Syl Johnson
Syl Johnson
Full name: Sylvester Johnson
Born: December 31, 1900, Portland, Oregon
Died February 20, 1985, Portland, Oregon
Buried at Portland Memorial Cemetery, Portland, Oregon
First Game: April 24, 1922; Final Game: September 26, 1940
Umpired First Game: May 4, 1934; Umpired Final Game: May 4, 1934
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 11" Weight: 180
Syl Johnson
Batting Record Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SH GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1922 DET A 29 36 5 8 0 1 0 1 0 10 0 1 0 0 .222 .222 .278 0.0 1922 DET A
1923 DET A 37 62 6 10 1 2 1 5 1 19 1 2 0 0 .161 .188 .290 0.0 1923 DET A
1924 DET A 29 34 1 7 2 0 0 3 2 6 0 2 0 0 .206 .250 .265 0.0 1924 DET A
1925 DET A 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1925 DET A
1926 STL N 19 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1926 STL N
1927 STL N 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1927 STL N
1928 STL N 34 38 5 6 1 0 0 1 3 18 1 0 0 .158 .238 .184 0.0 1928 STL N
1929 STL N 42 60 4 7 2 1 1 5 1 23 0 3 0 .117 .131 .233 0.0 1929 STL N
1930 STL N 32 70 9 15 4 0 0 5 4 28 0 1 1 .214 .257 .271 0.0 1930 STL N
1931 STL N 32 60 4 14 2 1 0 7 3 16 0 1 0 .233 .270 .300 0.0 1931 STL N
1932 STL N 32 51 0 10 1 0 0 5 0 13 0 3 0 .196 .196 .216 0.0 1932 STL N
1933 STL N 35 21 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 .238 .238 .238 0.0 1933 STL N
1934 CIN N 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 0.0 1934 CIN N
1934 PHI N 42 41 8 8 1 0 0 3 3 13 0 2 1 0 .195 .250 .220 0.0 1934 PHI N
1934 TOT N 44 43 9 9 1 0 1 5 3 13 0 2 1 0 .209 .261 .302 0.0 1934 TOT N
1935 PHI N 37 58 6 14 2 0 1 7 2 12 0 6 0 0 .241 .267 .328 0.0 1935 PHI N
1936 PHI N 39 36 1 9 1 0 0 3 0 7 0 0 1 0 .250 .250 .278 0.0 1936 PHI N
1937 PHI N 32 48 1 7 1 0 0 3 0 15 0 2 2 0 .146 .146 .167 0.0 1937 PHI N
1938 PHI N 22 29 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 10 0 1 2 0 .034 .097 .034 0.0 1938 PHI N
1939 PHI N 22 33 0 5 0 0 0 2 2 11 0 4 4 0 .152 .200 .152 0.0 1939 PHI N
1940 PHI N 17 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1940 PHI N
Total NL 441 567 39 102 15 2 3 44 20 178 1 25 11i 1 .180 .209 .229 0.0 Total NL
Total AL 101 135 12 25 3 3 1 9 3 36 1 5 0 0 .185 .209 .274 0.0 Total AL
Total 542 702 51 127 18 5 4 53 23 214 2 30 11i 1 0i .181 .209 .238 0.0 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SH GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
i - incomplete
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
1928 STL N 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1928 STL N
1930 STL N 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1930 STL N
1931 STL N Daily Splits 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1931 STL N
Total Splits 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 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
Pitching Record Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB SO SH WP HPB BK W L ERA PW Year Team
1922 DET A 29 8 3 0 13 1 97 99 407 7 52 40 30 29 11 2 4 0 7 3 3.71 -0.1 1922 DET A
1923 DET A 37 18 7 0 10 0 176.1 181 734 12 82 78 47 93 23 3 3 0 12 7 3.98 -0.1 1923 DET A
1924 DET A 29 9 2 0 13 3 104 117 467 8 63 57 42 55 12 1 5 0 5 4 4.93 -0.6 1924 DET A
1925 DET A 6 0 0 0 5 0 13 11 57 1 7 5 10 5 3 1 0 0 0 2 3.46 0.1 1925 DET A
1926 STL N 19 6 1 0 4 1 49 54 208 3 27 23 15 10 9 0 2 0 0 3 4.22 -0.3 1926 STL N
1927 STL N 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 12 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 0.0 1927 STL N
1928 STL N 34 6 2 0 14 3 120 117 504 6 53 52 33 66 15 1 4 1 8 4 3.90 0.4 1928 STL N
1929 STL N 42 19 12 3 16 3 182.1 186 780 11 88 73 56 80 14 0 7 1 13 7 3.60 1.4 1929 STL N
1930 STL N 32 24 9 2 6 2 187.2 215 793 13 105 97 38 92 18 2 4 0 12 10 4.65 0.9 1930 STL N
1931 STL N 32 24 12 2 6 2 186 186 766 9 73 62 29 82 7 3 2 0 11 9 3.00 1.9 1931 STL N
1932 STL N 32 22 7 0 4 2 164.2 199 720 14 103 90 35 70 16 3 4 0 5 14 4.92 -1.9 1932 STL N
1933 STL N 35 1 0 0 24 3 84 89 354 7 45 40 16 28 7 2 3 0 3 3 4.29 -0.6 1933 STL N
1934 CIN N 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.2 9 29 2 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.70 0.1 1934 CIN N
1934 PHI N 42 10 4 3 21 3 133.2 122 537 14 58 52 24 54 7 1 1 1 5 9 3.50 1.4 1934 PHI N
1934 TOT N 44 10 4 3 21 3 140.1 131 566 16 64 54 24 54 7 1 1 1 5 9 3.46 1.5 1934 TOT N
1935 PHI N 37 18 8 1 12 6 174.2 182 737 15 79 69 31 89 15 0 3 0 10 8 3.56 1.8 1935 PHI N
1936 PHI N 39 8 1 0 19 7 111 129 485 10 60 53 29 48 5 1 3 0 5 7 4.30 0.4 1936 PHI N
1937 PHI N 32 15 4 0 10 3 138 155 574 20 81 77 22 46 11 1 2 0 4 10 5.02 -1.0 1937 PHI N
1938 PHI N 22 6 2 0 6 0 83 87 342 4 43 39 11 21 5 0 0 0 2 7 4.23 -0.6 1938 PHI N
1939 PHI N 22 13 6 0 4 2 111 112 453 10 50 47 15 37 13 0 1 0 8 8 3.81 0.3 1939 PHI N
1940 PHI N 17 2 2 0 13 2 40.2 37 165 6 22 19 5 13 3 1 0 0 2 2 4.20 -0.3 1940 PHI N
Total NL 441 174 70 11 160 39 1775.1 1882 7459 145 895 797 359 738 145 15 36 3 88 101 4.04 3.9 Total NL
Total AL 101 35 12 0 41 4 390.1 408 1665 28 204 180 129 182 49 7 12 0 24 16 4.15 -0.7 Total AL
Total 542 209 82 11 201 43 2165.2 2290 9124 173 1099 977 488 920 194 22 48 3 112 117 4.06 3.2 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB SO SH WP HPB BK W L ERA PW Year Team
i - incomplete
World Series Pitching Record World Series Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
1928 STL N Daily Splits 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 12 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.50 1928 STL N
1930 STL N Daily Splits 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 4 22 2 4 4 3 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 1930 STL N
1931 STL N Daily Splits 3 1 0 0 1 0 9 10 37 1 3 3 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 3.00 1931 STL N
Total Splits 7 1 0 0 3 0 16 18 71 3 9 8 5 0 11 3 1 0 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 1 4.50 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G PO A ERR DP AVG
1922 DET A P 29 3 17 2 0 .909
1923 DET A P 37 5 17 1 0 .957
1924 DET A P 29 2 17 0 0 1.000
1925 DET A P 6 2 4 0 0 1.000
1926 STL N P 19 0 10 0 1 1.000
1927 STL N P 2 1 0 0 0 1.000
1928 STL N P 34 3 20 1 2 .958
1929 STL N P 42 5 19 1 0 .960
1930 STL N P 32 4 21 1 1 .962
1931 STL N P 32 3 24 3 2 .900
1932 STL N P 32 3 30 0 1 1.000
1933 STL N P 35 1 12 0 0 1.000
1934 CIN N P 2 0 0 0 0 -
1934 PHI N P 42 5 10 1 1 .938
1934 TOT N P 44 5 10 1 1 .938
1935 PHI N P 37 6 20 2 1 .929
1936 PHI N P 39 4 13 0 0 1.000
1937 PHI N P 32 8 25 1 2 .971
1938 PHI N P 22 2 9 0 0 1.000
1939 PHI N P 22 3 17 0 1 1.000
1940 PHI N P 17 3 6 0 1 1.000
Total P 542 63 291 13 13 .965
Year Team POS G PO A ERR DP AVG
World Series Fielding Record World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1928 STL N Daily P 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
1930 STL N Daily P 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
1931 STL N Daily P 3 1 0 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total P 7 1 0 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
Umpiring Record
Year LG
1934 NL
Transactions Transactions
Traded by Portland (PCL) with Herman Pillette to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Jim
Middleton , Joe Sargent , Suds Sutherland , Sammy Hale , Roy Crumpler and $30000
(December, 1921).
Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Bob O'Farrell to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for
Glenn Spencer (January 11, 1934 ).
Traded by Cincinnati Reds with Johnny Moore to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for
Ted Kleinhans , Wes Schulmerich and Art Ruble (May 16, 1934 ).
Released by Philadelphia Phillies (February 8, 1941 ).
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