Dick Johnston

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-8, 155lb (173cm, 70kg)

Born: April 6, 1863 in Kingston, NY us

Died: April 4, 1934 in Detroit, MI

Buried: St. Mary Cemetery, Kingston, NY

Debut: August 12, 1884 (Age 21-128d, 970th in major league history)

Last Game: August 16, 1891 (Age 28-132d)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1884 season

Full Name: Richard Frederick Johnston

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.7

2992

751

.251

453

RBI

386

151

OBP

.285

SLG

.366

OPS

.651

OPS+

Summary of 33 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

3 leading off, 0 walk-off, 0 tying, 0 go ahead, 33 lacking some details

4 Tms
BSN	24
CKK	6
RIC	2
NYI	1

Platoon
vs RHP	26
vs LHP	7

Home/Road
Home	18
Away	15

Outs
Unk	30
0	3

12 Opps
CHC	10
DTN	5
STL	4
WHS	3
IND	3
PIT	2
NYG	1
WAS	1
BAL	1
COL	1
PHA	1
BUF	1

28 Pitchers
Gus Krock	3
Willie McGill	2
Jim Whitney	2
Mark Baldwin	2
Hank Gastright	1
Kid Carsey	1
Ben Sanders	1
Bob Caruthers	1
Henry Gruber	1
Pretzels Getzien	1
Hank O'Day	1
John Kirby	1
Bill Burdick	1
Bill Garfield	1
Pud Galvin	1
Bob Emslie	1
Egyptian Healy	1
George Van Haltren	1
Ed Beatin	1
Mickey Welch	1
Pete Conway	1
Bill Hutchison	1
John Tener	1
Larry Twitchell	1
Clark Griffith	1
John Clarkson	1
Henry Boyle	1
James Stafford	1

12 Parks
SouthEndGrd2 (BOS)	10
WestSide Pk (CHI)	7
Pendleton Pk (PEN)	4
RecreationPk (DET)	3
VA BB Pk (RIC)	2
SouthEnd Grd (BOS)	1
PoloGrnds1SE (NYC)	1
SportsmanPk1 (STL)	1
Swampoodle G (WAS)	1
7th St Pk 2 (IND)	1
Boundary Fld (WAS)	1
Polo Grnds 4 (NYC)	1

Where Hit

3 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	31
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases

52 RBI

Inning
1	8
2	5
3	4
5	4
6	1
7	5
8	4
9	1
Extra	1

1-3	17
4-6	5
7-end	11

RelScore
Unk	33

Unk	33

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
CF	32
LF	1

OrderPos
Unk	19
6th	8
1st	5
5th	1

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1884	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
1	1	1	1	1884-08-30	RIC		BAL	Bob Emslie		b 7		2	6	8
2	2	2	1	1884-09-27	RIC		STL	Bob Caruthers		b 1		2	6	8
1885	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
3	3	1	1	1885-09-16	BSN	@	CHC	John Clarkson		t 3		3		8
1886	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
4	4	1	1	1886-04-29	BSN	@	NYG	Mickey Welch		t 2		2		8		IPHR
1887	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
5	5	1	1	1887-04-29	BSN	@	WHS	Jim Whitney		t 5		2		8
6	6	2	1	1887-05-30 (2)	BSN		DTN	Larry Twitchell		b 2		1		8
7	7	3	1	1887-06-22	BSN	@	IND	John Kirby		t 2		1		8
8	8	4	1	1887-06-27	BSN	@	CHC	George Van Haltren		t 7		2		8
9	9	5	1	1887-08-08	BSN	@	DTN	Ed Beatin		t 7		1		8
1888	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
10	10	1	1	1888-06-08	BSN		DTN	Pretzels Getzien		b 1		1		8
11	11	2	1	1888-06-15	BSN		CHC	Gus Krock		b 5		1		8
12	12	3	1	1888-06-28	BSN		WHS	Hank O'Day		b 7		1		8
13	13	4	1	1888-07-07	BSN	@	CHC	Gus Krock		t 9		1		8		IPHR
14	14	5	1	1888-07-14	BSN	@	DTN	Henry Gruber		t 5		1		8
15	15	6	1	1888-08-18	BSN		CHC	Mark Baldwin		b 3		1		8
16	16	7	1	1888-09-05	BSN		WHS	Jim Whitney		b 1	0	1	1	8		Lead-Off
17	17	8	1	1888-09-07	BSN	@	CHC	Mark Baldwin		t 1	0	1	1	8		Lead-Off,IPHR
18	18	9	1	1888-09-08	BSN	@	CHC	John Tener		t 5		1	1	8
19	19	10	1	1888-09-17	BSN	@	DTN	Pete Conway		t 3		1	1	8
20	20	11	1	1888-10-09	BSN		IND	Bill Burdick		b 1	0	1	1	8		Lead-Off
21	21	12	1	1888-10-10	BSN		IND	Henry Boyle		b 7		2		8
1889	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
22	22	1	1	1889-05-30 (1)	BSN		CHC	Gus Krock		b 6		2		8
23	23	2	1	1889-07-12	BSN		PIT	Pud Galvin		b 3		2		8
24	24	3	2	1889-07-12	BSN		PIT	Bill Garfield		b 8		3		8
25	25	4	1	1889-08-10	BSN	@	CHC	Egyptian Healy		t 10		2		8
26	26	5	1	1889-09-24	BSN	@	CHC	Bill Hutchison		t 1		2		8
1890	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
27	27	1	1	1890-09-02 (2)	NYI		BUF	James Stafford		b 2		2	6	7
1891	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	Notes
28	28	1	1	1891-04-30	CKK		COL	Hank Gastright		b 1		2	6	8
29	29	2	1	1891-06-16	CKK		STL	Willie McGill		b 8		2	6	8
30	30	3	1	1891-06-23	CKK	@	STL	Clark Griffith		t 8		2	6	8
31	31	4	1	1891-07-20	CKK	@	WAS	Kid Carsey		t 8		1	6	8
32	32	5	1	1891-07-24	CKK		STL	Willie McGill		b 2		1	5	8
33	33	6	1	1891-08-10	CKK		PHA	Ben Sanders		b 1		2	6	8