Johnny Mize
Johnny Mize
Full name: John Robert Mize
Born: January 7, 1913, Demorest, Georgia
Died June 2, 1993, Demorest, Georgia
Buried at Yonah View Memorial Gardens, Demorest, Georgia
First Game: April 16, 1936; Final Game: September 26, 1953
Bat: Left Throw: Right Height: 6' 2" Weight: 215
Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1981
1B on TSN All-Star Team (1942 and 1947 to 1948)
Johnny Mize
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
1936 STL N 126 414 76 136 30 8 19 93 50 32 1 4 4 1 .329 .402 .577 2.5 1936 STL N
1937 STL N 145 560 103 204 40 7 25 113 56 57 5 0 5 2 .364 .427 .595 2.9 1937 STL N
1938 STL N 149 531 85 179 34 16 27 102 74 47 4 0 14 0 .337 .422 .614 3.9 1938 STL N
1939 STL N 153 564 104 197 44 14 28 108 92 49 4 10 9 0 .349 .444 .626 4.3 1939 STL N
1940 STL N 155 579 111 182 31 13 43 137 82 49 5 0 10 7 .314 .404 .636 3.6 1940 STL N
1941 STL N 126 473 67 150 39 8 16 100 70 45 1 3 8 4 .317 .406 .535 2.7 1941 STL N
1942 NY N 142 541 97 165 25 7 26 110 60 39 5 1 8 3 .305 .380 .521 2.7 1942 NY N
1946 NY N 101 377 70 127 18 3 22 70 62 26 5 1 5 3 .337 .437 .576 4.8 1946 NY N
1947 NY N 154 586 137 177 26 2 51 138 74 42 4 0 6 2 .302 .384 .614 5.0 1947 NY N
1948 NY N 152 560 110 162 26 4 40 125 94 37 4 0 7 4 .289 .395 .564 4.2 1948 NY N
1949 NY N 106 388 59 102 15 0 18 62 50 19 3 1 5 1 1 .263 .351 .441 0.5 1949 NY N
1949 NY A 13 23 4 6 1 0 1 2 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 .261 .393 .435 0.0 1949 NY A
1949 Total 119 411 63 108 16 0 19 64 54 21 4 1 5 1 1 .263 .354 .440 0.5 1949 Total
1950 NY A 90 274 43 76 12 0 25 72 29 24 2 0 4 0 1 .277 .351 .595 0.9 1950 NY A
1951 NY A 113 332 37 86 14 1 10 49 36 24 4 0 7 1 0 .259 .339 .398 -0.4 1951 NY A
1952 NY A 78 137 9 36 9 0 4 29 11 15 2 0 6 0 0 .263 .327 .416 0.2 1952 NY A
1953 NY A 81 104 6 26 3 0 4 27 12 17 2 0 1 0 0 .250 .339 .394 -0.1 1953 NY A
Total NL 1509 5573 1019 1781 328 82 315 1158 764 442 41 20 81 27 1i .320 .405 .577 37.1 Total NL
Total AL 375 870 99 230 39 1 44 179 92 82 11 0 18 1 1 .264 .342 .463 0.6 Total AL
Total 1884 6443 1118 2011 367 83 359 1337 856 524 52 20 99 28 2i .312 .397 .562 37.7 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
1949 NY A Daily Splits 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 1949 NY A
1950 NY A Daily Splits 4 15 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 .133 .133 1950 NY A
1951 NY A Daily Splits 4 7 2 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .444 .429 1951 NY A
1952 NY A Daily Splits 5 15 3 6 1 0 3 6 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .500 1.067 1952 NY A
1953 NY A Daily Splits 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1953 NY A
Total Splits 18 42 5 12 2 0 3 9 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .362 .548 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 Record All-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
1937 NL Daily Splits 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1937 NL
1939 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1939 NL
1940 NL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1940 NL
1941 NL Daily Splits 1 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 1941 NL
1942 NL Daily Splits 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1942 NL
1946 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1946 NL
1947 NL Daily Splits 1 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .750 1.667 1947 NL
1948 NL Daily Splits 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 1948 NL
1949 NL Daily Splits 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1949 NL
1953 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 1953 AL
Total Splits 10 24 2 6 1 0 1 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .280 .417 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 PO A ERR DP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1936 STL N 1B 97 897 66 6 63 .994
1936 STL N OF 8 12 1 0 0 1.000 0 0 8
1937 STL N 1B 144 1308 67 17 104 .988
1938 STL N 1B 140 1297 93 15 117 .989
1939 STL N 1B 152 1348 90 19 123 .987
1940 STL N 1B 153 1376 80 14 105 .990
1941 STL N 1B 122 1157 82 8 104 .994
1942 NY N 1B 138 1393 74 8 98 .995
1946 NY N 1B 101 928 83 11 80 .989
1947 NY N 1B 154 1381 118 6 120 .996
1948 NY N 1B 152 1359 111 13 114 .991
1949 NY N 1B 101 906 65 6 77 .994
1949 NY A 1B 6 47 3 1 5 .980
1949 Total 1B 107 953 68 7 82 .993
1950 NY A 1B 72 490 31 2 73 .996
1951 NY A 1B 93 632 44 4 86 .994
1952 NY A 1B 27 218 18 3 32 .987
1953 NY A 1B 15 113 7 0 19 1.000
Total 1B 1667 14850 1032 133 1320 .992
Total OF 8 12 1 0 0 1.000 0 0 8
Year Team POS G PO A ERR DP 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
1950 NY A Daily 1B 4 4 0 28 27 3 0 2 0 1.000
1951 NY A Daily 1B 2 2 0 11 12 0 0 4 0 1.000
1952 NY A Daily 1B 4 4 1 32 26 3 0 4 0 1.000
Total 1B 10 10 1 71 65 6 0 10 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
All-Star Game Fielding Record All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1937 NL Daily 1B 1 1 1 8 7 0 0 1 0 1.000
1940 NL Daily 1B 1 1 0 5 8 0 0 0 0 1.000
1941 NL Daily 1B 1 1 0 7 5 0 0 1 0 1.000
1942 NL Daily 1B 1 1 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1946 NL Daily 1B 1 1 0 3 7 0 0 2 0 1.000
1947 NL Daily 1B 1 1 0 8 8 0 0 1 0 1.000
1948 NL Daily 1B 1 1 1 8 4 1 0 0 0 1.000
1949 NL Daily 1B 1 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 .500
Total 1B 8 8 2 48 42 1 1 5 0 .977
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
Transactions Transactions
Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Cardinals (1930).
Sold by St. Louis Cardinals to Cincinnati Reds (December 13, 1934 ).
Returned to St. Louis Cardinals (1935).
Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to New York Giants in exchange for Ken O'Dea , Bill
Lohrman , Johnny McCarthy and $50000 (December 11, 1941 ).
Sold by New York Giants to New York Yankees for $40000 (August 22, 1949 ).
Released by New York Yankees (November 25, 1953 ).
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