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Johnny Couch

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: March 31, 1891 in Vaughn, MT us

Died: December 8, 1975 in Palo Alto, CA

Buried: Alta Mesa Memorial Park, Palo Alto, CA

High School: Manzanita Prep (Palo Alto, CA)

School: Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA)

Debut: April 11, 1917 (Age 26-011d, 4,565th in major league history)
vs. CLE 6.0 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: September 21, 1925 (Age 34-174d)
vs. PIT 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1922 season

Full Name: John Daniel Couch

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.5

ERA

4.63

147

643.0

112

WHIP

1.487

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	6-25 / in Starts: 5-10
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	23 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 51 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	20 (14-3-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 51 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	34 (16-10-6)

Most Driven In
W Kimmick	1

Most Driven In By
R Wrightstone	1
J Daubert	1
P Duncan	1
H Sand	0

1923 Batting Game Log

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1923 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	47	3 (2)	Apr 19	CIN		STL	L,8-11	3-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.57	-0.029	1.43	-0.04%	-0.56	P
2	48	7 (3)	Apr 23	CIN		PIT	L,4-8	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	1.51	-0.016	3.57	-0.02%	-0.06	P
3	49	10 (2)	Apr 26	CIN	@	STL	L,4-8	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.74	-0.039	1.83	-0.06%	-0.46	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	50	17 (6)	May 4	CIN	@	PIT	L,6-11	2-7	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.375	.286	.661	9	.96	0.033	1.93	0.04%	0.59	P
5	51	18	May 5	CIN	@	PIT	L,7-10	4-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	9	.65	-0.016	1.18	-0.02%	-0.32	P
6	52	22 (3)	May 11	CIN	@	BSN	L,4-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	9						P
7	53	28 (5)	May 20	CIN	@	BRO	L,3-5	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	9						P
8	54	31 (2)	May 25	CIN	@	CHC	L,0-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	9						P
9	55	34 (2)	May 28	CIN	@	STL	L,4-5	GS-10	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.273	.333	.273	.606	9	1.90	0.063	1.72	0.03%	-0.39	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	56	39 (4)	Jun 1	CIN		CHC	W,5-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.286	.231	.516	9	.81	-0.042	1.08	-0.03%	-0.36	P
11	57	42 (2)	Jun 4	CIN		CHC	L,7-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.231	.286	.231	.516	9						P
12	58	52 (9)	Jun 17	CIN		BRO	L,0-9	4-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.313	.214	.527	9	.10	0.006	.31	0.01%	0.02	P
13	59	56 (3)	Jun 22	CIN	@	PIT	L,2-8	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.313	.214	.527	9						P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
14	60	65 (8)	Jul 2	CIN	@	CHC	W,9-8	3-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.294	.200	.494	9	.05	-0.001	.13	0.00%	-0.11	P
15	61	74 (8)	Jul 11 (2)	CIN	@	PHI	W,9-6	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.273	.200	.473	9	.73	-0.093	2.56	-0.19%	-1.00	P
16	62	78 (3)	Jul 14 (2)	CIN	@	BSN	L,1-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.273	.200	.473	9						P
17	63	85 (6)	Jul 21 (2)	CIN	@	BRO	L,2-5	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.190	.261	.190	.451	9	1.37	-0.038	8.09	-0.14%	-0.38	P
18	64	87 (1)	Jul 23	CIN		STL	L,7-8	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.190	.261	.190	.451	9						P
19	65	97 (9)	Jul 31 (2)	CIN		PHI	L,1-5	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.174	.240	.174	.414	9	1.49	-0.070	7.24	-0.21%	-0.66	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
				Player went from Cincinnati Reds to Philadelphia Phillies
20	66	105	Aug 9	PHI	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		0		0	0	.160	.250	.160	.410	9	.73	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.08	P
21	67	109 (3)	Aug 14	PHI		PIT	W,16-10	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.138	.219	.138	.357	9	.89	-0.096	.00	0.00%	-0.93	P
22	68	113 (3)	Aug 18	PHI		PIT	L,8-9	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.138	.219	.138	.357	9						P
23	69	114	Aug 20 (1)	PHI		CIN	L,3-6	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.161	.235	.161	.397	9	.48	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.06	P
24	70	118 (3)	Aug 24	PHI		CHC	W,6-5	GS-6	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.250	.182	.432	9	.89	-0.002	.00	0.00%	0.01	P
25	71	121 (2)	Aug 28	PHI		STL	L,7-8	GS-8	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.194	.256	.222	.479	9	1.05	0.017	.00	0.00%	0.09	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
26	72	127 (5)	Sep 3 (2)	PHI	@	BRO	L,4-5	GS-0	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0				0	0	.231	.286	.256	.542	9						P
27	73	130 (2)	Sep 8	PHI	@	NYG	L,6-9	2-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.225	.279	.250	.529	9	1.21	-0.023	.00	0.00%	-0.22	P
28	74	136 (5)	Sep 15 (2)	PHI	@	STL	L,0-6	2-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.267	.238	.505	9	.15	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.28	P
29	75	145 (8)	Sep 24 (1)	PHI	@	PIT	W,4-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.250	.222	.472	9	.55	-0.046	.00	0.00%	-0.48	P
30	76	147 (1)	Sep 25	PHI	@	PIT	L,5-18	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.196	.245	.217	.462	3	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.12	PH
31	77	150 (2)	Sep 28	PHI		BSN	L,7-11	6-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	1	.213	.260	.234	.494	9	2.12	-0.044	.00	0.00%	-0.28	P
							6-25		51	47	3	10	1	0	0	2	2	0	16	1	1		0		0	1	.213	.260	.234	.494		.91	-0.456	1.32	-0.63%	-6.03

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