Johnny Callison

Full Name: John Wesley Callison	Primary Position: OF,RF
Height/Weight: 5' 10"/175	First Game: September 9, 1958
Birthdate: March 12, 1939	Final Game: August 17, 1973
Birthplace: Qualls, Oklahoma	MLB Experience: 16 years
Died: October 12, 2006
Deathplace: Abington, Pennsylvania
Bat/Throw: Left/Right

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[edit] Biography

Johnny Callison (John Wesley Callison) was born on March 12, 1939 in Qualls, Oklahoma. He made his Major League debut on September 9, 1958 for the Chicago White Sox. In 1960, his rookie year, he hit .260 with 9 home runs and 30 RBI. Callison played for the Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs and New York Yankees over the course of his 16 year career.

Most people believe that Johnny Callison's best season was 1964, when he slugged 31 home runs and knocked in 104 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
1958	CHI	A	18	64	10	19	1	12	.297	.352	.469	4	2	6	14	0	0	1	0	1
1959	CHI	A	49	104	12	18	3	12	.173	.271	.288	3	0	13	20	1	0	0	0	5
1960	PHI	N	99	288	36	75	9	30	.260	.360	.427	11	5	45	70	0	2	0	2	1
1961	PHI	N	138	455	74	121	9	47	.266	.363	.418	20	11	69	76	3	6	10	5	7
1962	PHI	N	157	603	107	181	23	83	.300	.363	.491	26	10	54	96	6	8	10	1	8
1963	PHI	N	157	626	96	178	26	78	.284	.339	.502	36	11	50	111	2	13	8	4	8
1964	PHI	N	162	654	101	179	31	104	.274	.316	.492	30	10	36	95	6	6	6	3	5
1965	PHI	N	160	619	93	162	32	101	.262	.328	.509	25	16	57	117	6	4	6	2	5
1966	PHI	N	155	612	93	169	11	55	.276	.338	.418	40	7	56	83	3	2	8	4	11
1967	PHI	N	149	556	62	145	14	64	.261	.329	.408	30	5	55	63	3	3	6	17	7
1968	PHI	N	121	398	46	97	14	40	.244	.319	.415	18	4	42	70	3	3	4	4	6
1969	PHI	N	134	495	66	131	16	64	.265	.332	.440	29	5	49	73	3	1	2	11	6
1970	CHI	N	147	477	65	126	19	68	.264	.348	.440	23	2	60	63	3	0	7	11	10
1971	CHI	N	103	290	27	61	8	38	.210	.298	.341	12	1	36	55	2	1	2	8	6
1972	NY	A	92	275	28	71	9	34	.258	.299	.393	10	0	18	34	0	2	3	1	6
1973	NY	A	45	136	10	24	1	10	.176	.197	.228	4	0	4	24	0	0	1	0	6
Total	NL		1682	6073	866	1625	212	772	.268	.337	.450	300	87	609	972	40	49	69	72	80
Total	AL		204	579	60	132	14	68	.228	.277	.344	21	2	41	92	1	2	5	1	18
Total			1886	6652	926	1757	226	840	.264	.331	.441	321	89	650	1064	41	51	74	73	98

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1958	CHI	A	OF	18	18	159.2	39	2	1	1	.976
1958	CHI	A	LF	18	18	159.2	39	2	1	1	.976
1959	CHI	A	OF	41	27	271	54	3	1	0	.983
1959	CHI	A	LF	41	27	271	53	3	1	0	.982
1960	PHI	N	LF	42	28	255.1	66	1	0	1	1.000
1960	PHI	N	RF	38	36	293	61	5	1	2	.985
1960	PHI	N	OF	86	77	665.2	176	7	2	4	.989
1960	PHI	N	CF	16	13	117.1	44	1	1	1	.978
1961	PHI	N	RF	36	36	301.1	50	5	2	0	.965
1961	PHI	N	OF	124	117	1059.1	227	10	8	2	.967
1961	PHI	N	LF	89	81	758	175	5	6	2	.968
1962	PHI	N	CF	5	0	19	2	0	0	0	1.000
1962	PHI	N	OF	152	147	1311	327	24	7	7	.980
1962	PHI	N	LF	3	1	12	5	1	0	0	1.000
1962	PHI	N	RF	151	146	1280	319	23	7	7	.980
1963	PHI	N	RF	156	152	1384.1	299	25	2	4	.994
1963	PHI	N	LF	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	.000
1963	PHI	N	OF	157	152	1387.1	298	26	2	4	.994
1964	PHI	N	RF	162	159	1424	320	20	4	3	.988
1964	PHI	N	LF	2	0	1.1	0	0	0	0	.000
1964	PHI	N	OF	162	159	1425.1	319	19	4	3	.988
1965	PHI	N	RF	159	154	1390.2	317	21	6	2	.983
1965	PHI	N	OF	159	154	1390.2	313	21	6	2	.982
1966	PHI	N	OF	154	150	1346.2	275	12	3	2	.990
1966	PHI	N	RF	154	150	1346.2	274	12	3	2	.990
1967	PHI	N	OF	147	144	1281	286	12	7	1	.977
1967	PHI	N	RF	147	144	1281	286	11	7	1	.977
1968	PHI	N	RF	109	107	900.2	187	10	0	1	1.000
1968	PHI	N	OF	109	107	900.2	187	10	0	1	1.000
1969	PHI	N	OF	129	128	1119	273	12	3	3	.990
1969	PHI	N	RF	129	128	1119	272	10	3	3	.989
1970	CHI	N	OF	144	130	1162.1	244	8	7	3	.973
1970	CHI	N	RF	143	128	1143.1	243	8	7	3	.973
1970	CHI	N	CF	3	2	19	3	0	0	0	1.000
1971	CHI	N	OF	89	82	726	158	3	3	0	.982
1971	CHI	N	RF	88	82	725	156	3	3	0	.981
1971	CHI	N	LF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000
1972	NY	A	OF	74	69	582.1	127	4	1	1	.992
1972	NY	A	RF	74	69	582.1	127	4	1	1	.992
1973	NY	A	RF	32	29	252	43	2	2	0	.957
1973	NY	A	DH	10	8	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1973	NY	A	OF	32	29	252	46	2	2	0	.960
Total			CF	24	15	155.1	49	1	1	1	.980
Total			OF	1777	1690	15040	3349	175	57	34	.984
Total			DH	10	8	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			RF	1578	1520	13423.1	2954	159	48	29	.985
Total			LF	199	155	1461.1	338	12	8	4	.978

[edit] Transactions

Signed as an amateur free agent by Chicago White Sox (June 14, 1957).
Traded by Chicago White Sox to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Gene Freese (December 9, 1959).
Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with a player to be named later to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Dick Selma and Oscar Gamble (November 17, 1969); Chicago Cubs received Larry Colton (@January, 1970).
Traded by Chicago Cubs to New York Yankees in exchange for a player to be named later (January 20, 1972); Chicago Cubs received Jack Aker (May 17, 1972).
Released by New York Yankees (August 18, 1973).