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Jay Johnstone

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Full Name: John William Johnstone Primary Position: OF,RF,CF,LF
Height/Weight: 6' 1"/175 First Game: July 30, 1966
Birthdate: November 20, 1945 Final Game: October 6, 1985
Birthplace: Manchester, Connecticut MLB Experience: 19 years
Bat/Throw: Left/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Jay Johnstone (John William Johnstone) was born on November 20, 1945 in Manchester, Connecticut. He made his Major League debut on July 30, 1966 for the California Angels. In 1966, his rookie year, he hit .264 with 3 home runs and 17 RBI. Johnstone played for the California Angels, Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 19 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Jay Johnstone's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1969, when he knocked in 59 runs. However, others believe that it was 1976, when he hit for a .318 average and knocked in 53 runs.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1966 CAL A 61 254 35 67 3 17 .264 .297 .378 12 4 11 36 1 2 3 1 3
1967 CAL A 79 230 18 48 2 10 .209 .226 .274 7 1 5 37 0 2 3 0 4
1968 CAL A 41 115 11 30 0 3 .261 .303 .313 4 1 7 15 0 2 2 0 0
1969 CAL A 148 540 64 146 10 59 .270 .321 .381 20 5 38 75 5 8 3 5 7
1970 CAL A 119 320 34 76 11 39 .237 .290 .403 10 5 24 53 1 3 1 6 7
1971 CHI A 124 388 53 101 16 40 .260 .329 .425 14 1 38 50 3 5 10 4 4
1972 CHI A 113 261 27 49 4 17 .188 .259 .268 9 0 25 42 0 4 2 2 2
1973 OAK A 23 28 1 3 0 3 .107 .167 .143 1 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0
1974 PHI N 64 200 30 59 6 30 .295 .371 .475 10 4 24 28 0 0 5 4 2
1975 PHI N 122 350 50 115 7 54 .329 .397 .454 19 2 42 39 0 3 7 7 8
1976 PHI N 129 440 62 140 5 53 .318 .373 .457 38 4 41 39 2 1 5 5 9
1977 PHI N 112 363 64 103 15 59 .284 .349 .479 18 4 38 38 2 1 3 3 9
1978 PHI N 35 56 3 10 0 4 .179 .258 .214 2 0 6 9 0 0 0 0 2
1978 NY A 36 65 6 17 1 6 .262 .329 .308 0 0 4 10 3 0 0 0 0
1978 Total 71 121 9 27 1 10 .223 .296 .264 2 0 10 19 3 0 0 0 2
1979 SD N 75 201 10 59 0 32 .294 .348 .353 8 2 18 21 0 4 1 3 6
1979 NY A 23 48 7 10 1 7 .208 .240 .292 1 0 2 7 0 0 1 0 0
1979 Total 98 249 17 69 1 39 .277 .328 .341 9 2 20 28 0 4 2 3 6
1980 LA N 109 251 31 77 2 20 .307 .372 .406 15 2 24 29 2 2 3 1 3
1981 LA N 61 83 8 17 3 6 .205 .267 .349 3 0 7 13 0 0 0 0 3
1982 LA N 21 13 1 1 0 2 .077 .316 .154 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 1 0
1982 CHI N 98 269 39 67 10 43 .249 .343 .416 13 1 40 41 0 1 0 8 3
1982 TOT N 119 282 40 68 10 45 .241 .341 .404 14 1 45 43 0 1 0 9 3
1983 CHI N 86 140 16 36 6 22 .257 .362 .436 7 0 20 24 3 2 1 6 4
1984 CHI N 52 73 8 21 0 3 .288 .350 .370 2 2 7 18 0 0 0 4 2
1985 LA N 17 15 0 2 0 2 .133 .188 .200 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 2
Total NL 981 2454 322 707 54 330 .288 .358 .427 137 21 273 303 9 14 25 43 53
Total AL 767 2249 256 547 48 201 .243 .295 .357 78 17 156 329 13 26 25 18 27
Total 1748 4703 578 1254 102 531 .267 .329 .394 215 38 429 632 22 40 50 61 80

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1966 CAL A LF 40 39 327.2 60 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .952
1966 CAL A CF 13 10 96.1 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1966 CAL A OF 61 61 531 114 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .975
1966 CAL A RF 13 12 107 24 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1967 CAL A OF 63 49 456.2 141 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .973
1967 CAL A RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1967 CAL A CF 62 49 452.2 140 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .973
1967 CAL A LF 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1968 CAL A RF 7 7 60 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1968 CAL A OF 29 26 228 58 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .984
1968 CAL A LF 1 1 8 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
1968 CAL A CF 21 18 160 39 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1969 CAL A CF 143 141 1230.2 331 13 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 .983
1969 CAL A OF 143 141 1230.2 331 12 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 .983
1970 CAL A RF 11 9 79.2 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1970 CAL A OF 100 78 748.1 200 7 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .981
1970 CAL A LF 1 0 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1970 CAL A CF 88 69 660.2 185 5 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .979
1971 CHI A CF 92 86 729 189 8 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 .966
1971 CHI A RF 24 12 134.2 21 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .955
1971 CHI A OF 119 102 921.1 232 9 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 .968
1971 CHI A LF 11 4 57.2 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1972 CHI A OF 98 56 613.2 154 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .988
1972 CHI A RF 7 4 38 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1972 CHI A CF 83 50 534.2 144 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .987
1972 CHI A LF 14 2 41 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1973 OAK A CF 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1973 OAK A RF 3 0 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1973 OAK A OF 7 0 14.1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1973 OAK A LF 3 0 4.1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1973 OAK A DH 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1974 PHI N LF 31 14 147.2 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1974 PHI N OF 59 56 466.1 88 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .968
1974 PHI N CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1974 PHI N RF 42 42 317.2 63 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .957
1975 PHI N RF 100 89 709.1 151 10 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .976
1975 PHI N CF 3 2 18 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1975 PHI N OF 101 91 727.1 152 10 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .976
1976 PHI N RF 120 111 963.2 263 8 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .985
1976 PHI N CF 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1976 PHI N 1B 6 3 28 27 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .906
1976 PHI N OF 121 113 977.2 266 8 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .982
1976 PHI N LF 2 2 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1977 PHI N 1B 19 17 118.2 131 6 1 16 0 0 0 0 0 .993
1977 PHI N OF 91 73 694.1 163 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1977 PHI N LF 5 1 15 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1977 PHI N RF 86 72 679.1 155 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1978 PHI N OF 7 3 31.1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1978 PHI N RF 4 2 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1978 PHI N 1B 8 8 65.2 73 7 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 .988
1978 PHI N LF 3 1 11.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1978 NY A OF 22 12 118 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1978 NY A DH 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1978 NY A RF 14 9 84 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1978 NY A LF 8 3 34 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1978 Total OF 29 15 149.1 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1978 Total RF 18 11 104 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1978 Total LF 11 4 45.1 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1979 SD N 1B 21 17 145 125 14 3 10 0 0 0 0 0 .979
1979 SD N OF 45 32 312.2 60 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .985
1979 SD N CF 8 5 57 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1979 SD N LF 35 23 223.2 37 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1979 SD N RF 4 4 32 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .923
1979 NY A CF 4 0 14.1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1979 NY A OF 19 9 102.2 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1979 NY A DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1979 NY A LF 13 9 84.1 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1979 NY A RF 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1979 Total RF 6 4 36 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .929
1979 Total LF 48 32 308 63 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1979 Total OF 64 41 415.1 92 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .990
1979 Total CF 12 5 71.1 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1980 LA N OF 61 58 454.2 100 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .965
1980 LA N RF 57 53 413.2 93 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .962
1980 LA N LF 5 5 41 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1981 LA N OF 16 9 93 19 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .957
1981 LA N 1B 2 0 13 14 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1981 LA N RF 8 5 48 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .900
1981 LA N LF 8 4 45 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1982 CHI N LF 36 25 221.1 55 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1982 CHI N OF 86 77 653.2 154 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .982
1982 CHI N RF 58 52 432.1 99 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .972
1983 CHI N RF 8 2 21.2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
1983 CHI N OF 44 32 268 55 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .935
1983 CHI N LF 36 30 246.1 52 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .965
1984 CHI N LF 7 4 40 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1984 CHI N OF 15 9 84 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1984 CHI N CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1984 CHI N RF 8 5 43 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total CF 521 430 3961.1 1079 38 23 10 0 0 0 0 0 .980
Total OF 1307 1087 9727.2 2373 100 53 18 0 0 0 0 0 .979
Total DH 12 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total RF 577 490 4195 961 49 23 7 0 0 0 0 0 .978
Total 1B 56 45 370.1 370 30 8 38 0 0 0 0 0 .980
Total LF 260 167 1571.1 321 13 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 .982

[edit] Transactions

  • Signed as an amateur free agent by Los Angeles Angels (June 30, 1963).
  • Traded by California Angels with Tom Egan and Tom Bradley to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Ken Berry, Syd O'Brien and Billy Wynne (November 30, 1970).
  • Released by Chicago White Sox (March 7, 1973).
  • Signed by Oakland Athletics (March 31, 1973).
  • Sold by Oakland Athletics to St. Louis Cardinals (January 9, 1974).
  • Released by St. Louis Cardinals (March 26, 1974).
  • Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (April 3, 1974).
  • Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with Bobby Brown to New York Yankees in exchange for Rawly Eastwick (June 14, 1978).
  • Traded by New York Yankees to San Diego Padres in exchange for Dave Wehrmeister (June 15, 1979).
  • Granted free agency (November 1, 1979).
  • Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (December 4, 1979).
  • Released by Los Angeles Dodgers (May 25, 1982).
  • Signed by Chicago Cubs (June 1, 1982).
  • Released by Chicago Cubs (September 9, 1984).
  • Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (February 20, 1985).
  • Released by Los Angeles Dodgers (October 31, 1985).

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