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Johnny
Beazley		  
Nickname: Nig
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 200
 
Born: May 25, 1918 in Usa, TN, NASHVILLE
 
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1941 23 MON NL $ 300,000 9 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8
1942 24 NYA AL $ 300,000 9 4 4 4 6 6 6 7 7 7
1943 25 NYA AL $ 300,000 9 4 4 4 6 6 6 7 7 7
1944 26 NYA AL $ 300,000 10 4 4 4 5 6 6 7 7 7
1945 27 NYA AL $ 300,000 10 3 4 4 6 6 6 7 7 7
1946 28 NYA AL   9 4 4 4 5 6 6 8 8 8
1947 29 BSN NL $ 300,000 9 3 4 3 5 5 5 7 7 7
1948 30 BSN NL $ 350,000 8 3 3 3 5 5 5 8 8 8
1949 31 TAM AL $ 350,000 8 2 3 3 5 5 5 7 7 7
1950 32 TAM AL $ 350,000 8 2 2 2 5 5 5 7 7 7
1951 33 CIN NL $ 350,000 8 2 2 2 5 5 5 7 7 7
1952 34 NYG NL   8 2 2 2 5 5 5 7 7 7
1953 35 DET AL   8 1 2 1 4 4 4 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings   8 1 2 1 4 4 4 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000 10 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1941 23 MON NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1942 24 NYA AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1943 25 NYA AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1944 26 NYA AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1945 27 NYA AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1946 28 NYA AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1947 29 BSN NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1948 30 BSN NL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1949 31 TAM AL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1950 32 TAM AL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1951 33 CIN NL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1952 34 NYG NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1953 35 DET AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1941 23 MON NL 13 9 .591 35 27 12 2 2 217.0 233 95 7 81 72 3.94 .274 .336 .365 .701 14.2
    AAA   2 3 .400 6 6 1 0 0 41.7 62 24 1 9 25 5.18 .341 .372 .418 .789  
1942 24 MON NL 4 5 .444 17 10 2 0 1 61.0 77 36 5 21 26 5.31 .306 .361 .433 .794 1.4
  NYA AL 3 3 .500 7 4 1 0 0 56.7 55 22 3 31 18 3.49 .253 .347 .359 .706 3.8
  TOT   7 8 .467 24 14 3 0 1 117.7 132 58 8 52 44 4.44 .281 .354 .399 .753 5.2
    AAA   7 4 .636 12 12 3 3 0 89.7 97 25 3 33 54 2.51 .276 .338 .352 .690  
1943 25 NYA AL 4 6 .400 55 2 0 0 6 67.7 88 48 4 42 9 6.38 .315 .402 .452 .854 0.6
1944 26 NYA AL 0 0 .000 7 0 0 0 2 11.7 9 2 0 10 3 1.54 .237 .396 .316 .712 2.2
    AA   1 6 .143 46 0 0 0 3 34.0 36 22 4 12 28 5.82 .293 .356 .463 .819  
1945 27 NYA AL 1 2 .333 8 1 0 0 1 19.7 22 14 0 8 9 6.41 .278 .345 .380 .725 0.2
    AAA   3 5 .375 60 0 0 0 4 59.7 54 26 2 27 19 3.92 .250 .333 .356 .690  
1946 28 AAA   7 1 .875 81 0 0 0 5 74.0 65 22 2 29 39 2.68 .243 .316 .340 .656  
1947 29 NYA AL 1 2 .333 26 0 0 0 0 41.3 42 21 4 14 14 4.57 .264 .326 .396 .722 1.9
  BSN NL 2 5 .286 29 0 0 0 5 31.0 38 18 3 14 7 5.23 .297 .366 .430 .796 1.8
  TOT   3 7 .300 55 0 0 0 5 72.3 80 39 7 28 21 4.85 .279 .344 .411 .755 3.7
1948 30 BSN NL 3 3 .500 36 0 0 0 1 48.7 53 26 6 29 14 4.81 .269 .357 .406 .763 1.4
1949 31 BSN NL 3 4 .429 22 8 2 0 0 78.3 87 40 10 36 14 4.60 .277 .351 .433 .784 2.5
    AAA   0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 2.7 6 5 1 3 2 16.92 .462 .563 .692 1.255  
1950 32 AAA   7 10 .412 23 23 0 0 0 131.0 165 82 11 69 61 5.63 .310 .389 .450 .839  
1951 33 CIN NL 1 2 .333 35 1 0 0 0 62.3 68 28 3 41 12 4.04 .283 .381 .367 .748 4.2
1952 34 NYG NL 3 10 .231 31 14 1 0 1 110.3 131 94 21 77 33 7.67 .301 .404 .501 .905 0.0
1953 35 AAA   2 2 .500 41 0 0 0 2 34.0 46 24 2 23 18 6.35 .338 .434 .434 .868  
    A   1 0 1.000 12 0 0 0 0 11.3 10 1 0 5 6 0.79 .233 .313 .233 .545  
10 Years Sim 38 51 .427 308 67 18 2 19 805.6 903 444 66 404 231 4.96 .283 .362 .409 .772 34.2
7 Years AAA 28 26 .519 224 42 4 3 11 432.6 495 208 22 193 218 4.33 .291 .363 .398 .761  
1 Years AA 1 6 .143 46 0 0 0 3 34.0 36 22 4 12 28 5.82 .293 .356 .463 .819  
1 Years A 1 0 1.000 12 0 0 0 0 11.3 10 1 0 5 6 0.79 .233 .313 .233 .545  
9 Years Minors 30 32 .484 282 42 4 3 14 478.0 541 231 26 210 252 4.35 .290 .362 .398 .760  
Season Average 3 5 .375 30 6 1 0 1 80.6 90 44 6 40 23 4.96 .283 .362 .409 .772  
Career Highs 13 10 .591 55 27 12 2 6 217.0 233 95 21 81 72 7.67 .315 .404 .501 .905  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   461 224 33 192 134   .283 .358 .406 .765
vs LH   442 220 33 212 97   .284 .370 .413 .783
Home 19 29 .396 169 35 8 1 9 437.0 501 264 34 234 123 5.44 .287 .372 .404 .775
Away 19 22 .463 139 32 10 1 10 368.6 402 180 32 170 108 4.39 .279 .355 .416 .771
Mar/Apr 5 8 .385 52 8 1 0 3 123.6 133 70 13 63 49 5.10 .271 .354 .422 .777
May 7 9 .438 56 7 0 0 3 106.0 119 54 13 58 29 4.59 .277 .363 .412 .774
June 8 13 .381 52 23 6 1 1 213.6 223 130 21 110 47 5.48 .273 .359 .418 .777
July 7 9 .438 50 12 3 0 2 147.6 164 67 12 70 42 4.08 .282 .359 .408 .767
August 3 7 .300 40 9 4 0 5 87.3 114 63 5 45 26 6.49 .316 .392 .440 .832
Sep/Oct 8 5 .615 58 8 4 1 5 127.3 150 60 2 58 38 4.24 .296 .368 .361 .729
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
1941 23 MON NL 35 71 4 9 3 0 0 4 0 0 1 33 .127 .137 .169 .306 0.3 0.0
1942 24 MON NL 17 18 3 4 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 5 .222 .222 .444 .667 1.9 0.2
  NYA AL 7 19 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.3 0.0
  TOT   24 37 3 4 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 15 .108 .105 .216 .321 0.6 0.2
1943 25 NYA AL 55 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.1 0.0
1945 27 NYA AL 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1947 29 NYA AL 26 8 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.5 0.1
  BSN NL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
  TOT   55 8 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.5 0.1
1948 30 BSN NL 36 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.0 0.0
1949 31 BSN NL 22 23 1 3 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 7 .130 .167 .174 .341 0.0 0.0
1951 33 CIN NL 35 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .091 .091 .091 .182 -1.5 0.0
1952 34 NYG NL 31 28 0 3 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 13 .107 .138 .179 .317 -0.2 0.0
1953 35 AAA   5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3  
9 Years Sim 301 193 8 24 7 0 1 17 0 0 2 78 .124 .136 .176 .313 -0.6 0.3
1 Years AAA 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3  
162 Game Average 103 4 12 3 0 0 9 0 0 1 41 .124 .136 .176 .313 -0.3  
Career Highs 55 71 4 9 3 0 1 5 0 0 1 33 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.6  
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   134 8 22 7 0 1 15 0 0 0 55 .164 .169 .239 .408 2.7
vs LH   59 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 23 .034 .065 .034 .098 -3.8
Home 164 96 4 13 2 0 1 7 0 0 2 38 .135 .152 .188 .339 0.6
Away 135 97 4 11 5 0 0 10 0 0 0 40 .113 .121 .165 .286 -1.7
RISP   63 0 8 2 0 0 15 0 0 1 19 .127 .136 .159 .295 -0.5
Close/Late   17 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .118 .167 .118 .284 -0.4
Mar/Apr 33 30 3 6 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 10 .200 .200 .333 .533 1.9
May 26 16 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 .063 .063 .063 .125 -0.9
June 52 62 3 10 4 0 0 10 0 0 1 20 .161 .185 .226 .410 1.2
July 40 36 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 20 .056 .054 .056 .110 -2.3
August 23 25 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .080 .080 .160 .240 -0.8
Sep/Oct 22 24 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 10 .125 .160 .125 .285 -0.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1941 23 MON NL P 35 27 217.0 13 63 3 3 .962 3.15    
1942 24 MON NL P 17 10 61.0 3 15 1 0 .947 2.66    
  NYA AL P 7 4 56.7 2 13 0 0 1.000 2.38    
  TOT   P 24 14 117.7 5 28 1 0 .971 2.52    
1943 25 NYA AL P 55 2 67.7 5 15 1 0 .952 2.66    
1944 26 NYA AL P 7 0 11.7 0 4 0 1 1.000 3.09    
1945 27 NYA AL P 8 1 19.7 1 6 0 0 1.000 3.20    
1947 29 NYA AL P 26 0 41.3 6 8 0 0 1.000 3.05    
  BSN NL P 29 0 31.0 4 6 0 0 1.000 2.90    
  TOT   P 55 0 72.3 10 14 0 0 1.000 2.99    
1948 30 BSN NL P 36 0 48.7 6 11 1 1 .944 3.14    
1949 31 BSN NL P 22 8 78.3 7 23 0 1 1.000 3.45    
1951 33 CIN NL P 35 1 62.3 4 25 0 3 1.000 4.19    
1952 34 NYG NL P 31 14 110.3 9 30 1 3 .975 3.18    
Career Totals   308 67 805.6 60 219 7 12 .976 3.12    
Career Highs   55 27 217.0 13 63 3 3 1.000 4.19    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1941 23 MON NL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 8.0 8 6 1 4 2 6.75 .276 .364 .448 .812
1943 25 NYA AL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 2.3 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 .222 .222 .222 .444
1945 27 NYA AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 .000 .250 .000 .250
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 1 .000 4 1 0 0 0 12.3 10 6 1 6 2 4.38 .227 .320 .341 .661
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
1941 23 MON NL 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Winning Pct
1941-5-.591
 Shutouts
1941-4-2
 OSLG
1941-9-.365
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 4    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 21st overall pick, by Montreal in 1941
Earned first career win on 5/14/1941
Had first career hit on 6/5/1941, off Bob Muncrief (SEM)
Won Player of the Week award on 9/8/1941, winning 2 games with a 2.00 ERA
Hit first career homerun on 4/20/1942, off Jack Salveson (CLE)
Traded from Montreal to New York (A) on 6/1/1942 (Going to MON: P Marius Russo. Going to NYA: LF Barney Mccosky, P Johnny Beazley)
Injured on 3/3/1944 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week
Traded from New York (A) to Boston (N) on 7/1/1947 (Going to BSN: P Johnny Beazley. Going to NYA: LF Gil Coan, 1B Howie Schultz)
2/1/1948: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1949: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Traded from Boston (N) to Tampa Bay on 7/1/1949 (Going to TAM: 3B Grady Hatton, 1B Pat Seerey, P Johnny Beazley. Going to BSN: RF Dick Kokos, 2B Nellie Fox, P Bob Hall)
Injured on 7/4/1949 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 9 weeks
2/1/1950: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/3/1950 with a Strained Tricep Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 7/4/1950 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 8/1/1950 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 4 days
2/1/1951: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Traded from Tampa Bay to Cincinnati on 2/1/1951 (Going to CIN: P Johnny Beazley, P Harry Brecheen, P Max Lanier. Going to TAM: 2B Ralph Lapointe)
Signed as a free agent by New York (N) on 2/7/1952 to a 2-year deal worth $600,600 per year
Released by New York (N) on 10/19/1952
Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 4/2/1953 to a minor league deal
 
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