Syl Johnson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 180lb (180cm, 81kg)

Born: December 31, 1900 in Portland, OR us

Died: February 20, 1985 in Portland, OR

Buried: Portland Memorial Cemetery, Portland, OR

High School: Portland HS (Portland, OR)

Debut: April 24, 1922 (Age 21-114d, 5,440th in major league history)
vs. SLB 4.0 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 14, 1940 (Age 39-258d)
vs. CHC 9.0 IP, 5 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1922 season

Full Name: Sylvester W. Johnson

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

27.4

112

117

ERA

4.06

542

209

2165.2

920

WHIP

1.283

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	17-15 / in Starts: 13-11
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	26 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 64 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	33 (15-7-11) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 64 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	43 (21-13-7)

Most Driven In
P Martin	4
C Gelbert	2
J Wilson	1
J Flowers	0
A High	0

Most Driven In By
A High	1
G Watkins	1
J Flowers	1

1931 Batting Game Log

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1931 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	231	7 (6)	Apr 22	STL		CIN	W,3-2	GS-7	2	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000	3.000	9	.63	0.057	2.24	0.12%	0.53	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
2	232	12 (4)	May 1	STL		CHC	W,6-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.400	.400	.800	1.200	9	.99	-0.094	3.68	-0.21%	-0.82	P
3	233	17 (4)	May 9	STL	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.556	.889	9	.80	0.019	3.55	0.05%	0.00	P
4	234	23 (5)	May 20	STL	@	BRO	L,4-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.300	.300	.500	.800	9	.97	-0.025	4.09	-0.06%	-0.24	P
5	235	28 (4)	May 27	STL		PIT	L,0-4	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.500	.833	9	1.07	-0.009	4.87	-0.02%	0.02	P
6	236	34 (5)	May 31 (2)	STL		CIN	L,2-7	GS-7	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.357	.357	.500	.857	9	.80	0.022	3.70	0.06%	0.15	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
7	237	37 (2)	Jun 3	STL		NYG	L,5-9	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.357	.357	.500	.857	9						P
8	238	39 (1)	Jun 5	STL		NYG	W,8-7	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.375	.500	.875	9	1.12	0.083	7.00	0.31%	0.69	P
9	239	45 (5)	Jun 11	STL		BSN	L,0-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.444	.778	9	1.07	-0.055	5.82	-0.18%	-0.42	P
10	240	51 (5)	Jun 18	STL	@	BSN	W,5-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.300	.300	.400	.700	9	1.82	-0.104	9.93	-0.34%	-0.75	P
11	241	57 (5)	Jun 22	STL	@	PHI	L,3-7	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.261	.261	.348	.609	9	1.18	-0.094	6.21	-0.30%	-0.95	P
12	242	62 (4)	Jun 27 (1)	STL	@	BRO	L,0-7	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.333	.583	9	1.11	-0.027	6.20	-0.09%	-0.30	P
13	243	65 (2)	Jun 29	STL	@	NYG	W,5-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.333	.583	9						P
14	244	66	Jun 30	STL	@	NYG	W,11-10	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.333	.583	9						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
15	245	71 (4)	Jul 4 (1)	STL	@	PIT	L,8-9	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.231	.308	.538	9	2.12	-0.107	11.38	-0.35%	-0.93	P
16	246	74 (2)	Jul 6	STL	@	CHC	W,6-5	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.231	.308	.538	9						P
17	247	75	Jul 7 (1)	STL	@	CHC	L,2-14	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.222	.296	.519	9	.04	-0.001	.29	0.00%	-0.33	P
18	248	80 (4)	Jul 11	STL		CIN	W,8-2	CG	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.233	.258	.333	.591	9	.78	0.087	4.43	0.30%	0.54	P
19	249	85 (4)	Jul 15	STL		BRO	L,3-10	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.233	.258	.333	.591	9						P
20	250	89 (3)	Jul 19 (1)	STL		NYG	W,2-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.219	.265	.313	.577	9	.79	-0.019	6.81	-0.10%	-0.15	P
21	251	95 (5)	Jul 26 (1)	STL		BSN	L,2-3	GS-0	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0	0	.229	.270	.314	.585	9						P
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	252	101 (5)	Aug 1	STL	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.250	.289	.539	9	.98	-0.107	5.50	-0.36%	-1.27	P
23	253	107 (5)	Aug 8	STL		CHC	W,14-7	GS-3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.268	.308	.576	9	.67	0.026	3.50	0.08%	0.47	P
24	254	108	Aug 9	STL		CHC	L,0-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.268	.308	.576	9						P
25	255	115 (6)	Aug 17 (1)	STL	@	NYG	W,6-5	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.289	.310	.598	9	.81	0.057	2.13	0.09%	-0.24	P
26	256	121 (5)	Aug 23 (1)	STL	@	BSN	W,16-1	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0	0	.234	.280	.298	.578	9						P
27	257	123 (1)	Aug 25	STL	@	BSN	W,4-1	9-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.229	.275	.292	.566	9	1.78	-0.044	1.91	-0.03%	-0.16	P
28	258	127 (3)	Aug 29	STL		PIT	L,2-8	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.224	.269	.286	.555	9	.93	-0.024	.16	0.00%	-0.25	P
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
29	259	134 (6)	Sep 6 (2)	STL	@	CIN	W,7-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1		1		0	0	.231	.273	.288	.561	9	.81	0.024	1.11	0.02%	1.65	P
30	260	139 (4)	Sep 12	STL		BSN	W,5-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.236	.276	.291	.567	9	.50	0.064	.19	0.01%	0.63	P
31	261	149 (9)	Sep 20	STL		BRO	L,1-6	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.232	.271	.286	.557	9	.50	-0.013	.00	0.00%	-0.11	P
32	262	154 (4)	Sep 27 (2)	STL	@	CIN	W,5-3	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.233	.270	.300	.570	9	.79	-0.069	.00	0.00%	-0.92	P
							17-15		64	60	4	14	2	1	0	7	3	0	16	0	1		1		0	0	.233	.270	.300	.570		.94	-0.353	3.89	-0.99%	-3.16

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