Ben Johnson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 190lb (188cm, 86kg)

Born: May 16, 1931 in Greenwood, SC us

Died: May 8, 2020 in Greenwood, SC

Buried: Greenwood Memorial Gardens, Hodges, SC

High School: Greenwood HS (Greenwood, SC)

Debut: September 6, 1959 (Age 28-113d, 11,670th in major league history)
vs. LAD 5.2 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: June 12, 1960 (Age 29-027d)
vs. PHI 2.1 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1960 season

Full Name: Benjamin Franklin Johnson

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.5

ERA

3.91

46.0

WHIP

1.543

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	5-12 / in Starts: 0-0
Longest Hitting Streak	0 games
Longest On Base Streak	0 games
Most Games w/o HR	2 games
Most Games w/o RBI	2 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 3 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	1 (1-0-0)
Avg. MLBer w/ 3 PAs	0
Avg. Runners on Base	1 (0-0-0)

1960 Batting Game Log

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1960 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	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	5	3 (2)	Apr 14	CHC	@	SFG	W,6-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	6	5 (1)	Apr 17	CHC	@	SFG	L,3-4	12-GF(14)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.23	-0.030	3.27	-0.05%	-0.09	P
3	7	7 (1)	Apr 22	CHC		SFG	L,8-10	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
4	8	8	Apr 23	CHC		SFG	L,2-18	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	9	10 (1)	Apr 26	CHC		LAD	L,1-8	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
6	10	12 (1)	Apr 29	CHC	@	STL	L,6-16	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8						P
May		Gtm	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	11	15 (2)	May 2	CHC		PHI	W,8-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
8	12	16	May 3	CHC		PHI	L,9-10	5-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.71	-0.018	.95	-0.01%	-0.22	P
9	13	19 (2)	May 12	CHC		CIN	L,1-14	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
10	14	24 (4)	May 17	CHC	@	PIT	L,6-11	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	2						P
11	15	26 (1)	May 21	CHC	@	MLN	L,2-4	1-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.21	-0.019	1.51	-0.01%	-0.17	P
12	16	28 (1)	May 23	CHC	@	CIN	W,7-6	12-GF(13)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
13	17	34 (5)	May 30 (2)	CHC	@	SFG	L,4-5	4-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
Jun		Gtm	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
14	18	38 (3)	Jun 3	CHC	@	LAD	W,6-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
15	19	39	Jun 4	CHC	@	LAD	L,6-12	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
16	20	42 (2)	Jun 8	CHC		PIT	L,3-5	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
17	21	46 (3)	Jun 12	CHC		PHI	W,8-7	1-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
							5-12		3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000		1.05	-0.067	1.91	-0.08%	-0.48

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