Billy Johnson

Position: Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 180lb (178cm, 81kg)

Born: August 30, 1918 in Montclair, NJ us

Died: June 20, 2006 in Augusta, GA

Buried: Westover Memorial Park, Augusta, GA

High School: Bloomfield Vocational-Technical HS (Bloomfield, NJ)

Debut: April 22, 1943 (Age 24-235d, 9,415th in major league history)
vs. WSH 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 10, 1953 (Age 34-253d)
vs. CIN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1943 season

Full Name: William Russell Johnson

Nicknames: Bull

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

14.4

3253

882

.271

419

RBI

487

OBP

.347

SLG

.391

OPS

.738

OPS+

102

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1947 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1947 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	NYY		PHA	L,1-6	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
2	10 (8)	Apr 26	NYY		WSH	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	13 (2)	May 2	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
4	14	May 3 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	1	2	0	3	0
5	15	May 3 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	L,3-10	GS	13	3.0	1	1	0	2	1
6	22 (6)	May 15	NYY		CHW	L,2-8	GF	7	1.0	0	1	0	1	0
7	23	May 17 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
8	24	May 17 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
9	26 (1)	May 19	NYY		CLE	L,4-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
10	27	May 20	NYY		CLE	L,2-4	GF	11	2.0	0	1	0	1	0
11	28	May 21	NYY		DET	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
12	30 (1)	May 24	NYY		BOS	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
13	31	May 25	NYY		BOS	W,17-2	CG	32	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
14	32	May 26	NYY		BOS	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
15	33	May 27	NYY	@	WSH	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	0	4	0	4	0
16	34	May 28	NYY	@	WSH	W,9-5	CG	43	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
17	35	May 29	NYY	@	WSH	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
18	36	May 30 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	L,0-1	CG	27	8.0	0	3	0	3	0
19	37	May 30 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	L,0-4	CG	37	8.0	4	0	1	5	0
20	38	May 31	NYY	@	CLE	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	39	Jun 1	NYY	@	CLE	W,11-9	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
22	40	Jun 3	NYY	@	DET	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
23	41	Jun 4 (1)	NYY	@	DET	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
24	42	Jun 4 (2)	NYY	@	DET	W,17-8	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
25	43	Jun 5	NYY	@	DET	W,7-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
26	44	Jun 6	NYY	@	SLB	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
27	45	Jun 7	NYY	@	SLB	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
28	46	Jun 8 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	L,2-9	CG	40	8.0	0	2	1	3	0
29	47	Jun 8 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	W,5-4	CG	43	9.0	0	1	1	2	0
30	48	Jun 9	NYY	@	CHW	L,8-9	CG	49	9.2	0	0	0	0	0
31	49	Jun 10	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
32	50	Jun 11	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	44	10.0	2	3	0	5	1
33	51	Jun 13	NYY		SLB	L,3-4	CG	41	10.0	1	2	0	3	0
34	52	Jun 14	NYY		SLB	W,12-4	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
35	53	Jun 15 (1)	NYY		SLB	W,10-4	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
36	54	Jun 15 (2)	NYY		SLB	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	0	3	0	3	1
37	55	Jun 16	NYY		CHW	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
38	56	Jun 19	NYY		CHW	L,4-6	CG	44	9.0	2	1	1	4	0
39	57	Jun 20	NYY		DET	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
40	58	Jun 21 (1)	NYY		DET	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
41	59	Jun 21 (2)	NYY		DET	W,7-4	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
42	60	Jun 22	NYY		DET	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
43	61	Jun 23	NYY		CLE	W,8-5	CG	37	9.0	2	3	0	5	0
44	62	Jun 25	NYY		CLE	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	3	2	0	5	1
45	63	Jun 26	NYY	@	PHA	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
46	64	Jun 27	NYY	@	PHA	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
47	65	Jun 28	NYY	@	PHA	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
48	66	Jun 29 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	3	4	0	7	0
49	67	Jun 29 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	1
50	68	Jun 30	NYY	@	BOS	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	3	3	0	6	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
51	69	Jul 2	NYY		WSH	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
52	70	Jul 4 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
53	71	Jul 4 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
54	72	Jul 5	NYY		PHA	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
55	73	Jul 6 (1)	NYY		PHA	W,8-2	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	1
56	74	Jul 6 (2)	NYY		PHA	W,9-2	CG	34	9.0	1	1	1	3	0
57	75	Jul 10	NYY	@	SLB	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
58	76	Jul 11	NYY	@	SLB	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
59	77	Jul 12 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	W,12-2	CG	34	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
60	78	Jul 12 (2)	NYY	@	SLB	W,8-5	CG	42	9.0	1	4	0	5	0
61	79	Jul 13 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	W,10-3	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
62	80	Jul 13 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-4	CG	0	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
63	81	Jul 15 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	W,9-4	CG	41	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
64	82	Jul 15 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
65	83	Jul 16	NYY	@	CLE	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	0	4	0	4	0
66	84	Jul 17 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
67	85	Jul 17 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
68	86	Jul 18	NYY	@	DET	L,0-8	CG	42	8.0	5	2	0	7	1
69	87	Jul 19	NYY	@	DET	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	4	2	0	6	0
70	88	Jul 20 (1)	NYY	@	DET	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	2	4	0	6	1
71	89	Jul 20 (2)	NYY	@	DET	L,11-12	CG	0	10.1	1	4	0	5	0
72	94 (4)	Jul 26	NYY		CHW	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
73	95	Jul 27 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
74	96	Jul 27 (2)	NYY		CHW	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	1	2	1	4	0
75	97	Jul 28	NYY		DET	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
76	98	Jul 30	NYY		DET	W,8-5	CG	43	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
77	99	Aug 1	NYY		CLE	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
78	100	Aug 2 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,3-2	CG	63	14.0	2	1	1	4	0
79	101	Aug 2 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,3-0	CG	30	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
80	102	Aug 3	NYY		CLE	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
81	103	Aug 4	NYY		PHA	L,5-9	CG	44	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
82	104	Aug 5	NYY	@	PHA	W,8-5	CG	41	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
83	105	Aug 6	NYY	@	PHA	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
84	106	Aug 8	NYY	@	BOS	L,6-9	CG	40	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
85	107	Aug 9	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	0	3	0	3	0
86	108	Aug 10	NYY	@	BOS	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
87	109	Aug 11	NYY		PHA	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
88	110	Aug 13	NYY		PHA	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
89	111	Aug 14	NYY		PHA	W,8-5	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
90	112	Aug 15	NYY		BOS	W,10-6	CG	41	9.0	0	5	0	5	0
91	113	Aug 16	NYY		BOS	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	0	4	0	4	0
92	114	Aug 17	NYY		BOS	L,0-3	CG	40	11.0	3	7	1	11	1
93	115	Aug 19	NYY	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
94	116	Aug 20	NYY	@	DET	W,14-13	CG	57	11.0	0	1	0	1	0
95	117	Aug 21	NYY	@	CLE	W,9-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
96	118	Aug 22 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	1	2	0	3	0
97	119	Aug 22 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-6	CG	41	8.0	1	2	2	5	0
98	120	Aug 23	NYY	@	CLE	W,13-6	CG	42	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
99	121	Aug 24 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	0	3	0	3	1
100	122	Aug 24 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	W,16-6	CG	32	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
101	123	Aug 25	NYY	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	1	3	0	4	0
102	124	Aug 26	NYY	@	SLB	L,3-4	CG	39	8.1	1	2	0	3	0
103	125	Aug 27	NYY	@	SLB	W,7-6	CG	41	10.0	1	3	0	4	1
104	126	Aug 29	NYY		WSH	W,4-3	CG	36	10.0	1	2	0	3	0
105	127	Aug 30	NYY		WSH	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
106	128	Aug 31 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,6-5	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
107	129	Aug 31 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
108	130	Sep 1 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	2	2	0	4	0
109	131	Sep 1 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-4	CG	39	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
110	132	Sep 3 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,11-2	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
111	133	Sep 3 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	W,9-6	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
112	134	Sep 4	NYY	@	WSH	L,4-5	CG	39	8.0	2	1	1	4	0
113	135	Sep 5	NYY	@	WSH	L,2-3	CG	39	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
114	136	Sep 6	NYY	@	WSH	L,6-9	CG	42	8.0	0	4	0	4	0
115	137	Sep 7	NYY	@	WSH	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
116	138	Sep 8	NYY		CLE	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	0	3	0	3	0
117	139	Sep 10	NYY		CLE	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
118	140	Sep 11 (1)	NYY		DET	L,2-7	CG	39	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
119	141	Sep 11 (2)	NYY		DET	W,11-5	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
120	142	Sep 12	NYY		DET	L,2-7	CG	47	9.0	0	1	2	3	0
121	143	Sep 13	NYY		DET	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
122	144	Sep 14	NYY		SLB	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
123	146 (1)	Sep 16 (2)	NYY		SLB	L,2-8	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
124	147	Sep 17	NYY		CHW	W,5-0	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
125	148	Sep 18	NYY		CHW	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
126	149	Sep 20	NYY	@	PHA	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	0	2	0	2	1
127	150	Sep 21	NYY	@	PHA	W,6-0	CG	29	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
128	151	Sep 23 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
129	152	Sep 23 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
130	153	Sep 26	NYY		BOS	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
131	154	Sep 27	NYY		PHA	L,1-2	CG	45	10.0	0	3	0	3	0
132	155	Sep 28	NYY		PHA	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	3	3	2	8	1
							132gm		1151.0	136	204	17	357	12