Ken Johnson

Positions: Pitcher and Pinch Runner

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: January 14, 1923 in Topeka, KS us

Died: April 6, 2004 in Wichita, KS

Buried: Maple Grove Cemetery, Wichita, KS

Debut: September 18, 1947 (Age 24-247d, 10,366th in major league history)
vs. BSN 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: July 15, 1952 (Age 29-183d)
vs. WSH 2.0 IP, 2 H, 3 SO, 5 BB, 4 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season

Full Name: Kenneth Wandersee Johnson

Nicknames: Hook

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.4

ERA

4.58

269.1

147

WHIP

1.656

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	9-27 / in Starts: 6-12
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	15 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 37 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	19 (9-6-4) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 37 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	24 (12-7-3)

Most Driven In
D Sisler	2
D Wilber	1

Most Driven In By
R Ashburn	2
D Sisler	1
D Wilber	1
T Brown	1
J Konstanty	0
W Jones	0

1951 Batting Game Log

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1951 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	67	4 (3)	Apr 21	PHI		BSN	L,6-8	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					7		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
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
2	68	15 (10)	May 2	PHI		CIN	L,4-6	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					3		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
3	69	18 (2)	May 5	PHI		STL	L,3-4	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
4	70	23 (4)	May 10	PHI		PIT	L,0-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					4						PR
5	71	26 (2)	May 13 (2)	PHI	@	NYG	L,2-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					7						PR
6	72	30 (3)	May 18	PHI	@	CHC	L,9-18	4-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.11	-0.006	.21	-0.01%	-0.72	P
7	73	41 (10)	May 31	PHI	@	BRO	L,3-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8						PR
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
8	74	47 (5)	Jun 5	PHI		CHC	L,2-3	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						PR
9	75	61 (13)	Jun 23	PHI	@	CIN	L,1-8	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						PR
10	76	67 (5)	Jun 30	PHI	@	BRO	L,8-14	6-9	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.08	0.003	.18	0.00%	0.39	P
Jul		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
11	77	70 (2)	Jul 3	PHI	@	NYG	L,8-9	GS-6	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.71	0.010	.60	0.01%	0.02	P
12	78	73 (2)	Jul 5	PHI	@	BSN	L,6-7	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		1	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	7	3.89	0.012	3.39	0.01%	0.10	PR
13	79	80 (6)	Jul 15 (1)	PHI		STL	L,4-7	GS-7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	9	1.32	0.010	.59	0.00%	0.06	P
14	80	82 (1)	Jul 16	PHI		STL	W,5-2	8-9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	9		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
15	81	83	Jul 17 (1)	PHI		CIN	L,8-9	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	7						PR
16	82	86 (2)	Jul 18 (2)	PHI		CIN	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	9	.93	-0.093	.41	-0.02%	-0.99	P
17	83	90 (3)	Jul 22 susp	PHI		CHC	W,3-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9	.92	-0.049	.45	-0.01%	-0.38	P
18	84	91	Jul 24	PHI	@	STL	L,5-9	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	8						PR
19	85	93 (1)	Jul 26	PHI	@	STL	W,7-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.071	.133	.071	.205	9	.56	-0.058	.20	-0.01%	-1.47	P
20	86	98 (4)	Jul 30	PHI	@	CIN	L,5-6	GS-7	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.059	.111	.059	.170	9	1.17	-0.027	.22	0.00%	-0.70	P
21	87	99	Jul 31	PHI	@	CIN	W,7-5	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.059	.111	.059	.170	5						PR
Aug		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
22	88	103 (3)	Aug 4	PHI	@	PIT	L,3-7	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0			0	0	0	.053	.100	.053	.153	9						P
23	89	105 (1)	Aug 5 (2)	PHI	@	PIT	W,12-7	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.053	.100	.053	.153	9						PR
24	90	108 (2)	Aug 8	PHI		BSN	W,3-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.048	.091	.048	.139	9	1.30	-0.033	.32	-0.01%	-0.31	P
25	91	112 (3)	Aug 12 (2)	PHI	@	NYG	L,1-2	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.087	.125	.087	.212	9	1.34	0.088	.22	0.01%	0.83	P
26	92	115 (2)	Aug 15	PHI	@	BSN	L,0-9	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.087	.125	.087	.212	9						P
27	93	119 (3)	Aug 21	PHI		CHC	W,4-1	GS-0	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.115	.148	.115	.264	9						P
28	94	126 (6)	Aug 27 (2)	PHI		CIN	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.103	.133	.103	.237	9	.50	-0.038	.00	0.00%	-0.62	P
29	95	129 (2)	Aug 30	PHI		STL	L,3-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.103	.133	.103	.237	8						PR
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
30	96	130	Sep 1	PHI		BSN	L,4-9	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.103	.133	.103	.237	9						P
31	97	134 (3)	Sep 5	PHI	@	BRO	L,2-5	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.129	.156	.129	.285	9	.99	0.003	.00	0.00%	0.15	P
32	98	137 (2)	Sep 9 (1)	PHI	@	BSN	L,4-5	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	.118	.143	.118	.261	9	.97	-0.075	.00	0.00%	-0.60	P
33	99	140 (2)	Sep 12	PHI	@	PIT	L,6-8	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.118	.143	.118	.261	7						PR
34	100	143 (2)	Sep 16	PHI	@	STL	L,2-9	GS-0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.143	.167	.143	.310	9						P
35	101	145 (1)	Sep 18	PHI	@	CHC	L,4-7	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.167	.143	.310	9						PR
36	102	151 (5)	Sep 26	PHI		NYG	L,1-10	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.167	.143	.310	9						P
							9-27		37	35	7	5	0	0	0	3	1	0	11	0	1		1	0	1	0	.143	.167	.143	.310		.95	-0.253	.34	-0.04%	-4.24

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