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Lou Johnson
Louis Brown Johnson (Sweet Lou and Slick)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: September 22, 1934 in Lexington, KY
Schools: Kentucky State University
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1953. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1960
Final Game: September 6, 1969
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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
1960 25 CHC NL 34 75 68 6 14 2 1 0 1 3 1 5 19 .206 .270 .265 .535 48 18 2 1 1 0 1 9/78
1961 26 LAA AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /7
1962 27 MLN NL 61 129 117 22 33 4 5 2 13 6 1 11 27 .282 .349 .453 .802 117 53 1 1 0 0 0 78/9
1965 30 LAD NL 131 518 468 57 121 24 1 12 58 15 6 24 81 .259 .315 .391 .706 104 183 7 16 7 3 8 *78/9 MVP-24
1966 31 LAD NL 152 572 526 71 143 20 2 17 73 8 10 21 75 .272 .316 .414 .731 109 218 16 14 9 2 4 *79/8
1967 32 LAD NL 104 371 330 39 89 14 1 11 41 4 3 24 52 .270 .330 .418 .748 122 138 9 7 7 3 5 79/8
1968 33 TOT MLB 127 438 407 39 102 25 4 6 37 9 2 15 47 .251 .294 .376 .669 99 153 10 11 2 3 4 *97
1968 33 CHC NL 62 220 205 14 50 14 3 1 14 3 1 6 23 .244 .289 .356 .645 88 73 6 7 2 0 2 9/7
1968 33 CLE AL 65 218 202 25 52 11 1 5 23 6 1 9 24 .257 .298 .396 .694 110 80 4 4 0 3 2 79
1969 34 CAL AL 67 148 133 10 27 8 0 0 9 5 1 10 19 .203 .272 .263 .535 55 35 2 3 1 1 1 79
8 Seasons 677 2251 2049 244 529 97 14 48 232 50 24 110 320 .258 .311 .389 .701 103 798 47 53 27 12 23
162 Game Avg. 162 539 490 58 127 23 3 11 56 12 6 26 77 .258 .311 .389 .701 103 191 11 13 6 3 6
LAD (3 yrs) 387 1461 1324 167 353 58 4 40 172 27 19 69 208 .267 .319 .407 .726 111 539 32 37 23 8 17
CAL (2 yrs) 68 148 133 10 27 8 0 0 9 5 1 10 19 .203 .272 .263 .535 55 35 2 3 1 1 1
CHC (2 yrs) 96 295 273 20 64 16 4 1 15 6 2 11 42 .234 .284 .333 .618 77 91 8 8 3 0 3
MLN (1 yr) 61 129 117 22 33 4 5 2 13 6 1 11 27 .282 .349 .453 .802 117 53 1 1 0 0 0
CLE (1 yr) 65 218 202 25 52 11 1 5 23 6 1 9 24 .257 .298 .396 .694 110 80 4 4 0 3 2
NL (6 yrs) 544 1885 1714 209 450 78 13 43 200 39 22 91 277 .263 .316 .398 .714 106 683 41 46 26 8 20
AL (3 yrs) 133 366 335 35 79 19 1 5 32 11 2 19 43 .236 .288 .343 .631 87 115 6 7 1 4 3

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
1965 30 LAD NL WS MIN W 7 29 27 3 8 2 0 2 4 0 1 1 3 .296 .321 .593 .914 16 0 0 1 0 0
1966 31 LAD NL WS BAL L 4 16 15 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .267 .313 .333 .646 5 1 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 11 45 42 4 12 3 0 2 4 0 1 2 4 .286 .318 .500 .818 21 1 0 1 0 0
2 WS 11 45 42 4 12 3 0 2 4 0 1 2 4 .286 .318 .500 .818 21 1 0 1 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1960 CHC NL 25 OF 25 16 155.1 47 43 4 0 0 1.000 2.4 18.5 2.4 0.8 1.6 0 2.72 1.88 .977 2.20 1.92
1960 CHC NL 25 RF 13 10 94.0 27 25 2 0 0 1.000 0.7 8.9 1.7 0.6 1.1 -1 2.59 2.08 .978 1.99 1.76
1960 CHC NL 25 LF 8 4 40.0 10 8 2 0 0 1.000 0.3 9.0 -0.7 -0.1 -0.6 1 2.25 1.25 .970 1.98 1.54
1960 CHC NL 25 CF 4 2 21.1 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 1.4 78.7 1.4 0.3 1.1 0 4.64 2.75 .982 2.57 2.33
1961 LAA AL 26 LF 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 180.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 1.80 1.60
1961 LAA AL 26 OF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 180.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.25 2.00
1962 MLN NL 27 OF 55 22 269.0 62 61 1 0 1 1.000 -0.1 -0.4 -0.1 -1.1 1.0 0 2.07 1.13 .973 2.07 1.79
1962 MLN NL 27 LF 36 6 120.2 27 26 1 0 1 1.000 1.9 18.9 1.9 -0.4 2.3 0 2.01 0.75 .967 1.81 1.37
1962 MLN NL 27 CF 22 16 147.1 34 34 0 0 0 1.000 -1.9 -15.5 -1.9 -0.7 -1.2 0 2.08 1.55 .979 2.47 2.27
1962 MLN NL 27 RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.60
1965 LAD NL 30 OF 128 121 1096.0 205 199 3 3 2 .985 3.5 3.8 2.5 1.3 1.3 1 1.66 1.58 .975 2.00 1.75 MVP-24
1965 LAD NL 30 LF 122 110 1005.2 183 180 1 2 1 .989 4.7 5.6 4.7 3.1 1.7 0 1.62 1.48 .965 1.71 1.38 MVP-24
1965 LAD NL 30 CF 11 8 60.1 13 11 1 1 0 .923 -1.6 -31.8 -1.6 -1.5 -0.1 0 1.79 1.09 .985 2.30 2.00 MVP-24
1965 LAD NL 30 RF 4 3 30.0 7 6 1 0 1 1.000 0.4 16.0 -0.6 -0.3 -0.3 1 2.10 1.75 .971 1.95 1.72 MVP-24
1966 LAD NL 31 OF 148 137 1235.1 261 249 8 4 2 .985 3.2 3.1 1.2 -2.3 3.5 2 1.87 1.74 .974 2.03 1.78
1966 LAD NL 31 LF 107 72 719.2 160 154 3 3 0 .981 7.6 12.7 6.6 0.6 6.0 1 1.96 1.47 .962 1.74 1.35
1966 LAD NL 31 RF 66 63 499.2 93 87 5 1 1 .989 -4.2 -10.1 -5.2 -2.7 -2.5 1 1.66 1.39 .977 1.96 1.68
1966 LAD NL 31 CF 2 2 16.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -15.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 1.69 1.50 .967 2.36 2.10
1967 LAD NL 32 OF 91 85 758.1 164 153 7 4 0 .976 -0.7 -1.1 -0.7 -4.0 3.2 0 1.90 1.76 .976 2.03 1.81
1967 LAD NL 32 LF 81 73 649.1 144 133 7 4 0 .972 1.0 1.8 1.0 -3.4 4.3 0 1.94 1.73 .969 1.75 1.50
1967 LAD NL 32 RF 11 11 101.0 18 18 0 0 0 1.000 -1.8 -21.4 -1.8 -0.7 -1.1 0 1.60 1.64 .978 2.04 1.76
1967 LAD NL 32 CF 1 1 8.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 15.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 3.38 3.00 .967 2.25 2.00
1968 TOT MLB 33 OF 114 104 930.2 193 184 5 4 1 .979 0.7 0.9 1.7 -1.2 2.9 -1 1.83 1.66 .978 2.05 1.81
1968 TOT MLB 33 RF 76 74 653.0 142 136 2 4 1 .972 0.5 0.9 2.5 -0.7 3.2 -2 1.90 1.82 .980 1.98 1.72
1968 TOT MLB 33 LF 43 30 277.2 55 52 3 0 0 1.000 0.2 0.9 -0.8 -0.5 -0.3 1 1.78 1.28 .978 1.85 1.45
1968 CHC NL 33 OF 57 55 483.0 100 97 0 3 0 .970 -1.4 -3.5 0.6 -0.5 1.0 -2 1.81 1.70 .975 2.02 1.82
1968 CHC NL 33 RF 56 55 480.0 100 97 0 3 0 .970 -1.4 -3.5 0.6 -0.5 1.0 -2 1.82 1.73 .981 2.02 1.77
1968 CHC NL 33 LF 1 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 3.00 1.00 1.000 1.50 1.40
1968 CLE AL 33 OF 57 49 447.2 93 87 5 1 1 .989 2.1 5.6 1.1 -0.7 1.9 1 1.85 1.61 .981 2.08 1.80
1968 CLE AL 33 LF 42 30 274.2 54 51 3 0 0 1.000 0.2 0.9 -0.8 -0.5 -0.3 1 1.77 1.29 .978 1.85 1.45
1968 CLE AL 33 RF 20 19 173.0 42 39 2 1 1 .976 1.9 13.2 1.9 -0.2 2.2 0 2.13 2.05 .976 1.88 1.57
1969 CAL AL 34 OF 44 30 264.1 62 56 2 4 0 .935 -0.6 -2.7 0.4 -0.3 0.6 -1 1.97 1.32 .979 2.13 1.84
1969 CAL AL 34 LF 23 13 132.1 31 31 0 0 0 1.000 1.4 12.7 1.4 -0.5 1.9 0 2.11 1.35 .977 1.99 1.60
1969 CAL AL 34 RF 23 17 132.0 28 22 2 4 0 .857 -2.0 -18.2 -1.0 0.2 -1.3 -1 1.64 1.04 .979 1.91 1.60
8 Seasons OF 606 515 4711.0 994 945 30 19 6 .981 8.7 2.2 7.7 -6.5 14.1 1 1.86 1.61 .975 2.04 1.80
8 Seasons LF 421 308 2947.1 611 585 17 9 2 .985 17.4 7.1 14.4 -0.9 15.3 3 1.84 1.43 .967 1.76 1.42
7 Seasons RF 194 178 1510.2 315 294 12 9 3 .971 -6.5 -5.2 -4.5 -3.6 -1.0 -2 1.82 1.58 .978 1.97 1.70
5 Seasons CF 40 29 253.0 64 62 1 1 0 .984 -2.2 -10.4 -2.2 -2.0 -0.2 0 2.24 1.58 .980 2.42 2.18
8 Seasons TOT 606 515 4711.0 994 945 30 19 6 .981 8.7 2.2 7.7 -6.5 14.1 1 1.86 1.61 .956 2.04 1.80
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1965-NL-24-2%
0.02 Career Shares (1327th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1965 NL--15--9th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1965 NL--16--2nd
1966 NL--14--1st
1967 NL--7--5th
1968 NL--7--3rd

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1966 NL--16--8th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1966 NL--10--6th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 2 (2130), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 2 (2158), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (3145), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1953 Season: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.

Before 1954 Season: Sent from the New York Yankees to Lexington (Mountain States) in an unknown transaction.

Before 1955 Season: Sent from Pampa (West Texas-New Mexico) to the Pittsburgh Pirates in an unknown transaction.

Before 1956 Season: Sent from the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Chicago Cubs in an unknown transaction.

April 1, 1961: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Los Angeles Angels for Jim McAnany.

April 13, 1961: Traded by the Los Angeles Angels to Toronto (International) for Leon Wagner.

November 8, 1961: Obtained by the Milwaukee Braves from Toronto (International) as part of a minor league working agreement.

May 8, 1963: Traded by the Milwaukee Braves with cash to the Detroit Tigers for Chico Fernandez.

April 9, 1964: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with $10,000 to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Larry Sherry.

November 30, 1967: Traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Chicago Cubs for Paul Popovich and Jim Williams.

June 28, 1968: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Cleveland Indians for Willie Smith.

April 4, 1969: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the California Angels for Chuck Hinton.

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