George Johnson

Name Note: Name presented as Chief Johnson in some sources

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 190lb (180cm, 86kg)

Born: March 30, 1886 in Winnebago, NE us

Died: June 12, 1922 in Des Moines, IA

Buried: Winnebago Cemetery, Winnebago, NE

High School: Carlisle Indian School (Carlisle, PA)

Debut: April 16, 1913 (Age 27-017d, 3,873rd in major league history)
vs. STL 7.0 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 3 BB, 0 ER, W

Last Game: September 30, 1915 (Age 29-184d)
vs. SLM 8.0 IP, 7 H, 5 SO, 3 BB, 0 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1913 season

Full Name: George Howard Johnson

Nicknames: Murphy or Big Murph

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.8

ERA

2.95

111

688.1

304

WHIP

1.248

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Team Record in Appearances: 9-12 / in Starts: 9-11

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1914 Pitching Game Log

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1914 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
1	45	3	Apr 18	CIN		PIT	L,5-8	GS-4		99	4.0	6	4	3	2	1	0	0	6.75	3.44	20	35	0	1	0	18	0	1	0	1	0	1	2.72	-0.41%
				Player went from Cincinnati Reds to Kansas City Packers
2	46	8	Apr 23	KCP	@	CHI	L,1-9	GS-	L(0-1)	4	2.0	4	3	3	1	1	1	0	9.00	5.44	10	36				9	2	0	0		0
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
3	47	88	Jul 25(1)	KCP	@	BUF	L,1-3	CG	L(0-2)	92	8.0	6	3	1	2	6	0	0	4.50	3.29	32	66				29	0	0	0		0
4	48	95	Jul 31	KCP	@	BAL	L,7-9	GS-	L(0-3)	5	3.0	7	6	3	1	3	0	0	5.29	2.97	17	29				15	2	0	0		1
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
5	49	97	Aug 3	KCP	@	BAL	L,3-8	GS-	L(0-4)	2	6.0	11	6	6	2	1	0	0	6.26	3.00	27	25				24	2	2	0		0
6	50	100	Aug 6	KCP	@	BTT	L,0-2	CG	L(0-5)	2	7.0	6	2	2	3	5	0	0	5.40	2.84	27	59				24	1	0	0		0
7	51	102	Aug 9	KCP		BUF	L,2-3	CG	L(0-6)	2	10.0	12	3	1	2	5	1	0	4.28	2.96	44	63				41	2	1
8	52	105	Aug 13	KCP		BAL	W,4-2	CG	W(1-6)	3	9.0	11	2	2	4	4	0	0	3.86	2.95	40	57				36	2	0	0		0
9	53	108	Aug 15(2)	KCP		BAL	W,11-2	CG	W(2-6)	1	8.0	9	2	1	2	5	0	1	3.47	2.86	35	61				32	1	2
10	54	112	Aug 20(1)	KCP		BTT	W,8-4	CG	W(3-6)	4	9.0	12	4	3	0	3	0	1	3.41	2.76	39	52				38	3	2
11	55	116	Aug 23	KCP		PBS	W,13-5	CG	W(4-6)	2	9.0	10	5	3	1	5	0	0	3.36	2.62	36	55				34	2	0
12	56	119	Aug 30(1)	KCP		IND	W,6-4	CG	W(5-6)	6	9.0	11	4	4	2	4	0	0	3.43	2.58	39	51				36	1	0
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
13	57	123	Sep 4(1)	KCP	@	SLM	W,1-0	SHO	W(6-6)	4	9.0	3	0	0	2	5	0	0	3.10	2.52	31	84				27	1	0
14	58	126	Sep 6	KCP		SLM	W,2-0	SHO	W(7-6)	1	9.0	7	0	0	0	5	0	0	2.82	2.42	32	78				30	0	0
15	59	132	Sep 15	KCP	@	BAL	L,5-11	GS-	L(7-7)	8	3.0	7	6	6	1	2	0	0	3.26	2.41	16	22				13	2	0	0		0
16	60	137	Sep 19(2)	KCP	@	BTT	L,6-12	GS-	L(7-8)	3	5.0	6	7	4	1	1	0	0	3.44	2.42		33				21
17	61	140	Sep 23	KCP	@	BTT	W,9-8	GS-	W(8-8)	3	7.0	12	8	2	3	1	0	0	3.38	2.48		31				33
18	62	145	Sep 29(1)	KCP	@	BUF	L,6-11	GS-	L(8-9)	5	7.0	9	7	3	2	4	0	1	3.41	2.49	33	41				27	0	1	0		1
19	63	149	Oct 4(1)	KCP	@	IND	L,5-6			4	3.0	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.33	2.49						12
20	64	150	Oct 4(2)	KCP	@	IND	L,0-4	CG	L(8-10)	-1	4.0	2	4	0	1	9	0	1	3.23	2.40	18	58				15	0	1
21	65	153	Oct 6(2)	KCP	@	CHI	W,5-3	CG	W(9-10)	1	7.0	8	3	3	2	8	0	0	3.26	2.33	31	55				29	2	1	0		0
							9-12		W-L:9-10	3.1	138.0	162	79	50	35	79	2	4	3.26	2.33	527	50	0	1	0	543	23	11	0	1	2	1	2.72	-0.41%

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