Johnny Logan Notable

b. March 23, 1926 · Boston Braves 1951–1952, Milwaukee Braves 1953–1961, Pittsburgh Pirates 1961–1963

Johnny Logan played for three clubs across 13 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Boston Braves in 1951 and closing with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1963. His longest stay was with the Milwaukee Braves, from 1953 to 1961.

Across 1,503 games he batted .268, with 1,407 hits and 651 runs. He finished with 93 home runs, 216 doubles and 19 stolen bases.

He led the league in doubles once, in 1955, with 37. He played 1,380 games at shortstop, with 4,397 assists and 256 errors. He turned 894 double plays.

He was selected to four All-Star teams between 1955 and 1959.

He was born in Endicott, NY, USA on March 23, 1926, and died on August 9, 2013. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	4	1955, 1957, 1958, 1959

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1951	BSN	62	169	14	37	7	1	0	16	18	13	0	.219
1952	BSN	117	456	56	129	21	3	4	42	31	33	1	.283
1953	MLN	150	611	100	167	27	8	11	73	41	33	2	.273
1954	MLN	154	560	66	154	17	7	8	66	51	51	2	.275
1955	MLN	154	595	95	177	37	5	13	83	58	58	3	.297
1956	MLN	148	545	69	153	27	5	15	46	46	49	3	.281
1957	MLN	129	494	59	135	19	7	10	49	31	49	5	.273
1958	MLN	145	530	54	120	20	0	11	53	40	57	1	.226
1959	MLN	138	470	59	137	17	0	13	50	57	45	1	.291
1960	MLN	136	482	52	118	14	4	7	42	43	40	1	.245
1961	MLN/PIT	45	71	5	14	5	0	0	6	5	11	0	.197
1962	PIT	44	80	7	24	3	0	1	12	7	6	0	.300
1963	PIT	81	181	15	42	2	1	0	9	23	27	0	.232
Career	—	1503	5244	651	1407	216	41	93	547	451	472	19	.268

On this day & linked events

1926

Born March 23, 1926

Endicott, NY, USA

2013

Died August 9, 2013

1951

Major-league debut: Johnny Logan

Johnny Logan made a major-league debut on April 17, 1951.

1963

Final major-league game: Johnny Logan

Johnny Logan played a final major-league game on September 27, 1963.

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