Si Johnson
[edit] Biography
Born on October 5, 1906 in Danway, Illinois, Si Johnson (Silas Kenneth Johnson) played for the Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Braves over the course of his 17 year career. Johnson broke into the bigs on September 11, 1928 with the Cincinnati Reds, and put up a 4.94 ERA in 78.1 innings pitched in 1930, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Si Johnson's best season was 1932, when he posted a 3.27 ERA, won 13 games and struck out 94 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1928
| CIN
| N
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4.35
| 1
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10.1
| 9
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1929
| CIN
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4.50
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1930
| CIN
| N
| 35
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 4.94
| 47
| 54
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 78.1
| 86
| 5
| 31
| 0
| 2
| 4
|
| 1931
| CIN
| N
| 42
| 33
| 11
| 19
| 3.77
| 95
| 131
| 110
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 262.1
| 273
| 5
| 74
| 0
| 2
| 6
|
| 1932
| CIN
| N
| 42
| 27
| 13
| 15
| 3.27
| 94
| 109
| 89
| 14
| 2
| 2
| 245
| 246
| 8
| 57
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1933
| CIN
| N
| 34
| 28
| 7
| 18
| 3.49
| 51
| 101
| 82
| 14
| 4
| 1
| 211.1
| 212
| 7
| 54
| 0
| 2
| 3
|
| 1934
| CIN
| N
| 46
| 31
| 7
| 22
| 5.22
| 89
| 150
| 125
| 9
| 0
| 3
| 215.2
| 264
| 15
| 84
| 0
| 4
| 7
|
| 1935
| CIN
| N
| 30
| 20
| 5
| 11
| 6.23
| 40
| 106
| 90
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 130
| 155
| 14
| 59
| 0
| 2
| 3
|
| 1936
| STL
| N
| 12
| 9
| 5
| 3
| 4.38
| 21
| 30
| 30
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 61.2
| 82
| 4
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1936
| CIN
| N
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 13.50
| 2
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1936
| TOT
| N
| 14
| 9
| 5
| 3
| 4.93
| 23
| 36
| 36
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 65.2
| 89
| 5
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1937
| STL
| N
| 38
| 21
| 12
| 12
| 3.32
| 64
| 92
| 71
| 12
| 1
| 1
| 192.1
| 222
| 14
| 43
| 0
| 3
| 1
|
| 1938
| STL
| N
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 7.47
| 4
| 17
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 15.2
| 27
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1940
| PHI
| N
| 37
| 14
| 5
| 14
| 4.88
| 58
| 81
| 75
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 138.1
| 145
| 13
| 42
| 0
| 2
| 2
|
| 1941
| PHI
| N
| 39
| 21
| 5
| 12
| 4.52
| 80
| 91
| 82
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 163.1
| 207
| 8
| 54
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1942
| PHI
| N
| 39
| 26
| 8
| 19
| 3.69
| 78
| 96
| 80
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 195.1
| 198
| 6
| 72
| 0
| 2
| 1
|
| 1943
| PHI
| N
| 21
| 14
| 8
| 3
| 3.27
| 46
| 48
| 41
| 9
| 1
| 2
| 113
| 110
| 4
| 25
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1946
| PHI
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3.00
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1946
| BOS
| N
| 28
| 12
| 6
| 5
| 2.76
| 41
| 47
| 39
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 127
| 134
| 8
| 35
| 0
| 2
| 4
|
| 1946
| TOT
| N
| 29
| 12
| 6
| 5
| 2.77
| 43
| 51
| 40
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 130
| 141
| 9
| 35
| 0
| 2
| 4
|
| 1947
| BOS
| N
| 36
| 10
| 6
| 8
| 4.23
| 27
| 57
| 53
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 112.2
| 124
| 7
| 34
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 492
| 272
| 101
| 165
| 4.09
| 840
| 1226
| 1036
| 108
| 13
| 15
| 2281.1
| 2510
| 120
| 687
| 0
| 26
| 36
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1928
| CIN
| N
| P
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1929
| CIN
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1930
| CIN
| N
| P
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 12
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1931
| CIN
| N
| P
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1932
| CIN
| N
| P
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 55
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .899
|
| 1933
| CIN
| N
| P
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 44
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .940
|
| 1934
| CIN
| N
| P
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 32
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1935
| CIN
| N
| P
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 24
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1936
| STL
| N
| P
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1936
| CIN
| N
| P
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1936
| TOT
| N
| P
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1937
| STL
| N
| P
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 36
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1938
| STL
| N
| P
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1940
| PHI
| N
| P
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 16
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1941
| PHI
| N
| P
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 27
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1942
| PHI
| N
| P
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 30
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1943
| PHI
| N
| P
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 21
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1946
| PHI
| N
| P
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1946
| BOS
| N
| P
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 21
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1946
| TOT
| N
| P
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 21
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1947
| BOS
| N
| P
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 36
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 492
| 0
| 0
| 56
| 404
| 14
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1928
| CIN
| N
| 3
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1929
| CIN
| N
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1930
| CIN
| N
| 35
| 17
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .235
| .278
| .235
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1931
| CIN
| N
| 42
| 87
| 3
| 13
| 0
| 3
| .149
| .169
| .161
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 25
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1932
| CIN
| N
| 42
| 80
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 3
| .125
| .157
| .125
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 15
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1933
| CIN
| N
| 34
| 72
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .042
| .055
| .056
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 24
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1934
| CIN
| N
| 46
| 72
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 1
| .139
| .162
| .167
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1935
| CIN
| N
| 30
| 41
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .024
| .091
| .024
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 20
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1936
| STL
| N
| 12
| 21
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 2
| .190
| .190
| .238
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1936
| CIN
| N
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1936
| TOT
| N
| 14
| 21
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 2
| .190
| .190
| .238
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1937
| STL
| N
| 38
| 65
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 1
| .138
| .164
| .154
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 20
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1938
| STL
| N
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1940
| PHI
| N
| 37
| 43
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 1
| .140
| .140
| .140
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1941
| PHI
| N
| 39
| 47
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| .149
| .167
| .149
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1942
| PHI
| N
| 39
| 58
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| .103
| .103
| .103
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1943
| PHI
| N
| 21
| 33
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 2
| .182
| .250
| .182
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1946
| PHI
| N
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
| 1.000
| 1.000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1946
| BOS
| N
| 28
| 37
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 5
| .135
| .158
| .135
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 14
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1946
| TOT
| N
| 29
| 38
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 5
| .158
| .179
| .158
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 14
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1947
| BOS
| N
| 36
| 30
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .033
| .065
| .033
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 492
| 709
| 29
| 87
| 0
| 20
| .123
| .147
| .131
| 4
| 1
| 20
| 213
| 0
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 7
|
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Bill Walker (August 6, 1936).
- Selected by Philadelphia Phillies from St. Louis Cardinals in the Rule 5 major league draft (October 3, 1939).
- Released by Philadelphia Phillies (April 29, 1946).
- Signed by Boston Braves (May 1, 1946).
- Released by Boston Braves (November 24, 1947).
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