#38 Earl "Lefty" Johnson, Starting Pitcher, 30 yrs, Cleveland Indians

#38 Earl "Lefty" Johnson, Starting Pitcher, 30 yrs, Cleveland Indians
Friday, 10/20/1949

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Earl Johnson
Lefty
4/2/1919
30
USA,WA,REDMOND
6"3
190

Starting Pitcher
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L

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Average
Loyal
None at all
3 / 6 (Well Known)
4 / 6 (Popular)
Good
GREAT
Normal
4.5 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 4,835,714
1949
6 Year(s), 85 Days (1117 total Days)
172 Day(s)
6 Year(s), 85 Days (1117 total Days)
9 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	5	6	10	88-91 Mph
Versus LHB	5	7	10
Versus RHB	4	6	10
Talent	5	7	10

Pitching Ratings
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Holding Runners :

7
62
4

Pitches:
Fastball
Slider

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	1	3	1	1	2
Versus LHP	1	3	1	1	2
Versus RHP	1	3	1	1	2
Talent	1	1	1	1	6

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1
3
2
1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 4 (Range), .999 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
8/25	CHA	W 8-5	*	9	8	5	2	1	7	W
8/30	@PHA	L 3-5	*	8	11	5	3	3	6	L
9/3	NYY	L 2-4	*	9	10	4	3	2	7	L
9/7	@WAS	W 11-4	*	9	8	4	3	3	4	W
9/12	SLA	W 6-3	*	9	4	3	3	2	5	W	PoG
9/16	DET	W 13-4	*	9	6	4	3	3	8	W
9/20	@PHA	W 2-0	*	9	4	0	0	4	7	W	PoG
9/26	@NYY	W 6-5	*	8	10	5	3	0	7
9/30	@SLA	L 7-8	*	8	8	8	6	4	3	L
10/4	PHA	L 3-6	*	9	14	6	5	4	6	L

Pitching Stats 1949

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	43	43	23	16	0	3.21	362.0	325	162	129	137	223	32	74.4	4	31	72.1
Projected	43	43	23	16	0	3.21	362.0	325	162	129	137	223

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	0	0	.0	0	0	11.6	8.1	5.5	3.4	9	1	11.1	0	0	.0	2.89

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	434	108	28	4	4	49	53	40	63	0	0	3	.249	.309	.359	.668
vs. RHB	930	217	46	3	8	100	109	97	160	0	0	0	.233	.300	.315	.615

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	22	22	14	6	0	3.34	196.2	169	84	73	78	124
Road	21	21	9	10	0	3.05	165.1	156	78	56	59	99
Postseason	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	7	7	5	2	0	3.00	57.0	57	22	19	19	34
May	7	7	2	4	0	3.93	52.2	53	31	23	23	37
June	7	7	5	2	0	3.52	61.1	50	27	24	25	38
July	7	7	4	2	0	2.66	61.0	47	23	18	28	30
August	7	7	3	3	0	2.85	60.0	54	25	19	20	37
Sept./Oct.	8	8	4	3	0	3.34	70.0	64	34	26	22	47

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1943	15	15	8	3	0	4.22	123.2	113	66	58	9	63	79	6	0	1.42	.277	CLE
1944	29	29	14	13	0	3.42	231.1	209	101	88	7	120	119	14	1	1.42	.277	CLE
1945	40	38	23	11	0	4.00	313.0	281	153	139	16	150	184	21	2	1.38	.270	CLE
1946	28	28	20	5	0	3.80	234.2	215	108	99	13	102	146	14	2	1.35	.278	CLE
1947	41	41	24	12	0	3.46	341.0	301	146	131	20	134	213	24	2	1.28	.269	CLE
1948	43	43	21	14	0	4.01	345.1	335	186	154	22	155	238	27	2	1.42	.293	CLE
1949	43	43	23	16	0	3.21	362.0	325	162	129	12	137	223	32	4	1.28	.277	CLE,AL
Total	239	237	133	74	0	3.68	1951.0	1779	922	798	99	861	1202	138	13	1.35	.277

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
1940, A	24	0	0	4	5	4.15	21.2	17	11	10	3	11	26	0	0	1.29	.275
1941, A	2	0	0	1	0	2.70	3.1	2	1	1	1	1	6	0	0	0.90	.200
1941, AA	12	0	0	0	0	2.08	21.2	17	9	5	1	11	24	0	0	1.29	.286
1942, AA	19	15	11	3	0	2.05	131.2	97	34	30	3	66	108	7	1	1.24	.260
1943, AA	21	21	16	3	0	1.53	176.2	135	34	30	5	67	147	10	3	1.14	.263

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
1945	2	2	1	0	0	3.18	17.0	21	6	6	5	6	0	0
1946	2	2	0	2	0	13.91	11.0	21	19	17	7	5	0	0
1947	4	4	2	2	0	5.03	34.0	42	26	19	14	17	4	0
Total	8	8	3	4	0	6.10	62.0	84	51	42	26	28	4	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1943	15	42	3	0	0	1	4	2	1	14	0	0	.071	.114	.143	.256	CLE
1944	29	82	2	0	0	0	2	3	3	32	0	0	.024	.059	.024	.083	CLE
1945	40	115	8	1	0	0	6	4	5	51	0	0	.070	.107	.078	.186	CLE
1946	28	84	5	1	0	0	2	5	3	37	0	0	.060	.092	.071	.163	CLE
1947	41	122	9	0	0	0	3	4	2	54	0	0	.074	.088	.074	.162	CLE
1948	43	130	9	1	0	0	7	4	0	56	0	0	.069	.069	.077	.146	CLE
1949	43	137	14	4	0	1	11	6	3	56	0	0	.102	.121	.153	.274	CLE,AL
Total	239	712	50	7	0	2	35	28	17	300	0	0	.070	.093	.088	.181

Fielding Stats 1949

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

113

.991

362.0

2.81

Player History

Drafted in 4th round, 64th overall pick, by Cleveland in 1940...
Injured on 7/7/1943 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 5 days...
Earned first career win on 7/25/1943...
Had first career hit on 7/29/1943, off Johnnie Wittig (CHA)...
Hit first career homerun on 8/31/1943, off Marv Breuer (BOS)...
Injured on 8/6/1944 with a Broken Finger, out for 4 weeks...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/4/1945, winning 2 games with a 1.00 ERA...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1945, going 7-0, 2.36...
1/31/1947: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,528,571 through salary arbitration...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1947, going 5-0, 2.82...
1/31/1948: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,835,714 through salary arbitration...
1/31/1949: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,835,714 through salary arbitration...
Was selected to the 1949 Allstar game...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

ERA 1944 - 3.42 - 4th 1945 - 4.00 - 8th 1946 - 3.80 - 9th 1947 - 3.46 - 3rd 1948 - 4.01 - 7th	WHIP 1945 - 1.38 - 7th 1947 - 1.28 - 5th 1948 - 1.42 - 9th	Wins 1945 - 23 - 2nd 1946 - 20 - 9th 1947 - 24 - 1st 1948 - 21 - 8th	IP 1947 - 341.0 - 5th 1948 - 345.1 - 5th	K's 1945 - 184 - 5th 1947 - 213 - 5th 1948 - 238 - 5th
BB 1944 - 120 - 10th 1945 - 150 - 4th 1948 - 155 - 9th	CG 1948 - 27 - 8th	SHO 1947 - 2 - 7th 1948 - 2 - 4th

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