Jay Johnstone

Positions: Outfielder and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 175lb (185cm, 79kg)

Born: November 20, 1945 in Manchester, CT us

Died: September 26, 2020 in Granada Hills, CA

Buried: San Gabriel Mission Cemetery, San Gabriel, CA

High School: Edgewood HS (West Covina, CA)

Debut: July 30, 1966 (Age 20-252d, 12,490th in major league history)
vs. CLE 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 6, 1985 (Age 39-320d)
vs. CIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1966 season

Agents: John Boggs & Associates

Full Name: John William Johnstone

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2x World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

16.7

4703

1254

102

.267

578

RBI

531

OBP

.329

SLG

.394

OPS

.722

OPS+

103

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	4-10 / in Starts: 0-3
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	10 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	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	1976	NLCS g1	Oct 9	PHI		CIN	L,3-6	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	6	1.18	0.051	36.88	1.02%	0.72	PH
2	1976	NLCS g2	Oct 10	PHI		CIN	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.800	.800	.800	1.600	6	1.20	0.148	34.56	2.41%	1.72	RF
3	1976	NLCS g3	Oct 12	PHI	@	CIN	L,6-7	CG	5	4	1	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.778	.800	1.111	1.911	6	1.44	0.284	25.75	2.96%	1.91	RF
1977 Postseason			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
4	1977	NLCS g1	Oct 4	PHI	@	LAD	W,7-5	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6	1.84	-0.046	57.50	-0.80%	-0.23	PH RF
5	1977	NLCS g2	Oct 5	PHI	@	LAD	L,1-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	6	.78	-0.074	22.44	-1.27%	-0.55	RF
1978 Postseason			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
6	1978	WS g5	Oct 15	NYY		LAD	W,12-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					2						RF
7	1978	WS g6	Oct 17	NYY	@	LAD	W,7-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					5						RF
1981 Postseason			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
8	1981	NLDS g1	Oct 6	LAD	@	HOU	L,1-3	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.19	-0.053	34.22	-0.45%	-0.20	PH
9	1981	NLCS g2	Oct 14	LAD		MON	L,0-3	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.82	-0.040	61.18	-0.86%	-0.33	PH
10	1981	NLCS g3	Oct 16	LAD	@	MON	L,1-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.78	-0.019	32.27	-0.44%	-0.21	PH
11	1981	WS g1	Oct 20	LAD	@	NYY	L,3-5	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	2	1.68	0.109	87.86	3.12%	1.37	PH
12	1981	WS g2	Oct 21	LAD	@	NYY	L,0-3	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	8	2.13	-0.052	113.12	-1.53%	-0.21	PH
13	1981	WS g4	Oct 24	LAD		NYY	W,8-7	6-7	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.833	1.167	9	1.28	0.190	77.92	7.53%	1.76	PH
1985 Postseason			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
14	1985	NLCS g3	Oct 12	LAD	@	STL	L,2-4	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.87	-0.021	18.13	-0.24%	-0.22	PH
									22	21	2	10	1	1	1	5	1	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	.476	.500	.762	1.262

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