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Lou Johnson

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 170lb (180cm, 77kg)

Born: September 22, 1934 in Lexington, KY us

Died: October 1, 2020 in Los Angeles, CA

School: Kentucky State University (Frankfort, KY)

Debut: April 17, 1960 (Age 25-208d, 11,704th in major league history)
vs. SFG 6 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 6, 1969 (Age 34-349d)
vs. CHW 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1962 season

Full Name: Louis Brown Johnson

Nicknames: Sweet Lou or Slick

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1965 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.1

2049

529

.258

244

RBI

232

OBP

.311

SLG

.390

OPS

.701

OPS+

103

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1968 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1968 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10	CHC	@	CIN	L,4-9	CG	38	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	RF
2	2	Apr 11	CHC	@	CIN	W,10-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
3	6 (3)	Apr 17	CHC	@	ATL	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
4	7	Apr 18	CHC	@	ATL	L,3-5	CG	37	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	RF
5	8	Apr 19	CHC	@	STL	L,2-9	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
6	9	Apr 20	CHC	@	STL	W,5-1	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
7	10	Apr 21	CHC	@	STL	L,2-9	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
8	11	Apr 23	CHC		ATL	W,10-4	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
9	12	Apr 25	CHC		ATL	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
10	13	Apr 26	CHC		HOU	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
11	14	Apr 27	CHC		HOU	L,1-8	CG	44	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
12	15	Apr 28 (1)	CHC		HOU	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
13	16	Apr 28 (2)	CHC		HOU	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
14	17	Apr 29	CHC	@	PIT	L,4-7	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
15	18	Apr 30	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	36	8.2	5	0	0	5	0	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	19	May 1	CHC	@	PIT	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
17	20	May 2	CHC	@	PIT	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
18	21	May 4	CHC	@	NYM	L,3-7	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
19	22	May 5 (1)	CHC	@	NYM	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
20	23	May 5 (2)	CHC	@	NYM	W,1-0	GS	15	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
21	24	May 7	CHC		LAD	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
22	25	May 8	CHC		LAD	W,7-6	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
23	26	May 9	CHC		LAD	L,0-6	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
24	27	May 10	CHC		NYM	L,1-5	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
25	28	May 11	CHC		NYM	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
26	29	May 12 (1)	CHC		NYM	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
27	30	May 12 (2)	CHC		NYM	L,0-10	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
28	31	May 13	CHC	@	LAD	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
29	32	May 14	CHC	@	LAD	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
30	33	May 15	CHC	@	LAD	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
31	35 (1)	May 17	CHC	@	SFG	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
32	36	May 18	CHC	@	SFG	W,10-7	GF	16	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
33	39 (2)	May 21	CHC		PHI	W,6-5	GF	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR RF
34	40	May 22	CHC		PIT	L,6-13	GS	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
35	41	May 24	CHC		SFG	L,2-4	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
36	42	May 25	CHC		SFG	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
37	43	May 26	CHC		SFG	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
38	44	May 29 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	W,9-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
39	45	May 29 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	L,3-8	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
40	46	May 31	CHC	@	HOU	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	47	Jun 1	CHC	@	HOU	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
42	48	Jun 2	CHC	@	HOU	W,3-2	CG	44	12.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF
43	49	Jun 4	CHC		NYM	L,0-5	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
44	50	Jun 5	CHC		NYM	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
45	51	Jun 6	CHC		NYM	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
46	57 (5)	Jun 12	CHC		CIN	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
47	58	Jun 13	CHC		CIN	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
48	59	Jun 14	CHC	@	ATL	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	RF
49	60	Jun 15	CHC	@	ATL	L,2-3	CG	39	9.1	0	0	0	0	0	RF
50	61	Jun 16	CHC	@	ATL	L,0-1	CG	40	10.1	2	0	0	2	0	RF
51	62	Jun 18	CHC	@	STL	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
52	63	Jun 19	CHC	@	STL	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
53	64	Jun 20	CHC	@	STL	L,0-1	CG	28	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
54	65	Jun 21	CHC	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
55	66	Jun 22	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-7	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
56	68 (1)	Jun 23 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	L,3-4	GS	38	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
57	69	Jun 24	CHC	@	HOU	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
				Player went from Chicago Cubs to Cleveland Indians
58	77	Jun 29 (1)	CLE	@	BOS	W,8-1	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
59	78	Jun 29 (2)	CLE	@	BOS	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
60	79	Jun 30	CLE	@	BOS	W,7-5	CG	46	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
61	80	Jul 1	CLE		MIN	W,4-1	GS	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
62	81	Jul 2	CLE		MIN	L,0-6	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
63	82	Jul 3	CLE		MIN	W,1-0	CG	36	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
64	83	Jul 4	CLE		MIN	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
65	84	Jul 5	CLE		CAL	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
66	85	Jul 6	CLE		CAL	L,0-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
67	86	Jul 7 (1)	CLE		CAL	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
68	91 (4)	Jul 14	CLE	@	MIN	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
69	92	Jul 15	CLE	@	MIN	W,4-2	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR LF
70	93	Jul 16	CLE	@	CAL	W,2-1	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
71	94	Jul 17	CLE	@	CAL	W,4-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
72	95	Jul 20	CLE	@	NYY	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
73	97 (1)	Jul 21 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	L,4-8	CG	40	8.0	3	0	1	4	0	RF
74	98	Jul 22	CLE	@	BAL	W,7-3	GF	23	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
75	99	Jul 23	CLE	@	BAL	L,6-8	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
76	100	Jul 24	CLE	@	BAL	L,0-1	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
77	101	Jul 26	CLE		NYY	L,0-5	GS	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
78	103 (1)	Jul 28 (1)	CLE		NYY	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
79	104	Jul 28 (2)	CLE		NYY	W,4-1	GS	32	7.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
80	108 (3)	Aug 1	CLE		BAL	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
81	109	Aug 2	CLE		OAK	L,1-5	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
82	110	Aug 3	CLE		OAK	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
83	111	Aug 4 (1)	CLE		OAK	L,0-5	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	RF
84	112	Aug 4 (2)	CLE		OAK	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
85	113	Aug 6 (1)	CLE	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	62	16.1	4	0	0	4	0	LF
86	114	Aug 6 susp	CLE	@	DET	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
87	117 (2)	Aug 9	CLE	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
88	118	Aug 10	CLE	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
89	119	Aug 11 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	W,6-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
90	120	Aug 11 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
91	123 (2)	Aug 14	CLE		DET	L,0-3	GF	15	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
92	124	Aug 16	CLE		CHW	W,4-3	CG	47	12.0	4	1	0	5	0	RF
93	125	Aug 17	CLE		CHW	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
94	126	Aug 18 (1)	CLE		CHW	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
95	128 (1)	Aug 19	CLE		BOS	L,0-3	GS	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF RF
96	129	Aug 20	CLE		BOS	W,2-1	GS	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
97	130	Aug 21	CLE		BOS	W,8-2	GS	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF LF
98	131	Aug 22	CLE		BOS	W,3-1	GS	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF LF
99	132	Aug 23	CLE	@	WSA	W,6-2	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
100	133	Aug 24	CLE	@	WSA	W,2-1	GS	65	16.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF LF
101	134	Aug 25	CLE	@	WSA	L,9-10	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
102	135	Aug 26	CLE	@	BOS	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
103	136	Aug 27	CLE	@	BOS	L,1-7	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
104	137	Aug 28	CLE		MIN	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
105	138	Aug 29	CLE		MIN	L,2-3	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
106	139	Aug 30 (1)	CLE		NYY	L,0-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
107	151 (11)	Sep 11	CLE	@	MIN	W,1-0	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
108	155 (3)	Sep 17	CLE		WSA	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
109	157 (1)	Sep 22	CLE		CAL	W,2-1	GS	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
110	159 (1)	Sep 24 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
111	160	Sep 25	CLE	@	NYY	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
112	161	Sep 26	CLE	@	BAL	L,1-7	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
113	162	Sep 27	CLE	@	BAL	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
							118gm		930.2	188	5	4	197	1