Ken Johnson

Positions: Pitcher and Pinch Runner

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: January 14, 1923 in Topeka, KS us

Died: April 6, 2004 in Wichita, KS

Buried: Maple Grove Cemetery, Wichita, KS

Debut: September 18, 1947 (Age 24-247d, 10,366th in major league history)
vs. BSN 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: July 15, 1952 (Age 29-183d)
vs. WSH 2.0 IP, 2 H, 3 SO, 5 BB, 4 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season

Full Name: Kenneth Wandersee Johnson

Nicknames: Hook

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.4

ERA

4.58

269.1

147

WHIP

1.656

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	4-16 / in Starts: 0-2
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	4 games
Most Games w/o RBI	2 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 8 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	7 (3-2-2) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 8 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	5 (2-1-0)

Most Driven In
E Slaughter	1
T Glaviano	1

Most Driven In By
C Diering	2
S Musial	1

1949 Batting Game Log

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1949 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	23	7 (6)	Apr 27	STL		PIT	L,1-7	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0					9						P
2	24	9 (1)	Apr 29	STL	@	CHC	L,4-5	7-11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.78	-0.044	4.47	-0.07%	-0.16	P
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
3	25	12 (2)	May 3	STL	@	PHI	L,3-7	GS-0	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
4	26	17 (4)	May 8	STL	@	BRO	L,7-8	GS-6	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.429	.714	9	1.77	-0.061	4.12	-0.09%	-0.35	P
5	27	19 (1)	May 11	STL	@	BSN	L,0-7	3-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625	9	.17	-0.004	.39	-0.01%	-0.16	P
6	28	22 (2)	May 15	STL	@	PIT	W,4-3	9-9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625	8		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
7	29	24 (1)	May 18	STL		PHI	L,2-3	7-8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625	8		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
8	30	27 (2)	May 21	STL		BRO	L,6-15	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625	9						P
9	31	29 (1)	May 22 (2)	STL		NYG	L,4-13	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625	9						P
10	32	36 (6)	May 30 (1)	STL		CIN	W,8-6	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625	9						P
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
11	33	50 (13)	Jun 12 (2)	STL	@	PHI	L,3-8	4-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625	9						P
12	34	51	Jun 14	STL		BRO	L,2-7	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625	6						P
13	35	54 (2)	Jun 17	STL		PHI	L,0-8	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625	9						P
14	36	58 (3)	Jun 21	STL		NYG	L,5-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625	9						P
15	37	67 (8)	Jun 30	STL		CHC	L,5-12	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625	9						P
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
16	38	96 (28)	Jul 30	STL		BRO	W,7-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625	7						PR
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
17	39	128 (31)	Aug 30	STL	@	BSN	L,4-12	3-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625	9						PR
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
18	40	130 (1)	Sep 3	STL		CIN	T,9-9	7-8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
19	41	135 (4)	Sep 7	STL		CHC	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625	9						PR
20	42	144 (8)	Sep 17	STL		BSN	L,2-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625	7						PR
21	43	150 (5)	Sep 22	STL		BRO	L,6-19	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625	9						P
							4-16		8	8	3	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625		1.45	-0.109	3.44	-0.16%	-0.67

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