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Lou Johnson

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 170lb (180cm, 77kg)

Born: September 22, 1934 in Lexington, KY us

Died: October 1, 2020 in Los Angeles, CA

School: Kentucky State University (Frankfort, KY)

Debut: April 17, 1960 (Age 25-208d, 11,704th in major league history)
vs. SFG 6 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 6, 1969 (Age 34-349d)
vs. CHW 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1962 season

Full Name: Louis Brown Johnson

Nicknames: Sweet Lou or Slick

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1965 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.1

2049

529

.258

244

RBI

232

OBP

.311

SLG

.390

OPS

.701

OPS+

103

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	39-22 / in Starts: 11-11
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 5 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	3

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 129 PAs	13
Actual Runners on Base	75 (43-21-11)
Avg. MLBer w/ 129 PAs	14
Avg. Runners on Base	79 (41-24-13)

Most Driven In
F Bolling	4
H Taylor	2
R McMillan	2
Self	2
J Torre	1
T Aaron	1
H Aaron	1

Most Driven In By
L Maye	4
E Mathews	3
H Aaron	2
T Aaron	2
R McMillan	2
Self	2
J Torre	1
D Crandall	1

1962 Batting Game Log

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1962 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	36	94 (93)	Jul 19	MLN		SFG	L,3-7	GS-5	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.667	.500	1.167	1	.83	0.041	.03	0.00%	0.41	CF
2	37	95	Jul 20 (1)	MLN	@	PHI	W,7-5	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.286	.375	.286	.661	1	.83	0.003	.02	0.00%	-0.07	CF
3	38	96	Jul 20 (2)	MLN	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.273	.385	.273	.657	1	2.41	-0.116	.05	0.00%	0.20	CF
4	39	97	Jul 21	MLN	@	PHI	W,8-1	3-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.313	.214	.527	2	.04	-0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.68	CF
5	40	98	Jul 22 (1)	MLN	@	PHI	W,11-10	CG	5	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.381	.278	.659	1	.79	0.029	.01	0.00%	0.70	CF
6	41	99	Jul 22 (2)	MLN	@	PHI	W,5-2	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.278	.381	.278	.659	2						PR LF
7	42	100	Jul 24	MLN		NYM	W,5-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.333	.238	.571	8	1.50	-0.107	.02	0.00%	-0.82	CF
8	43	101	Jul 25	MLN		NYM	W,11-5	CG	4	4	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.240	.321	.320	.641	8	.21	-0.018	.01	0.00%	1.13	CF
9	44	102	Jul 26	MLN		NYM	W,6-1	CG	5	4	2	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.333	.379	.713	1	.52	-0.013	.01	0.00%	0.76	CF
10	45	103	Jul 27	MLN	@	CIN	W,7-5	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.314	.355	.669	2	1.37	-0.075	.06	0.00%	-0.76	PH CF
11	46	104	Jul 28	MLN	@	CIN	L,3-9	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.282	.314	.596	1	.52	-0.054	.03	0.00%	-1.05	CF
12	47	105	Jul 29 (1)	MLN	@	CIN	L,6-8	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.282	.314	.596	6		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
13	48	106	Jul 29 (2)	MLN	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.211	.318	.316	.634	1	1.43	0.165	.05	0.00%	0.99	CF
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
14	49	107	Aug 1	MLN		HOU	W,3-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.220	.333	.317	.650	1	.58	-0.006	.01	0.00%	-0.29	CF
15	50	108	Aug 2	MLN		HOU	L,0-3	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.327	.310	.636	9	1.02	-0.026	.02	0.00%	-0.23	PH
16	51	109	Aug 4 (1)	MLN		PHI	W,6-2	4-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.314	.295	.609	2	.05	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.26	PH LF
17	52	110	Aug 4 (2)	MLN		PHI	W,7-3	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.302	.283	.584	9	1.60	-0.084	.02	0.00%	-0.38	PH LF
18	53	111	Aug 5	MLN		PHI	W,8-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.196	.302	.283	.584	5						LF
19	54	112	Aug 6	MLN		CHC	W,4-1	8-GF	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.315	.319	.634	6	1.36	0.063	.01	0.00%	1.83	PH CF
20	55	113	Aug 7	MLN		CHC	W,4-1	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.309	.313	.622	2	.40	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.58	LF
21	56	114	Aug 8	MLN		CHC	L,4-12	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.208	.309	.313	.622	4						PR RF
22	57	115	Aug 9	MLN		CHC	W,1-0	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.208	.309	.313	.622	5						LF
23	58	116	Aug 10	MLN	@	HOU	W,7-6	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.304	.306	.610	5	.14	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.10	LF
24	59	117	Aug 11	MLN	@	HOU	W,3-1	5-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.310	.314	.624	2	.34	0.008	.00	0.00%	0.03	PR LF
25	60	119 (1)	Aug 13	MLN	@	CIN	L,2-10	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.236	.323	.345	.668	2	.44	-0.015	.01	0.00%	0.70	LF CF
26	61	120	Aug 14	MLN	@	CIN	W,5-4	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.228	.313	.333	.646	2	1.26	-0.074	.01	0.00%	-0.86	PH LF
27	62	121	Aug 15	MLN	@	CIN	L,3-4	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.228	.313	.333	.646	5		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
28	63	123 (1)	Aug 17	MLN		SFG	W,6-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.228	.313	.333	.646	2						LF
29	64	125 (1)	Aug 19	MLN		SFG	W,13-8	CG	5	5	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.319	.371	.690	2	.43	0.033	.00	0.00%	0.57	LF
30	65	126	Aug 20	MLN		SFG	W,9-4	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.324	.418	.742	2	.78	0.046	.00	0.00%	-0.06	LF
31	66	127	Aug 21	MLN		STL	W,6-5	8-GF(10)	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.329	.449	.778	2	1.78	-0.041	.01	0.00%	0.32	LF
32	67	128	Aug 22	MLN		STL	W,6-4	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.325	.443	.768	2	.22	-0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.23	PH LF
33	68	129	Aug 23	MLN		STL	W,3-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.257	.325	.443	.768	2						PR LF
34	69	130	Aug 24	MLN	@	CHC	L,2-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.321	.437	.757	9	.07	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.17	PH
35	70	131	Aug 25	MLN	@	CHC	W,10-1	8-GF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.329	.437	.766	2	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.13	LF
36	71	132	Aug 26	MLN	@	CHC	L,1-4	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.337	.453	.791	2	1.00	0.091	.00	0.00%	0.78	LF CF
37	72	133	Aug 28	MLN	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.266	.333	.443	.776	2	1.17	-0.035	.00	0.00%	0.11	LF
38	73	134	Aug 29	MLN	@	SFG	W,10-3	CG	6	6	2	4	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.294	.355	.494	.849	2	.41	0.174	.00	0.00%	3.79	LF
39	74	135	Aug 30	MLN	@	SFG	L,2-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.294	.355	.494	.849	6						PR CF
40	75	136	Aug 31	MLN	@	LAD	L,3-8	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.362	.494	.856	9	.46	0.022	.00	0.00%	0.38	PH
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
41	76	137	Sep 1	MLN	@	LAD	L,3-5	5-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.287	.354	.483	.837	5	3.00	-0.136	.00	0.00%	-0.74	LF
42	77	140 (2)	Sep 4	MLN		CIN	L,6-9	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.293	.356	.478	.835	2	1.64	0.110	.00	0.00%	0.53	CF
43	78	141	Sep 5	MLN	@	STL	W,1-0	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.293	.356	.478	.835	2						LF
44	79	143 (1)	Sep 7	MLN		PHI	L,3-4	8-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.290	.353	.473	.826	7	3.43	-0.087	.00	0.00%	-0.23	LF
45	80	144	Sep 8	MLN		PHI	L,4-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.290	.353	.473	.826	9						PR LF
46	81	145	Sep 9	MLN		PHI	L,2-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.287	.350	.468	.818	7	.55	-0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.10	PH
47	82	147 (1)	Sep 12	MLN	@	PHI	W,9-0	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.284	.346	.463	.809	1	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.49	PR LF
48	83	148	Sep 13	MLN	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.293	.352	.465	.816	1	1.47	0.077	.00	0.00%	0.56	CF LF
49	84	149	Sep 14	MLN		HOU	W,3-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.293	.352	.465	.816	4						LF
50	85	150	Sep 15	MLN		HOU	W,9-8	GS-9	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.345	.447	.792	1	1.60	-0.050	.00	0.00%	-1.05	CF
51	86	151	Sep 16	MLN		HOU	W,5-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.282	.345	.447	.792	4						LF
52	87	152	Sep 17	MLN		LAD	W,2-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.282	.345	.447	.792	4						LF
53	88	153	Sep 18	MLN		LAD	W,10-5	CG	4	4	1	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.290	.350	.467	.818	8	1.33	0.366	.00	0.00%	1.50	CF LF
54	89	155 (1)	Sep 21	MLN	@	PIT	W,7-3	8-GF	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.287	.347	.463	.810	4	.12	-0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.44	PR LF
55	90	156	Sep 22	MLN	@	PIT	W,2-0	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.287	.347	.463	.810	4						LF
56	91	157	Sep 23	MLN	@	PIT	W,10-3	4-GF	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.291	.355	.464	.819	5	.03	0.001	.00	0.00%	1.20	PH LF
57	92	158	Sep 25	MLN		NYM	W,7-3	8-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.291	.355	.464	.819	4		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR LF
58	93	159	Sep 26	MLN		NYM	W,6-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.291	.355	.464	.819	4						LF
59	94	160	Sep 28	MLN		PIT	L,2-8	CG	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.283	.347	.451	.798	8	.88	-0.060	.00	0.00%	-0.32	CF
60	95	161	Sep 29	MLN		PIT	W,7-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.344	.447	.791	4	.13	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.76	LF
61	96	162	Sep 30	MLN		PIT	L,3-4	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.349	.453	.802	2	1.27	0.274	.00	0.00%	0.97	CF
							39-22		129	117	22	33	4	5	2	13	11	0	27	1	0	0	2	1	6	1	.282	.349	.453	.802		.97	0.456	.01	0.00%	6.93

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