.000 0.50 .967 0.98
1951 WSH AL 24 P 21 27 3 24 0 4 1.000 1.29 .952 0.99
1952 WSH AL 25 P 29 15 6 9 0 0 1.000 0.52 .967 1.03
1954 CHW AL 27 P 46 16 144.0 33 8 24 1 1 .970 2.00 0.70 .958 2.01 0.93
1955 BAL AL 28 P 31 5 68.0 15 0 14 1 2 .933 1.85 0.45 .960 1.99 0.83
1958 SFG NL 31 P 17 0 23.0 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 1.57 0.24 .950 1.96 0.77
7 Seasons P 198 21 235.0 132 22 103 7 10 .947 4.79 0.63 .958 2.00 0.93
7 Seasons TOT 198 21 235.0 132 22 103 7 10 .947 4.79 0.63 .905 2.00 0.93

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1954 AL--46--5th

Saves s c a p y
1954 AL--7--4th

Shutouts s c a p y
1954 AL--3--10th

Losses s c a p y
1951 AL--12--9th

Youngest s c a p y
1947 AL--born 1926-11-12--9th

                                         

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Gray InkPitching - 5 (1970), Average HOFer ≈ 185

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Transactions

Before 1944 Season: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.

June 15, 1950: Traded by the New York Yankees with Jim Delsing, Duane Pillette, Snuffy Stirnweiss and $50,000 to the St. Louis Browns for Tom Ferrick, Joe Ostrowski and Leo Thomas.

May 29, 1951: Purchased by the Washington Senators from the St. Louis Browns.

March 23, 1953: Purchased by Toronto (International) from the Washington Senators.

October 8, 1953: Traded by Toronto (International) to the Chicago White Sox for Hector Rodriguez. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

December 6, 1954: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Matt Batts, Don Ferrarese and Fred Marsh to the Baltimore Orioles for Jim Brideweser, Bob Chakales and Clint Courtney.

January 25, 1956: Purchased by Toronto (International) from the Baltimore Orioles. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

July 15, 1958: Traded by Toronto (International) to the San Francisco Giants for Ray Crone.

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