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Billy Johnson Stats

Billy Johnson was born on Friday, August 30, 1918, in Montclair, New Jersey. Johnson was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 22, 1943, with the New York Yankees. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Billy Johnson baseball stats page.

"So at the age of 35, my Major League career ended. I had no regrets. I lasted as long as I did because I had a winning attitude and worked and played hard." - Billy Johnson in We Played the Game (Edited by Danny Peary, 1994)

Billy Johnson

Billy Johnson Autograph on a 1993 Topps Archive (#21)

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Birth Name:	William Russell Johnson
Nickname:	Billy the Bull or Billy or Bull
Born On:	08-30-1918
Born In:	Montclair, New Jersey
Zodiac:	Virgo
Died On:	06-20-2006
Died In:	Augusta, Georgia
Cemetery:	Westover Memorial Park, Augusta, Georgia

College:	None Attended
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Right
Height:	5-10
Weight:	180
First Game:	04-22-1943 (Age 24)
Last Game:	05-10-1953
Draft:	Not Applicable

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Billy Johnson Billy Johnson Hitting Stats
Yr	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	GS	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SH	SF	HBP	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG
1943	Yankees	155	592	70	166	24	6	5	0	94	53	-	30	6	-	4	27	.280	.344	.367
1946	Yankees	85	296	51	77	14	5	4	0	35	31	-	42	5	-	2	5	.260	.334	.382
1947	Yankees	132	494	67	141	19	8	10	0	95	44	-	43	3	-	6	21	.285	.351	.417
1948	Yankees	127	446	59	131	20	6	12	1	64	41	-	30	1	-	4	22	.294	.358	.446
1949	Yankees	113	329	48	82	11	3	8	0	56	48	-	44	4	-	2	15	.249	.348	.374
1950	Yankees	108	327	44	85	16	2	6	1	40	42	-	30	2	-	1	12	.260	.346	.376
1951	Yankees	15	40	5	12	3	0	0	0	4	7	-	0	1	-	0	2	.300	.404	.375
1951	Cardinals	124	442	52	116	23	1	14	0	64	46	-	49	8	-	6	12	.262	.340	.414
1952	Cardinals	94	282	23	71	10	2	2	1	34	34	-	21	1	-	3	9	.252	.339	.323
1953	Cardinals	11	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	-	1	0	-	0	0	.200	.333	.400
Career		G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	GS	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SH	SF	HBP	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG
9 Years		964	3,253	419	882	141	33	61	3	487	347	-	290	31	-	28	125	.271	.346	.391

Billy Johnson Billy Johnson Fielding Stats
Team	POS	G	GS	OUTS	TC	TC/G	CH	PO	A	E	DP	PB	CASB	CACS	FLD%	RF	ZR
1943 Yankees	3B	155	-	-	527	3.4	509	183	326	18	32	n/a	n/a	n/a	.966	0.00	-
1946 Yankees	3B	74	-	-	245	3.3	234	71	163	11	15	n/a	n/a	n/a	.955	0.00	-
1947 Yankees	3B	132	-	-	357	2.7	340	136	204	17	12	n/a	n/a	n/a	.952	0.00	-
1948 Yankees	3B	118	-	-	380	3.2	360	147	213	20	25	n/a	n/a	n/a	.947	0.00	-
1949 Yankees	1B	21	-	-	142	6.8	140	130	10	2	10	n/a	n/a	n/a	.986	0.00	-
1949 Yankees	2B	1	-	-	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.000	0.00	-
1949 Yankees	3B	81	-	-	224	2.8	213	77	136	11	16	n/a	n/a	n/a	.951	0.00	-
1950 Yankees	1B	5	-	-	15	3.0	14	14	0	1	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	.933	0.00	-
1950 Yankees	3B	100	-	-	262	2.6	251	82	169	11	20	n/a	n/a	n/a	.958	0.00	-
1951 Yankees	3B	13	-	-	25	1.9	24	8	16	1	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.960	0.00	-
1951 Cardinals	3B	124	-	-	425	3.4	415	99	316	10	32	n/a	n/a	n/a	.976	0.00	-
1952 Cardinals	3B	89	-	-	245	2.8	233	56	177	12	10	n/a	n/a	n/a	.951	0.00	-
1953 Cardinals	3B	11	-	-	9	0.8	9	1	8	0	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	0.00	-
Career	POS	G	GS	OUTS	TC	TC/G	CH	PO	A	E	DP	PB	CASB	CACS	FLD%	RF	ZR
3B Totals		897	0	0	2,699	3.0	2,588	860	1,728	111	163	n/a	n/a	n/a	.959	0.00	--
1B Totals		26	0	0	157	6.0	154	144	10	3	11	n/a	n/a	n/a	.981	0.00	--
2B Totals		1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.000	0.00	--
9 Years		924	-	-	2,856	3.1	2,742	1,004	1,738	114	174	n/a	n/a	n/a	.960	0.00	--

Billy Johnson Billy Johnson Miscellaneous Stats
Baserunning Statistics				Other Positions			Common Hitting Ratios			Common Pitching Ratios
Team	SB	CS	SB%	PH	PR	DH	AB/HR	AB/K	AB/RBI	K/BB	K/9	BB/9
1943 Yankees	3	5	.375	-	-	n/a	118.4	19.7	6.3	-	-	-
1946 Yankees	1	0	1.000	-	-	n/a	74.0	7.0	8.5	-	-	-
1947 Yankees	1	2	.333	-	-	n/a	49.4	11.5	5.2	-	-	-
1948 Yankees	0	0	.000	-	-	n/a	37.2	14.9	7.0	-	-	-
1949 Yankees	1	0	1.000	-	-	n/a	41.1	7.5	5.9	-	-	-
1950 Yankees	1	0	1.000	-	-	n/a	54.5	10.9	8.2	-	-	-
1951 Yankees	0	1	.000	-	-	n/a	0.0	0.0	10.0	-	-	-
1951 Cardinals	5	3	.625	-	-	n/a	31.6	9.0	6.9	-	-	-
1952 Cardinals	1	0	1.000	-	-	n/a	141.0	13.4	8.3	-	-	-
1953 Cardinals	0	0	.000	-	-	n/a	0.0	5.0	5.0	-	-	-
Career	SB	CS	SB%	PH	PR	DH	AB/HR	AB/K	AB/RBI	K/BB	K/9	BB/9
9 Years	13	11	.542	-	-	n/a	53.3	11.2	6.7	-	-	-

Billy Johnson Billy Johnson Miscellaneous Items of Interest
Team [Click for Roster]	Uniform Numbers	Salary	All-Star	World Series
1943 New York Yankees	7	Undetermined	-	Stats
1946 New York Yankees	24	Undetermined	-	-
1947 New York Yankees	24	Undetermined	Stats	Stats
1948 New York Yankees	24	Undetermined	-	-
1949 New York Yankees	24	Undetermined	-	Stats
1950 New York Yankees	24	Undetermined	-	Stats
1951 New York Yankees	24	Undetermined	-	-
1951 St. Louis Cardinals	1	Undetermined	-	-
1952 St. Louis Cardinals	1	Undetermined	-	-
1953 St. Louis Cardinals	1	Undetermined	-	-
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