Benjamin Franklin Johnson

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Full Name: Benjamin Franklin Johnson	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 2"/190	First Game: September 6, 1959
Birthdate: May 15, 1931	Final Game: June 12, 1960
Birthplace: Greenwood, South Carolina	MLB Experience: 2 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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1 Biography
2 Statistics
3 Transactions
4 Trivia
5 Video Gallery
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7 See Also
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[edit] Biography

Born on May 15, 1931 in Greenwood, South Carolina, Ben Johnson (Benjamin Franklin Johnson) played for the Chicago Cubs for his entire 2 year career. Johnson broke into the bigs on September 6, 1959 with the Chicago Cubs.

[edit] Statistics

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Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
1959	CHI	N	4	2	0	0	2.16	6	5	4	0	0	0	16.2	17	1	4	0	0	0
1960	CHI	N	17	0	2	1	4.91	9	21	16	0	0	1	29.1	39	3	11	0	1	1
Total			21	2	2	1	3.91	15	26	20	0	0	1	46	56	4	15	0	1	1

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1959	CHI	N	P	4	2	16.2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1960	CHI	N	P	17	0	29.1	2	8	0	1	0	0	3	2	0	1.000
Total			P	21	2	46	4	9	0	1	0	0	3	2	0	1.000

[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1959	CHI	N	4	4	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
1960	CHI	N	17	2	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0
Total			21	6	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	0

[edit] Transactions

Signed as an amateur free agent by Boston Braves (1949).
Traded by Milwaukee Braves with Chick King, Leonard Williams and cash to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Casey Wise (November 16, 1957).
Traded by Houston Colt .45s to Milwaukee Braves in exchange for George Brunet (May 16, 1962).

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