Johnny Mostil

John Anthony Mostil (Bananas)

Position: Centerfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8", Weight: 168 lb.

Born: June 1, 1896 in Chicago, IL (All Transactions)
Debut: June 20, 1918
Team: WhiteSox 1918-1929

Final Game: May 19, 1929
Died: December 10, 1970 in Midlothian, IL
Buried: Mount Mercy Cemetery, Gary, IN
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Standard Fielding

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	Awards
1918	CHW	AL	22	2B	9	9	8		39	15	21	3	5	.923		4.00	.958		5.48
1921	CHW	AL	25	CF	91	87	82		240	215	12	13	2	.946		2.49	.962		2.67
1921	CHW	AL	25	OF	91	87	82		240	215	12	13	2	.946		2.49	.960		2.33
1921	CHW	AL	25	2B	1	1	1		2	0	2	0	0	1.000		2.00	.955		5.60
1922	CHW	AL	26	OF	123	118	117		354	333	9	12	2	.966		2.78	.964		2.31
1922	CHW	AL	26	CF	107	104	104		318	298	8	12	2	.962		2.86	.968		2.70
1922	CHW	AL	26	LF	15	14	13		35	34	1	0	0	1.000		2.33	.969		2.40
1923	CHW	AL	27	OF	143	141	136		455	422	21	12	7	.974		3.10	.965		2.38
1923	CHW	AL	27	CF	131	128	124		418	392	16	10	4	.976		3.11	.968		2.69
1923	CHW	AL	27	RF	13	13	12		36	29	5	2	1	.944		2.62	.960		2.12
1923	CHW	AL	27	3B	5	4	4		23	10	11	2	1	.913		4.20	.945		3.44
1923	CHW	AL	27	LF	1	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	1.000		1.00	.970		2.40
1923	CHW	AL	27	SS	1	0	0		5	2	2	1	1	.800		4.00	.946		5.00
1924	CHW	AL	28	OF	102	90	81		302	281	13	8	2	.974		2.88	.970		2.39
1924	CHW	AL	28	CF	91	81	73		289	269	13	7	2	.976		3.10	.975		2.80
1924	CHW	AL	28	RF	13	9	8		18	17	0	1	0	.944		1.31	.968		2.02
1924	CHW	AL	28	LF	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0			0.00			2.30
1925	CHW	AL	29	CF	153	152	139		466	448	11	7	5	.985		3.00	.971		2.89	MVP-7
1925	CHW	AL	29	OF	153	152	139		464	446	11	7	5	.985		2.99	.965		2.43	MVP-7
1926	CHW	AL	30	CF	147	146	145		470	440	15	15	4	.968		3.10	.969		2.72	MVP-2
1926	CHW	AL	30	OF	147	146	145		470	440	15	15	4	.968		3.10	.966		2.34	MVP-2
1927	CHW	AL	31	CF	6	2	2		7	5	1	1	0	.857		1.00	.966		2.72
1927	CHW	AL	31	OF	6	2	2		7	5	1	1	0	.857		1.00	.964		2.35
1928	CHW	AL	32	OF	131	129	123		422	394	18	10	3	.976		3.15	.973		2.36
1928	CHW	AL	32	CF	120	118	113		400	378	12	10	3	.975		3.25	.972		2.79
1928	CHW	AL	32	RF	11	11	10		21	17	4	0	0	1.000		1.91	.973		1.98
1929	CHW	AL	33	OF	11	10	9		27	25	1	1	1	.963		2.36	.966		2.42
1929	CHW	AL	33	CF	10	10	9		25	24	0	1	0	.960		2.40	.970		2.89
1929	CHW	AL	33	RF	1	0	0		2	1	1	0	1	1.000		2.00	.965		2.00
	9 Seasons			OF	907	875	834		2741	2561	101	79	26	.971		2.93	.966		2.37
	9 Seasons			CF	856	828	791		2633	2469	88	76	22	.971		2.99	.970		2.76
	4 Seasons			RF	38	33	30		77	64	10	3	2	.961		1.95	.965		2.04
	3 Seasons			LF	17	14	13		36	35	1	0	0	1.000		2.12	.969		2.39
	2 Seasons			2B	10	10	9		41	15	23	3	5	.927		3.80	.958		5.49
	1 Season			3B	5	4	4		23	10	11	2	1	.913		4.20	.945		3.44
	1 Season			SS	1	0	0		5	2	2	1	1	.800		4.00	.946		5.00
	10 Seasons			TOT	923	889	847		2810	2588	137	85	33	.970		2.95	.966		2.41
Lg				Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	Awards

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Appearances

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	G	GS	Batting	Defense	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR
1918	CHW	AL	22	10		10		9	0	0	0	0	0	0
1921	CHW	AL	25	100	88	100	92	1	0	0	0	91	0	91	8	0
1922	CHW	AL	26	132	118	132	122	0	0	0	15	107	0	122	10	0
1923	CHW	AL	27	153	145	153	149	0	5	1	1	131	13	145	4	0
1924	CHW	AL	28	118	90	118	102	0	0	0	1	91	13	102	15	1
1925	CHW	AL	29	153	152	153	153	0	0	0	0	153	0	153	0	0
1926	CHW	AL	30	148	146	148	147	0	0	0	0	147	0	147	0	1
1927	CHW	AL	31	13	2	13	6	0	0	0	0	6	0	6	1	6
1928	CHW	AL	32	133	129	133	131	0	0	0	0	120	11	131	2	0
1929	CHW	AL	33	12	10	12	11	0	0	0	0	10	1	11	0	1
	10 Seasons			972	880	972	913	10	5	1	17	856	38	908	40	9

Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1918 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame 1956 BBWAA ( 0.5%) 1958 BBWAA ( 0.4%)	MVP (yr lg (rk, shr)) 1925 AL (7, 16%) 1926 AL (2, 52%) 0.68 Career Shares (350th)	Def. Games as CF (s.1954) s c a p y 1923 AL 131 (5th) 1925 AL 153 (1st) 1926 AL 147 (2nd) 1928 AL 120 (5th)	Putouts as CF (s.1954) s c a p y 1922 AL 298 (4th) 1923 AL 392 (2nd) 1925 AL 448 (1st) 1926 AL 440 (1st) 1928 AL 378 (3rd) Career 2,469 (85th)
Assists as CF (s.1954) s c a p y 1923 AL 16 (2nd) 1924 AL 13 (2nd) 1925 AL 11 (5th) 1926 AL 15 (3rd) 1928 AL 12 (4th) Career 88 (41st)	Errors Committed as CF (s.1954) s c a p y 1921 AL 13 (4th) 1922 AL 12 (3rd) 1923 AL 10 (5th) 1924 AL 7 (5th) 1926 AL 15 (1st) 1928 AL 10 (3rd) Career 76 (24th)	Def. Games as OF s c a p y 1925 AL 153 (1st)	Putouts as OF s c a p y 1922 AL 333 (5th) 1923 AL 422 (1st) 1925 AL 446 (2nd) 1926 AL 440 (1st) 1928 AL 394 (3rd)
Assists as OF s c a p y 1923 AL 21 (5th) 1928 AL 18 (5th)	Errors Committed as OF s c a p y 1923 AL 12 (4th) 1926 AL 15 (1st) 1928 AL 10 (4th)	Range Factor/Game as CF (s.1954) s c a p y 1922 AL 2.86 (1st) 1923 AL 3.11 (1st) 1924 AL 3.10 (2nd) 1925 AL 3.00 (2nd) 1926 AL 3.10 (1st) 1928 AL 3.25 (1st) Career 2.99 (3rd)	Fielding % as CF (s.1954) s c a p y 1923 AL .976 (3rd) 1924 AL .976 (5th) 1925 AL .985 (1st) 1928 AL .975 (3rd)
Range Factor/Game as OF s c a p y 1922 AL 2.78 (1st) 1923 AL 3.10 (1st) 1924 AL 2.88 (2nd) 1925 AL 2.99 (3rd) 1926 AL 3.10 (1st) 1928 AL 3.15 (1st) Career 2.94 (3rd)	Fielding % as OF s c a p y 1925 AL .985 (1st)

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