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	10-22 / in Starts: 5-10
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	20 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 50 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	37 (19-10-8) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 50 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	33 (17-10-5)

Most Driven In
G Scharein	1
M Arnovich	1
B Atwood	1

Most Driven In By
D Camilli	1

1937 Batting Game Log

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1937 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	450	1	Apr 19 (1)	PHI	@	BSN	W,2-1	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	2.08	0.140	5.13	0.21%	0.44	P
2	451	3 (1)	Apr 23	PHI		BRO	L,3-4	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
3	452	5 (1)	Apr 25	PHI		BRO	L,6-10	11-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						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
4	453	13 (7)	May 5	PHI		CHC	L,4-17	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.07	-0.059	2.39	-0.08%	-0.51	P
5	454	16 (2)	May 9	PHI		CIN	L,10-21	7-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.26	P
6	455	21 (4)	May 15 (1)	PHI	@	NYG	W,6-2	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	.53	-0.027	.46	-0.01%	-0.55	P
7	456	27 (5)	May 21	PHI	@	CIN	L,5-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9						P
8	457	33 (5)	May 29 (1)	PHI		NYG	L,4-10	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9						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
9	458	38 (4)	Jun 2	PHI		CIN	L,4-8	1-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	2.10	-0.121	1.84	-0.06%	-1.40	P
10	459	46 (7)	Jun 12	PHI		CHC	L,5-10	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9						P
11	460	52 (5)	Jun 18	PHI	@	CHC	L,7-8	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	9	.69	-0.079	.16	-0.01%	-1.39	P
12	461	54 (1)	Jun 20	PHI	@	CHC	W,6-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.071	.071	.071	.143	9						P
13	462	57 (2)	Jun 24	PHI	@	CIN	L,4-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.063	.063	.063	.125	9	1.45	-0.103	.17	-0.01%	-1.02	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
14	463	63 (5)	Jul 1	PHI	@	NYG	L,6-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.063	.063	.063	.125	9						P
15	464	68 (4)	Jul 5 (1)	PHI	@	BRO	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0			0	0	0	.105	.105	.105	.211	9						P
16	465	73 (4)	Jul 11 (2)	PHI	@	BSN	L,0-1	CG(13)	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	1.50	-0.099	.03	0.00%	-0.32	P
17	466	75 (1)	Jul 13	PHI		NYG	L,10-11	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9						P
18	467	78 (2)	Jul 17	PHI		PIT	W,9-8	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0			0	0	0	.148	.148	.148	.296	9						P
19	468	82 (3)	Jul 21 (1)	PHI		CHC	L,1-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.133	.133	.133	.267	9	1.58	-0.116	.00	0.00%	-0.88	P
20	469	87 (4)	Jul 25 (1)	PHI		CIN	L,3-13	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.152	.152	.152	.303	9	1.68	-0.062	.00	0.00%	-0.40	P
21	470	91 (3)	Jul 29	PHI	@	PIT	W,11-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.152	.152	.152	.303	9						P
22	471	93 (1)	Jul 31	PHI	@	CIN	W,10-8	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.152	.152	.152	.303	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
23	472	96 (2)	Aug 3	PHI	@	CHC	L,1-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.56	-0.028	.00	0.00%	-0.34	P
24	473	99 (2)	Aug 6	PHI	@	STL	L,7-10	4-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.139	.139	.139	.278	9	2.12	-0.111	.00	0.00%	-0.80	P
25	474	107 (7)	Aug 14	PHI	@	NYG	L,1-4	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.158	.158	.158	.316	9	2.21	-0.102	.00	0.00%	-0.64	P
26	475	111 (3)	Aug 19 (2)	PHI	@	BRO	W,7-5	GS-9	4	3	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1		0	1	0	0	.171	.171	.195	.366	9	1.19	0.170	.00	0.00%	1.59	P
27	476	117 (5)	Aug 28	PHI		STL	W,9-6	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.190	.357	9	.00	0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.10	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
28	477	122 (4)	Sep 2	PHI		PIT	L,8-11	5-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.163	.163	.186	.349	9	1.59	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-0.26	P
29	478	124 (1)	Sep 4	PHI		BSN	L,6-8	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.163	.163	.186	.349	9						P
30	479	128 (3)	Sep 8 (1)	PHI	@	BSN	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.149	.149	.170	.319	9	.92	-0.123	.00	0.00%	-1.87	P
31	480	133 (4)	Sep 12 (2)	PHI	@	BRO	L,5-9	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.146	.146	.167	.313	9	.73	-0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.17	P
32	481	142 (8)	Sep 19 (2)	PHI	@	PIT	L,1-5	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.146	.146	.167	.313	9						P
							10-22		50	48	1	7	1	0	0	3	0	0	15	0	2		0	2	0	0	.146	.146	.167	.313		1.30	-0.780	.59	0.03%	-8.86

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