1923
Born January 14, 1923
Topeka, KS, USA
Ken Johnson Notable
b. January 14, 1923 · St. Louis Cardinals 1947–1950, Philadelphia Phillies 1950–1951, Detroit Tigers 1952
Ken Johnson played for three clubs across six seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1947 and closing with the Detroit Tigers in 1952.
He went 12 and 14 with a 4.58 earned run average, pitching 269.3 innings in 74 games. He struck out 147 and threw 4 shutouts. Across 111 games he batted .213, with 19 hits and 17 runs. He finished with 3 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was born in Topeka, KS, USA on January 14, 1923, and died on April 6, 2004. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | STL | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| 1948 | STL | 20 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .300 |
| 1949 | STL | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| 1950 | PHI/STL | 23 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .158 |
| 1951 | PHI | 36 | 35 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 1 | .143 |
| 1952 | DET | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Career | — | 111 | 89 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 23 | 1 | .213 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | STL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0.00 |
| 1948 | STL | 2 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 45.1 | 43 | 24 | 30 | 20 | 4.76 |
| 1949 | STL | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 33.2 | 29 | 24 | 35 | 18 | 6.42 |
| 1950 | PHI/STL | 4 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 62.2 | 62 | 27 | 46 | 33 | 3.88 |
| 1951 | PHI | 5 | 8 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 106.1 | 103 | 54 | 68 | 58 | 4.57 |
| 1952 | DET | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 11.1 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 6.35 |
| Career | — | 12 | 14 | 74 | 34 | 0 | 269.1 | 251 | 137 | 195 | 147 | 4.58 |
On this day & linked events
2004
Died April 6, 2004
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain