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Ben Johnson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 190lb (188cm, 86kg)

Born: May 16, 1931 in Greenwood, SC us

Died: May 8, 2020 in Greenwood, SC

Buried: Greenwood Memorial Gardens, Hodges, SC

High School: Greenwood HS (Greenwood, SC)

Debut: September 6, 1959 (Age 28-113d, 11,670th in major league history)
vs. LAD 5.2 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: June 12, 1960 (Age 29-027d)
vs. PHI 2.1 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1960 season

Full Name: Benjamin Franklin Johnson

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.5

ERA

3.91

46.0

WHIP

1.543

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	3-1 / in Starts: 2-0
Longest Hitting Streak	0 games
Longest On Base Streak	0 games
Most Games w/o HR	3 games
Most Games w/o RBI	2 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 5 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	5 (2-2-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 5 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	3 (1-0-0)

Most Driven In
S Taylor	1

1959 Batting Game Log

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1959 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	RBI	IBB	SO	SH	SF	GDP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	135 (134)	Sep 6 (2)	CHC	@	LAD	W,5-3	1-7	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.49	-0.077	.01	0.00%	-0.70	P
2	2	140 (4)	Sep 10 (2)	CHC		CIN	W,6-3	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.99	-0.025	.00	0.00%	-0.23	P
3	3	145 (4)	Sep 16 (2)	CHC		PIT	W,4-2	GS-6	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.33	-0.034	.00	0.00%	-0.49	P
4	4	148 (2)	Sep 19	CHC	@	STL	L,1-2	8-GF	0	0	0		0	0			.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
							3-1		5	4	1	0	1	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000		1.32	-0.136	.00	0.00%	-1.42

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