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Billy Johnson Billy Johnson

Full name: William Russell Johnson Born: August 30, 1918, Montclair, New Jersey First Game: April 22, 1943; Final Game: May 10, 1953 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 10" Weight: 180 3B on TSN All-Star Team (1943) Billy Johnson Collectibles! Billy Johnson Memorabilia! Billy Johnson Cards! Billy Johnson Autographs! Game Used Memorabilia! Register on eBay for free today and start buying & selling with millions each week!

Batting RecordBatting Record

Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB   SO HBP  SH GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1943 NY  A               155   592   70  166  24   6   5   94   53   30   4   6  27    3   5  .280  .344  .367   2.0 1943 NY  A
1946 NY  A                85   296   51   77  14   5   4   35   31   42   2   5   5    1   0  .260  .334  .382   0.5 1946 NY  A
1947 NY  A               132   494   67  141  19   8  10   95   44   43   6   3  21    1   2  .285  .351  .417  -1.1 1947 NY  A
1948 NY  A               127   446   59  131  20   6  12   64   41   30   4   1  22    0   0  .294  .358  .446   0.9 1948 NY  A
1949 NY  A               113   329   48   82  11   3   8   56   48   44   2   4  15    1   0  .249  .348  .374  -0.8 1949 NY  A
1950 NY  A               108   327   44   85  16   2   6   40   42   30   1   2  12    1   0  .260  .346  .376  -0.9 1950 NY  A
1951 NY  A                15    40    5   12   3   0   0    4    7    0   0   1   2    0   1  .300  .404  .375  -0.1 1951 NY  A
1951 STL N               124   442   52  116  23   1  14   64   46   49   6   8  12    5   3  .262  .340  .414   1.0 1951 STL N
1951 Total               139   482   57  128  26   1  14   68   53   49   6   9  14    5   4  .266  .346  .411   0.9 1951 Total
1952 STL N                94   282   23   71  10   2   2   34   34   21   3   1   9    1   0  .252  .339  .323  -0.2 1952 STL N
1953 STL N                11     5    0    1   1   0   0    1    1    1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .333  .400   0.1 1953 STL N
Total NL                 229   729   75  188  34   3  16   99   81   71   9   9  21    6   3  .258  .339  .379   0.9 Total NL        
Total AL                 735  2524  344  694 107  30  45  388  266  219  19  22 104    7   8  .275  .349  .395   0.5 Total AL        
Total                    964  3253  419  882 141  33  61  487  347  290  28  31 125   13  11  .271  .346  .391   1.4 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB   SO HBP  SH GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team

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World Series Batting RecordWorld Series Batting Record

Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1943 NY  A Daily Splits    5    20    3    6   1   1   0    3    0   0    3   0   0   0   0   1   2    0   0  .300  .300  .450 1943 NY  A
1947 NY  A Daily Splits    7    26    8    7   0   3   0    2    3   0    4   1   0   0   0   1   1    0   0  .269  .367  .500 1947 NY  A
1949 NY  A Daily Splits    2     7    0    1   0   0   0    0    0   0    2   0   0   0   0   0   0    1   0  .143  .143  .143 1949 NY  A
1950 NY  A Daily Splits    4     6    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    3   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1950 NY  A
Total            Splits   18    59   11   14   1   4   0    5    3   0   12   1   0   0   0   2   3    1   0  .237  .286  .390 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team

All-Star Game Batting RecordAll-Star Game Batting Record

Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1947 AL    Daily           1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1947 AL   

Fielding RecordFielding Record

Year Team        POS    G    PO    A  ERR   DP   AVG
1943 NY  A        3B  155   183  326   18   32  .966
1946 NY  A        3B   74    71  163   11   15  .955
1947 NY  A        3B  132   136  204   17   12  .952
1948 NY  A        3B  118   147  213   20   25  .947
1949 NY  A        3B   81    77  136   11   16  .951
1949 NY  A        1B   21   130   10    2   10  .986
1949 NY  A        2B    1     0    0    0    0     -
1950 NY  A        3B  100    82  169   11   20  .958
1950 NY  A        1B    5    14    0    1    1  .933
1951 NY  A        3B   13     8   16    1    0  .960
1951 STL N        3B  124    99  316   10   32  .976
1951 Total        3B  137   107  332   11   32  .976
1952 STL N        3B   89    56  177   12   10  .951
1953 STL N        3B   11     1    8    0    1 1.000
Total             3B  897   860 1728  111  163  .959
Total             1B   26   144   10    3   11  .981
Total             2B    1     0    0    0    0     -
Year Team        POS    G    PO    A  ERR   DP   AVG

World Series Fielding RecordWorld Series Fielding Record

Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
1943 NY  A Daily  3B    5    5    5    45       2    9    1    0   0  .917
1947 NY  A Daily  3B    7    7    7    61.2    11   14    0    1   0 1.000
1949 NY  A Daily  3B    2    2    2    18       2    5    0    0   0 1.000
1950 NY  A Daily  3B    4    1    1    17       1    5    0    1   0 1.000
Total             3B   18   15   15   141.2    16   33    1    2   0  .980
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG

All-Star Game Fielding RecordAll-Star Game Fielding Record

Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
1947 AL    Daily  3B    1    0    0     3       0    0    0    0   0     -

TransactionsTransactions

Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Yankees (1936).

Traded by New York Yankees to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Don Bollweg and
$15000 (May 14, 1951).

Released by St. Louis Cardinals (May 18, 1953).

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