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Jimmy Johnston

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b. December 10, 1889 · Chicago White Sox 1911, Chicago Cubs 1914, Brooklyn Robins 1916–1925, Boston Braves 1926, New York Giants 1926

He played third base, second base, shortstop and the outfield for Brooklyn across ten seasons, moving wherever the lineup card needed him, and he was on the club's pennant winners in 1916 and 1920, both lost in the World Series. He hit 203 hits in both 1921 and 1923, his best seasons, and led off for most of his Brooklyn years.

Thirteen seasons gave him 1,493 hits, 185 doubles, 75 triples, 754 runs batted in, 169 stolen bases and a .294 average, playing 448 games at third base, 354 in the outfield, 243 at second and 178 at shortstop — a genuine four-position career rather than a platoon arrangement.

He finished in 1926 split among three clubs at thirty-six. No Hall of Fame ballot ever listed him. He died in 1967, at seventy-seven.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1911 CHW 1200 000 2010 .000
1914 CHC 50101923 321 8493 .228
1916 BRO 11842558107 1381 26353822 .252
1917 BRO 1033303389 1040 25232816 .270
1918 BRO 12348454136 1680 27333122 .281
1919 BRO 11740556114 1141 23292611 .281
1920 BRO 15563587185 17121 52432319 .291
1921 BRO 152624104203 41145 56452628 .325
1922 BRO 138567110181 2074 49381718 .319
1923 BRO 151625111203 29114 60531516 .325
1924 BRO 863155194 1122 2927105 .298
1925 BRO 12343163128 1332 4345157 .297
1926 BSN/NYG 601261830 101 101682 .238
Career 137750707541493 1857522 410391247169 .294

On this day & linked events

1889

Born December 10, 1889

Cleveland, TN, USA

1967

Died February 14, 1967

1911

Major-league debut: Jimmy Johnston

Jimmy Johnston made a major-league debut on May 3, 1911.

1922

Jimmy Johnston Hits for the Cycle, 1922

Jimmy Johnston hit for the cycle for the Brooklyn Robins against the Philadelphia Phillies on May 25, 1922.

1926

Final major-league game: Jimmy Johnston

Jimmy Johnston played a final major-league game on September 11, 1926.

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