Johnny Goryl
[edit] Biography
Johnny Goryl (John Albert Goryl) was born on October 21, 1933 in Cumberland, Rhode Island. He made his Major League debut on September 20, 1957 for the Chicago Cubs. In 1958, his rookie year, he hit .242 with 4 home runs and 14 RBI. Goryl played for the Chicago Cubs and Minnesota Twins over the course of his 6 year career.
Most people believe that Johnny Goryl's best season was 1963, when he hit for a .287 average.
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[edit] Batting Stats
| 1957
| CHI
| N
| 9
| 38
| 7
| 8
| 0
| 1
| .211
| .318
| .263
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1958
| CHI
| N
| 83
| 219
| 27
| 53
| 4
| 14
| .242
| .331
| .365
| 9
| 3
| 27
| 34
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 14
|
| 1959
| CHI
| N
| 25
| 48
| 1
| 9
| 1
| 6
| .188
| .264
| .354
| 3
| 1
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
| 1962
| MIN
| A
| 37
| 26
| 6
| 5
| 2
| 2
| .192
| .250
| .500
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1963
| MIN
| A
| 64
| 150
| 29
| 43
| 9
| 24
| .287
| .353
| .540
| 5
| 3
| 15
| 29
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 4
| 4
|
| 1964
| MIN
| A
| 58
| 114
| 9
| 16
| 0
| 1
| .140
| .216
| .175
| 0
| 2
| 10
| 25
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 3
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 117
| 305
| 35
| 70
| 5
| 21
| .230
| .319
| .351
| 14
| 4
| 37
| 46
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 17
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 159
| 290
| 44
| 64
| 11
| 27
| .221
| .291
| .393
| 5
| 6
| 27
| 60
| 2
| 11
| 1
| 6
| 8
|
| Total
|
|
| 276
| 595
| 79
| 134
| 16
| 48
| .225
| .305
| .371
| 19
| 10
| 64
| 106
| 5
| 13
| 2
| 8
| 25
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1957
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 9
| 9
| 77
| 6
| 14
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1958
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 44
| 38
| 341.2
| 46
| 88
| 10
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .931
|
| 1958
| CHI
| N
| 2B
| 35
| 19
| 188.1
| 45
| 65
| 6
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .948
|
| 1959
| CHI
| N
| 2B
| 11
| 6
| 78
| 11
| 25
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1959
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 4
| 3
| 21.1
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| MIN
| A
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1962
| MIN
| A
| 2B
| 4
| 2
| 19
| 2
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1963
| MIN
| A
| SS
| 7
| 4
| 36
| 10
| 12
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1963
| MIN
| A
| 2B
| 34
| 33
| 280.1
| 63
| 73
| 6
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1963
| MIN
| A
| 3B
| 11
| 2
| 36.2
| 2
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1964
| MIN
| A
| 2B
| 28
| 18
| 171
| 60
| 56
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1964
| MIN
| A
| 3B
| 13
| 7
| 75
| 13
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 112
| 78
| 736.2
| 181
| 229
| 17
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 81
| 59
| 551.2
| 67
| 129
| 12
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .942
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 8
| 4
| 37
| 10
| 12
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Boston Braves (1951).
- Selected by Baltimore Orioles from Milwaukee Braves in the minor league draft (November 30, 1954).
- Selected by Chicago Cubs from Baltimore Orioles in the minor league draft (November 27, 1955).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs with Ron Perranoski, Lee Handley and $25000 to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Don Zimmer (April 8, 1960).
- Selected by Minnesota Twins from Los Angeles Dodgers in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 27, 1961).
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