Johnny Mize

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-2, 215lb (188cm, 97kg)

Born: January 7, 1913 in Demorest, GA us

Died: June 2, 1993 in Demorest, GA

Buried: Yonah View Memorial Gardens, Demorest, GA

School: Piedmont College (Demorest, GA)

Debut: April 16, 1936 (Age 23-100d, 7,983rd in major league history)
vs. CHC 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 26, 1953 (Age 40-262d)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1981. (Voted by Veteran's Committee)
View Johnny Mize's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1936 season

Full Name: John Robert Mize

Nicknames: The Big Cat or Big Jawn

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

70.6

6443

2011

359

.312

1118

RBI

1337

OBP

.397

SLG

.562

OPS

.959

OPS+

158

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1950 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1950 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	12 (11)	May 4	NYY		CHW	L,0-15	GF	25	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH 1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
2	59 (46)	Jun 22	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-6	CG	32	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
3	60	Jun 23	NYY	@	DET	L,9-10	CG	41	8.1	11	0	0	11	0	1B
4	61	Jun 24	NYY	@	DET	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	8	2	0	10	3	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	69 (7)	Jul 1	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-13	GF	13	3.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
6	70	Jul 2	NYY	@	BOS	W,15-9	CG	45	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
7	72 (1)	Jul 4 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	W,16-9	GS	35	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
8	73	Jul 4 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	T,3-3	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
9	74	Jul 5	NYY		PHA	W,12-8	GS	41	8.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
10	75	Jul 6	NYY		PHA	W,5-4	GS	33	8.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
11	76	Jul 7	NYY		BOS	W,5-2	GS	23	6.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
12	77	Jul 8	NYY		BOS	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
13	78	Jul 9	NYY		BOS	W,3-1	GS	29	8.0	5	1	0	6	4
14	79	Jul 14	NYY		CLE	L,1-5	CG	43	9.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
15	84 (4)	Jul 18	NYY		SLB	W,12-1	GS	26	7.0	3	0	0	3	1	1B
16	85	Jul 19 (1)	NYY		SLB	W,16-1	GS	19	6.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
17	86	Jul 19 (2)	NYY		SLB	W,4-3	GS	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	1
18	87	Jul 21	NYY		DET	W,14-5	GS	31	7.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
19	88	Jul 22	NYY		DET	W,10-4	GS	36	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
20	89	Jul 23	NYY		DET	L,5-6	CG	44	9.0	7	1	0	8	3	1B
21	90	Jul 25	NYY	@	SLB	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	9	1	0	10	0
22	91	Jul 26	NYY	@	SLB	W,6-3	GS	28	7.0	6	0	0	6	0
23	92	Jul 27	NYY	@	SLB	L,2-3	CG	42	8.1	3	1	0	4	0
24	93	Jul 28	NYY	@	CHW	W,4-1	GS	33	8.0	6	0	0	6	2
25	94	Jul 29	NYY	@	CHW	W,11-4	GS	14	4.1	8	0	0	8	2	1B
26	95	Jul 30 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	W,15-7	GS	30	7.0	10	0	0	10	3
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	97 (1)	Aug 1	NYY	@	DET	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
28	98	Aug 2	NYY	@	DET	L,0-4	CG	37	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
29	99	Aug 3	NYY	@	DET	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
30	100	Aug 4	NYY	@	CLE	W,1-0	GS	23	7.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
31	101	Aug 5	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-4	GS	26	7.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
32	105 (3)	Aug 10	NYY		PHA	L,3-5	GS	37	8.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
33	106	Aug 11	NYY		PHA	W,7-6	GS	33	7.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
34	107	Aug 12	NYY		PHA	W,7-2	GS	19	4.0	5	0	0	5	0
35	108	Aug 13	NYY		PHA	L,2-5	GS	35	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
36	109	Aug 15 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	L,5-10	GS	33	7.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
37	113 (3)	Aug 18	NYY	@	PHA	W,3-2	GS	24	6.0	5	0	0	5	1
38	117 (3)	Aug 22	NYY		DET	W,13-6	GS	24	6.0	5	1	0	6	2	1B
39	118	Aug 23	NYY		DET	W,7-5	GS	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
40	119	Aug 24	NYY		DET	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
41	120	Aug 25	NYY		SLB	W,10-0	GS	18	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
42	121	Aug 26	NYY		SLB	W,3-2	GS	29	8.0	10	0	0	10	1
43	122	Aug 27	NYY		CHW	W,2-1	GS	27	8.0	9	0	1	10	2	1B
44	124 (1)	Aug 29	NYY		CLE	W,6-5	GS	23	6.0	7	1	0	8	3	1B
45	125	Aug 30 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,4-3	GS	35	8.0	6	1	1	8	0	1B
46	126	Aug 30 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,3-0	GS	21	6.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
47	127	Aug 31	NYY		CLE	W,7-5	GS	34	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
48	128	Sep 1	NYY		WSH	W,6-2	GS	30	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
49	129	Sep 2	NYY		WSH	W,9-2	GS	29	7.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
50	130	Sep 4 (1)	NYY		PHA	W,2-1	GS	24	7.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
51	131	Sep 4 (2)	NYY		PHA	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	3	1B
52	132	Sep 6	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-11	CG	42	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
53	133	Sep 7	NYY	@	BOS	L,8-10	CG	44	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
54	135 (1)	Sep 11 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	W,5-1	GS	28	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
55	136	Sep 11 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	W,6-2	GS	18	4.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
56	137	Sep 12	NYY	@	CLE	L,7-8	GS	23	5.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
57	139 (1)	Sep 14	NYY	@	DET	W,7-5	GS	27	6.0	8	0	0	8	3	1B
58	140	Sep 15	NYY	@	DET	L,7-9	CG	43	8.0	10	0	0	10	2
59	141	Sep 16	NYY	@	DET	W,8-1	GS	21	5.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
60	142	Sep 17 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	L,5-6	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
61	143	Sep 17 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	W,6-1	GS	31	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
62	144	Sep 19	NYY	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	0	8.0	6	1	0	7	1
63	145	Sep 20	NYY	@	CHW	W,8-1	GS	21	6.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
64	146	Sep 23	NYY		BOS	W,8-0	GS	25	7.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
65	147	Sep 24	NYY		BOS	W,9-5	GS	37	8.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
66	148	Sep 25 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,8-3	GS	34	8.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
67	149	Sep 25 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,7-4	GS	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
68	150	Sep 26 (1)	NYY		WSH	L,9-11	GS	34	6.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
69	151	Sep 26 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,10-7	GS	36	7.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
70	152	Sep 27	NYY	@	PHA	L,7-8	GS	27	6.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
71	153	Sep 28	NYY	@	PHA	W,8-6	GS	30	7.0	4	1	0	5	0
72	154	Sep 30	NYY	@	BOS	W,6-5	GS	26	6.0	1	1	0	2	1	1B
							72gm		517.0	490	31	2	523	73