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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Team Record in Appearances: 16-21 / in Starts: 9-9

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 25, Entered with runners on base: 4

1923 Pitching Game Log

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1923 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
1	30	10	Apr 27	DET		SLB	W,5-2	1-GF	W(1-0)	99	8.1	7	2	2	0	1	2	1	2.16	6.28	32		0	1	0	31	3	2	0	0	0	0	2.39	0.38%
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
2	31	14	May 1	DET		CLE	W,6-5	5-GF	W(2-0)	3	5.0	7	2	2	0	2	0	0	2.70	4.76	21		0	0	0	20	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.37	-0.21%
3	32	18	May 5	DET	@	CHW	L,7-8	4-5		3	2.0	5	5	5	1	2	0	0	5.28	4.47	12		0	0	0	9	1	2	0	0	1	0	2.31	-0.46%
4	33	21	May 8	DET		WSH	L,2-8	GS-	L(2-1)	2	3.0	5	5	5	1	1	2	0	6.87	5.71	15	29				13	0	0	0		0
5	34	25	May 14	DET		NYY	L,11-16	12-GF(12)		5	0.2	5	6	6	1	0	1	0	9.47	6.46	8		0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.19	-0.81%
6	35	30	May 20	DET		PHA	L,1-8			5	2.0	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	9.43	6.23	10					8	1	0	0		0
7	36	40	May 31	DET		SLB	L,3-8	5-GF		10	4.1	3	1	1	0	5	0	0	8.17	5.29	15		1	0	0	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	.10	0.00%
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
8	37	43	Jun 3	DET		CLE	W,8-7	7-8		2	1.1	3	2	2	2	1	0	0	8.44	5.32	8		0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.98	0.01%
9	38	47	Jun 8	DET	@	WSH	L,4-7	8-GF(8)		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	8.23	5.20	2		0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.01	0.00%
10	39	52	Jun 15	DET	@	BOS	W,2-0	GS-9	W(3-1)	6	8.0	7	0	0	0	5	0	0	6.37	4.42	30	73	0	1	0	30	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.12	0.18%
11	40	56	Jun 19	DET	@	NYY	L,5-6	8-GF(8)		3	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.19	4.28	4		0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.21	0.01%
12	41	59	Jun 24	DET		CHW	L,8-9			4	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.03	4.24	5					3	0	0	0		1
13	42	60	Jun 25	DET		CHW	L,1-7	8-GF		0	2.0	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	6.18	4.18	9		0	0	0	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	.03	0.00%
14	43	62	Jun 28	DET	@	SLB	L,2-6	GS-4	L(3-2)	2	3.1	6	5	4	1	3	1	0	6.54	4.33	18	32	0	0	0	15	1	0	0	0	0	1	.78	-0.10%
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
15	44	67	Jul 4(1)	DET	@	CLE	L,7-10	4-6		5	3.0	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	6.31	4.55	13		1	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	1	.30	0.00%
16	45	72	Jul 8	DET		PHA	L,5-7			3	2.2	1	0	0	1	4	0	0	5.96	4.36	9					8	0	0	0		0
17	46	73	Jul 9	DET		PHA	L,5-6	2-7	L(3-3)	0	5.2	5	2	1	1	3	0	0	5.50	4.17	22		0	1	0	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	.46	-0.06%
18	47	77	Jul 13	DET		BOS	L,4-6	GS-6		3	6.0	7	3	3	2	5	0	0	5.40	3.99	24	49	0	3	0	22	2	0	0	0	0	0	.18	-0.01%
19	48	78	Jul 14	DET		WSH	W,9-8			0	2.0	5	2	2	0	1	0	0	5.52	3.92	11					10	0	0	0		1
20	49	81	Jul 17	DET		WSH	W,4-2	CG	W(4-3)	2	9.0	6	2	2	4	2	0	1	5.07	3.97	38	65	0	0	0	32	2	1	0	0	0	0	.19	0.03%
21	50	85	Jul 22	DET		NYY	L,4-7	GS-6		4	6.0	7	4	3	2	3	0	0	5.03	3.89	26	45	0	0	0	23	1	1	0	1	1	0	.18	-0.02%
22	51	91	Jul 31	DET	@	WSH	W,12-5		W(5-3)	8	5.0	1	0	0	1	5	0	0	4.72	3.76	17					16	0	0	0		0
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
23	52	94	Aug 5	DET		BOS	L,2-3	CG	L(5-4)	4	9.0	10	3	3	2	5	1	0	4.55	3.78	38	58	0	0	0	35	1	0	0	0	1	0	.07	0.00%
24	53	98	Aug 9	DET	@	NYY	W,11-3	GS-6	W(6-4)	3	6.0	8	3	2	3	3	0	0	4.45	3.77	27	46	0	2	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	.06	0.00%
25	54	101	Aug 12	DET	@	NYY	W,5-2	CG	W(7-4)	2	9.0	8	2	2	1	3	1	0	4.25	3.80	36	65	2	0	0	35	2	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.01%
26	55	103	Aug 15	DET		PHA	W,7-5	6-8	H(1)	2	2.1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	4.15	3.82	9		0	1	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	0.00%
27	56	106	Aug 18	DET		BOS	W,10-3	CG	W(8-4)	2	9.0	8	3	3	1	7	1	1	4.07	3.80	36	65	2	1	0	33	1	0	0	0	1	0	.00	0.00%
28	57	109	Aug 22	DET		NYY	W,6-3	CG	W(9-4)	3	9.0	8	3	2	3	6	1	0	3.92	3.83	36	64	0	1	0	33	2	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.00%
29	58	112	Aug 25	DET		WSH	W,5-4	GS-		2	7.0	6	2	2	5	2	0	0	3.85	3.87	29	54				22	1	0	0		0
30	59	116	Aug 29	DET		WSH	W,9-6	CG	W(10-4)	3	9.0	12	6	6	0	4	0	0	3.98	3.76	38	43	0	0	0	36	1	1	0	0	2	0	.00	0.00%
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
31	60	119	Sep 2	DET	@	SLB	L,3-4	CG(8)	L(10-5)	3	8.0	8	4	4	1	5	1	0	4.01	3.76	32	54	0	0	0	31	1	1	0	0	0	1	.00	0.00%
32	61	121	Sep 3(2)	DET		CHW	W,6-5	8-GF	BW(11-5)	0	1.1	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	4.04	3.76	7		0	0	0	6	0	1	1	0	0	0	.00	0.00%
33	62	124	Sep 8	DET	@	CLE	L,3-4	GS-6	L(11-6)	4	6.0	8	3	3	3	2	0	0	4.05	3.77	29	43	1	0	0	25	2	0	0	0	1	0	.00	0.00%
34	63	127	Sep 13	DET	@	WSH	L,3-7	GS-5	L(11-7)	4	5.0	9	5	5	1	0	0	0	4.20	3.76	25	28	0	1	0	22	0	2	0	0	0	1	.00	0.00%
35	64	129	Sep 15	DET	@	WSH	L,8-9	GS-6		1	6.0	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	4.06	3.77	20	69	0	0	0	17	0	0	0	1	0	0	.00	0.00%
36	65	133	Sep 18(2)	DET	@	PHA	L,9-10			2	0.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.05	3.76	3					2	0	0	0		0
37	66	134	Sep 19(1)	DET	@	PHA	W,6-2	GS-	W(12-7)	0	6.2	1	1	1	2	5	0	0	3.94	3.71	23	71				21	0	0	0		0
							16-21		W-L:12-7,BSv:1,Hld:1	2.8	175.2	182	82	77	48	95	12	3	3.94	3.71	737	53	7	12	0	662	29	11	1	4	10	4	.59	-1.03%

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