Johnny Lindell

Positions: Outfielder and Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 217lb (193cm, 98kg)

Born: August 30, 1916 in Greeley, CO us

Died: August 27, 1985 in Newport Beach, CA

Buried: Cremated

High School: Monrovia-Arcadia-Duarte HS (Monrovia, CA)

School: University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: April 18, 1941 (Age 24-231d, 7,194th in MLB history)
vs. WSH 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 9, 1954 (Age 37-252d)
vs. BRO 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1942 season

Full Name: John Harlan Lindell

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

15.5

AB

2795

R

401

H

762

BA

.273

HR

RBI

404

SB

OBP

.344

SLG

.429

OPS

.773

OPS+

113

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Games by Position

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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
1936	19	NYY-min	C	42	117	117		38	1	1	0						.325	.325	.350	.675		41							JOP · WA
1937	20	NYY-min	A	32	63	63		20	6	2	0						.317	.317	.476	.794		30							BNG · NYPL
1938	21	NYY-min	AA	4	6	6		1	0	0	0						.167	.167	.167	.333		1							NWK · IL
1939	22	NYY-min	AA	40	81	81		15	1	1	0						.185	.185	.222	.407		18							KCY · AA
1940	23	NYY-min	AA	41	88	88		24	2	1	1						.273	.273	.352	.625		31							KCY · AA
1941	24	NYY-min	AA	51	121	114	15	34	3	0	0	9	0		5	13	.298	.328	.325	.652		37		0	2				NWK · IL
1941	24	NYY	AL	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0		0
1942	25	NYY	AL	27	24	24	1	6	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	5	.250	.250	.292	.542	53	7	0	0	0		0	1
1943	26	NYY	AL	122	500	441	53	108	17	12	4	51	2	5	51	55	.245	.329	.365	.694	102	161	14	4	4		9	*98/7	AS
1944	27	NYY	AL	149	646	594	91	178	33	16	18	103	5	4	44	56	.300	.351	.500	.851	138	297	16	3	5		3	*8/79	MVP-17
1945	28	NYY	AL	41	181	159	26	45	6	3	1	20	2	1	17	10	.283	.363	.377	.740	111	60	4	3	2		2	8
1946	29	NYY	AL	102	369	332	41	86	10	5	10	40	4	1	32	47	.259	.328	.410	.738	104	136	13	2	3		3	983/7
1947	30	NYY	AL	127	513	476	66	131	18	7	11	67	1	2	32	70	.275	.322	.412	.734	104	196	15	1	4		2	*789
1948	31	NYY	AL	88	344	309	58	98	17	2	13	55	0	0	35	50	.317	.387	.511	.898	138	158	8	0	1		1	7/98
1949	32	NYY	AL	78	247	211	33	51	10	0	6	27	3	0	35	27	.242	.350	.374	.724	92	79	9	0	0		4	7/89
1950	33	LAD-STL-min	AAA	40	110	95	10	23	1	0	4	8	0		15	18	.242	.345	.358	.703		34		0	0				HOL,CLB · PCL,AA
1950	33	TOT	MLB	43	157	134	18	25	5	2	5	18	0	0	19	26	.187	.292	.366	.658	69	49	6	1	3		3	7/8
1950	33	NYY	AL	7	25	21	2	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	2	.190	.320	.190	.510	35	4	1	0	0		1	/7
1950	33	STL	NL	36	132	113	16	21	5	2	5	16	0	0	15	24	.186	.287	.398	.685	75	45	5	1	3		2	7/8

1952	35	PIT-min	Opn	74	195	174	18	37	6	0	8	25	1		19	36	.213	.294	.385	.679		67		1	1				HOL · PCL
1953	36	TOT	NL	69	133	109	14	33	7	1	4	17	0	0	22	17	.303	.429	.495	.924	141	54	6	2	0		1	1/39
1953	36	PIT	NL	58	109	91	11	26	6	1	4	15	0	0	16	15	.286	.404	.505	.909	136	46	6	2	0		0	1/3
1953	36	PHI	NL	11	24	18	3	7	1	0	0	2	0	0	6	2	.389	.542	.444	.986	161	8	0	0	0		1	/19
1954	37	PHI	NL	7	7	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	3	.200	.429	.200	.629	71	1	0	0	0	0	0
12 Yrs				854	3122	2795	401	762	124	48	72	404	17	13	289	366	.273	.344	.429	.773	113	1198	91	16	22	0	28
162 Game Avg.				162	592	530	76	145	24	9	14	77	3	2	55	69	.273	.344	.429	.773	113	227	17	3	4		5

NYY (10 yrs)				742	2850	2568	371	707	112	45	63	369	17	13	250	322	.275	.343	.428	.770	114	1098	80	13	19		25
PHI (2 yrs)				18	31	23	3	8	1	0	0	4	0	0	8	5	.348	.516	.391	.907	141	9	0	0	0	0	1
PIT (1 yr)				58	109	91	11	26	6	1	4	15	0	0	16	15	.286	.404	.505	.909	136	46	6	2	0		0
STL (1 yr)				36	132	113	16	21	5	2	5	16	0	0	15	24	.186	.287	.398	.685	75	45	5	1	3		2

AL (10 yrs)				742	2850	2568	371	707	112	45	63	369	17	13	250	322	.275	.343	.428	.770	114	1098	80	13	19		25
NL (3 yrs)				112	272	227	30	55	12	3	9	35	0	0	39	44	.242	.361	.441	.801	107	100	11	3	3	0	3

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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SUMMARY

WAR

AB

R

H

BA

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Player News

Postseason Batting

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Player Value--Pitching

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