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Lou
Johnson		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 185
 
Born: September 22, 1934 in Usa, KY, LEXINGTON
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1960 25 MIN AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 5 4 4 6 6 6 3 2 2 7 6 7
1961 26 MIN AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 5 4 4 7 6 6 3 2 2 7 6 6
1962 27 MIN AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 5 5 5 7 6 6 3 3 3 6 6 6
1963 28 MIN AL     6 6 6 6 5 5 7 6 7 3 3 3 6 6 6
1964 29 MIN AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 6 5 5 7 7 7 3 3 3 6 6 6
1965 30 MIN AL $ 350,000   6 6 6 6 5 5 7 7 7 3 3 3 6 6 6
1966 31 MIN AL $ 350,000   6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 3 3 3 7 6 6
1967 32 MIN AL $ 350,000   6 6 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 3 2 3 6 6 6
1968 33 STL NL $ 1,000,000   6 6 6 6 6 6 7 6 7 3 2 2 6 6 6
1969 34 SDP NL $ 750,000   6 6 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 3 2 2 6 6 6
1970 35 SDP NL $ 750,000   4 4 4 3 2 3 4 3 4 2 2 2 5 4 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 3 2 3 4 3 4 2 2 2 5 4 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,000,000   6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 3 3 3 7 6 7
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1960 25 MIN AL 53 180 22 41 10 1 4 22 2 2 10 37 .228 .280 .361 .641 16.5 1.9
    AAA   25 101 18 27 5 1 8 18 3 1 9 14 .267 .327 .574 .902 18.8  
    AA   81 322 41 86 15 2 13 46 3 1 20 40 .267 .310 .447 .757 44.0  
1961 26 MIN AL 87 237 23 51 17 0 3 22 1 1 9 55 .215 .249 .325 .574 17.7 1.7
1962 27 MIN AL 53 61 11 20 5 4 0 10 0 0 1 12 .328 .339 .541 .880 9.4 2.6
1963 28 AAA   135 495 74 153 22 1 35 90 9 3 40 73 .309 .361 .570 .930 96.2  
1964 29 MIN AL 70 99 8 29 5 1 1 17 2 0 4 13 .293 .317 .394 .711 11.3 1.8
1965 30 MIN AL 91 177 18 41 11 1 1 13 6 2 5 29 .232 .266 .322 .588 15.5 1.7
1966 31 MIN AL 74 117 13 26 7 2 4 18 1 1 3 21 .222 .252 .419 .671 12.3 1.2
1967 32 MIN AL 85 125 21 39 5 2 7 21 2 0 5 19 .312 .344 .552 .896 21.3 4.4
1968 33 STL NL 114 219 22 53 9 3 4 19 6 1 8 40 .242 .272 .365 .637 20.4 2.0
1969 34 SDP NL 69 215 12 53 8 2 2 23 3 2 11 41 .247 .286 .330 .617 18.8 2.0
1970 35 SDP NL 65 193 16 46 3 1 4 21 2 1 10 37 .238 .276 .326 .603 18.6 1.1
10 Years Sim 761 1623 166 399 80 17 30 186 25 10 66 304 .246 .280 .372 .652 161.7 20.5
2 Years AAA 160 596 92 180 27 2 43 108 12 4 49 87 .302 .373 .570 .943 115.0  
1 Years AA 81 322 41 86 15 2 13 46 3 1 20 40 .267 .317 .447 .764 44.0  
3 Years Minors 241 918 133 266 42 4 56 154 15 5 69 127 .290 .354 .527 .881 159.0  
162 Game Average 345 35 84 17 3 6 39 5 2 14 64 .246 .280 .372 .652 34.4  
Career Highs 114 237 23 53 17 4 7 23 6 2 11 55 .328 .344 .552 .896 21.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   769 91 189 38 9 17 87 13 4 26 145 .246 .276 .385 .661 77.9
vs LH   854 75 210 42 8 13 99 12 6 40 159 .246 .284 .359 .644 82.8
Home 370 735 79 178 42 4 16 77 15 2 34 131 .242 .280 .376 .656 75.6
Away 391 888 87 221 38 13 14 109 10 8 32 173 .249 .281 .368 .649 85.1
RISP   377 0 99 22 6 6 145 0 0 11 73 .263 .280 .401 .681 40.3
Pinch Hitting   329 49 88 22 7 12 63 2 1 15 50 .267 .303 .486 .789 45.9
Close/Late   290 36 70 14 4 7 38 0 0 14 49 .241 .281 .390 .670 30.5
Mar/Apr 107 251 18 51 9 1 3 18 4 1 12 53 .203 .248 .283 .531 16.1
May 133 256 19 64 12 4 6 44 4 2 12 40 .250 .282 .398 .680 28.2
June 106 207 19 49 11 1 3 12 4 2 5 33 .237 .260 .343 .603 16.9
July 107 202 28 53 11 1 3 31 2 2 8 40 .262 .293 .371 .664 20.4
August 158 349 48 96 14 6 7 42 7 3 18 72 .275 .319 .410 .729 43.0
Sep/Oct 150 358 34 86 23 4 8 39 4 0 11 66 .240 .268 .394 .662 36.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1960 25 MIN AL LF 52 52 449.0 68 4 2 0 .973 1.44   0.8
1961 26 MIN AL 1B 73 55 494.3 566 44 5 57 .992 11.11   0.8
    RF 2 0 8.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 3.38   0.0
    LF 3 0 6.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1962 27 MIN AL 1B 3 2 16.0 23 2 1 2 .962 14.06   0.0
    RF 5 1 13.3 4 0 0 0 1.000 2.70   0.0
    LF 4 0 12.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.75    
1964 29 MIN AL 1B 16 11 94.3 123 12 0 12 1.000 12.88   0.2
    LF 10 0 19.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.42   0.1
    RF 6 0 15.7 6 0 0 0 1.000 3.45    
    SS 1 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
1965 30 MIN AL LF 32 20 203.0 30 1 1 1 .969 1.37   0.4
    1B 17 13 115.3 145 11 3 14 .981 12.17   0.3
    RF 5 0 9.7 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.86    
1966 31 MIN AL 1B 15 15 123.0 144 9 1 11 .994 11.20   0.3
    LF 14 4 50.7 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.71   0.0
    RF 3 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50    
1967 32 MIN AL 1B 16 15 118.0 151 10 2 15 .988 12.28   0.2
    LF 11 2 35.7 8 0 0 0 1.000 2.02   0.1
    RF 9 0 15.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.80    
    3B 1 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
    SS 2 0 1.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1968 33 STL NL RF 42 19 211.3 38 2 1 0 .976 1.70   0.6
    LF 13 10 93.0 23 0 0 0 1.000 2.23    
    1B 13 9 78.7 98 8 0 7 1.000 12.13   0.2
    CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1969 34 SDP NL LF 59 57 470.0 122 3 2 1 .984 2.39   0.6
    1B 4 0 4.3 5 1 0 2 1.000 12.47   0.0
    2B 1 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
    RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1970 35 SDP NL LF 55 51 428.3 94 9 3 1 .972 2.16   1.3
    RF 5 2 18.3 5 0 0 0 1.000 2.45    
  LF 253 196 1766.7 353 17 8 3 .979 1.88   3.4
  1B 157 120 1044.0 1255 97 12 120 .991 11.66   2.1
  RF 78 22 294.3 62 2 1 0 .985 1.96   0.7
  SS 3 0 3.3 0 1 0 0 1.000 2.70   0.0
  3B 1 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
  2B 1 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
  CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
Career Totals   494 338 3113.3 1670 119 21 123 .988 5.17   6.2
Career Highs   78 57 508.3 569 44 5 57 1.000 10.85    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1965 30 MIN AL 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .333 .667
Career Post-Season Batting 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .333 .667
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  5. Chris Chambliss (956)
  6. Johnny McCarthy (954)
  7. Harry Agganis (952)
  8. John Castino (950)
  9. Tom Paciorek (949)
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 42nd overall pick, by Minnesota in 1960
Had first career hit on 8/1/1960, off Leo Kiely (TAM)
Hit first career homerun on 8/22/1960, off Saul Rogovin (BSN)
2/1/1965: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1966: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1967: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by St. Louis on 4/2/1968 to a 1-year deal worth $1,000,000 per year
Injured on 6/26/1968 with a Inflamed Thigh Muscle, out for one week
10/22/1968: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis, $750,000 per year, for 2 years
Traded from St. Louis to San Diego on 2/6/1969 (Going to STL: CF Bobby Del greco. Going to SDP: 1B Lou Johnson)
 
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