Johnny Gooch Notable

b. November 9, 1897 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1921–1928, Brooklyn Robins 1928–1929, Cincinnati Reds 1929–1930, Boston Red Sox 1933

Johnny Gooch played for four clubs across 13 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1921 and closing with the Boston Red Sox in 1933.

Across 805 games he batted .280, with 662 hits and 227 runs. He finished with 7 home runs, 98 doubles and 11 stolen bases.

He played 758 games behind the plate, with 2,279 putouts and 78 errors. He turned 70 double plays.

He was born in Smyrna, TN, USA on November 9, 1897, and died on May 15, 1975. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1921	PIT	13	38	2	9	0	0	0	3	3	3	1	.237
1922	PIT	105	353	45	116	15	3	1	42	39	15	1	.329
1923	PIT	66	202	16	56	10	2	1	20	17	13	2	.277
1924	PIT	70	224	26	65	6	5	0	25	16	12	1	.290
1925	PIT	79	215	24	64	8	4	0	30	20	16	1	.298
1926	PIT	86	218	19	59	15	1	1	42	20	14	1	.271
1927	PIT	101	291	22	75	17	2	2	48	19	21	0	.258
1928	BRO/PIT	73	181	16	51	3	3	0	17	10	15	0	.282
1929	BRO/CIN	93	288	22	86	13	5	0	34	24	10	4	.299
1930	CIN	82	276	29	67	10	3	2	30	27	15	0	.243
1933	BOS	37	77	6	14	1	1	0	2	11	7	0	.182
Career	—	805	2363	227	662	98	29	7	293	206	141	11	.280

On this day & linked events

1897

Born November 9, 1897

Smyrna, TN, USA

1975

Died May 15, 1975

1921

Major-league debut: Johnny Gooch

Johnny Gooch made a major-league debut on September 9, 1921.

1933

Final major-league game: Johnny Gooch

Johnny Gooch played a final major-league game on September 12, 1933.

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