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Doc Johnston

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 170lb (183cm, 77kg)

Born: September 9, 1887 in Cleveland, TN us

Died: February 17, 1961 in Chattanooga, TN

Buried: Brainerd Methodist Cemetery, Chattanooga, TN

Debut: October 3, 1909 (Age 22-024d, 3,281st in major league history)
vs. STL 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1922 (Age 35-021d)
vs. WSH 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1912 season

Full Name: Wheeler Roger Johnston

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Relatives: Brother of Jimmy Johnston

1920 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.1

3774

992

.263

478

RBI

381

139

OBP

.319

SLG

.351

OPS

.670

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	HBP	SH	Pos
1909	21	CIN	NL	3	11	10	1	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	1	/3

1912	24	CLE	AL	43	182	164	22	46	7	4	1	11	8	6	11	12	.280	.326	.390	.716	101	64	0	7	3/H
1913	25	CLE	AL	133	587	530	74	135	19	12	2	39	19		35	65	.255	.309	.347	.657	90	184	7	11	*3
1914	26	CLE	AL	104	384	340	43	83	15	1	0	23	14	9	28	46	.244	.311	.294	.605	80	100	5	11	3H/8
1915	27	PIT	NL	147	628	543	71	144	19	12	5	64	26	17	38	40	.265	.328	.372	.700	114	202	13	34	*3
1916	28	PIT	NL	114	449	404	33	86	10	10	0	39	17		20	42	.213	.262	.287	.549	68	116	7	18	*3/H

1918	30	CLE	AL	74	315	273	30	62	12	2	0	25	12		26	19	.227	.301	.286	.587	70	78	3	13	3/H
1919	31	CLE	AL	102	381	331	42	101	17	3	1	33	21		25	18	.305	.359	.384	.743	103	127	3	22	*3/H
1920	32	CLE	AL	147	594	535	68	156	24	10	2	71	13	7	28	32	.292	.333	.385	.718	87	206	5	25	*3/H
1921	33	CLE	AL	118	444	384	53	114	20	7	2	46	2	9	29	15	.297	.353	.401	.754	90	154	4	27	*3H
1922	34	PHA	AL	71	301	260	41	65	11	7	1	29	7	6	24	15	.250	.316	.358	.673	74	93	1	15	3/H
11 Yrs				1056	4276	3774	478	992	154	68	14	381	139	54	264	307	.263	.319	.351	.670	88	1324	48	184
162 Game Avg.				162	656	579	73	152	24	10	2	58	21		41	47	.263	.319	.351	.670	88	203	7	28

CLE (7 yrs)				721	2887	2557	332	697	114	39	8	248	89	31	182	207	.273	.328	.357	.685	88	913	27	116
PIT (2 yrs)				261	1077	947	104	230	29	22	5	103	43	17	58	82	.243	.300	.336	.636	95	318	20	52
CIN (1 yr)				3	11	10	1	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	1
PHA (1 yr)				71	301	260	41	65	11	7	1	29	7	6	24	15	.250	.316	.358	.673	74	93	1	15

AL (8 yrs)				792	3188	2817	373	762	125	46	9	277	96	37	206	222	.271	.326	.357	.684	87	1006	28	131
NL (3 yrs)				264	1088	957	105	230	29	22	5	104	43	17	58	85	.240	.298	.332	.630	93	318	20	53