Johnny Riddle

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 190lb (180cm, 86kg)

Born: October 3, 1905 in Clinton, SC us

Died: December 15, 1998 in Indianapolis, IN

Buried: Oaklawn Memorial Gardens, Indianapolis, IN

High School: Riverside Military Academy HS (Gainesville, GA)

School: University of Georgia (Athens, GA)

Debut: April 17, 1930 (Age 24-196d, 7,057th in major league history)
vs. CLE 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 11, 1948 (Age 42-344d)
vs. CHC 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1938 season

Full Name: John Ludy Riddle

Nicknames: Mutt

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Relatives: Brother of Elmer Riddle

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.6

214

.238

RBI

OBP

.288

SLG

.266

OPS

.555

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	5-14 / in Starts: 4-10
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	19 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 61 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	29 (16-10-3) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 61 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	41 (21-13-7)

Most Driven In
T Cuccinello	1
E Fletcher	1

Most Driven In By
I Hutchinson	1
D Garms	1
E Fletcher	1
B Reis	1

1938 Batting Game Log

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1938 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	14 (13)	May 6	BSN	@	CHC	L,9-13	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.63	-0.016	1.52	-0.02%	-0.30	C
2	37	19 (4)	May 14	BSN	@	BRO	L,2-10	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	.13	-0.005	.19	-0.01%	0.52	PH C
3	38	28 (8)	May 24	BSN		CIN	W,10-9	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	7	1.89	0.081	5.43	0.14%	0.94	PH C
4	39	33 (4)	May 30 (2)	BSN		NYG	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	6	1.13	-0.085	3.72	-0.17%	-0.81	C
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
5	40	38 (4)	Jun 5 (2)	BSN	@	STL	W,10-3	CG	5	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0			0	0	0	.182	.250	.182	.432	7						C
6	41	39	Jun 6	BSN	@	STL	L,2-11	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.375	.231	.606	7	.43	0.057	1.40	0.11%	0.46	C
7	42	42 (2)	Jun 11	BSN	@	CIN	L,0-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.188	.316	.188	.503	7	.80	-0.064	2.01	-0.10%	-0.55	C
8	43	44 (1)	Jun 12 (2)	BSN	@	CIN	L,4-7	CG	4	4	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.300	.391	.350	.741	7	.86	0.143	2.23	0.22%	1.53	C
9	44	48 (3)	Jun 17 (2)	BSN		CHC	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.304	.385	.348	.732	7	.56	-0.030	1.50	-0.05%	-0.27	C
10	45	50 (1)	Jun 19	BSN		CIN	L,1-14	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.259	.333	.296	.630	7	.11	-0.011	.34	-0.02%	-1.36	C
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
11	46	59 (8)	Jul 1 (2)	BSN		PHI	L,0-5	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.267	.333	.300	.633	7						C
12	47	62 (2)	Jul 3 (2)	BSN		NYG	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.333	.303	.636	7	.59	-0.038	.60	-0.02%	-0.30	C
13	48	64 (1)	Jul 4 (2)	BSN	@	PHI	L,2-10	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.243	.300	.270	.570	7	.27	-0.028	.27	-0.02%	-0.65	C
14	49	70 (5)	Jul 15	BSN	@	STL	L,6-10	CG	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.268	.333	.293	.626	7	1.19	0.105	.76	0.04%	0.62	C
15	50	73 (2)	Jul 17 (2)	BSN	@	CHC	L,0-4	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.333	.295	.629	7	.54	0.000	.25	0.00%	-0.01	C
16	51	74	Jul 18	BSN	@	CHC	L,6-7	3-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.255	.314	.277	.590	7	1.09	-0.064	.37	-0.01%	-0.67	C
17	52	76 (1)	Jul 19 (2)	BSN	@	CIN	L,2-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.255	.309	.275	.584	7	.52	-0.032	.10	0.00%	-0.51	C
18	53	81 (4)	Jul 24 (2)	BSN	@	PIT	L,2-4	CG(6)	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.283	.333	.302	.635	7	.88	0.072	.15	0.01%	0.64	C
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
19	54	91 (9)	Aug 3 (1)	BSN		PIT	L,4-9	3-GF	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.281	.328	.298	.626	7	.43	-0.012	.05	0.00%	-0.16	C
							5-14		61	57	6	16	1	0	0	2	4	0	2	0	0		1	0	0	0	.281	.328	.298	.626		.66	0.073	1.02	0.10%	-0.88

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