Billy Johnson

Position: Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 180lb (178cm, 81kg)

Born: August 30, 1918 in Montclair, NJ us

Died: June 20, 2006 in Augusta, GA

Buried: Westover Memorial Park, Augusta, GA

High School: Bloomfield Vocational-Technical HS (Bloomfield, NJ)

Debut: April 22, 1943 (Age 24-235d, 9,415th in major league history)
vs. WSH 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 10, 1953 (Age 34-253d)
vs. CIN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1943 season

Full Name: William Russell Johnson

Nicknames: Bull

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

14.4

3253

882

.271

419

RBI

487

OBP

.347

SLG

.391

OPS

.738

OPS+

102

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	13-5 / in Starts: 10-5
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	17 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	1943	WS g1	Oct 5	NYY		STL	W,4-2	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	3	1.14	0.159	59.54	4.60%	1.03	3B
2	1943	WS g2	Oct 6	NYY		STL	L,3-4	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.500	.500	.625	1.125	3	1.23	-0.048	66.21	-1.62%	0.11	3B
3	1943	WS g3	Oct 7	NYY		STL	W,6-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		1	1	0	0	.417	.417	.667	1.083	3	3.03	0.403	187.76	13.91%	2.15	3B
4	1943	WS g4	Oct 10	NYY	@	STL	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.313	.313	.500	.813	3	.71	-0.071	46.90	-2.81%	-0.63	3B
5	1943	WS g5	Oct 11	NYY	@	STL	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.300	.300	.450	.750	3	.94	-0.076	42.20	-1.84%	-0.47	3B
1947 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
6	1947	WS g1	Sep 30	NYY		BRO	W,5-3	CG	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	6	1.20	0.096	62.81	2.68%	0.61	3B
7	1947	WS g2	Oct 1	NYY		BRO	W,10-3	CG	5	5	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.571	.946	6	.51	0.125	27.35	3.64%	2.23	3B
8	1947	WS g3	Oct 2	NYY	@	BRO	L,8-9	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.385	.455	.839	6	1.72	-0.163	71.50	-3.68%	-0.69	3B
9	1947	WS g4	Oct 3	NYY	@	BRO	L,2-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.267	.353	.533	.886	6	1.19	-0.080	71.98	-3.20%	-1.10	3B
10	1947	WS g5	Oct 4	NYY	@	BRO	W,2-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.333	.444	.778	6	1.53	-0.148	126.66	-7.39%	-1.46	3B
11	1947	WS g6	Oct 5	NYY		BRO	L,6-8	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.261	.346	.435	.781	5	1.12	0.096	84.59	4.93%	0.78	3B
12	1947	WS g7	Oct 6	NYY		BRO	W,5-2	CG	4	3	2	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.269	.367	.500	.867	6	.90	0.011	149.59	1.04%	0.34	3B
1949 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
13	1949	WS g1	Oct 5	NYY		BRO	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6	1.07	-0.082	55.96	-2.34%	-0.67	3B
14	1949	WS g2	Oct 6	NYY		BRO	L,0-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	6	1.92	-0.118	101.97	-4.06%	-0.50	3B
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
15	1950	WS g1	Oct 4	NYY	@	PHI	W,1-0	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					6						3B
16	1950	WS g2	Oct 5	NYY	@	PHI	W,2-1	8-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5	.68	-0.017	34.91	-0.57%	-0.24	3B
17	1950	WS g3	Oct 6	NYY		PHI	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	1.27	-0.132	52.71	-3.18%	-0.81	3B
18	1950	WS g4	Oct 7	NYY		PHI	W,5-2	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6	.03	-0.001	.67	-0.01%	-0.25	3B
									63	59	11	14	1	4	0	5	3	0	12	1	0			3	1	0	.237	.286	.390	.676

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