Jay Johnstone
Jay Johnstone
Full name: John William Johnstone Born: November 20, 1945, Manchester, Connecticut First Game: July 30, 1966 ; Final Game: October 6, 1985 Bat: Left Throw: Right Height: 6' 1" Weight: 175 Bats both 1966
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Jay Johnstone
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Batting Record 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 BFW Year Team Team
1966 CAL A Daily Splits 61 254 35 67 12 4 3 17 11 1 36 1 2 0 0 6 3 3 3 .264 .297 .378 -1.0 1966 CAL A 1967 CAL A Daily Splits 79 230 18 48 7 1 2 10 5 0 37 0 2 0 0 5 4 3 2 .209 .226 .274 -1.6 1967 CAL A 1968 CAL A Daily Splits 41 115 11 30 4 1 0 3 7 0 15 0 2 0 0 3 0 2 1 .261 .303 .313 -0.1 1968 CAL A 1969 CAL A Daily Splits 148 540 64 146 20 5 10 59 38 5 75 5 8 6 0 14 7 3 9 .270 .321 .381 -0.3 1969 CAL A 1970 CAL A Daily Splits 119 320 34 76 10 5 11 39 24 6 53 1 3 3 0 2 7 1 0 .237 .290 .403 -0.8 1970 CAL A 1971 CHI A Daily Splits 124 388 53 101 14 1 16 40 38 4 50 3 5 2 0 4 4 10 5 .260 .329 .425 0.0 1971 CHI A 1972 CHI A Daily Splits 113 261 27 49 9 0 4 17 25 2 42 0 4 0 0 3 2 2 1 .188 .259 .268 -2.1 1972 CHI A 1973 OAK A Daily Splits 23 28 1 3 1 0 0 3 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 .107 .167 .143 -0.4 1973 OAK A 1974 PHI N Daily Splits 64 200 30 59 10 4 6 30 24 4 28 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 5 .295 .371 .475 0.2 1974 PHI N 1975 PHI N Daily Splits 122 350 50 115 19 2 7 54 42 7 39 0 3 3 0 4 8 7 3 .329 .397 .454 1.6 1975 PHI N 1976 PHI N Daily Splits 129 440 62 140 38 4 5 53 41 5 39 2 1 7 0 6 9 5 5 .318 .373 .457 2.3 1976 PHI N 1977 PHI N Daily Splits 112 363 64 103 18 4 15 59 38 3 38 2 1 7 0 5 9 3 7 .284 .349 .479 0.5 1977 PHI N 1978 PHI N Daily Splits 35 56 3 10 2 0 0 4 6 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 .179 .258 .214 -0.7 1978 PHI N 1978 NY A Daily Splits 36 65 6 17 0 0 1 6 4 0 10 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .262 .329 .308 -0.3 1978 NY A 1978 Total 71 121 9 27 2 0 1 10 10 0 19 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 .223 .296 .264 -1.0 1978 Total
1979 NY A Daily Splits 23 48 7 10 1 0 1 7 2 0 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .208 .240 .292 -0.4 1979 NY A 1979 SD N Daily Splits 75 201 10 59 8 2 0 32 18 3 21 0 4 2 0 6 6 1 3 .294 .348 .353 -0.4 1979 SD N 1979 Total 98 249 17 69 9 2 1 39 20 3 28 0 4 2 0 7 6 2 3 .277 .328 .341 -0.8 1979 Total
1980 LA N Daily Splits 109 251 31 77 15 2 2 20 24 1 29 2 2 0 0 1 3 3 2 .307 .372 .406 0.8 1980 LA N 1981 LA N Daily Splits 61 83 8 17 3 0 3 6 7 0 13 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 .205 .267 .349 -0.3 1981 LA N 1982 LA N Daily Splits 21 13 1 1 1 0 0 2 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .077 .316 .154 -0.1 1982 LA N 1982 CHI N Daily Splits 98 269 39 67 13 1 10 43 40 8 41 0 1 3 0 0 3 0 2 .249 .343 .416 0.4 1982 CHI N 1982 TOT N 119 282 40 68 14 1 10 45 45 9 43 0 1 4 0 0 3 0 2 .241 .341 .404 0.3 1982 TOT N
1983 CHI N Daily Splits 86 140 16 36 7 0 6 22 20 6 24 3 2 0 0 0 4 1 1 .257 .362 .436 0.1 1983 CHI N 1984 CHI N Daily Splits 52 73 8 21 2 2 0 3 7 4 18 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 .288 .350 .370 -0.3 1984 CHI N 1985 LA N Daily Splits 17 15 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .133 .188 .200 -0.2 1985 LA N Splits 1748 4703 578 1254 215 38 102 531 429 61 632 22 40 35 0 67 80 50 54 .267 .329 .394 -3.1 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 BFW Year Team Team
Division Series Batting Record Division 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
1981 LA N Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1981 LA N
League Championship Series Batting Record League Championship 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
1976 PHI N Daily Splits 3 9 1 7 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .778 .800 1.111 1976 PHI N
1977 PHI N Daily Splits 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 1977 PHI N
1981 LA N Daily Splits 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1981 LA N
1985 LA N Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1985 LA N
Total Splits 8 17 1 8 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .471 .500 .647 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
World Series Batting Record World 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
1978 NY A Daily 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1978 NY A
1981 LA N Daily Splits 3 3 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.667 1981 LA N
Total Splits 5 3 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.667 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
Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1966 CAL A Daily OF 61 61 52 531 114 2 3 1 0 .975 40 13 13
1966 CAL A 1966 CAL A 1966 CAL A 1967 CAL A Daily OF 63 49 44 456.2 141 3 4 0 0 .973 1 62 1
1967 CAL A 1967 CAL A 1967 CAL A 1968 CAL A Daily OF 29 26 23 228 58 4 1 1 0 .984 1 21 7
1968 CAL A 1968 CAL A 1968 CAL A 1969 CAL A Daily OF 143 141 133 1230.2 331 12 6 4 0 .983 0 143 0
1969 CAL A 13 6 4 0 .983
1970 CAL A Daily OF 100 78 66 748.1 200 7 4 3 0 .981 1 88 11
1970 CAL A 1970 CAL A 1970 CAL A 1971 CHI A Daily OF 119 102 82 921.1 232 9 8 1 0 .968 11 92 24
1971 CHI A 7 1 0 .966
1971 CHI A 1971 CHI A 1972 CHI A Daily OF 98 56 49 613.2 154 5 2 1 0 .988 14 83 7
1972 CHI A 1972 CHI A 1972 CHI A 1973 OAK A Daily OF 7 0 0 14.1 7 0 0 0 0 1.000 3 1 3
1973 OAK A 1973 OAK A 1973 OAK A 1973 OAK A 1974 PHI N Daily OF 59 56 21 466.1 88 4 3 1 0 .968 31 1 42
1974 PHI N 1974 PHI N 1974 PHI N 1975 PHI N Daily OF 101 91 41 727.1 152 10 4 3 0 .976 0 3 100
1975 PHI N 3 0 .976
1975 PHI N 1976 PHI N Daily OF 121 113 79 977.2 266 8 5 1 0 .982 2 1 120
1976 PHI N .985
1976 PHI N 1976 PHI N 1976 PHI N 1977 PHI N Daily OF 91 73 63 694.1 163 9 0 1 0 1.000 5 0 86
1977 PHI N 1977 PHI N 1977 PHI N 1978 PHI N Daily 1B 8 8 6 65.2 73 7 1 9 0 .988
1978 PHI N 1978 PHI N 1978 PHI N 1978 NY A Daily OF 22 12 7 118 31 0 0 0 0 1.000 8 0 14
1978 NY A 1978 NY A 1978 NY A 1978 Total LF 11 4 2 45.1 10 0 0 0 0 1.000
1978 Total RF 18 11 7 104 24 1 0 0 0 1.000
1978 Total OF 29 15 9 149.1 35 0 0 0 0 1.000 11 0 18
1979 NY A Daily OF 19 9 7 102.2 32 0 0 0 0 1.000 13 4 2
1979 NY A 1979 NY A 1979 NY A 1979 NY A 1979 SD N Daily OF 45 32 25 312.2 60 4 1 0 0 .985 35 8 4
1979 SD N 1979 SD N 1979 SD N 1979 SD N 1979 Total LF 48 32 26 308 63 3 0 0 0 1.000
1979 Total CF 12 5 4 71.1 16 1 0 0 0 1.000
1979 Total RF 6 4 2 36 13 0 1 0 0 .929
1979 Total OF 64 41 32 415.1 92 4 1 0 0 .990 48 12 6
1980 LA N Daily OF 61 58 23 454.2 100 9 4 0 0 .965 5 0 57
1980 LA N 1980 LA N 1981 LA N Daily OF 16 9 4 93 19 3 1 0 0 .957 8 0 8
1981 LA N 1981 LA N 1981 LA N 1982 CHI N Daily OF 86 77 47 653.2 154 8 3 0 0 .982 36 0 58
1982 CHI N 1982 CHI N 1983 CHI N Daily OF 44 32 13 268 55 3 4 1 0 .935 36 0 8
1983 CHI N 1983 CHI N 1984 CHI N Daily OF 15 9 4 84 12 0 0 0 0 1.000 7 1 8
1984 CHI N 1984 CHI N 1984 CHI N Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Division Series Fielding Record Division Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
League Championship Series Fielding Record League Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1976 PHI N Daily OF 2 2 2 17.1 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 2
1976 PHI N RF 2 2 2 17.1 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
1977 PHI N Daily OF 2 1 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 2
1977 PHI N RF 2 1 1 10 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total OF 4 3 3 27.1 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 4
Total RF 4 3 3 27.1 7 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
World Series Fielding Record World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1978 NY A Daily OF 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 2
1978 NY A RF 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total OF 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 2
Total RF 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Transactions Transactions
Signed as an amateur free agent by Los Angeles Angels (June 30, 1963 ).
Traded by California Angels with Tom Egan and Tom Bradley to Chicago White Sox in
exchange for Ken Berry , Syd O'Brien and Billy Wynne (November 30, 1970 ).
Released by Chicago White Sox (March 7, 1973 ).
Signed by Oakland Athletics (March 31, 1973 ).
Sold by Oakland Athletics to St. Louis Cardinals (January 9, 1974 ).
Released by St. Louis Cardinals (March 26, 1974 ).
Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (April 3, 1974 ).
Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with Bobby Brown to New York Yankees in exchange for
Rawly Eastwick (June 14, 1978 ).
Traded by New York Yankees to San Diego Padres in exchange for Dave Wehrmeister
(June 15, 1979 ).
Granted free agency (November 1, 1979 ).
Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (December 4, 1979 ).
Released by Los Angeles Dodgers (May 25, 1982 ).
Signed by Chicago Cubs (June 1, 1982 ).
Released by Chicago Cubs (September 9, 1984 ).
Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (February 20, 1985 ).
Released by Los Angeles Dodgers (October 31, 1985 ).
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