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Johnny Watwood
John Clifford Watwood (Lefty)
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 186 lb.

Born: August 17, 1905 in Alexander City, AL
School: Auburn University (All Transactions)
Debut: April 16, 1929
Final Game: May 29, 1939
Died: March 1, 1980 in Goodwater, AL
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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
1929 23 CHW AL 85 308 278 33 84 12 6 2 28 6 3 22 21 .302 .355 .410 .766 97 114 1 7 O
1930 24 CHW AL 133 496 427 75 129 25 4 2 51 5 7 52 35 .302 .382 .393 .775 99 168 3 14 3O
1931 25 CHW AL 128 434 367 51 104 16 6 1 47 9 3 56 30 .283 .380 .368 .748 102 135 1 10 O/3
1932 26 TOT AL 108 344 315 31 81 13 0 0 30 7 4 21 14 .257 .306 .298 .604 58 94 1 7 O3
1932 26 CHW AL 13 53 49 5 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .306 .333 .347 .680 81 17 1 2 O
1932 26 BOS AL 95 291 266 26 66 11 0 0 30 7 4 20 11 .248 .301 .289 .590 54 77 0 5 O3
1933 27 BOS AL 13 33 30 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 3 .133 .212 .133 .345 -7 4 0 0 /O
1939 33 PHI NL 2 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333 -9 1 0 0 0 /3
6 Seasons 469 1621 1423 192 403 66 16 5 158 27 17 154 103 .283 .356 .363 .718 88 516 0 6 38
162 Game Avg. 162 560 492 66 139 23 6 2 55 9 53 36 .283 .356 .363 .718 88 178 2 13
CHW (4 yrs) 359 1291 1121 164 332 55 16 5 126 20 13 131 89 .296 .373 .387 .760 99 434 6 33
BOS (2 yrs) 108 324 296 28 70 11 0 0 32 7 4 23 14 .236 .292 .274 .565 48 81 0 5
PHI (1 yr) 2 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333 -9 1 0 0 0
AL (5 yrs) 467 1615 1417 192 402 66 16 5 158 27 17 154 103 .284 .356 .363 .720 89 515 6 38
NL (1 yr) 2 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333 -9 1 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 LF-CF-RF Awards
1929 CHW AL 23 OF 77 207 188 7 12 2 .942 2.53 .967 2.28 1-53-23
1930 CHW AL 24 1B 62 638 590 41 7 59 .989 10.18 .989 9.53
1930 CHW AL 24 OF 52 126 117 5 4 0 .968 2.35 .965 2.16 1-36-14
1931 CHW AL 25 OF 102 288 259 13 16 2 .944 2.67 .970 2.25 4-76-24
1931 CHW AL 25 1B 4 19 18 1 0 1 1.000 4.75 .989 9.70
1932 TOT AL 26 OF 59 135 124 4 7 0 .948 2.17 .968 2.28 11-26-25
1932 CHW AL 26 OF 13 25 23 1 1 0 .960 1.85 .968 2.28 4-1-11
1932 BOS AL 26 OF 46 110 101 3 6 0 .945 2.26 .968 2.28 7-25-14
1932 BOS AL 26 1B 18 172 149 16 7 17 .959 9.17 .990 9.83
1933 BOS AL 27 OF 9 20 19 0 1 0 .950 2.11 .970 2.21 5-0-4
1939 PHI NL 33 1B 2 15 14 0 1 0 .933 7.00 .987 10.00
5 Seasons OF 299 776 707 29 40 4 .948 2.46 .968 2.25 22-191-90
4 Seasons 1B 86 844 771 58 15 77 .982 9.64 .989 9.61
6 Seasons TOT 385 1620 1478 87 55 81 .966 4.06 .945 3.89 22-191-90

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1931 AL--10--7th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 2 (1849), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 8 (1980), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

August, 1928: Purchased by the Chicago White Sox from Shreveport (Texas). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

April 29, 1932: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Smead Jolley, Bennie Tate and $7,500 to the Boston Red Sox for Charlie Berry and Jack Rothrock.

May 25, 1939: Purchased by the Philadelphia Phillies from the St. Louis Cardinals.

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