Johnny Rawlings Notable

b. August 17, 1892 · Cincinnati Reds 1914, Kansas City Packers 1914–1915, Boston Braves 1917–1920, Philadelphia Phillies 1920–1921, New York Giants 1921–1922, Pittsburgh Pirates 1923–1926

Johnny Rawlings played for six clubs across 13 seasons as a second baseman, opening with the Cincinnati Reds in 1914 and closing with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1926.

Across 1,080 games he batted .250, with 928 hits and 409 runs. He finished with 14 home runs, 122 doubles and 92 stolen bases.

He played 709 games at second base, with 2,233 assists and 123 errors. He turned 362 double plays. He also played 280 games at shortstop.

He was born in Bloomfield, IA, USA on August 17, 1892, and died on October 16, 1972. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1914	CIN/KCP	94	253	28	54	4	0	0	23	28	33	7	.213
1915	KCP	120	399	40	86	9	2	2	24	27	40	17	.216
1917	BSN	122	371	37	95	9	4	2	31	38	32	12	.256
1918	BSN	111	410	32	85	7	3	0	21	30	31	10	.207
1919	BSN	77	275	30	70	8	2	1	16	16	20	10	.255
1920	BSN/PHI	103	387	39	90	19	2	3	32	22	26	9	.233
1921	NYG/PHI	146	561	60	156	22	3	2	46	26	31	8	.278
1922	NYG	88	308	46	87	13	8	1	30	23	15	7	.282
1923	PIT	119	461	53	131	18	4	1	45	25	29	9	.284
1924	PIT	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.333
1925	PIT	36	110	17	31	7	0	2	13	8	8	0	.282
1926	PIT	61	181	27	42	6	0	0	20	14	10	3	.232
Career	—	1080	3719	409	928	122	28	14	303	257	275	92	.250

On this day & linked events

1892

Born August 17, 1892

Bloomfield, IA, USA

1972

Died October 16, 1972

1914

Major-league debut: Johnny Rawlings

Johnny Rawlings made a major-league debut on April 14, 1914.

1926

Final major-league game: Johnny Rawlings

Johnny Rawlings played a final major-league game on September 13, 1926.

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