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Johnny Lindell
John Harlan Lindell
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 217 lb.

Born: August 30, 1916 in Greeley, CO
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1936. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1941
Final Game: May 9, 1954
Died: August 27, 1985 in Newport Beach, CA
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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
1941 24 NYY AL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
1942 25 NYY AL 27 24 24 1 6 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 5 .250 .250 .292 .542 53 7 0 0 0 1
1943 26 NYY AL 122 500 441 53 108 17 12 4 51 2 5 51 55 .245 .329 .365 .694 102 161 14 4 4 *O AS
1944 27 NYY AL 149 646 594 91 178 33 16 18 103 5 4 44 56 .300 .351 .500 .851 138 297 16 3 5 *O MVP-17
1945 28 NYY AL 41 181 159 26 45 6 3 1 20 2 1 17 10 .283 .363 .377 .740 111 60 4 3 2 O
1946 29 NYY AL 102 369 332 41 86 10 5 10 40 4 1 32 47 .259 .328 .410 .738 104 136 13 2 3 O3
1947 30 NYY AL 127 513 476 66 131 18 7 11 67 1 2 32 70 .275 .322 .412 .734 104 196 15 1 4 *O
1948 31 NYY AL 88 345 309 58 98 17 2 13 55 0 0 35 50 .317 .387 .511 .898 139 158 8 0 1 O
1949 32 NYY AL 78 246 211 33 51 10 0 6 27 3 0 35 27 .242 .350 .374 .724 92 79 9 0 0 O
1950 33 TOT MLB 43 157 134 18 25 5 2 5 18 0 0 19 26 .187 .292 .366 .658 69 49 6 1 3 O
1950 33 NYY AL 7 25 21 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 2 .190 .320 .190 .510 35 4 1 0 0 /O
1950 33 STL NL 36 132 113 16 21 5 2 5 16 0 15 24 .186 .287 .398 .685 74 45 5 1 3 O
1953 36 TOT NL 69 133 109 14 33 7 1 4 17 0 0 22 17 .303 .429 .495 .924 141 54 6 2 0 1/3O
1953 36 PIT NL 58 109 91 11 26 6 1 4 15 0 0 16 15 .286 .404 .505 .909 136 46 6 2 0 1/3
1953 36 PHI NL 11 24 18 3 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 6 2 .389 .542 .444 .986 162 8 0 0 0 /1O
1954 37 PHI NL 7 7 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 .200 .429 .200 .629 72 1 0 0 0 0
12 Seasons 854 3122 2795 401 762 124 48 72 404 17 13 289 366 .273 .344 .429 .773 113 1198 91 16 22 0
162 Game Avg. 162 592 530 76 145 24 9 14 77 3 55 69 .273 .344 .429 .773 113 227 17 3 4
NYY (10 yrs) 742 2850 2568 371 707 112 45 63 369 17 13 250 322 .275 .343 .428 .770 114 1098 80 13 19
PHI (2 yrs) 18 31 23 3 8 1 0 0 4 0 0 8 5 .348 .516 .391 .907 142 9 0 0 0 0
PIT (1 yr) 58 109 91 11 26 6 1 4 15 0 0 16 15 .286 .404 .505 .909 136 46 6 2 0
STL (1 yr) 36 132 113 16 21 5 2 5 16 0 15 24 .186 .287 .398 .685 74 45 5 1 3
AL (10 yrs) 742 2850 2568 371 707 112 45 63 369 17 13 250 322 .275 .343 .428 .770 114 1098 80 13 19
NL (3 yrs) 112 272 227 30 55 12 3 9 35 0 0 39 44 .242 .361 .441 .801 107 100 11 3 3 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
1943 26 NYY AL WS STL W 4 10 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .111 .200 .111 .311 1 0 0 0 0 1
1947 30 NYY AL WS BRO W 6 24 18 3 9 3 1 0 7 0 0 5 2 .500 .625 .778 1.403 14 1 1 0 0 0
1949 32 NYY AL WS BRO W 2 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286 1 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons (3 Series) 12 41 34 4 11 3 1 0 7 0 0 6 8 .324 .439 .471 .910 16 1 1 0 0 1
3 WS 12 41 34 4 11 3 1 0 7 0 0 6 8 .324 .439 .471 .910 16 1 1 0 0 1

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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
1942 25 NYY AL 2 1 .667 3.76 23 2 15 0 0 1 52.2 52 25 22 3 22 28 1 1 1 231 91 1.405 8.9 0.5 3.8 4.8 1.27
1953 36 TOT NL 6 17 .261 4.66 32 26 4 15 1 0 199.0 195 122 103 17 139 118 6 0 11 910 95 1.678 8.8 0.8 6.3 5.3 0.85
1953 36 PIT NL 5 16 .238 4.71 27 23 3 13 1 0 175.2 173 106 92 17 116 102 6 0 8 798 94 1.645 8.9 0.9 5.9 5.2 0.88
1953 36 PHI NL 1 1 .500 4.24 5 3 1 2 0 0 23.1 22 16 11 0 23 16 0 0 3 112 99 1.929 8.5 0.0 8.9 6.2 0.70
2 Seasons 8 18 .308 4.47 55 28 19 15 1 1 251.2 247 147 125 20 161 146 7 1 12 1141 94 1.621 8.8 0.7 5.8 5.2 0.91
162 Game Avg. 7 15 .308 4.47 45 23 16 12 1 1 206 202 120 102 16 132 120 6 1 10 935 94 1.621 8.8 0.7 5.8 5.2 0.91
PIT (1 yr) 5 16 .238 4.71 27 23 3 13 1 0 175.2 173 106 92 17 116 102 6 0 8 798 94 1.645 8.9 0.9 5.9 5.2 0.88
PHI (1 yr) 1 1 .500 4.24 5 3 1 2 0 0 23.1 22 16 11 0 23 16 0 0 3 112 99 1.929 8.5 0.0 8.9 6.2 0.70
NYY (1 yr) 2 1 .667 3.76 23 2 15 0 0 1 52.2 52 25 22 3 22 28 1 1 1 231 91 1.405 8.9 0.5 3.8 4.8 1.27
NL (1 yr) 6 17 .261 4.66 32 26 4 15 1 0 199.0 195 122 103 17 139 118 6 0 11 910 95 1.678 8.8 0.8 6.3 5.3 0.85
AL (1 yr) 2 1 .667 3.76 23 2 15 0 0 1 52.2 52 25 22 3 22 28 1 1 1 231 91 1.405 8.9 0.5 3.8 4.8 1.27

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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 LF-CF-RF Awards
1942 NYY AL 25 P 23 13 5 7 1 2 .923 0.52 .962 1.30
1943 NYY AL 26 OF 122 290 269 11 10 1 .966 2.30 .977 2.39 3-55-66 AS
1944 NYY AL 27 OF 149 484 468 9 7 3 .986 3.20 .974 2.35 2-148-0 MVP-17
1945 NYY AL 28 OF 41 112 108 2 2 0 .982 2.68 .978 2.27 0-41-0
1946 NYY AL 29 OF 74 170 159 8 3 3 .982 2.26 .977 2.24 5-31-39
1946 NYY AL 29 1B 14 123 116 4 3 15 .976 8.57 .989 9.24
1947 NYY AL 30 OF 118 321 308 6 7 1 .978 2.66 .979 2.35 102-10-11
1948 NYY AL 31 OF 79 173 165 7 1 1 .994 2.18 .975 2.36 72-1-7
1949 NYY AL 32 OF 65 120 114 4 2 1 .983 1.82 .980 2.27 63-3-1
1950 TOT MLB 33 OF 39 70 67 1 2 1 .971 1.74 .979 2.17 35-4-0
1950 NYY AL 33 OF 6 7 6 0 1 0 .857 1.00 .986 2.33 6-0-0
1950 STL NL 33 OF 33 63 61 1 1 1 .984 1.88 .978 2.14 29-4-0
1953 TOT NL 36 P 32 55 8 45 2 2 .964 1.66 .956 0.87
1953 PIT NL 36 P 27 52 8 42 2 2 .962 1.85 .956 0.87
1953 PIT NL 36 1B 2 13 12 0 1 0 .923 6.00 .992 9.15
1953 PHI NL 36 P 5 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 0.60 .967 0.88
1953 PHI NL 36 OF 2 3 2 0 1 0 .667 1.00 1.000 2.10 0-0-2
9 Seasons OF 689 1743 1660 48 35 11 .980 2.48 .977 2.32 282-293-126
2 Seasons P 55 68 13 52 3 4 .956 1.18 .957 1.05
2 Seasons 1B 16 136 128 4 4 15 .971 8.25 .990 9.23
12 Seasons TOT 760 1947 1801 104 42 30 .978 2.51 .955 2.38 282-293-126
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1943

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1944-AL-17-2%
0.02 Career Shares (1327th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1944 AL--.300--9th

Slugging % s c a p y
1944 AL--.500--3rd

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1944 AL--.851--5th

Games Played s c a p y
1944 AL--149--10th

At Bats s c a p y
1944 AL--594--5th

Runs Scored s c a p y
1944 AL--91--6th

Hits s c a p y
1944 AL--178--4th

Total Bases s c a p y
1944 AL--297--1st

Doubles s c a p y
1944 AL--33--7th

Triples s c a p y
1943 AL--12--1st
1944 AL--16--1st

Home Runs s c a p y
1944 AL--18--3rd

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1944 AL--103--3rd

Strikeouts s c a p y
1947 AL--70--6th

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1944 AL--138--8th

Runs Created s c a p y
1944 AL--102--6th

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1944 AL--26--10th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1944 AL--2.7--10th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1944 AL--67--1st

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1944 AL--.690--7th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1943 AL--4--9th
1945 AL--3--10th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1944 AL--16--9th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1944 AL--7.8--3rd

AB per HR s c a p y
1944 AL--33.000--8th

Outs Made s c a p y
1944 AL--441--8th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1953 NL--8.819--10th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1953 NL--5.337--6th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1953 NL--118--8th

Complete Games s c a p y
1953 NL--15--6th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1953 NL--139--1st

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1953 NL--.769--9th

Losses s c a p y
1953 NL--17--3rd

Earned Runs s c a p y
1953 NL--103--3rd

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1953 NL--11--1st

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1953 NL--6--6th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1953 NL--910--9th

Games Finished s c a p y
1942 AL--15--9th

Oldest s c a p y
1954 NL--born 1916-08-30--5th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 2 (679), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 27 (848), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Pitching - 8 (1657), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 16 (894), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 9 (1808), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

Before 1936 Season: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.

May 15, 1950: Purchased by the St. Louis Cardinals from the New York Yankees.

July 30, 1950: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Glen Moulder.

Before 1951 Season: Returned to Hollywood (PCL) by the Brooklyn Dodgers after expiration of minor league working agreement.

Before 1951 Season: Obtained by the Pittsburgh Pirates from Hollywood (PCL) as part of a minor league working agreement.

August 31, 1953: Purchased by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

May 10, 1954: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies.

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