Johnny Watwood

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Full Name: John Clifford Watwood	Primary Position: OF,1B
Height/Weight: 6' 1"/186	First Game: April 16, 1929
Birthdate: August 17, 1905	Final Game: May 29, 1939
Birthplace: Alexander City, Alabama	MLB Experience: 6 years
Died: March 1, 1980
Deathplace: Goodwater, Alabama
Bat/Throw: Left/Left

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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
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Johnny Watwood (John Clifford Watwood) was born on August 17, 1905 in Alexander City, Alabama. He made his Major League debut on April 16, 1929 for the Chicago White Sox. In 1929, his rookie year, he hit .302 with 2 home runs and 28 RBI. Watwood played for the Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies over the course of his 6 year career.

Most people believe that Johnny Watwood's best season was 1930, when he hit for a .302 average and knocked in 51 runs.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1929	CHI	A	85	278	33	84	2	28	.302	.355	.410	12	6	22	21	1	7	6	0	0
1930	CHI	A	133	427	75	129	2	51	.302	.382	.393	25	4	52	35	3	14	5	0	0
1931	CHI	A	128	367	51	104	1	47	.283	.380	.368	16	6	56	30	1	10	9	0	0
1932	CHI	A	13	49	5	15	0	0	.306	.333	.347	2	0	1	3	1	2	0	0	0
1932	BOS	A	95	266	26	66	0	30	.248	.301	.289	11	0	20	11	0	5	7	0	0
1932	TOT	A	108	315	31	81	0	30	.257	.306	.298	13	0	21	14	1	7	7	0	0
1933	BOS	A	13	30	2	4	0	2	.133	.212	.133	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
1939	PHI	N	2	6	0	1	0	0	.167	.167	.167	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	NL		2	6	0	1	0	0	.167	.167	.167	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	AL		467	1417	192	402	5	158	.284	.356	.363	66	16	154	103	6	38	27	0	0
Total			469	1423	192	403	5	158	.283	.356	.363	66	16	154	103	6	38	27	0	0

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1929	CHI	A	OF	77	0	0	188	7	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	.942
1930	CHI	A	1B	62	0	0	590	41	7	59	0	0	0	0	0	.989
1930	CHI	A	OF	52	0	0	117	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.968
1931	CHI	A	OF	102	0	0	259	13	16	2	0	0	0	0	0	.944
1931	CHI	A	1B	4	0	0	18	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1932	CHI	A	OF	13	0	0	23	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.960
1932	BOS	A	OF	46	0	0	101	3	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.945
1932	BOS	A	1B	18	0	0	149	16	7	17	0	0	0	0	0	.959
1932	TOT	A	OF	59	0	0	124	4	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.948
1932	TOT	A	CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1932	TOT	A	RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1932	TOT	A	LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1933	BOS	A	OF	9	0	0	19	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.950
1939	PHI	N	1B	2	0	0	14	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.933
Total			1B	86	0	0	771	58	15	77	0	0	0	0	0	.982
Total			OF	299	0	0	707	29	40	4	0	0	0	0	0	.948

[edit] Transactions

Sold by Shreveport (Texas) to Chicago White Sox (@August, 1928).
Traded by Chicago White Sox with Bennie Tate, Smead Jolley and $7500 to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Charlie Berry and Jack Rothrock (April 29, 1932).
Sold by St. Louis Cardinals to Philadelphia Phillies (May 25, 1939).

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