Jay Johnstone

Positions: Outfielder and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 175lb (185cm, 79kg)

Born: November 20, 1945 in Manchester, CT us

Died: September 26, 2020 in Granada Hills, CA

Buried: San Gabriel Mission Cemetery, San Gabriel, CA

High School: Edgewood HS (West Covina, CA)

Debut: July 30, 1966 (Age 20-252d, 12,490th in major league history)
vs. CLE 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 6, 1985 (Age 39-320d)
vs. CIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1966 season

Agents: John Boggs & Associates

Full Name: John William Johnstone

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2x World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

16.7

4703

1254

102

.267

578

RBI

531

OBP

.329

SLG

.394

OPS

.722

OPS+

103

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	13-28 / in Starts: 10-16
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	36 games
Most Games w/o RBI	18 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 124 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	48 (29-16-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 124 PAs	11
Avg. Runners on Base	71 (36-22-11)

Most Driven In
B Knoop	2
B Rodgers	1
J Hall	0

Most Driven In By
J Fregosi	2
R Reichardt	2
R Repoz	1
B Knoop	1
J Hall	1
B Rodgers	1
W Held	0
P Schaal	0

1968 Batting Game Log

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1968 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	141	1	Apr 10	CAL	@	NYY	L,0-1	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	2.89	-0.062	5.92	-0.08%	-0.23	PH
2	142	2	Apr 11	CAL	@	CLE	W,7-5	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.47	-0.034	2.96	-0.04%	-0.18	PH
3	143	3	Apr 13	CAL	@	BAL	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	3	.93	-0.024	2.13	-0.03%	-0.32	CF
4	144	4	Apr 14	CAL	@	BAL	W,6-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	3						CF
5	145	5	Apr 15	CAL	@	WSA	L,0-7	7-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9	.07	0.002	.15	0.00%	0.09	PH
6	146	6	Apr 17	CAL		NYY	L,2-3	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	9	.87	-0.020	1.63	-0.02%	-0.11	PH
7	147	7	Apr 18	CAL		NYY	L,1-6	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	9	.35	-0.008	.59	-0.01%	-0.11	PH
8	148	8	Apr 19	CAL		BAL	W,2-1	8-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	9	3.35	-0.073	5.20	-0.07%	-0.31	PR CF
9	149	9	Apr 20	CAL		BAL	L,1-10	CG	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.333	.231	.564	1	.67	0.108	1.15	0.11%	0.28	CF
10	150	12 (2)	Apr 23	CAL		WSA	L,1-3	5-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.375	.231	.606	9	.86	0.042	1.26	0.04%	0.35	PH
11	151	14 (1)	Apr 26	CAL		OAK	L,4-8	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.353	.214	.567	9	.49	-0.011	.71	-0.01%	-0.18	PH
12	152	15	Apr 27	CAL		OAK	L,3-6	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	9	.16	-0.004	.19	0.00%	-0.18	PH
13	153	17 (1)	Apr 29	CAL	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.333	.222	.556	5	1.54	0.120	1.96	0.09%	0.48	CF
14	154	18	Apr 30	CAL	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG	4	4	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	.227	.320	.318	.638	6	1.07	0.184	1.52	0.16%	0.93	CF
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
15	155	22 (3)	May 4	CAL	@	DET	W,7-2	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.333	.333	.667	6	.43	0.020	.82	0.02%	0.19	CF
16	156	23	May 5	CAL	@	DET	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.294	.290	.584	6	1.44	-0.150	3.01	-0.19%	-0.99	CF
17	157	25 (1)	May 7	CAL		CHW	L,4-6	7-8	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.219	.286	.281	.567	9	.18	0.008	.28	0.01%	0.35	PH
18	158	26	May 8	CAL		CHW	W,3-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	.222	.282	.278	.560	1	1.29	-0.012	1.84	-0.01%	-0.25	CF
19	159	27	May 9	CAL		MIN	L,3-4	10-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.275	.270	.545	4	2.11	-0.047	3.56	-0.05%	-0.11	CF
20	160	28	May 10 (1)	CAL		MIN	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.256	.250	.506	8	.64	-0.044	.91	-0.04%	-0.47	CF
21	161	29	May 10 (2)	CAL		MIN	L,5-6	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.205	.271	.250	.521	1	1.19	0.022	1.97	0.02%	0.31	CF
22	162	30	May 11	CAL		MIN	W,5-1	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.283	.265	.548	1	1.15	-0.001	1.70	0.00%	0.88	CF
23	163	31	May 12	CAL		MIN	L,2-4	CG(10)	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.293	.278	.571	1	1.32	0.029	2.11	0.03%	0.08	CF
24	164	32	May 14	CAL	@	CHW	L,6-7	GS-8	5	5	0	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.302	.322	.624	1	1.46	0.188	1.98	0.15%	1.17	CF
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
25	165	52 (19)	Jun 5	CAL	@	BAL	L,1-7	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.297	.317	.614	8	.17	-0.004	.15	0.00%	-0.19	PH
Sept		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
26	166	146 (93)	Sep 9	CAL		DET	L,0-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.297	.317	.614	7						PR
27	167	147	Sep 10	CAL		DET	L,2-7	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266	.309	.328	.637	3	.36	0.003	.00	0.00%	0.08	CF
28	168	149 (1)	Sep 13	CAL	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.306	.338	.644	3	1.39	-0.100	.00	0.00%	-0.38	CF
29	169	150	Sep 14	CAL	@	CHW	W,5-4	CG(10)	5	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.316	.347	.663	2	1.61	-0.083	.00	0.00%	-0.57	RF
30	170	151	Sep 15	CAL	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	5	5	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.299	.333	.364	.697	2	.57	0.042	.00	0.00%	0.22	RF
31	171	152	Sep 16	CAL	@	MIN	L,3-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.341	.363	.704	2	.45	0.018	.00	0.00%	0.34	RF
32	172	153	Sep 18 (1)	CAL	@	MIN	L,3-4	GS-7	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.326	.345	.671	1	.58	-0.055	.00	0.00%	-0.49	RF
33	173	154	Sep 18 (2)	CAL	@	MIN	W,4-3	CG	5	5	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.303	.340	.360	.700	1	.69	0.023	.00	0.00%	0.10	RF
34	174	155	Sep 21	CAL	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.290	.333	.344	.677	1	.99	-0.092	.00	0.00%	-0.89	RF
35	175	156	Sep 22	CAL	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.289	.330	.340	.670	2	1.18	0.047	.00	0.00%	0.24	LF
36	176	157	Sep 23	CAL		MIN	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.287	.327	.337	.664	1	.78	-0.013	.00	0.00%	-0.12	CF
37	177	158	Sep 24	CAL		MIN	L,3-5	CG(10)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.274	.313	.321	.633	2	1.23	-0.132	.00	0.00%	-0.85	RF
38	178	159	Sep 25	CAL		MIN	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.302	.309	.611	1	1.31	-0.113	.00	0.00%	-0.82	CF
39	179	160	Sep 27	CAL		CHW	L,1-5	GS-7	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.303	.319	.621	1	.86	0.005	.00	0.00%	0.03	CF
40	180	161	Sep 28	CAL		CHW	W,1-0	CG	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.303	.313	.616	1	1.14	0.016	.00	0.00%	0.00	CF
41	181	162	Sep 29	CAL		CHW	L,6-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.261	.303	.313	.616	8						PR
							13-28		124	115	11	30	4	1	0	3	7	0	15	0	2	0	3	0	2	1	.261	.303	.313	.616		1.02	-0.205	.95	0.08%	-1.61

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