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Ken Johnson
Kenneth Wandersee Johnson (Hook)
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: January 14, 1923 in Topeka, KS
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1941. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 18, 1947
Final Game: July 15, 1952
Died: April 6, 2004 in Wichita, KS
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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 24 STL NL 1 0 1.000 0.00 2 1 1 1 0 0 10.0 2 1 0 0 5 8 1 0 0 38 0.700 1.8 0.0 4.5 7.2 1.60
1948 25 STL NL 2 4 .333 4.76 13 4 2 0 0 0 45.1 43 27 24 1 30 20 1 0 2 198 85 1.610 8.5 0.2 6.0 4.0 0.67
1949 26 STL NL 0 1 .000 6.42 14 2 2 0 0 0 33.2 29 28 24 1 35 18 3 1 3 160 65 1.901 7.8 0.3 9.4 4.8 0.51
1950 27 TOT NL 4 1 .800 3.88 16 8 7 3 1 0 62.2 62 33 27 3 46 33 1 0 5 292 105 1.723 8.9 0.4 6.6 4.7 0.72
1950 27 STL NL 0 0 0.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 10 2.000 4.5 0.0 13.5 4.5 0.33
1950 27 PHI NL 4 1 .800 4.01 14 8 6 3 1 0 60.2 61 32 27 3 43 32 1 0 5 282 101 1.714 9.0 0.4 6.4 4.7 0.74
1951 28 PHI NL 5 8 .385 4.57 20 18 2 4 3 0 106.1 103 56 54 8 68 58 3 0 5 474 84 1.608 8.7 0.7 5.8 4.9 0.85
1952 29 DET AL 0 0 6.35 9 1 6 0 0 0 11.1 12 11 8 1 11 10 0 0 1 55 60 2.029 9.5 0.8 8.7 7.9 0.91
6 Seasons 12 14 .462 4.58 74 34 20 8 4 0 269.1 251 156 137 14 195 147 9 1 16 1217 87 1.656 8.4 0.5 6.5 4.9 0.75
162 Game Avg. 8 9 .462 4.58 47 21 13 5 3 0 170 158 98 86 9 123 93 6 1 10 766 87 1.656 8.4 0.5 6.5 4.9 0.75
STL (4 yrs) 3 5 .375 4.75 31 7 6 1 0 0 91.0 75 57 48 2 73 47 5 1 5 406 87 1.626 7.4 0.2 7.2 4.6 0.64
PHI (2 yrs) 9 9 .500 4.37 34 26 8 7 4 0 167.0 164 88 81 11 111 90 4 0 10 756 90 1.647 8.8 0.6 6.0 4.9 0.81
DET (1 yr) 0 0 6.35 9 1 6 0 0 0 11.1 12 11 8 1 11 10 0 0 1 55 60 2.029 9.5 0.8 8.7 7.9 0.91
NL (5 yrs) 12 14 .462 4.50 65 33 14 8 4 0 258.0 239 145 129 13 184 137 9 1 15 1162 89 1.640 8.3 0.5 6.4 4.8 0.74
AL (1 yr) 0 0 6.35 9 1 6 0 0 0 11.1 12 11 8 1 11 10 0 0 1 55 60 2.029 9.5 0.8 8.7 7.9 0.91

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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 24 STL NL 2 4 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 162 2 0 0 0 /1
1948 25 STL NL 20 20 20 2 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 7 .300 .300 .400 .700 83 8 0 0 0 1
1949 26 STL NL 21 8 8 3 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 .250 .250 .375 .625 62 3 0 0 0 1
1950 27 TOT NL 23 20 19 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .158 .200 .158 .358 -4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
1950 27 STL NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1950 27 PHI NL 21 20 19 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .158 .200 .158 .358 -4 3 0 0 0 1
1951 28 PHI NL 36 37 35 7 5 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 11 .143 .167 .143 .310 -16 5 0 0 1 1
1952 29 DET AL 9 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 85 1 0 0 0 /1
6 Seasons 111 92 89 17 19 3 0 0 8 1 0 2 23 .213 .231 .247 .478 28 22 0 0 1 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 134 130 25 28 4 0 0 12 1 3 34 .213 .231 .247 .478 28 32 0 0 1
STL (4 yrs) 45 32 32 6 10 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 9 .313 .313 .406 .719 88 13 0 0 0 0 0
PHI (2 yrs) 57 57 54 11 8 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 14 .148 .179 .148 .327 -11 8 0 0 1
DET (1 yr) 9 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 85 1 0 0 0
NL (5 yrs) 102 89 86 17 18 3 0 0 6 1 0 2 23 .209 .227 .244 .471 26 21 0 0 1 0 0
AL (1 yr) 9 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 85 1 0 0 0

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
1950 27 PHI NL WS NYY L 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 STL NL 24 P 2 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.00 .950 0.90
1948 STL NL 25 P 13 9 0 8 1 0 .889 0.62 .967 0.91
1949 STL NL 26 P 14 16 1 13 2 1 .875 1.00 .956 0.91
1950 TOT NL 27 P 16 15 1 14 0 0 1.000 0.94 .960 0.97
1950 STL NL 27 P 2 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.50 1.000 0.95
1950 PHI NL 27 P 14 14 1 13 0 0 1.000 1.00 .957 0.97
1951 PHI NL 28 P 20 19 4 15 0 4 1.000 0.95 .958 0.96
1952 DET AL 29 P 9 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 0.33 .967 1.03
6 Seasons P 74 64 7 54 3 5 .953 0.82 .959 0.95
6 Seasons TOT 74 64 7 54 3 5 .953 0.82 .912 0.95

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Shutouts s c a p y
1951 NL--3--7th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1950 NL--5--8th

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1950 NL--0--1st

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1950 NL--0--1st

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1950 NL--0--1st

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 1 (2902), Average HOFer ≈ 185

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Transactions

Before 1941 Season: Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent.

April 27, 1950: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Philadelphia Phillies for Johnny Blatnik.

March 21, 1952: Selected off waivers by the Detroit Tigers from the Philadelphia Phillies.

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