Johnny Mostil Notable

b. June 1, 1896 · Chicago White Sox 1918, 1921–1929

Johnny Mostil spent all 12 of his major-league seasons with the Chicago White Sox as a center fielder, from 1918 to 1929.

Across 972 games he batted .301, with 1,054 hits and 618 runs. He finished with 23 home runs, 209 doubles, 82 triples and 176 stolen bases.

He led the league in stolen bases two times between 1925 and 1926, topping out at 43. He led the league in runs once, in 1925, with 135. He also led it in walks. He played 907 games in the outfield, with 2,561 putouts and 79 errors.

He was born in Chicago, IL, USA on June 1, 1896, and died on December 10, 1970. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
Baseball Magazine All-Star	1	1926
The Sporting News All-Star	1	1926

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1918	CHW	10	33	4	9	2	2	0	4	1	6	1	.273
1921	CHW	100	326	43	98	21	7	3	42	28	35	10	.301
1922	CHW	132	458	74	139	28	14	7	70	38	39	14	.303
1923	CHW	153	546	91	159	37	15	3	64	62	51	41	.291
1924	CHW	118	385	75	125	22	5	4	49	45	41	7	.325
1925	CHW	153	605	135	181	36	16	2	50	90	52	43	.299
1926	CHW	148	600	120	197	41	15	4	42	79	55	35	.328
1927	CHW	13	16	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	.125
1928	CHW	133	503	69	136	19	8	0	51	66	54	23	.270
1929	CHW	12	35	4	8	3	0	0	3	6	2	1	.229
Career	—	972	3507	618	1054	209	82	23	376	415	336	176	.301

On this day & linked events

1896

Born June 1, 1896

Chicago, IL, USA

1970

Died December 10, 1970

1918

Major-league debut: Johnny Mostil

Johnny Mostil made a major-league debut on June 20, 1918.

1929

Final major-league game: Johnny Mostil

Johnny Mostil played a final major-league game on May 19, 1929.

Image: National Photo Company Collection, public domain