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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1982 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1982 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	53 (52)	Jun 5	CHC		SFG	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
2	54	Jun 6	CHC		SFG	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
3	55	Jun 7	CHC	@	PHI	L,5-7	GS	36	7.2	2	0	0	2	0	LF
4	56	Jun 8	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
5	58 (1)	Jun 11	CHC	@	MON	L,8-9	GS	26	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
6	59	Jun 12	CHC	@	MON	L,5-7	CG	38	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
7	60	Jun 13	CHC	@	MON	L,3-5	CG	42	9.2	0	0	0	0	0	LF
8	62 (1)	Jun 15	CHC		PHI	W,8-5	GS	23	6.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
9	63	Jun 16	CHC		PHI	W,7-6	GS	28	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
10	64	Jun 17	CHC		MON	W,12-8	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
11	65	Jun 18	CHC		MON	L,0-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
12	66	Jun 19	CHC		MON	L,2-5	GS	29	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
13	67	Jun 20	CHC		MON	L,5-11	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
14	68	Jun 21	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-4	GS	26	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
15	69	Jun 22	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-9	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
16	70	Jun 23	CHC	@	PIT	W,6-5	CG	46	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
17	71	Jun 25	CHC		STL	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
18	72	Jun 26 (1)	CHC		STL	L,1-4	GS	28	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
19	73	Jun 26 (2)	CHC		STL	L,1-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
20	74	Jun 27	CHC		STL	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
21	75	Jun 28	CHC		PIT	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
22	76	Jun 29	CHC		PIT	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
23	77	Jun 30	CHC		PIT	L,3-7	GS	37	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	78	Jul 1	CHC		PIT	L,2-5	GF	15	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
25	79	Jul 2	CHC	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
26	80	Jul 3	CHC	@	STL	W,2-1	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
27	81	Jul 4	CHC	@	STL	L,2-7	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
28	83 (1)	Jul 6	CHC	@	ATL	W,7-2	GF	9	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
29	84	Jul 7	CHC	@	HOU	L,1-5	CG	32	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
30	85	Jul 8	CHC	@	HOU	W,5-3	GS	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF LF
31	87 (1)	Jul 10 (1)	CHC		CIN	W,1-0	GS	25	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
32	89 (1)	Jul 11	CHC		CIN	W,9-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
33	91 (1)	Jul 16	CHC		ATL	W,4-3	CG	42	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
34	92	Jul 17	CHC		ATL	L,4-9	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
35	94 (1)	Jul 19	CHC		HOU	W,6-5	GS	45	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF LF
36	95	Jul 20	CHC		HOU	W,5-3	GS	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF LF
37	96	Jul 21	CHC		HOU	L,1-2	GS	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF LF
38	97	Jul 23	CHC	@	CIN	W,7-5	GS	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
39	98	Jul 24	CHC	@	CIN	L,2-5	GS	19	3.1	0	1	0	1	0	RF
40	99	Jul 25	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
41	101 (1)	Jul 27	CHC		MON	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
42	102	Jul 28	CHC		MON	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
43	103	Jul 29	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-3	GS	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
44	105 (1)	Jul 31	CHC	@	PHI	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	106	Aug 1	CHC	@	PHI	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
46	107	Aug 3	CHC		NYM	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
47	108	Aug 4	CHC		NYM	L,4-7	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
48	109	Aug 5	CHC		NYM	W,5-1	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
49	110	Aug 6	CHC		PHI	W,4-2	GS	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF LF
50	111	Aug 7	CHC		PHI	W,3-2	GS	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF LF
51	112	Aug 8	CHC		PHI	W,8-5	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
52	113	Aug 9	CHC	@	MON	W,9-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
53	114	Aug 10	CHC	@	MON	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
54	115	Aug 11	CHC	@	MON	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
55	116	Aug 12	CHC	@	NYM	W,13-6	GS	28	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
56	117	Aug 13	CHC	@	NYM	L,4-6	GS	35	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
57	118	Aug 14	CHC	@	NYM	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
58	119	Aug 15 (1)	CHC	@	NYM	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
59	120	Aug 15 (2)	CHC	@	NYM	W,6-5	GF	6	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
60	121	Aug 17 susp	CHC		LAD	L,1-2	GS	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
61	122	Aug 18	CHC		LAD	L,4-7	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
62	123	Aug 19	CHC		LAD	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
63	124	Aug 20	CHC		SDP	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
64	126 (1)	Aug 22	CHC		SDP	W,8-7	CG	43	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	RF
65	127	Aug 23	CHC		SFG	W,8-5	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	RF
66	128	Aug 24	CHC		SFG	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
67	129	Aug 25	CHC		SFG	W,4-2	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
68	130	Aug 27	CHC	@	LAD	L,4-9	GS	25	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
69	132 (1)	Aug 29	CHC	@	LAD	W,7-2	GS	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
70	133	Aug 31	CHC	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
71	134	Sep 1	CHC	@	SFG	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
72	140 (5)	Sep 8	CHC		PHI	L,3-4	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
73	141	Sep 10	CHC		MON	L,2-7	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
74	142	Sep 11	CHC		MON	L,6-10	GS	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
75	144 (1)	Sep 13	CHC	@	PIT	W,7-3	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
76	145	Sep 14	CHC	@	PIT	L,5-15	GS	22	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
77	147 (1)	Sep 17	CHC	@	MON	W,3-1	GF	19	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH RF
78	149 (1)	Sep 19	CHC	@	MON	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
79	150	Sep 20	CHC		PIT	W,3-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
80	151	Sep 21	CHC		PIT	W,1-0	GS	29	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
81	152	Sep 22	CHC		NYM	L,2-5	GS	37	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
82	153	Sep 23	CHC		NYM	L,4-5	GS	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
83	154	Sep 24	CHC	@	STL	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
84	156 (1)	Sep 26	CHC	@	STL	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	LF
85	157	Sep 27	CHC	@	PHI	W,8-1	GS	24	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
86	159 (1)	Sep 29	CHC	@	NYM	W,4-1	GS	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
							94gm		653.2	154	9	3	166	0