Johnny Mize

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-2, 215lb (188cm, 97kg)

Born: January 7, 1913 in Demorest, GA us

Died: June 2, 1993 in Demorest, GA

Buried: Yonah View Memorial Gardens, Demorest, GA

School: Piedmont College (Demorest, GA)

Debut: April 16, 1936 (Age 23-100d, 7,983rd in major league history)
vs. CHC 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 26, 1953 (Age 40-262d)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1981. (Voted by Veteran's Committee)
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Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1936 season

Full Name: John Robert Mize

Nicknames: The Big Cat or Big Jawn

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

70.6

6443

2011

359

.312

1118

RBI

1337

OBP

.397

SLG

.562

OPS

.959

OPS+

158

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	11-7 / in Starts: 9-1
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	10 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 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	1949	WS g2	Oct 6	NYY		BRO	L,0-1	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	8	2.50	0.097	132.77	3.36%	0.39	PH
2	1949	WS g3	Oct 7	NYY	@	BRO	W,4-3	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	7	6.89	0.390	432.62	15.90%	1.73	PH
1950 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
3	1950	WS g1	Oct 4	NYY	@	PHI	W,1-0	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5	1.79	-0.183	93.51	-5.69%	-1.82	1B
4	1950	WS g2	Oct 5	NYY	@	PHI	W,2-1	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	5	1.11	-0.096	57.11	-2.68%	-0.73	1B
5	1950	WS g3	Oct 6	NYY		PHI	W,3-2	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.083	.083	.083	.167	6	2.17	-0.227	90.41	-5.41%	-1.50	1B
6	1950	WS g4	Oct 7	NYY		PHI	W,5-2	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.133	.133	.133	.267	5	.61	-0.010	13.77	-0.12%	-0.29	1B
1951 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
7	1951	WS g1	Oct 4	NYY		NYG	L,1-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.92	-0.021	48.10	-0.71%	-0.36	PH
8	1951	WS g3	Oct 6	NYY	@	NYG	L,2-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.16	-0.004	10.04	-0.14%	-0.24	PH
9	1951	WS g5	Oct 9	NYY	@	NYG	W,13-1	GS-6	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.400	.733	5	.87	-0.006	71.83	-0.14%	0.70	1B
10	1951	WS g6	Oct 10	NYY		NYG	W,4-3	GS-7	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.444	.429	.873	6	1.60	-0.008	122.44	-0.34%	-0.14	1B
1952 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
11	1952	WS g3	Oct 3	NYY		BRO	L,3-5	9-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	4.000	5.000	9	.42	0.023	26.35	0.92%	1.00	PH
12	1952	WS g4	Oct 4	NYY		BRO	W,2-0	GS-8	4	3	1	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.750	.800	2.500	3.300	4	.72	0.184	43.79	6.23%	1.77	1B
13	1952	WS g5	Oct 5	NYY		BRO	L,5-6	CG(11)	5	5	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.444	.500	1.556	2.056	4	1.84	0.272	152.14	13.39%	1.87	1B
14	1952	WS g6	Oct 6	NYY	@	BRO	W,3-2	GS-8	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.429	1.167	1.595	4	.82	-0.038	63.22	-1.70%	-0.41	1B
15	1952	WS g7	Oct 7	NYY	@	BRO	W,4-2	GS-7	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.400	.500	1.067	1.567	4	.99	0.120	164.17	12.90%	0.99	1B
1953 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
16	1953	WS g3	Oct 2	NYY	@	BRO	L,2-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.22	-0.057	92.50	-1.32%	-0.18	PH
17	1953	WS g4	Oct 3	NYY	@	BRO	L,3-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.10	-0.023	67.10	-0.79%	-0.83	PH
18	1953	WS g6	Oct 5	NYY		BRO	W,4-3	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	2	.44	-0.011	33.86	-0.48%	-0.43	PH
									47	42	5	12	2	0	3	9	5	1	3	0	0			0	0	0	.286	.362	.548	.909

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