Walter Johnson's Team (ALWest) Year 4 75-87 (.463) *-led league %SB-Steal Percentage GIDP-Grounded into Double Play ROE-Reached base on Error POTG-Player of the Game Awards won(split up to 4 ways) (When a + is listed in parantheses, the player played all positions in the heading as well as the position(s) listed after the +. When there is no room to mention this I listed it after the hitters' stats are done. When a - is listed, the player was used in all positions listed in the heading except that listed after the -) |AB| R| H |RBI|2B|3B|HR|SB | CS| BB|E|GIDP|SH|SF|HBPROE|GwR|GwRBI|POTG| K |Avg|Slg|OBP|EBA| G Catcher Cochrane 540 59 123 39 34 6 4 5 3 51 6 3 11 3 0 12 16* 3 5.25 64 228 335 315 396 153 Fisk 78 8 13 7 2 0 4 1 1 11 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 15 167 346 270 427 50 First Base Lajoie(+2B) 363 37 100 29 29 5 3 11 5 21 7 4 7 2 3 9 5 6 3.17 29 275 408 344 456 113 Runnels(+3B)303 21 65 20 16 1 1 1 0 29 4 2 9 1 1 6 0 1 1.08 31 215 284 303 349 98 Foxx (+3B) 115 6 23 8 5 1 5 1 0 11 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.33 20 200 391 278 452 46 Second Base Collins 563 55 138 34 22 9 1 86 31 40 7 3 6 1 5 12 8 1 1 52 245 321 317 458 145 Shortstop Aparicio 526 45 106 33 11 1 1 73 16 21 4 4 12 *7 2 13 5 12 2.5 42 202 232 259 366 146 Appling 156 8 33 13 5 1 3 0 0 3 5 0 1 1 2 2 0 3 2 21 212 314 248 327 62 Third Base Baker 417 37 115 48 17 10 4 25 14 23 14 2 7 2 1 5 5 7 3.67 47 276 393 327 450 122 Kell 193 8 38 15 7 3 0 0 2 11 5 0 5 1 1 5 1 2 1.67 32 197 264 268 294 63 Cronn(+1B/SS)28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 5 000 000 172 034 17 Outfield Kilebrw(-CF)607 55 129 65 15 5 27 0 0 38 17* 11* 0 6 2 13 5 8 6.5 87 213 387 270 423 152 JJackson(LF)597 63 149 48 32 13* 6 34 22 33 9 7 8 4 5 *18 9 8 4 71 250 377 323 429 158 Averill (CF)490 39 112 52 22 10 8 4 4 41 8 3 10 3 4 10 9 9 5.67 62 229 363 312 412 149 Simmons(-LF)107 4 20 13 2 1 2 0 1 8 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 2.83 16 187 280 261 322 57 Oliva 73 4 8 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0.33 10 110 151 169 184 36 Pitchers Johnson 66 4 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 8 0 0 2 1 0 6.5 8 121 136 211 197 33 Plank 60 7 8 5 2 1 0 0 1 3 1 4 7 0 0 0 2 0 9.5 9 133 200 175 222 32 Waddell 69 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 14 058 072 123 123 32 Coveleski 49 2 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 2.33 17 082 143 185 222 30 Wynn 46 3 10 5 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 6 0 0 0 0 1 2.33 6 217 370 217 370 30 Grove 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.67 4 000 000 000 000 74 Faber 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.83 1 000 000 000 000 55 Walsh 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.08 1 000 000 077 077 52 Bender 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 3 000 000 167 167 55 Killebrew also played 3B Flew into/popped into double plays: Aparicio 2, Jackson 2, Baker 2, Kell, Johnson, Collins, Killebrew, Averill Opp. SB% vs.: PB: Cochrane76.4 (152-199) 12 Fisk 75.0 (9-12) 0 SB%: Aparicio 82.0 ECollins 73.5 Lajoie 68.8 Baker 64.1 Cochrane 62.5 JJackson 60.7 Averill 50.0 Approx Team Totals AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR SB CS %SB BB E GIDP SH SF HBP ROE GwR GwRBI K Avg Slg OBP EBA 5476 466 1210 439 228 67 70 241 100 70.7 363 113 48 104 32 29 106 69 65 667 221 325 291 392 Avg/G 33.8 2.9 7.5 2.7 1.4 .4 .4 1.5 .6 2.2 .55 .3 .6 .2 .2 .65 4.1 Pitchers: GF=Games Finished EBH=Extra Base Hits allowed Opponent's hitting stats IP H R ER SO BB GP ERA W-L SV Sho HB BK WP EBH CG St GF Avg Slg OBP EBA WJohnson227.3 158 67 64 122 52 33 2.53 14-11 0 4 4 1 3 46 14 33 14 .193 .300 *.253 .353 Plank 227.6 187 66 58 111 49 32 2.29 12-5 0 6 3 2 1 53 12 32 12 .214 .313 .282 .372 Waddell 199.6 182 88 79 147 61 32 3.56 7-14 0 1 5 1 6 51 9 32 9 .233 .341 .313 .409 Covelski191.3 201 96 86 50 47 30 4.05 7-13 0 0 3 0 2 *76 7 30 7 .267 .438 .324 .487 Wynn 179.3 180 91 76 82 75 29 3.81 4-16 0 0 3 0 8 63 6 29 6 .257 .397 .345 .477 Grove 151.3 100 33 30 81 31 74 1.78 12-7 5 0 5 0 6 32 0 1 28 .189 .305 .237 .358 Walsh 121.3 91 25 24 66 27 52 1.78 10-4 1 0 4 0 3 20 1 2 19 .209 .294 .271 .355 Bender 102.6 87 37 33 56 23 55 2.89 2-6 4 0 0 0 3 32 0 2 22 .231 .388 .308 .441 Faber 88.6 79 33 28 25 24 55 2.84 7-7 9 0 3 0 2 33 0 1 42 .237 .441 .323 .466 Opp. SB vs. individual pitchers: Plank 28-35 80.0% WJohnson 18-24 75.0% Waddell 25-33 75.8% Coveleski 23-33 69.7% Wynn 27-37 73.0% Grove 13-18 72.2% Walsh 12-15 80.0% Bender 13-16 81.3% Faber 11-13 84.6% Approx team Totals IP H R ER SO BB RA ERA W-L SV Sho HB BK WP EBH CG Avg Slg OBP EBA 1489.3 1265 536 478 740 389 3.24 2.89 75-83 19 11 30 4 34 406 49 226 350 295 412 Avg/Game 9.2 7.8 4.6 2.4 .1 .1 .2 0 .2 2.5 .3 Times started in each spot of the lineup: 1st-Collins 106 times, Lajoie 55, Runnels, Simmons 2nd-Aparicio 119, JJackson 24, Appling 13, Runnels 2, Lajoie, Oliva 3rd-Baker 78, JJackson 38, Runnels 24, Kell 16, Killebrew 3, Simmons, Appling 4th-Killebrew 115, Baker 22, Foxx 20, Aparicio 10, Averill 5th-Cochrane 80, Collins 32, Aparicio 28, Fisk 5, Appling 5, Oliva, Averill, Foxx, Lajoie, Kell 6th-JJackson 66, Cochrane 47, Lajoie 18, Kell 16, Fisk 9, Runnels 6, Aparicio 6, Foxx 5, Appling 2, Baker, Averill, Cronin 7th-Runnels 43, JJackson 25, Kell 16, Cochrane 14, Lajoie 13, Appling 10, Oliva 4, Baker 4, Foxx 4, Simmons 3, Killebrew 3, Fisk 2, Wynn, Cronin 8th-Averill 137, Simmons 12, Oliva 6, Cochrane, JJackson, Runnels, Kell, Cronin 9th-Johnson 33, Plank 32, Waddell 32, Coveleski 30, Wynn 28, Walsh 2, Bender 2, Averill, Faber, Grove Number in parantheses is league standing After R RA Avg BAvg HR R in past 10 RA past 10 HR past 10 W past 10 10 (4)19 40(3) 1.9-4.0 (4).202 4(4) 19 40 4 2 20 (4)49 83(2) 2.5-4.2 (4).207 11(4) 30 43 7 3 30 (4)75 107(2) 2.5-3.6 (4).203 16(4) 26 24 5 5 40 (4)106 143(2) 2.7-3.6 (4).213 18(4) 31 37 2 5 50 (4)133 179(3) 2.7-3.6 (4).216 23(4) 27 36 5 5 60 (4)183 213(3) 3.0-3.5 (4).224 29(4) 50 34 6 5 70 (4)211 243(2) 3.0-3.5 (4).223 35(4) 28 30 6 6 80 (4)234 265(2) 2.9-3.3(T3).222 38(4) 23 22 3 6 90 (4)250 289(2) 2.8-3.2 (4).219 40(4) 16 24 2 5 100 (4)283 312(2) 2.8-3.1 (3).221 44(4) 33 25 4 7 110 (4)321 352(2) 2.9-3.2(T3).223 49(4) 38 40 5 5 120 (4)352 391(2) 2.9-3.3 (3).222 52(4) 31 39 3 5 130 (4)384 428(2) 3.0-3.3 (3).222 57(4) 32 37 5 4 140 (4)405 460(2) 2.9-3.3 (3).221 60(4) 21 32 3 2 150 (4)427 496(3) 2.8-3.3 (3).219 62(4) 22 36 2 3 Final(4)466 536(3) 2.9-3.3 ( ).221 70(4) 39 in 12 40 in 12 8 in 12 7 in 12 Other info: Shortstops Luke Appling and Luis Aparicio drew just one walk in their first 111 plate appearances, 2 in their first 134, 3 in their first 175, 4 in their first 278, 5 in their first 311, 6 in their first 335 and 10 in their first 451 In one 9-game stretch the bullpen stunk: IP H R ER K BB Grove 3 1 1 1 4 0 HR Walsh 3 7 3 3 1 0 HR 2 WP - his ERA rose from 1.67 to 1.87 in this span and opponents' slugging percentage went up from .277 to .295 Bender7.3 12 6 6 6 2 5 2B, HR Faber 5.6 9 4 4 0 0 L, 2 2B, 3B, 2 HR, WP Total: 5 HR, 13 EBH, 3 WP in 19 innings - 29 hits, 14 runs, 14 earned runs, 11 strikeouts, 2 walks, 0-1 record, 6.63 ERA, 1.63 WHIP, .358 OppAvg, .654 OppSlg, .373 OppOBP, .711 OppEBA Then in the following 7 (the last games of the year): IP H R ER K BB Walsh10.6 5 1 1 3 0 2 2B, 2 W Grove 7.6 4 2 2 2 3 HR, 2 WP, HB, Sv, L Bender5.3 4 1 1 2 0 2B, Sv Faber 3.6 4 1 1 2 0 2B, HR Total: 1 HR, 5 EBH, 2 WP in 27.3 innings - 17 hits, 5 runs, 5 earned runs, 9 strikeouts, 3 walks, 2-1 record, 2 saves, 1.65 ERA, 0.73 WHIP, .168 OppAvg, .238 OppSlg, .208 OppOBP, .288 OppEBA Eddie Collins did not homer till at-bat number 448. He was caught stealing in 7 of his last 14 attempts and scored just 7 runs in his latest 28 games (one every 4) after having scored 48 in his first 117 (one every 2.4). Early Wynn began the year 3-16. He gave up just 2 homers in 55 innings then 10 in 49 then none in 49. He issued 5 walks in his first 5 innings and allowed 9 runs but then gave up just 2 runs in the following 18. Half of his first 16 runs allowed were unearned. He once walked 9 in a single game. Wynn began the year 7 for 26 at the plate. Harmon Killebrew had less than twice as many RBI (27) as HR (14) in his first 78 games, making over half of his RBIs come on his own runs. He hit 4 homers and drove home 8 in the last 7 games. Chief Bender went 0-5 in the first half of the season. Aparicio had five of his team's first twenty game-winning RBIs. Half of his first 18 RBI were game-winners, 10 of his first 22 were and 12 of his first 26. He once stole 17 in a row without getting caught. The team began 5-15 then went 11-13 then 37-25 to even themselves at 53-53. The team then dropped 8 of 9, went 11-7 after that but hit another skid wherein they built up a 9-game losing streak, to a record of 65-77. They won 2 of 5 following, then Ed Walsh got a start and gave up just one run in 9 in a fine win. Another slump followed though and the team lost 6 of 7 before winning 6 of their last 7. Shoeless Joe Jackson drove home just one in his first 91 AB one year after leading the league. He once had a 1-28 slump followed by a 29-81 roll. He was caught stealing in 7 of his last 15 tries. He finished the season 18 for 96. Jackson also had a stretch of 23-66 and once hit 8 doubles in 16 games. The team's first 3 wins came on a Plank shutout (G2), a one-run game by Johnson (G6) and a Plank shutout (G17). Earl Averill didn't homer till his 180th AB. His 3rd homer didn't come till at-bat number 292. He once followed a 19-51 run (6 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 11 R, 10 RBI, 6 BB) with a 4-51 slump. He also had a fine stretch of 18-60 (2 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 9 R [4 GW], 9 RBI). He was under .170 as late as AB 138, .200 as late as AB 169 - by AB 251 he was again under.200. His OBP was under .250 as late as plate appearance 162 but was over .300 by PA 216. Averill played in 89 of the team's 1st 93 games, starting 86 of them. Walter Johnson started only 5-4 and 7-5. He then won 4 in a row, dropped 5 of his next 6 decisions then came up with a 3-hit shutout. The Big Train allowed just 2 runs in his first 36 innings of the second half with 3 shutouts (G18, 19, 20) then gave up 4 in 4.3 (4 BB, 6 H) in his next 2 games. Tony Oliva went 2 for 24 then 4 for 10 then 0 for 35 to start his season before a 2 for 4 finish. To start the year, the team faced 7 opposing relievers without scoring a run, a stretch of 10 games in which a reliever appeared (16 games total), 41.6 innings and 17 different relief appearances. Those relievers went 6-0 with 3 saves: IP G Griffith 2 2 Hubbell 3 6 Nichols 1 6 Hubbell 2.6 7 Nichols 7 7 (W) Hubbell 3 8 (W) Nichols 2 10 (Sv) Alexander4 11 (W) Dean 2 12 (W) Brown 1 12 Face 2 12 (Sv) Dean 7 14 (W) Hubbell 1 15 Nichols 1 15 Nichols 2 16 (W) Hubbell 1 16 (Sv) Lefty Grove gave up 5 homers in 55 innings then 4 in 4. He had a 1.39 ERA after 110.3 innings and a 1.50 ERA after 132. He yielded 30 bases to the last 63 batters he faced. In his only start, he gave up 7 hits, 3 walks and 4 runs in 6 innings. In the first half the pitchers' stats were like this: SP 23-28, 3.26 ERA, 1.21 WHIP RP 15-15, 9 Sv, 2.14 ERA (Grove 1.42 Walsh 2.07 Faber 2.28 Bender 3.14), .94 WHIP - without Bender they were 15-10 with 8 saves, a 1.88 ERA and a .88 WHIP. Home Run Baker started the year one for ten then went 6 for 7 with 2 homers and after that added another 7 for 15 before an 0 for 14 slide. He similarly finished the season hot - 12 for 29, 7 RBI, 2 2B, 2 3B, 2 POTG After 17 games, the team's offensive numbers were pitiful with only 3 positions hitting .200 - AB H Avg RP RP/PA Catchers 65 10 .154 5 14.6 (RP = Runs Produced = Runs+RBIs-HRs) Runnels/Foxx 74 17 .230 11 7.4 Second basemen 74 25 .338 15 5.4 Shortstops 76 13 .171 6 13.8 Baker/Cronin/Kell77 19 .260 15 5.1 Outfield 201 34 .169 19 12.1 After 34 games, things hadn't improved much with one position over .225 and a team average barely topping .200- AB H Avg RP RP/PA Catchers 120 22 .183 12 11.0 Runnels/Foxx 131 29 .221 21 6.9 Second basemen 134 35 .261 24 6.2 Shortstops 136 29 .213 15 9.3 Baker/Crnin/Kell135 30 .222 21 6.7 Outfield 380 70 .184 42 9.7 Pitchers 53 5 .094 4 13.8 Total 1089 220 .202 139 7.8 Mickey Cochrane led the team in RBI with all of 28 after 90 games. Eddie Plank began the year with a shutout, then allowed 2 runs in 7 in game 2. In game 3, he pitched 4 scoreless before surrendering 7 runs in the next two-thirds of an inning. He followed that abysmal outing by pitching another shutout and then allowing one run in nine in his fifth start. Overall, he had allowed a 2.17 RA only to that point, but .71 without the awful 2/3 of an inning. He only gave up 5 homers in his first 155 innings pitched. He started the year 9-3 with a 1.91 ERA and .97 WHIP in 22 games. He also was 12-3 at one point - in the two games after reaching that point opponents' slugging rose from .302 to .319 as he gave up 4 runs on 9 hits in 4.3 innings one game. Pete Runnels went 7 for his last 18 and 11 for his last 31. One game the pitchers other than Walsh gave up 7 runs in 1.3 innings to start things while Walsh pitched 5 scoreless - IP H R ER SO BB Waddell .3 2 3 3 0 2 Bender .6 3 2 0 2 1 Walsh 5 1 0 0 1 0 Grove .3 2 2 2 0 1 (L) Faber 0 1 0 0 0 0 before Faber finished by getting the last 5 outs Waddell+ on sheet info Lajoie Bullpen start Walsh Foxx OF Start Simmons Faber Kell G20 Fisk Walsh/Grove Appling 2B start G83-90