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	12-10 / in Starts: 5-8
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	13 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 39 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	28 (18-8-2) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 39 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	26 (13-8-4)

Most Driven In
M May	1
D Young	0

1939 Batting Game Log

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1939 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	504	2 (1)	Apr 20	PHI	@	BSN	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.32	-0.065	3.14	-0.09%	-0.56	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	505	12 (9)	May 2	PHI		CHC	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.69	-0.056	1.36	-0.07%	-1.17	P
3	506	21 (8)	May 12	PHI	@	NYG	W,10-6	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
4	507	32 (10)	May 25	PHI	@	CHC	W,8-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	508	37 (4)	May 30 (2)	PHI		BSN	W,5-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.59	-0.048	.15	-0.01%	-0.87	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
6	509	42 (4)	Jun 6	PHI		CHC	W,9-8	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
7	510	44 (1)	Jun 8	PHI		CIN	L,2-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
8	511	51 (6)	Jun 17	PHI	@	PIT	W,11-2	2-GF	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	1	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9	.12	-0.017	.01	0.00%	-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
9	512	61 (9)	Jul 2 (2)	PHI		BSN	L,3-4	GS-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0			0	0	0	.077	.143	.077	.220	9						P
10	513	66 (4)	Jul 8	PHI	@	BSN	L,0-4	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.071	.188	.071	.259	9	.81	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.10	P
11	514	69 (2)	Jul 13	PHI		CHC	L,5-7	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.071	.188	.071	.259	9						P
12	515	70	Jul 15	PHI		CHC	W,8-5	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.071	.188	.071	.259	9						P
13	516	74 (3)	Jul 18	PHI		PIT	W,8-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1		0	0	0	0	.059	.158	.059	.217	9	.34	-0.023	.00	0.00%	-1.11	P
14	517	84 (9)	Jul 27	PHI	@	PIT	W,9-8	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.059	.158	.059	.217	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
15	518	94 (9)	Aug 6 (2)	PHI	@	STL	L,3-8	GS-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	9	.74	0.029	.00	0.00%	0.27	P
16	519	103 (8)	Aug 16 (1)	PHI	@	BSN	L,2-9	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9	.79	-0.064	.00	0.00%	-0.89	P
17	520	111 (7)	Aug 24	PHI		STL	W,6-5	5-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.087	.160	.087	.247	9	1.21	-0.103	.00	0.00%	-1.08	P
18	521	116 (4)	Aug 28	PHI		CHC	L,3-5	GS-9	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.154	.214	.154	.368	9	.81	-0.002	.00	0.00%	0.42	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
19	522	121 (4)	Sep 3 (1)	PHI		BSN	L,3-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.200	.143	.343	9	.73	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.32	P
20	523	134 (12)	Sep 15 (1)	PHI	@	CHC	W,9-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.200	.143	.343	9						P
21	524	137 (2)	Sep 17 (1)	PHI	@	PIT	W,7-3	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	2			1	0	0	.167	.219	.167	.385	9						P
22	525	145 (7)	Sep 24 (1)	PHI		BRO	L,1-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.152	.200	.152	.352	9	1.34	-0.141	.00	0.00%	-1.27	P
							12-10		39	33	0	5	0	0	0	2	2	0	9	0	4		0	5	0	0	.152	.200	.152	.352		.73	-0.544	.36	-0.17%	-7.69

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