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Tommy Johnson Notable

b. March 23, 1915 · St. Louis Stars 1937, Chicago American Giants 1938–1940, 1942

Tommy Johnson played for four clubs across 34 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Kansas City Giants in 1909 and closing with the Chicago American Giants in 1942.

He went 11 and 20 with a 4.79 earned run average, pitching 278 innings in 58 games. He struck out 103 and threw 2 shutouts. Across 61 games he batted .123, with 13 hits and 4 runs. He finished with 2 doubles.

He was born in Elmwood, MO, USA on March 23, 1915, and died on March 9, 1980.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1937 SL2 133828 000 2210 .211
1938 CAG 193202 000 1210 .063
1939 CAG 161612 100 0000 .125
1940 CAG 71300 000 0000 .000
1942 CAG 6711 100 0100 .143
Career 61106413 200 3520 .123

Pitching, season by season

YearTeam WLG GSSVIP HERBB SOERA
1937 SL2 291311 090.1132 6538316.48
1938 CAG 621911 095.099 3132342.94
1939 CAG 33166 155.062 2122203.44
1940 CAG 0564 028.242 231597.22
1942 CAG 0141 19.111 8897.71
Career 11205833 2278.1346 148115103 4.79

On this day & linked events

1915

Born March 23, 1915

Elmwood, MO, USA

1980

Died March 9, 1980