Dick Johnston Stats

Dick Johnston was born on Monday, April 6, 1863, in Kingston, New York. Johnston was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 12, 1884, with the Richmond Virginias. 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 Dick Johnston baseball stats page.

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Birth Name:   Richard Frederick Johnston
Nickname:   Dick
Born On:   04-06-1863  (Aries)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Kingston, New York
Year of Death Data Died On:   04-04-1934 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Detroit, Michigan
Cemetery:   St. Mary Cemetery, Kingston, New York
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-08   Player Weight Chart Weight:   155
First Game:   08-12-1884 (Age 21)
Last Game:   08-16-1891
Draft:   Not Applicable

Dick Johnston

Dick Johnston Pitching Stats

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Dick Johnston

Dick Johnston Hitting Stats

1884 21 Virginias 39 146 23 41 5 5 2 0 0 2 - - - 0 0 - .281 .291 .425
1885 22 Beaneaters 26 111 17 26 6 3 1 0 23 0 0 - - - 0 - .234 .234 .369
1886 23 Beaneaters 109 413 48 99 18 9 1 0 57 3 - - - - 0 - .240 .245 .334
1887 24 Beaneaters 127 491 87 115 13 20 5 0 77 16 - 35 - - 0 - .234 .258 .340
1888 25 Beaneaters 135 585 102 173 31 18 12 0 68 15 - 33 - - 1 - .296 .314 .472
1889 26 Beaneaters 132 539 80 123 16 4 5 0 67 41 - 60 - - 2 - .228 .285 .301
1890 27 Red Stockings 2 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 0 0 - .111 .111 .111
1890 27 Giants 77 306 37 74 9 7 1 0 43 18 - 25 - - 2 - .242 .288 .327
1891 28 Kelly's Killers 99 376 59 83 11 2 6 0 51 38 - 44 - - 5 - .221 .301 .309
8 Years 746 2,976 453 735 109 68 33 0 386 133 0 198 - 0 10 - .247 .282 .363

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Dick Johnston Fielding Stats

1884 Virginias CF 37 - - 111 3.0 96 86 10 15 3 n/a n/a n/a .865 0.00
1884 Virginias SS 2 - - 6 3.0 4 1 3 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .667 0.00
1885 Beaneaters CF 26 - - 57 2.2 48 40 8 9 2 n/a n/a n/a .842 0.00
1886 Beaneaters CF 109 - - 305 2.8 272 243 29 33 4 n/a n/a n/a .892 0.00
1887 Beaneaters CF 127 - - 400 3.1 373 339 34 27 9 n/a n/a n/a .933 0.00
1888 Beaneaters CF 135 - - 352 2.6 316 286 30 36 3 n/a n/a n/a .898 0.00
1889 Beaneaters CF 132 - - 315 2.4 289 267 22 26 6 n/a n/a n/a .917 0.00
1890 Red Stockings CF 2 - - 5 2.5 4 3 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .800 0.00
1890 Giants OF 76 - - 203 2.7 182 164 18 21 3 n/a n/a n/a .897 0.00
1890 Giants SS 2 - - 2 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1891 Kelly's Killers OF 99 - - 238 2.4 213 193 20 25 4 n/a n/a n/a .895 0.00
CF Totals 568 0 0 1,545 2.7 1,398 1,264 134 147 27 n/a n/a n/a .905 0.00
OF Totals 175 0 0 441 2.5 395 357 38 46 7 n/a n/a n/a .896 0.00
SS Totals 4 0 0 8 2.0 6 3 3 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .750 0.00
8 Years 747 - - 1,994 2.7 1,799 1,624 175 195 34 n/a n/a n/a .902 0.00

Dick Johnston

Dick Johnston Miscellaneous Stats

1884 Virginias - - - 0 0 n/a 73.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1885 Beaneaters - - - 0 0 n/a 111.0 0.0 4.8 - - -
1886 Beaneaters 11 - - 0 0 n/a 413.0 0.0 7.2 - - -
1887 Beaneaters 52 - - 0 0 n/a 98.2 14.0 6.4 - - -
1888 Beaneaters 35 - - 0 0 n/a 48.8 17.7 8.6 - - -
1889 Beaneaters 34 - - 0 0 n/a 107.8 9.0 8.0 - - -
1890 Red Stockings 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 9.0 0.0 - - -
1890 Giants 7 - - 0 0 n/a 306.0 12.2 7.1 - - -
1891 Kelly's Killers 12 - - 0 0 n/a 62.7 8.5 7.4 - - -
8 Years 151 - - 0 0 n/a 90.2 15.0 7.7 - - -

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Dick Johnston Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1884 Richmond Virginias n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1885 Boston Beaneaters n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1886 Boston Beaneaters n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1887 Boston Beaneaters n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1888 Boston Beaneaters n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1889 Boston Beaneaters n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1890 Boston Red Stockings n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1890 New York Giants n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1891 Cincinnati Kelly's Killers n/a Undetermined n/a n/a

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