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.

1951 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1951 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 17	NYY		BOS	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
2	2	Apr 18	NYY		BOS	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
3	3	Apr 20 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	3B
4	4	Apr 20 (2)	NYY	@	WSH	L,4-8	CG	38	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
5	5	Apr 21	NYY	@	WSH	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
6	6	Apr 23	NYY		PHA	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
7	7	Apr 24	NYY		PHA	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
8	8	Apr 25	NYY		PHA	W,4-0	CG	37	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
9	9	Apr 26	NYY	@	BOS	L,7-13	CG	47	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	15 (5)	May 3	NYY	@	SLB	W,17-3	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
11	22 (6)	May 12	NYY	@	PHA	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
12	23	May 13 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	L,4-5	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
13	24	May 13 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	L,6-9	GF	24	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	PH 3B
				Player went from New York Yankees to St. Louis Cardinals
14	24	May 15	STL		PHI	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	0	4	1	5	1	3B
15	25	May 16	STL		PHI	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
16	26	May 17	STL		PHI	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
17	27	May 18	STL		BRO	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	0	4	0	4	2	3B
18	28	May 19	STL		BRO	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
19	29	May 20	STL		NYG	W,8-7	CG	44	9.0	2	3	1	6	0	3B
20	30	May 21	STL		NYG	W,5-2	CG	0	9.0	0	6	0	6	2
21	31	May 22	STL		BSN	L,2-7	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
22	32	May 23	STL		BSN	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
23	33	May 24	STL		CIN	W,11-3	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
24	34	May 25	STL		CIN	L,1-5	CG	48	11.0	0	4	0	4	0
25	35	May 26	STL		CIN	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
26	36	May 27	STL		CIN	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
27	37	May 28	STL		PIT	W,6-5	CG	0	10.0	1	3	0	4	1
28	38	May 30 (1)	STL		PIT	W,4-3	CG	0	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
29	39	May 30 (2)	STL		PIT	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	40	Jun 1	STL	@	PHI	L,3-7	CG	35	8.0	1	4	0	5	1	3B
31	41	Jun 2	STL	@	PHI	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	3	3	0	6	0	3B
32	42	Jun 3 (1)	STL	@	NYG	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	1	5	0	6	0	3B
33	43	Jun 3 (2)	STL	@	NYG	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
34	44	Jun 4	STL	@	NYG	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
35	45	Jun 5	STL	@	BRO	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
36	46	Jun 6	STL	@	BRO	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
37	47	Jun 7	STL	@	BRO	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
38	48	Jun 8	STL	@	BSN	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
39	49	Jun 9	STL	@	BSN	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
40	50	Jun 10	STL	@	BSN	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
41	51	Jun 12	STL		BRO	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	1	6	0	7	1	3B
42	52	Jun 13	STL		BRO	L,4-7	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
43	53	Jun 14	STL		BRO	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
44	54	Jun 15	STL		PHI	W,10-2	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
45	55	Jun 16	STL		PHI	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	0	7	0	7	0	3B
46	56	Jun 17	STL		PHI	W,5-4	CG	41	10.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
47	57	Jun 18	STL		NYG	L,4-5	CG	54	12.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
48	58	Jun 19	STL		NYG	L,1-2	CG	0	8.0	0	4	0	4	0
49	59	Jun 20	STL		NYG	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
50	60	Jun 21	STL		NYG	W,2-0	CG	0	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
51	61	Jun 22	STL		BSN	L,7-8	CG	48	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
52	62	Jun 24	STL		BSN	W,6-5	CG	57	14.0	3	4	0	7	0	3B
53	63	Jun 26	STL		CHC	L,5-7	CG	0	10.0	1	4	0	5	1
54	64	Jun 27	STL		CHC	W,14-2	CG	35	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	3B
55	65	Jun 28	STL		CHC	L,0-8	CG	40	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
56	66	Jun 29	STL		CHC	T,6-6	CG	0	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
57	67	Jun 30	STL		PIT	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	0	3	1	4	2
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
58	68	Jul 1	STL		PIT	W,5-4	CG	0	12.0	0	3	0	3	0
59	69	Jul 2	STL	@	CIN	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
60	70	Jul 3	STL	@	CIN	L,4-10	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
61	71	Jul 4	STL	@	CHC	W,10-5	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
62	72	Jul 5	STL	@	CHC	W,10-2	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
63	73	Jul 6	STL	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
64	74	Jul 7	STL	@	PIT	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
65	75	Jul 8 (1)	STL	@	PIT	L,2-6	CG	0	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
66	76	Jul 8 (2)	STL	@	PIT	W,9-8	GF	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
67	77	Jul 12	STL	@	NYG	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	0	5	0	5	2	3B
68	78	Jul 13	STL	@	NYG	L,4-14	CG	47	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
69	79	Jul 14	STL	@	NYG	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
70	80	Jul 15 (1)	STL	@	PHI	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	3B
71	81	Jul 15 (2)	STL	@	PHI	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
72	82	Jul 16	STL	@	PHI	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	0	6	0	6	0	3B
73	83	Jul 17	STL	@	BSN	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
74	84	Jul 18	STL	@	BSN	W,9-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
75	85	Jul 20	STL	@	BRO	L,2-5	CG	31	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
76	86	Jul 21	STL	@	BRO	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
77	87	Jul 22	STL	@	BRO	L,2-9	CG	38	8.0	2	5	0	7	0	3B
78	88	Jul 24	STL		PHI	W,9-5	CG	0	9.0	1	4	0	5	0
79	89	Jul 25	STL		PHI	L,0-2	CG	39	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
80	90	Jul 26	STL		PHI	L,0-7	CG	41	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
81	91	Jul 27	STL		BRO	L,9-12	CG	45	9.0	1	4	1	6	0	3B
82	92	Jul 28	STL		BRO	L,2-3	CG	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B
83	93	Jul 29	STL		BRO	L,3-9	CG	44	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
84	94	Jul 30	STL		BSN	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
85	95	Jul 31	STL		BSN	L,0-6	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
86	96	Aug 1	STL		BSN	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
87	97	Aug 2 susp	STL		BSN	L,4-7	CG	44	9.0	1	3	1	5	3	3B
88	98	Aug 3	STL		NYG	W,5-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
89	100 (1)	Aug 5	STL		NYG	L,4-8	CG	48	9.0	2	4	1	7	0	3B
90	101	Aug 7	STL		PIT	W,16-7	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
91	102	Aug 8	STL		PIT	L,7-10	CG	0	9.0	1	5	0	6	0
92	103	Aug 9	STL		PIT	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
93	104	Aug 10	STL		CIN	W,4-3	GS	27	6.0	0	1	0	1	1
94	105	Aug 11	STL		CIN	W,2-0	CG	27	9.0	1	3	1	5	0
95	106	Aug 12	STL		CIN	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
96	107	Aug 13	STL		CHC	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	1
97	108	Aug 14	STL		CHC	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	0	4	0	4	0
98	109	Aug 15	STL	@	PIT	L,0-7	CG	34	8.0	1	4	0	5	0
99	110	Aug 16	STL	@	PIT	W,9-6	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
100	111	Aug 17	STL	@	CIN	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	2	3	0	5	0
101	112	Aug 18	STL	@	CIN	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	0	4	0	4	0
102	113	Aug 19 (1)	STL	@	CIN	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	1	4	0	5	0
103	114	Aug 19 (2)	STL	@	CIN	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	1
104	115	Aug 22 (1)	STL	@	BRO	L,3-4	CG	41	9.2	1	2	0	3	0	3B
105	116	Aug 22 (2)	STL	@	BRO	L,7-8	CG	49	9.2	1	3	0	4	1	3B
106	117	Aug 23	STL	@	BRO	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
107	118	Aug 24	STL	@	NYG	L,5-6	CG	45	8.1	0	4	0	4	1	3B
108	119	Aug 26 (1)	STL	@	BSN	W,12-10	CG	46	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	3B
109	120	Aug 26 (2)	STL	@	BSN	L,1-9	CG	39	8.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
110	121	Aug 27 (1)	STL	@	BSN	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
111	122	Aug 27 (2)	STL	@	BSN	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
112	123	Aug 28	STL	@	PHI	W,2-0	CG	0	9.0	1	2	0	3	1
113	124	Aug 29	STL	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
114	125	Aug 30	STL	@	PHI	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	2	4	0	6	1
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
115	126	Sep 1	STL		PIT	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
116	127	Sep 2	STL		PIT	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	0	2	1	3	0
117	128	Sep 3 (1)	STL		CIN	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
118	129	Sep 3 (2)	STL		CIN	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
119	130	Sep 5 (1)	STL	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	43	10.2	1	2	0	3	0	3B
120	131	Sep 5 (2)	STL	@	CHC	W,6-5	CG	38	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
121	132	Sep 6	STL	@	CHC	W,10-2	CG	42	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
122	133	Sep 7	STL	@	PIT	W,11-4	CG	0	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
123	134	Sep 8	STL	@	PIT	W,4-2	CG	0	9.0	0	5	0	5	0
124	135	Sep 9 (1)	STL	@	PIT	W,2-1	GS	24	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
125	137 (1)	Sep 11 (1)	STL		NYG	L,5-10	CG	45	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
126	138	Sep 11 (2)	STL		NYG	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
127	139	Sep 13 (1)	STL		NYG	W,6-4	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
128	140	Sep 13 (2)	STL		BSN	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	1	6	0	7	0	3B
129	141	Sep 14	STL		BSN	L,5-6	CG	42	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
130	143 (1)	Sep 16	STL		PHI	W,9-2	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
131	144	Sep 17	STL		PHI	L,1-2	CG	0	10.0	1	4	0	5	0
132	146 (1)	Sep 19	STL		BRO	L,0-3	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
133	148 (1)	Sep 21	STL		CHC	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	3B
134	149	Sep 22	STL		CHC	L,5-6	CG	0	10.0	1	2	0	3	0
135	150	Sep 23 (1)	STL		CHC	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
136	151	Sep 23 (2)	STL		CHC	W,5-2	CG	0	9.0	0	6	0	6	1
137	152	Sep 25	STL	@	CIN	L,3-7	CG	53	13.1	1	3	0	4	0
							137gm		1190.2	107	332	11	450	32