Syl Johnson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 180lb (180cm, 81kg)

Born: December 31, 1900 in Portland, OR us

Died: February 20, 1985 in Portland, OR

Buried: Portland Memorial Cemetery, Portland, OR

High School: Portland HS (Portland, OR)

Debut: April 24, 1922 (Age 21-114d, 5,440th in major league history)
vs. SLB 4.0 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 14, 1940 (Age 39-258d)
vs. CHC 9.0 IP, 5 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1922 season

Full Name: Sylvester W. Johnson

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

27.4

112

117

ERA

4.06

542

209

2165.2

920

WHIP

1.283

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Team Record in Appearances: 12-32 / in Starts: 3-7

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 26, Entered with runners on base: 14

1934 Pitching Game Log

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1934 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	330	10	Apr 29	CIN	@	PIT	L,5-9	4-7		99	4.0	4	3	3	0	0	2	0	6.75	9.68	16	2	10	1	5	4		0	0	0	0	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	.32	-0.053	.59	-0.06%	-0.83	4b --- 0 out d3	7b 3 out d4
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
2	331	19	May 9	CIN		BSN	L,3-10	3-5		9	2.2	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	4.05	7.08	13	2	6	0	3	5		0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	1	0	1	.79	-0.104	.55	-0.04%	-1.92	3t --- 0 out d2	5t 12- 2 out d5
				Player went from Cincinnati Reds to Philadelphia Phillies
3	332	31	May 27	PHI		STL	L,2-5	10-GF(10)		17	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.52	6.57	3	1	1	0	0	1		2	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.51	-0.034	.35	-0.01%	-0.06	10t 1-3 0 out d1	10t end d 3
4	333	33	May 29	PHI	@	BSN	L,4-6	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.12	5.95	3	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	0.003	.02	0.00%	0.48	8b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 4
5	334	35	May 30(2)	PHI	@	BSN	L,1-5			0	1.1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.70	5.38	5												5					0
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
6	335	40	Jun 5(2)	PHI		BRO	W,5-4	7-8	W(1-0)	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.38	4.95	5	3	1	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	2	.35	0.032	.06	0.00%	1.43	7t 123 2 out d4	8t 3 out d4
7	336	41	Jun 6	PHI		BRO	W,12-4	9-GF	S(1)	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.19	4.64	3	0	2	0	0	0		3	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	0.002	.01	0.00%	1.45	9t 123 0 out a9	9t end a 8
8	337	45	Jun 10	PHI		NYG	L,7-18	8-GF		3	2.0	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	3.14	4.44	9	6	0	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	.00	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.81	8t --- 0 out d9	9t end d11
9	338	46	Jun 12	PHI	@	CHC	L,5-6	6-GF(8)		1	3.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.60	3.99	10	3	3	0	2	2		0	0	0	1	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.63	0.125	.09	0.01%	1.55	6b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
10	339	48	Jun 14	PHI	@	CHC	L,4-6	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.45	3.95	4	0	3	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.30	0.015	.03	0.00%	0.52	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
11	340	49	Jun 15	PHI	@	CHC	W,4-3	5-7		0	3.0	3	2	2	0	1	2	0	2.95	4.96	12	4	4	1	1	3		0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	.58	-0.142	.05	-0.01%	-0.45	5b --- 0 out tie	7b 3 out d2
12	341	50	Jun 16	PHI	@	STL	W,8-3	7-GF	S(2)	0	3.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.59	4.66	10	5	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	10	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.27	0.222	.13	0.01%	1.69	7b --- 0 out a1	9b end a 5
13	342	52	Jun 17(2)	PHI	@	STL	L,5-7	7-7	L(1-1)	0	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.96	4.66	1	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.60	-0.096	.30	-0.01%	-0.52	7b -2- 1 out a1	7b 1-3 1 out a1
14	343	54	Jun 20(1)	PHI	@	CIN	L,4-6	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	4	4	3	0	0	1	0	3.91	5.12	8	1	3	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	8	1	1	0	0	0	1	.33	-0.126	.03	-0.01%	-3.49	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 5
15	344	60	Jun 24	PHI	@	PIT	L,5-11	8-GF(8)		3	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	1	0	4.10	5.65	6	3	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.01	-0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.46	8b --- 0 out d5	8b end d 6
16	345	64	Jun 27	PHI	@	PIT	L,1-4	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.95	5.49	3	1	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.10	0.008	.00	0.00%	0.54	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
17	346	65	Jun 29	PHI	@	BSN	W,5-4	8-8	BS(1)	1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.81	5.41	4	1	2	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.61	-0.204	.04	0.00%	-0.17	8b 1-3 0 out a1	8b 3 out d1
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
18	347	69	Jul 2	PHI	@	BRO	L,5-7	1-7		2	6.2	8	2	2	1	2	1	0	3.60	5.33	26	6	9	0	3	8		2	2	0	0	0	24	0	0	0	2	0	0	.70	-0.056	.00	0.00%	0.41	1b -23 1 out d2	7b 3 out d2
19	348	73	Jul 5	PHI		BSN	W,14-11			2	1.2	6	4	4	0	1	2	0	4.42	5.88	11												11					0
20	349	76	Jul 7(2)	PHI		BSN	W,11-10	9-GF	S(3)	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.38	5.86	1	0	1	1	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.06	0.241	.00	0.00%	0.84	9t 123 2 out a1	9t end a 1
21	350	85	Jul 18	PHI		CIN	L,8-9	5-9	L(1-2)	10	4.0	5	3	3	1	3	0	0	4.61	5.52	18	3	6	1	0	5		0	0	1	0	0	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.28	-0.053	.02	0.00%	-0.02	5t --- 0 out d5	9t 1-- 0 out tie
22	351	91	Jul 24	PHI		PIT	W,9-0	SHO	W(2-2)	5	9.0	4	0	0	3	5	0	0	3.78	5.08	33						81						30	1	0			0
23	352	94	Jul 27	PHI	@	NYG	L,3-6	7-GF(8)		2	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.63	4.97	6	0	5	0	2	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.07	0.010	.00	0.00%	1.03	7b --- 0 out d5	8b end d 3
24	353	96	Jul 29(2)	PHI	@	NYG	L,0-2	GS-7	L(2-3)	1	7.0	6	2	2	0	4	0	0	3.51	4.62	27	18	0	0	0	5	61			0	0	0	27	1	1	0	0	0	0	.64	0.046	.00	0.00%	1.62	1b start tie	7b 3 out d2
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
25	354	99	Aug 2	PHI	@	BRO	L,7-8	GS-7		3	6.1	7	6	3	1	1	0	0	3.58	4.50	28	14	8	1	1	4	41			0	0	0	26	3	0	0	0	0	1	.77	-0.204	.00	0.00%	-2.44	1b start tie	7b --3 1 out d3
26	355	102	Aug 4(2)	PHI		NYG	L,4-21	4-8		1	4.1	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	3.36	4.43	15	7	5	1	1	1		1	0	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	.19	0.031	.00	0.00%	1.74	4t -2- 2 out d5	8t 3 out d6
27	356	104	Aug 7	PHI	@	BSN	L,1-3	7-GF(8)		2	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.27	4.40	6	1	5	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.24	0.036	.00	0.00%	0.97	7b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
28	357	106	Aug 10	PHI		BRO	L,3-5	4-7		2	3.2	2	1	1	0	2	1	0	3.23	4.46	13	3	6	0	0	2		2	1	0	0	0	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	.69	0.001	.00	0.00%	1.06	4t 1-3 1 out d3	7t 3 out d2
29	358	108	Aug 14	PHI	@	STL	L,1-5	GS-7		3	7.0	4	1	1	1	2	1	0	3.06	4.49	25	7	11	0	3	4	66			0	0	0	24	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.05	0.255	.00	0.00%	2.95	1b start tie	7b 3 out tie
30	359	109	Aug 16(1)	PHI	@	STL	L,3-4	9-GF(11)	L(2-4)	1	2.1	1	1	1	2	2	0	0	3.08	4.48	10	4	1	0	1	1		1	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	1	0	0	0	2.97	0.007	.00	0.00%	0.51	9b -2- 1 out tie	11b end d 1
31	360	114	Aug 19(2)	PHI	@	CHC	L,2-4			2	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.05	4.47	4												3					0
32	361	116	Aug 23	PHI	@	PIT	L,5-6	GS-8		3	7.0	8	3	3	0	0	0	0	3.11	4.37	29	19	3	1	2	7	49			0	0	0	29	2	1	0	0	0	0	.84	0.031	.00	0.00%	0.45	1b start tie	8b 1-3 0 out a3
33	362	117	Aug 25(1)	PHI	@	PIT	L,1-4	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.07	4.31	3	0	1	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.10	0.008	.00	0.00%	0.54	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
34	363	118	Aug 25(2)	PHI	@	PIT	W,12-8	8-8		-1	0.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.17	4.31	2	0	0	0	0	2		1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.75	-0.063	.00	0.00%	-1.19	8b -2- 2 out a4	8b 1-3 2 out a3
35	364	120	Aug 26(2)	PHI	@	CIN	L,5-6	7-GF(8)	BL(2-5)	0	1.2	2	2	2	1	1	0	0	3.30	4.31	9	4	1	0	0	2		1	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	1	2.89	-0.417	.00	0.00%	-0.97	7b 1-- 1 out a1	8b end d 1
36	365	121	Aug 28(1)	PHI	@	CIN	L,6-8	7-7		1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.27	4.29	3	0	2	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.17	0.007	.00	0.00%	0.51	7b --- 0 out d4	7b 3 out d4
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
37	366	124	Sep 2(2)	PHI	@	BSN	W,12-0	SHO	W(3-5)	4	9.0	5	0	0	1	4	0	0	2.99	4.15	33	10	13	2	0	5	80			0	0	0	32	1	0	0	1	0	1	.58	0.275	.00	0.00%	4.36	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a12
38	367	126	Sep 4(2)	PHI		NYG	L,5-6	8-GF	BL(3-6)	1	1.1	2	2	2	0	1	1	0	3.12	4.24	6	1	2	1	0	2		2	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.22	-0.477	.00	0.00%	-0.92	8t 12- 2 out a1	9t end d 1
39	368	129	Sep 9(2)	PHI		STL	L,3-7	7-GF(8)		4	2.0	3	2	2	1	1	1	0	3.23	4.35	9	4	0	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	1	0	0	.29	-0.028	.00	0.00%	-0.81	7t --- 0 out d3	8t end d 5
40	369	131	Sep 11(1)	PHI		STL	W,5-0	SHO	W(4-6)	1	9.0	5	0	0	1	3	0	0	2.98	4.24	29	7	13	0	4	5	79			0	0	0	28	1	0	0	1	0	0	.63	0.361	.00	0.00%	5.36	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
41	370	136	Sep 18(1)	PHI		CHC	L,3-7	GS-6	L(4-7)	6	5.2	10	6	6	3	4	1	0	3.28	4.30	30	2	11	2	1	10	26			0	0	0	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.05	-0.303	.00	0.00%	-2.91	1t start tie	6t 12- 2 out d3
42	371	141	Sep 23(2)	PHI	@	BRO	L,2-7	GS-5	L(4-8)	4	5.0	8	7	7	2	1	2	0	3.65	4.49	23	5	7	0	2	8	22			0	0	0	21	1	1	0	2	0	0	1.02	-0.413	.00	0.00%	-4.50	1b start a 1	5b 3 out d5
43	372	145	Sep 26	PHI	@	NYG	W,5-4	8-GF	BW(5-8)	2	2.0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	3.59	4.50	10	2	4	1	2	1		2	1	0	0	0	7	0	0	1	0	0	1	5.42	0.251	.00	0.00%	1.04	8b 12- 0 out a1	9b end a 1
44	373	148	Sep 30(1)	PHI		BSN	L,3-4	CG	L(5-9)	3	10.0	9	4	4	3	3	1	1	3.59	4.54	43						58						39	2	0			0
							12-32		W-L:5-9,Sv:3,BSv:4	2.0	140.1	132	64	56	25	54	17	1	3.59	4.54	567	1.00		5%	12%	104	56	26	38%	2	1	0	534	22	4	2	12	0	8	.92	-0.810	.05	-0.11%	8.58

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