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)

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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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1927	21	-3.0	Sanford	FLOR	D		22		126		36	6	0	5						.286		.452		57
1928	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	B-AA		59	192	192	4	53	8	1	5		0				.276		.406		78			0
1928	22	-6.6	Indianapolis	AA	AA		11		34	4	11	2	0	0		0				.324		.382		13			0
1928	22	-4.1	Quincy	IIIL	B		48		158		42	6	1	5						.266		.411		65
1929	23	-5.7	Indianapolis	AA	AA		60		170		46	9	0	1						.271		.341		58
1930	24	-5.0	Indianapolis	AA	AA		41		142		51	7	1	3						.359		.486		69
1930	24	-4.0	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	25	64	58	7	14	3	1	0	4	0	0	3	6	.241	.290	.328	.618	19		1	2		0
1931	25	-3.4	Indianapolis	AA	AA		116		346		101	18	3	5						.292		.405		140
1932	26	-2.3	Indianapolis	AA	AA		109		346		98	26	0	3						.283		.384		133
1933	27	-1.4	Indianapolis	AA	AA		89		306		89	24	0	1						.291		.379		116
1934	28	0.3	Indianapolis	AA	AA		87		282		83	23	2	5						.294		.443		125
1935	29	0.6	Indianapolis	AA	AA		82		282		92	20	4	0						.326		.426		120
1936	30	2.5	Indianapolis	AA	AA		115	470	453	64	147	21	4	5	73	8	3	12	25	.325	.342	.422	.764	191			5
1937	31		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	WSH	10	32	29	2	7	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	2	.241	.290	.241	.532	7	0	1	1		0
1937	31	3.1	Indianapolis	AA	AA		104	416	402	44	132	18	3	2	65	2	2	11	14	.328	.349	.403	.752	162		2	1
1937	31	2.5	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	8	28	26	2	7	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	.269	.296	.269	.566	7		1	1		0
1937	31	2.8	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	2	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	0	0	0	0		0
1938	32	4.7	Kansas City	AA	AA	NYY	20	59	52	9	13	3	0	0	4	1		7	2	.250	.339	.308	.647	16		0	0
1938	32	3.5	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	19	61	57	6	16	1	0	0	2	0	0	4	2	.281	.328	.298	.626	17	0	0	0		0
1939	33	6.2	Kansas City	AA	AA	NYY	100	304	265	25	62	12	1	3	25	3		27	16	.234	.305	.321	.626	85		0	12
1940	34	6.7	Kansas City	AA	AA	NYY	111		314		88	15	1	4						.280		.373		117
1941	35	7.2	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	10	10	10	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.300	.300	.300	.600	3	0	0	0		0
1942	36	8.5	Birmingham	SOUA	A1	CIN	95		265		70	12	0	1						.264		.321		85
1943	37	10.0	Birmingham	SOUA	A1	CIN	92	276	257	20	73	5	0	0	35	2	1	11	12	.284	.316	.304	.620	78		1	7
1944	38	11.3	Birmingham	SOUA	A1	CIN	93	298	273	31	90	15	0	0	37	3		17	10	.330	.371	.385	.756	105		1	7
1944	38	9.2	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0		0
1945	39	9.9	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	23	49	45	0	8	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	6	.178	.245	.178	.423	8	0	0	0		0
1946	40	11.6	Indianapolis	AA	AAA	BSN	78	264	233	24	65	16	0	3	42	2		20	19	.279	.336	.386	.722	90	7	0	11
1947	41	12.6	Indianapolis	AA	AAA	PIT	79	230	210	17	71	9	0	4	24	0		18	10	.338	.390	.438	.829	92	10	0	2
1948	42	14.0	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	10	17	15	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.200	.250	.200	.450	3	1	0	1		0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (7 seasons)					Majors		98	233	214	18	51	4	1	0	11	0	0	13	19	.238	.288	.266	.555	57	1	2	4		0
Minors (19 seasons)					Minors		1552	5088	4916	238	1460	267	20	50	305	21	6	123	108	.297		.390		1917		4	45
All Levels (22 Seasons)							1650	5321	5130	256	1511	271	21	50	316	21	6	136	127	.295		.385		1974		6	49		0

AAA (2 seasons)					Minors		157	494	443	41	136	25	0	7	66	2		38	29	.307	.362	.411	.773	182	17	0	13
AA (13 seasons)					Minors		1045	3471	3394	146	1013	198	19	32	167	14	5	57	57	.299		.396		1345		2	18
A1 (3 seasons)					Minors		280	839	795	51	233	32	0	1	72	5	1	28	22	.293		.337		268		2	14
B (1 season)					Minors		48	158	158		42	6	1	5						.266		.411		65
D (1 season)					Minors		22	126	126		36	6	0	5						.286		.452		57