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Ernie Johnson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 190lb (190cm, 86kg)

Born: June 16, 1924 in Brattleboro, VT us

Died: August 12, 2011 in Cumming, GA

Buried: Green Lawn Cemetery, Roswell, GA

High School: Union HS (Brattleboro, VT)

Debut: April 28, 1950 (Age 25-316d, 10,694th in major league history)
vs. PHI 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 12, 1959 (Age 35-088d)
vs. CHW 0.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: Ernest Thorwald Johnson

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1957 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.1

ERA

3.77

273

574.2

319

WHIP

1.423

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	8-20 / in Starts: 5-4
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	12 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 28 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	24 (13-7-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 28 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	17 (9-5-2)

Most Driven In
J Dittmer	1
P Burris	1
J Logan	0
E Mathews	0

Most Driven In By
S Jethroe	1
J Logan	1

1952 Batting Game Log

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1952 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	17	2 (1)	Apr 16	BSN		BRO	L,8-14	1-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.85	-0.021	2.03	-0.03%	-0.22	P
2	18	12 (9)	Apr 26	BSN		PHI	L,0-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
3	19	14 (1)	Apr 30	BSN	@	PIT	L,5-11	3-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	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	20	29 (14)	May 23	BSN	@	NYG	L,3-5	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	21	33 (3)	May 29	BSN	@	BRO	L,3-7	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	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
6	22	40 (6)	Jun 4	BSN	@	STL	L,0-6	5-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
7	23	45 (4)	Jun 8 (2)	BSN	@	CHC	W,7-6	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.30	-0.102	.32	-0.02%	-1.16	P
8	24	49 (3)	Jun 12	BSN	@	PIT	W,11-2	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
9	25	57 (7)	Jun 19	BSN		CIN	L,4-7	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.41	-0.031	.04	0.00%	-0.40	P
10	26	62 (4)	Jun 23	BSN		PIT	W,9-3	5-GF	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.32	0.035	.04	0.00%	1.32	P
11	27	65 (2)	Jun 27	BSN	@	BRO	L,3-8	1-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.19	-0.130	.15	-0.01%	-1.24	P
12	28	68 (2)	Jun 30 (1)	BSN		NYG	L,7-8	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						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
13	29	75 (6)	Jul 5	BSN		BRO	L,3-5	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
14	30	89 (13)	Jul 23	BSN		CHC	L,2-6	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	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	31	99 (9)	Aug 2	BSN		CIN	L,3-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
16	32	101 (1)	Aug 3 (2)	BSN		CIN	L,0-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
17	33	103 (1)	Aug 7 (2)	BSN		PHI	L,2-10	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
18	34	108 (4)	Aug 13 (1)	BSN	@	PHI	L,0-3	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
19	35	111 (2)	Aug 15 (1)	BSN	@	NYG	W,4-3	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
20	36	116 (4)	Aug 20	BSN	@	STL	L,2-9	5-GF(8)	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.222	.333	9	.05	0.003	.00	0.00%	0.36	P
21	37	118 (1)	Aug 22	BSN	@	CHC	W,4-3	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.200	.300	9	.33	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.10	P
22	38	120 (1)	Aug 24 (1)	BSN	@	PIT	L,3-4	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.100	.200	.300	9						P
23	39	126 (5)	Aug 30 (2)	BSN		PHI	L,6-8	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.200	.300	9						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
24	40	130 (3)	Sep 1 (2)	BSN		NYG	W,5-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.077	.143	.154	.297	9	.37	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.65	P
25	41	135 (4)	Sep 6 susp	BSN	@	PHI	W,3-1	GS-8	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	.071	.133	.143	.276	9	.93	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.36	P
26	42	141 (5)	Sep 12 (2)	BSN		PIT	W,16-0	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.167	.367	9	.23	0.026	.00	0.00%	1.13	P
27	43	146 (4)	Sep 16 (2)	BSN		STL	L,1-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.150	.332	9	.98	-0.048	.00	0.00%	-0.36	P
28	44	150 (3)	Sep 24 (1)	BSN	@	NYG	L,8-11	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.095	.174	.143	.317	9	1.67	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-0.75	P
29	45	155 (4)	Sep 28	BSN	@	BRO	T,5-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.091	.167	.136	.303	9	1.34	-0.068	.00	0.00%	-0.76	P
							8-20		28	22	2	2	1	0	0	2	2	0	3	0	4		0	1	0	0	.091	.167	.136	.303		.77	-0.440	.12	-0.05%	-3.18

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