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Don Johnson
Donald Roy Johnson

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 200 lb.

Debut April 20, 1947
Final Game September 24, 1958
Born November 12, 1926 in Portland, OR

Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1944. (All Transactions)

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Pitching Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1947 20 NYY AL   4   3  15   8   2   0   4  0   54.3   57   26   22   2   23   16   1   0   238       0  3.64  3.56   98 1.472
 1950 23 TOT AL   6   6  33  12   4   1  10  1  114.0  161   93   85  16   67   40   1   1   555       0  6.71  4.84   72 2.000
         NYY AL   1   0   8   0   0   0   4  0   18.0   35   21   20   2   12    9   0   0   100       0 10.00  4.30   43 2.611
         SLB AL   5   6  25  12   4   1   6  1   96.0  126   72   65  14   55   31   1   1   455       0  6.09  4.94   81 1.885
 1951 24 TOT AL   7  12  27  23   8   1   2  0  158.7  165   93   84  13   76   60   3   0   698       3  4.76  4.11   86 1.519
         SLB AL   0   1   6   3   0   0   1  0   15.0   27   26   21   4   18    8   1   0    91       0 12.60  4.37   35 3.000
         WSH AL   7  11  21  20   8   1   1  0  143.7  138   67   63   9   58   52   2   0   607       3  3.95  4.08  103 1.364
 1952 25 WSH AL   0   5  29   6   0   0  11  2   69.0   80   41   34   4   33   37   4   2   319       0  4.43  3.56   80 1.638
 1954 27 CHW AL   8   7  46  16   3   3  17  7  144.0  129   53   50  14   43   68   0   2   581       0  3.13  3.72  119 1.194
 1955 28 BAL AL   2   4  31   5   0   0  12  1   68.0   89   46   44   4   35   27   0   3   315   2   0  5.82  3.80   65 1.824
 1958 31 SFG NL   0   1  17   0   0   0   6  1   23.0   31   19   16   2    8   14   2   2   108   1   0  6.26  3.79   61 1.696
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  7 Yr WL% .415  27  38 198  70  17   5  62 12  631.0  712  371  335  55  285  262  11  10  2814   3   3  4.78  4.00   84 1.580
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     6   9  50  17   4   1  15  3  160.0  180   94   85  13   72   66   2   2   714   0   0  4.78  4.00   84 1.580
 Career High      8  12  46  23   8   3  17  7  158.7  165   93   85  16   76   68   4   3   698   2   3  3.13  4.84  119 1.194

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1947 20 NYY AL  15   13    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   8  .000  .071  .000  -79    0   4           0   0
 1950 23 TOT AL  33   32    0    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   7  .063  .091  .063  -61    2   3           0   2
         NYY AL   8    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0   1
         SLB AL  25   29    0    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   6  .069  .100  .069  -57    2   3           0   1
 1951 24 TOT AL  27   50    1    5   1  0   0    5   0  0   1  12  .100  .118  .120  -35    6   7           0   0
         SLB AL   6    3    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   1  .333  .333  .333   78    1   1           0   0
         WSH AL  21   47    1    4   1  0   0    4   0  0   1  11  .085  .104  .106  -43    5   6           0   0
 1952 25 WSH AL  29   13    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .077  .077  .077  -57    1   2           0   0
 1954 27 CHW AL  46   35    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   2  12  .029  .079  .029  -70    1   7   1       0   0
 1955 28 BAL AL  31   10    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   4  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1958 31 SFG NL  17    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      198  155    1    9   1  0   0    7   0  0   5  47  .058  .087  .065  -59   10  24   1   0   0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        127    1    7   1  0   0    6   0  0   4  38  .058  .087  .065  -59    8  20   1   0   0   2
 Career High     46   50    1    5   1  0   0    5   0  0   2  12                           6   7   1   0   0   2

Special Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1947 20 NYY AL   18   17    0   0.0    96| .000  .261| .071  .341| .000  .376| .071  .717| -79  .000  -3.2  -0.3   0%
 1950 23 TOT AL   36   35    0   0.0   116| .063  .282| .091  .370| .063  .423| .154  .794| -61  .000  -8.1  -0.8   0%
         NYY AL    3    4    0   0.0   111| .000  .275| .000  .361| .000  .412| .000  .773|-100  .000  -0.9  -0.1   0%
         SLB AL   33   31    0   0.0   117| .069  .283| .100  .371| .069  .424| .169  .796| -57  .000  -7.2  -0.7   0%
 1951 24 TOT AL   58   52    1   0.5   101| .100  .265| .118  .346| .120  .389| .238  .736| -35  .019  -9.6  -1.0   0%
         SLB AL    4    3    0   0.0   105| .333  .271| .333  .353| .333  .397| .666  .750|  78  .000  -0.1   0.0   0%
         WSH AL   54   49    1   0.6   100| .085  .265| .104  .346| .106  .389| .210  .735| -43  .021  -9.5  -1.0   0%
 1952 25 WSH AL   15   14    0   0.0    94| .077  .257| .077  .336| .077  .375| .154  .710| -57  .000  -2.8  -0.3   0%
 1954 27 CHW AL   45   42    0   0.0   101| .029  .269| .079  .345| .029  .393| .108  .738| -70  .000  -8.5  -0.9   0%
 1955 28 BAL AL   10   10    0   0.0    96| .000  .258| .000  .336| .000  .384| .000  .720|-100  .000  -2.8  -0.3   0%
 1958 31 SFG NL    3    3    0   0.0   104| .000  .268| .000  .335| .000  .418| .000  .752|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons       185  173    1   0.2   103| .058  .268| .087  .349| .065  .395| .152  .744| -59  .002 -35.4  -3.7   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1947 20 NYY AL   P   15      2    7    2    2  .818  .957  0.60  0.95  1.49  1.92    8   54.3
 1950 23 TOT AL   P   33      2   19    3    0  .875  .950  0.64  0.96  1.66  2.04   12  114.0
         NYY AL   P    8      0    2    0    0 1.000  .952  0.25  0.96  1.00  2.05    0   18.0
         SLB AL   P   25      2   17    3    0  .864  .950  0.76  0.96  1.78  2.03   12   96.0
 1951 24 TOT AL   P   27      3   27    0    5 1.000  .955  1.11  0.99  1.70  2.07   23  158.7
         SLB AL   P    6      0    3    0    1 1.000  .968  0.50  0.98  1.80  2.04    3   15.0
         WSH AL   P   21      3   24    0    4 1.000  .954  1.29  0.99  1.69  2.07   20  143.7
 1952 25 WSH AL   P   29      6    9    0    0 1.000  .968  0.52  1.03  1.96  2.10    6   69.0
 1954 27 CHW AL   P   46      8   24    1    1  .970  .958  0.70  0.93  2.00  2.01   16  144.0
 1955 28 BAL AL   P   31      0   14    1    2  .933  .959  0.45  0.83  1.85  1.99    5   68.0
 1958 31 SFG NL   P   17      1    3    0    0 1.000  .952  0.24  0.77  1.57  1.96    0   23.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1947 20 NYY AL   P   15      2    7    2    2  .818  .957  0.60  0.95  1.49  1.92    8   54.3
 1950 23 TOT AL   P   33      2   19    3    0  .875  .950  0.64  0.96  1.66  2.04   12  114.0
         NYY AL   P    8      0    2    0    0 1.000  .952  0.25  0.96  1.00  2.05    0   18.0
         SLB AL   P   25      2   17    3    0  .864  .950  0.76  0.96  1.78  2.03   12   96.0
 1951 24 TOT AL   P   27      3   27    0    5 1.000  .955  1.11  0.99  1.70  2.07   23  158.7
         SLB AL   P    6      0    3    0    1 1.000  .968  0.50  0.98  1.80  2.04    3   15.0
         WSH AL   P   21      3   24    0    4 1.000  .954  1.29  0.99  1.69  2.07   20  143.7
 1952 25 WSH AL   P   29      6    9    0    0 1.000  .968  0.52  1.03  1.96  2.10    6   69.0
 1954 27 CHW AL   P   46      8   24    1    1  .970  .958  0.70  0.93  2.00  2.01   16  144.0
 1955 28 BAL AL   P   31      0   14    1    2  .933  .959  0.45  0.83  1.85  1.99    5   68.0
 1958 31 SFG NL   P   17      1    3    0    0 1.000  .952  0.24  0.77  1.57  1.96    0   23.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 198     22  103    7   10  .947  .957  0.63  0.93  1.78  2.03   70  631.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       198     22  103    7   10  .947  .957  0.63  0.93  1.78  2.03   70    631

An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Games
1954 AL-46-5

Saves
1954 AL-7-4

Shutouts
1954 AL-3-10

Losses
1951 AL-12-9

Youngest Player
1947 AL-20-9

Gray Ink: Pitching - 5 (1826) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions
Before 1944 Season: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.
June 15, 1950: Traded by the New York Yankees with Jim Delsing, Duane Pillette, Snuffy Stirnweiss, and $50,000 to the St. Louis Browns for Tom Ferrick, Joe Ostrowski, and Leo Thomas.
May 29, 1951: Purchased by the Washington Senators from the St. Louis Browns.
March 23, 1953: Purchased by the Toronto (International) from the Washington Senators.
October 8, 1953: Traded by the Toronto (International) to the Chicago White Sox for Hector Rodriguez. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
December 6, 1954: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Matt Batts, Don Ferrarese, and Fred Marsh to the Baltimore Orioles for Jim Brideweser, Bob Chakales, and Clint Courtney.
January 25, 1956: Purchased by the Toronto (International) from the Baltimore Orioles. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
July 15, 1958: Traded by the Toronto (International) to the San Francisco Giants for Ray Crone.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
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