1916
Born August 30, 1916
Greeley, CO, USA
Johnny Lindell Notable
b. August 30, 1916 · New York Yankees 1941–1950, St. Louis Cardinals 1950, Pittsburgh Pirates 1953, Philadelphia Phillies 1953–1954
Johnny Lindell played for four clubs across 14 seasons as a center fielder, opening with the New York Yankees in 1941 and closing with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1954.
Across 854 games he batted .273, with 762 hits and 401 runs. He finished with 72 home runs, 124 doubles and 17 stolen bases. He went 8 and 18 with a 4.47 earned run average, pitching 251 innings in 55 games. He struck out 146 and threw 1 shutouts.
He led the league in triples two times between 1943 and 1944, topping out at 16. He played 689 games in the outfield, with 1,660 putouts and 35 errors.
He was an All-Star in 1943.
He was born in Greeley, CO, USA on August 30, 1916, and died on August 27, 1985. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1943 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NYY | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1942 | NYY | 27 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .250 |
| 1943 | NYY | 122 | 441 | 53 | 108 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 51 | 51 | 55 | 2 | .245 |
| 1944 | NYY | 149 | 594 | 91 | 178 | 33 | 16 | 18 | 103 | 44 | 56 | 5 | .300 |
| 1945 | NYY | 41 | 159 | 26 | 45 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 2 | .283 |
| 1946 | NYY | 102 | 332 | 41 | 86 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 40 | 32 | 47 | 4 | .259 |
| 1947 | NYY | 127 | 476 | 66 | 131 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 67 | 32 | 70 | 1 | .275 |
| 1948 | NYY | 88 | 309 | 58 | 98 | 17 | 2 | 13 | 55 | 35 | 50 | 0 | .317 |
| 1949 | NYY | 78 | 211 | 33 | 51 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 35 | 27 | 3 | .242 |
| 1950 | NYY/STL | 43 | 134 | 18 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 26 | 0 | .187 |
| 1953 | PHI/PIT | 69 | 109 | 14 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 0 | .303 |
| 1954 | PHI | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .200 |
| Career | — | 854 | 2795 | 401 | 762 | 124 | 48 | 72 | 404 | 289 | 366 | 17 | .273 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | NYY | 2 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 52.2 | 52 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 3.76 |
| 1953 | PHI/PIT | 6 | 17 | 32 | 26 | 0 | 199.0 | 195 | 103 | 139 | 118 | 4.66 |
| Career | — | 8 | 18 | 55 | 28 | 1 | 251.2 | 247 | 125 | 161 | 146 | 4.47 |
On this day & linked events
1985
Died August 27, 1985
1941
Major-league debut: Johnny Lindell
Johnny Lindell made a major-league debut on April 18, 1941.
1954
Final major-league game: Johnny Lindell
Johnny Lindell played a final major-league game on May 9, 1954.
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain