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Darrell Johnson

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)

Born: August 25, 1928 in Horace, NE us

Died: May 3, 2004 in Fairfield, CA

Buried: Rockville Cemetery, Fairfield, CA

High School: Richmond HS (Richmond, CA)

School: University of Nebraska at Kearney (Kearney, NE)

Debut: April 20, 1952 (Age 23-239d, 10,928th in major league history)
vs. CHW 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 6, 1962 (Age 33-285d)
vs. WSA 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: Darrell Dean Johnson

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.6

320

.234

RBI

OBP

.294

SLG

.278

OPS

.572

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1949	20	SLB-min	D	88	377	322	60	89	19	1	9	58	11		44	66	.276	.379	.425	.804		137		9	2				RED · FARW
1950	21	SLB-min	C	131	493	493		162	36	9	13						.329	.329	.517	.846		255							MSH · ETXL
1951	22	BSN-SLB-min	B,AA	120	457	457		134	19	3	5						.293	.293	.381	.674		174							WFL,SAN · BSTL,TL
1952	23	SLB-min	AA	24	83	83		27	3	0	3						.325	.325	.470	.795		39							SAN · TL
1952	23	TOT	AL	51	132	115	12	26	2	1	0	10	1	0	16	13	.226	.321	.261	.581	62	30	3	0	1		1	2H
1952	23	SLB	AL	29	89	78	9	22	2	1	0	9	0	0	11	4	.282	.371	.333	.704	95	26	2	0	0		0	2/H
1952	23	CHW	AL	22	43	37	3	4	0	0	0	1	1	0	5	9	.108	.214	.108	.322	-9	4	1	0	1		1	2/H

1953	24	CHW-min	AA	113	408	370	50	92	15	1	4	44	4		33	33	.249	.315	.327	.642		121		3	2				MEM · SOUA
1955	26	NYY-min	AAA	152	593	555	56	170	26	4	4	49	3		33	39	.306	.348	.389	.737		216	20	3	1	1			DEN · AA
1956	27	NYY-min	AAA	107	394	367	61	117	20	3	7	48	1		17	32	.319	.355	.447	.802		164	11	6	0	4			DEN · AA
1957	28	NYY	AL	21	51	46	4	10	1	0	1	8	0	0	3	10	.217	.275	.304	.579	59	14	1	1	0	1	0	2/H
1958	29	NYY	AL	5	16	16	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.250	.250	.250	.500	41	4	0	0	0	0	0	/2H

1959	30	NYY-min	AAA	94	333	316	22	69	8	0	4	28	1		14	36	.218	.249	.282	.531		89		0	0	3	5		RMD · IL
1960	31	STL	NL	8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	/2
1961	32	TOT	NL	41	121	115	7	31	3	0	1	9	0	0	4	10	.270	.298	.322	.619	66	37	3	1	0	1	0	2
1961	32	PHI	NL	21	65	61	4	14	1	0	0	3	0	0	3	8	.230	.277	.246	.523	43	15	2	1	0	0	0	2
1961	32	CIN	NL	20	56	54	3	17	2	0	1	6	0	0	1	2	.315	.321	.407	.729	92	22	1	0	0	1	0	2
1962	33	TOT	MLB	8	28	26	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	4	.154	.214	.154	.368	3	4	0	0	0	0	1	/2
1962	33	CIN	NL	2	6	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	-3	0	0	0	0	0	1	/2
1962	33	BAL	AL	6	22	22	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	.182	.182	.182	.364	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	/2
1965	36	BAL-min	AAA	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000		0		0	0	0			ROC · IL
6 Yrs				134	351	320	24	75	6	1	2	28	1	0	26	39	.234	.294	.278	.572	57	89	7	2	1	2	2
162 Game Avg.				162	424	387	29	91	7	1	2	34	1	0	31	47	.234	.294	.278	.572	57	108	8	2	1		2

CIN (2 yrs)				22	62	58	3	17	2	0	1	6	0	0	3	2	.293	.323	.379	.702	85	22	1	0	0	1	1
NYY (2 yrs)				26	67	62	5	14	1	0	1	8	0	0	3	12	.226	.269	.290	.559	55	18	1	1	0	1	0
BAL (2 yrs)				35	111	100	9	26	2	1	0	10	0	0	11	8	.260	.333	.300	.633	76	30	2	0	0	0	0
PHI (1 yr)				21	65	61	4	14	1	0	0	3	0	0	3	8	.230	.277	.246	.523	43	15	2	1	0	0	0
STL (1 yr)				8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0
CHW (1 yr)				22	43	37	3	4	0	0	0	1	1	0	5	9	.108	.214	.108	.322	-9	4	1	0	1		1

AL (4 yrs)				83	221	199	17	44	3	1	1	19	1	0	19	29	.221	.291	.261	.552	54	52	4	1	1	1	1
NL (3 yrs)				51	130	121	7	31	3	0	1	9	0	0	7	10	.256	.300	.306	.606	63	37	3	1	0	1	1