Davey Johnson

Positions: Second Baseman and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 170lb (185cm, 77kg)

Born: January 30, 1943 in Orlando, FL us

High School: Alamo Heights HS (San Antonio, TX)

Schools: Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD), Trinity University (San Antonio, TX), Texas A&M University (College Station, TX)

Debut: April 13, 1965 (Age 22-073d, 12,334th in major league history)
vs. CHW 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 1978 (Age 35-242d)
vs. NYM 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1966 season

Full Name: David Allen Johnson

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

27.4

4797

1252

136

.261

564

RBI

609

OBP

.340

SLG

.404

OPS

.744

OPS+

110

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	33-35 / in Starts: 14-15
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	21 games
Most Games w/o RBI	15 games
Grand Slams	2 in 13 bases loaded PA and 12 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 158 PAs	20
Actual Runners on Base	125 (59-36-30)
Avg. MLBer w/ 158 PAs	16
Avg. Runners on Base	96 (47-32-16)

Most Driven In
Self	4
G Maddox	3
G Luzinski	3
J Cardenal	2
S Thompson	1
M Vail	1
B McBride	1
L Bowa	1

Most Driven In By
Self	4
J Martin	3
B Boone	2
R Scott	2
J Cardenal	1
G Luzinski	1
B McBride	1
G Maddox	1

1978 Batting Game Log

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1978 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1368	3 (2)	Apr 9	PHI		STL	W,12-3	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5	.01	0.000	.01	0.00%	-0.48	PH 1B
2	1369	4	Apr 12	PHI		MON	L,7-8	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	2	1.41	-0.039	2.39	-0.04%	-0.21	PH
3	1370	5	Apr 14	PHI	@	STL	W,4-3	5-GF	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	8	3.62	-0.049	5.94	-0.05%	-0.33	PH 2B
4	1371	9 (3)	Apr 22 (1)	PHI	@	MON	L,3-7	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	5	.81	-0.021	1.59	-0.03%	-0.73	PH
5	1372	10	Apr 22 (2)	PHI	@	MON	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.091	.000	.091	5	1.36	-0.081	2.46	-0.09%	-0.63	1B
6	1373	11	Apr 23	PHI	@	MON	L,2-5	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	8	1.31	0.053	2.19	0.05%	0.42	2B
7	1374	12	Apr 24	PHI		CHC	W,12-2	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.200	.063	.263	5	.54	0.012	.83	0.01%	0.72	2B 1B
8	1375	13	Apr 25	PHI		CHC	W,7-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.050	.167	.050	.217	8	.49	-0.079	.82	-0.08%	-2.31	2B
9	1376	14	Apr 26	PHI		CHC	L,2-4	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.043	.148	.043	.192	8	1.30	-0.081	2.24	-0.08%	-0.87	2B
10	1377	15	Apr 28	PHI		SDP	W,3-2	3-8	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.080	.172	.080	.252	8	1.29	0.002	1.84	0.00%	-0.10	2B
11	1378	17 (1)	Apr 30	PHI		SDP	W,11-4	5-6	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.115	.200	.231	.431	9	2.61	0.225	4.17	0.22%	3.36	PH
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	1379	22 (4)	May 7	PHI		NYM	W,8-5	4-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.194	.222	.416	9	.84	-0.020	1.81	-0.03%	-0.14	PH
13	1380	27 (4)	May 13	PHI		CIN	L,3-4	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.103	.206	.207	.413	5	2.03	-0.105	4.00	-0.12%	-1.13	1B
14	1381	34 (6)	May 20	PHI	@	NYM	W,9-4	11-11	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.229	.233	.462	5	6.22	0.255	14.06	0.35%	2.14	PH
15	1382	38 (3)	May 26	PHI	@	ATL	L,2-4	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.121	.231	.212	.443	8	1.07	-0.087	1.88	-0.09%	-0.55	2B
16	1383	39	May 27	PHI	@	ATL	W,6-5	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.135	.233	.216	.449	8	2.04	0.165	3.31	0.16%	0.29	2B
17	1384	40	May 28	PHI	@	ATL	L,3-5	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.217	.200	.417	8	.93	-0.076	1.57	-0.08%	-0.79	2B
18	1385	41	May 29	PHI		PIT	W,4-3	9-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.122	.213	.195	.408	8	2.21	-0.054	3.94	-0.06%	-0.21	PH
19	1386	43 (1)	May 31	PHI		PIT	L,1-2	1-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.114	.200	.182	.382	3	1.51	-0.110	3.10	-0.14%	-0.58	PR 3B
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
20	1387	45 (1)	Jun 3	PHI		LAD	W,5-1	9-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.216	.267	.482	6	2.67	0.066	4.97	0.07%	2.18	PH
21	1388	47 (1)	Jun 5	PHI		SFG	W,4-3	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.231	.283	.513	7	2.44	0.099	4.73	0.12%	0.37	PH
22	1389	48	Jun 6	PHI		SFG	W,7-6	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.149	.226	.277	.503	5	2.23	-0.052	4.28	-0.06%	-0.27	PH 1B
23	1390	53 (4)	Jun 12	PHI	@	LAD	L,5-6	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.146	.222	.271	.493	5	.99	-0.025	2.12	-0.03%	-0.09	PH 1B
24	1391	55 (1)	Jun 14	PHI	@	SFG	L,1-2	9-GF	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.163	.236	.306	.542	9	1.36	0.084	2.76	0.10%	0.61	PH
25	1392	56	Jun 15	PHI	@	SFG	L,1-6	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.237	.288	.526	8	.43	0.007	.87	0.01%	-0.24	2B
26	1393	57	Jun 16	PHI	@	SDP	W,5-0	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.222	.268	.490	8	.81	-0.081	1.57	-0.09%	-1.03	2B
27	1394	58	Jun 17	PHI	@	SDP	L,0-7	GS-6	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.138	.227	.259	.486	8	1.64	-0.100	3.33	-0.12%	-0.88	2B
28	1395	59	Jun 18	PHI	@	SDP	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.145	.229	.258	.487	8	1.30	-0.064	2.51	-0.08%	-0.84	2B
29	1396	65 (5)	Jun 25	PHI		CHC	W,4-2	3-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.138	.219	.246	.465	5	.55	-0.086	1.84	-0.17%	-2.58	PH 1B
30	1397	69 (3)	Jun 29	PHI	@	CHC	W,9-3	1-GF	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.147	.234	.250	.484	3	.44	0.020	1.72	0.05%	0.51	PR 3B
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
31	1398	73 (3)	Jul 2	PHI	@	CHC	W,6-5	CG	5	5	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.178	.256	.274	.530	5	.37	0.006	1.43	0.01%	0.26	3B
32	1399	75 (1)	Jul 4 (2)	PHI	@	NYM	W,3-2	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.253	.270	.523	9	.29	-0.007	.80	-0.01%	-0.09	PH
33	1400	76	Jul 5	PHI	@	NYM	W,7-5	CG	4	3	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.264	.286	.550	6	1.19	0.217	3.23	0.35%	1.66	3B
34	1401	77	Jul 6	PHI		MON	W,7-6	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.198	.275	.296	.571	6	.80	0.022	2.55	0.04%	0.12	3B
35	1402	78	Jul 7	PHI		MON	L,4-7	5-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.283	.305	.587	9	.90	0.039	2.66	0.07%	0.60	PH
36	1403	79	Jul 8 (1)	PHI		MON	W,6-3	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.202	.292	.298	.589	6	1.01	0.026	3.14	0.05%	0.26	3B 2B
37	1404	83 (3)	Jul 15	PHI	@	ATL	L,2-3	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.289	.294	.583	9	.92	-0.024	2.39	-0.04%	-0.24	PH
38	1405	86 (2)	Jul 18	PHI	@	HOU	L,1-9	5-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.296	.294	.590	9	.23	0.007	.63	0.01%	0.11	PH
39	1406	87	Jul 19	PHI		CIN	L,2-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.198	.293	.291	.584	9	.16	-0.004	.47	-0.01%	-0.21	PH
40	1407	90 (2)	Jul 21 (2)	PHI		HOU	W,8-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.198	.293	.291	.584	6						3B
41	1408	92 (1)	Jul 23	PHI		HOU	W,13-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.198	.293	.291	.584	9						3B
42	1409	93	Jul 24	PHI		ATL	L,1-5	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.290	.287	.577	9	.65	-0.018	1.68	-0.03%	-0.34	PH
43	1410	96 (2)	Jul 28 (1)	PHI	@	CIN	W,12-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.195	.290	.287	.577	3						3B
44	1411	99 (2)	Jul 30	PHI	@	CIN	L,3-5	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.191	.284	.281	.565	8	1.22	-0.065	3.50	-0.11%	-0.97	PH 2B
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
				Player went from Philadelphia Phillies to Chicago Cubs
45	1412	110	Aug 7	CHC		PIT	W,5-4	GS-8	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.302	.293	.595	7	.97	0.115	2.32	0.17%	1.07	3B
46	1413	111	Aug 8	CHC		PIT	L,5-9	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.309	.333	.642	5	.69	-0.057	1.89	-0.10%	1.17	3B
47	1414	112	Aug 9	CHC		PIT	W,5-4	GS-7	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.214	.316	.327	.642	5	1.32	0.051	3.92	0.09%	0.93	3B
48	1415	113	Aug 11	CHC	@	MON	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.308	.317	.625	5	1.15	-0.088	3.08	-0.14%	-0.55	3B
49	1416	114	Aug 12	CHC	@	MON	L,3-4	GS-7	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.308	.327	.635	5	.63	0.015	1.46	0.02%	-0.02	3B
50	1417	115	Aug 13	CHC	@	MON	W,2-1	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.298	.315	.613	5	.99	-0.133	2.04	-0.17%	-1.26	3B
51	1418	116	Aug 14	CHC		ATL	W,13-7	GS-6	4	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.209	.313	.336	.649	6	.43	0.058	1.01	0.08%	2.32	3B
52	1419	117	Aug 15	CHC		ATL	W,12-8	GS-6	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.212	.318	.336	.654	6	.81	-0.067	2.03	-0.10%	-0.71	3B
53	1420	118	Aug 16	CHC		ATL	L,0-9	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.319	.336	.655	6	.65	-0.010	1.86	-0.02%	-0.12	3B
54	1421	119	Aug 17	CHC		CIN	W,2-0	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.218	.319	.336	.655	6	.59	0.045	1.70	0.08%	0.48	3B
55	1422	120	Aug 18	CHC		CIN	L,3-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.310	.325	.635	6	1.41	-0.143	4.51	-0.27%	-1.39	3B
56	1423	123 (2)	Aug 21	CHC	@	HOU	L,3-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.210	.308	.323	.630	9	.04	-0.001	.12	0.00%	-0.19	PH
57	1424	127 (3)	Aug 26	CHC	@	CIN	W,8-6	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.306	.320	.626	9	.79	-0.020	2.57	-0.04%	-0.09	PH
58	1425	131 (3)	Aug 30	CHC	@	ATL	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.311	.326	.636	6	.45	0.007	1.01	0.01%	0.13	3B
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
59	1426	133 (1)	Sep 2	CHC		HOU	L,5-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.215	.309	.323	.632	2	.50	-0.015	1.04	-0.02%	-0.23	PH
60	1427	136 (2)	Sep 4 (1)	CHC		MON	L,3-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.307	.321	.627	9	1.18	-0.029	2.69	-0.04%	-0.16	PH
61	1428	137	Sep 4 (2)	CHC		MON	L,5-6	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.305	.318	.623	7	3.31	-0.092	6.27	-0.10%	-0.50	PH
62	1429	139 (1)	Sep 6	CHC		PHI	L,1-8	8-9	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218	.309	.346	.655	9	.07	0.011	.09	0.01%	1.00	PH
63	1430	150 (10)	Sep 19	CHC		PIT	L,11-12	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.314	.351	.664	9	3.77	0.074	.09	0.00%	1.67	PH
64	1431	152 (1)	Sep 21	CHC		PIT	L,2-3	11-12	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.230	.318	.356	.674	8	2.29	0.048	.01	0.00%	0.21	PH
65	1432	153	Sep 22	CHC	@	STL	W,5-3	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.323	.360	.683	4	1.35	0.046	.00	0.00%	0.72	PH
66	1433	155 (1)	Sep 24	CHC	@	STL	W,5-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.321	.358	.678	7	4.28	-0.164	.00	0.00%	-0.72	PH
67	1434	158 (2)	Sep 27	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-8	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.325	.358	.683	7	.03	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.12	PH
68	1435	159	Sep 29 (1)	CHC		NYM	L,2-3	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232	.323	.355	.678	9	3.49	-0.099	.00	0.00%	-0.32	PH
							33-35		158	138	19	32	3	1	4	20	15	0	28	4	0	1	3	3	0	0	.232	.323	.355	.678		1.13	-0.470	2.28	-0.50%	0.30

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