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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Team Record in Appearances: 1-13 / in Starts: 0-2

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 7, Entered with runners on base: 1

1949 Pitching Game Log

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1949 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	16	7	Apr 27	STL		PIT	L,1-7			99	2.0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	0.00	2.01	8												7	0	1	0		0
2	17	9	Apr 29	STL	@	CHC	L,4-5	7-11		1	4.2	4	0	0	4	0	0	0	0.00	4.16	20	12	0	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.57	0.487	6.44	0.73%	2.01	7b --- 0 out tie	11b 12- 2 out tie
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
3	18	12	May 3	STL	@	PHI	L,3-7	GS-	L(0-1)	3	6.1	3	5	5	4	6	0	1	3.46	3.59	27						49						21	0	0	0		0
4	19	17	May 8	STL	@	BRO	L,7-8	GS-6		4	5.1	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	4.42	4.69	26	8	11	4	0	1	41			0	0	0	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.10	0.008	2.56	0.01%	-0.37	1b start tie	6b 1-- 1 out a4
5	20	19	May 11	STL	@	BSN	L,0-7	3-7		2	5.0	2	1	1	6	3	0	1	3.86	4.87	24	8	4	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	16	0	1	0	0	0	0	.08	0.016	.19	0.02%	1.42	3b --- 0 out d6	7b 3 out d7
6	21	27	May 21	STL		BRO	L,6-15	9-9		9	0.1	4	5	5	1	0	0	0	5.70	4.96	6	2	1	1	0	2		0	0	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.70	-0.158	1.24	-0.17%	-3.69	9t --- 0 out d1	9t 1-3 1 out d4
7	22	29	May 22(2)	STL		NYG	L,4-13	9-9		0	0.1	3	4	4	1	0	0	0	7.13	5.05	5	0	1	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.07	-0.015	.14	-0.02%	-3.02	9t --- 0 out d4	9t 1-- 1 out d7
8	23	36	May 30(1)	STL		CIN	W,8-6	1-2		7	1.1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	6.75	4.96	5	1	2	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.30	0.030	.68	0.04%	0.86	1t -2- 2 out d5	2t 3 out d5
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
9	24	50	Jun 12(2)	STL	@	PHI	L,3-8	4-4		12	0.2	1	1	1	3	2	0	0	6.92	5.09	6	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.36	-0.037	1.65	-0.10%	-1.27	4b --- 0 out d4	4b 123 2 out d5
10	25	51	Jun 14	STL		BRO	L,2-7	7-GF		1	3.0	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	6.21	4.86	12	7	2	1	0	1		0	0	0	1	0	10	0	0	1	0	0	0	.09	0.014	.52	0.05%	1.59	7t --- 0 out d5	9t end d 5
11	26	54	Jun 17	STL		PHI	L,0-8			2	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.14	4.93	3												2	0	0	0		0
12	27	58	Jun 21	STL		NYG	L,5-6	7-8		3	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	5.74	4.81	8	5	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.47	0.068	2.33	0.20%	1.06	7t --- 0 out d2	8t 3 out d2
13	28	67	Jun 30	STL		CHC	L,5-12			8	0.1	1	4	4	3	0	0	0	6.82	5.07	5												2	0	0	0		0
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
14	29	150	Sep 22	STL		BRO	L,6-19	6-7		83	2.0	1	4	0	5	1	0	0	6.42	5.30	13	5	2	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	1	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-2.94	6t --- 0 out d11	7t 3 out d14
							1-13		W-L:0-1	3.6	33.2	29	29	24	35	18	1	4	6.42	5.30	168	2.09		13%	0%	15	45	1	0%	1	1	0	123	3	2	1	1	0	1	.75	0.413	1.95	0.77%	-4.36

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