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	13-26 / in Starts: 1-7
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	20 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 36 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	17 (7-8-2) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 36 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	25 (12-7-4)

Most Driven In
L Norris	1
G Watkins	1
J Wilson	1
C GÃ³mez	0

Most Driven In By
C Klein	1

1936 Batting Game Log

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1936 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	411	2 (1)	Apr 15	PHI		BSN	L,4-12	4-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	412	3	Apr 16	PHI		BSN	W,7-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	413	5 (1)	Apr 18	PHI	@	BRO	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	1.07	-0.043	2.64	-0.06%	-0.71	P
4	414	10 (4)	Apr 23	PHI	@	BSN	W,5-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.49	-0.012	1.11	-0.02%	-0.16	P
5	415	13 (2)	Apr 26	PHI		BRO	L,7-10	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.43	0.014	1.15	0.02%	0.14	P
6	416	14	Apr 28	PHI	@	PIT	W,9-7	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	1.42	-0.036	3.46	-0.05%	-0.17	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
7	417	18 (3)	May 2	PHI	@	CIN	W,4-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
8	418	19	May 3	PHI	@	CHC	W,8-5	9-GF(12)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	1.86	0.061	4.78	0.09%	0.27	P
9	419	25 (5)	May 11	PHI		NYG	L,12-13	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9	1.74	-0.027	3.40	-0.03%	-0.24	P
10	420	27 (1)	May 13	PHI		CIN	W,9-7	6-9	2	2	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.364	.364	.455	.818	9	1.65	0.176	2.24	0.14%	1.97	P
11	421	29 (1)	May 16	PHI		CHC	L,3-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.364	.364	.455	.818	9						P
12	422	33 (3)	May 21	PHI		PIT	L,4-7	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.400	.733	9	.87	-0.049	.71	-0.02%	-0.88	P
13	423	36 (2)	May 24	PHI	@	NYG	L,5-13	5-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.313	.313	.375	.688	9	1.04	-0.027	.91	-0.01%	-0.17	P
14	424	40 (3)	May 28	PHI		BRO	L,10-13	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.278	.278	.333	.611	9	1.18	-0.066	.66	-0.02%	-0.66	P
15	425	44 (3)	May 31	PHI	@	BSN	L,5-6	8-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.263	.263	.316	.579	9	2.30	-0.058	2.05	-0.03%	-0.23	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
16	426	49 (4)	Jun 7	PHI	@	PIT	L,2-6	1-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.238	.238	.286	.524	9	.52	0.018	.33	0.01%	0.13	P
17	427	52 (2)	Jun 10	PHI	@	CHC	L,3-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.238	.286	.524	9						P
18	428	56 (3)	Jun 14	PHI	@	STL	L,10-12	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.238	.286	.524	9						P
19	429	60 (3)	Jun 20 (2)	PHI		PIT	W,2-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.238	.286	.524	9						P
20	430	63 (2)	Jun 23	PHI		STL	L,2-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.238	.286	.524	9						P
21	431	64	Jun 25 (1)	PHI		STL	W,13-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.238	.238	.286	.524	9						P
22	432	67 (2)	Jun 27	PHI		CIN	L,9-10	4-9	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.304	.304	.348	.652	9	1.24	0.091	.01	0.00%	0.54	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
23	433	69 (1)	Jul 1 (2)	PHI	@	BRO	W,10-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.304	.304	.348	.652	9						P
24	434	73 (3)	Jul 5	PHI		BSN	W,7-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.304	.304	.348	.652	9						P
25	435	77 (3)	Jul 12 (2)	PHI	@	CIN	L,3-4	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.304	.304	.348	.652	9						P
26	436	80 (2)	Jul 15	PHI	@	STL	W,5-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.304	.304	.348	.652	9						P
27	437	82 (1)	Jul 17	PHI	@	STL	L,4-5	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.304	.304	.348	.652	5						P
28	438	89 (6)	Jul 25	PHI		CHC	L,4-17	4-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.304	.304	.348	.652	9						P
29	439	93 (3)	Jul 30 (1)	PHI		CIN	L,0-5	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.304	.304	.348	.652	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
30	440	99 (5)	Aug 2 (2)	PHI		STL	L,8-11	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.292	.292	.333	.625	9	.03	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.27	P
31	441	100	Aug 4	PHI		BRO	L,5-6	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.280	.280	.320	.600	9						P
32	442	104 (3)	Aug 9	PHI		NYG	L,2-6	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.280	.280	.320	.600	9						P
33	443	106 (1)	Aug 11	PHI		BSN	L,4-5	8-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.269	.269	.308	.577	9	2.33	-0.062	.00	0.00%	-0.27	P
34	444	109 (2)	Aug 14	PHI	@	NYG	L,0-3	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.269	.269	.308	.577	9						P
35	445	116 (6)	Aug 23 (1)	PHI	@	BRO	L,5-6	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.241	.241	.276	.517	9						P
36	446	120 (3)	Aug 27	PHI	@	CHC	L,0-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.226	.226	.258	.484	9	1.50	-0.129	.00	0.00%	-1.06	P
37	447	124 (3)	Aug 30 (2)	PHI	@	CIN	L,3-4	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.226	.226	.258	.484	8						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
38	448	136 (11)	Sep 11	PHI		CIN	W,9-6	2-GF	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.257	.257	.286	.543	9	.97	0.143	.00	0.00%	1.22	P
39	449	142 (5)	Sep 14 (2)	PHI		PIT	L,5-6	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.250	.250	.278	.528	9						P
							13-26		36	36	1	9	1	0	0	3	0	0	7	0	0		2	1	0	0	.250	.250	.278	.528		1.14	-0.007	1.18	0.01%	-0.54

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