Billy Johnson William Russell Johnson Bats Right Throws Right Height 5'10 Weight 180 Born August 30, 1918 Arecibo, PR Died June 20, 2006 Augusta, GA

Batting  

 Year Ag Tm     G   AB    H  2B  3B  HR    R  RBI   BB    K HBP  IW  SB  CS    BA  lgBA   SLG lgSLG   TB 
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1943 24 FRE  154  660  175  29   5  12   91   56   30   64  10   0   3   2  .265  .262  .379  .403  250 
 1944 25 FRE  Military Service                                                                           
 1945 26 FRE  Military Service                                                                           
 1946 27 FRE  141  386   97  18   7   7   50   56   23   78   4   0   0   1  .251  .268  .389  .395  150 
 1947 28 FRE  154  588  154  21  10  11   66   73   38   91   7   0   0   0  .262  .281  .388  .422  228 

 1949 30 FRE   57   55   20   2   0   1    8   14    5    1   1   0   1   0  .364  .274  .455  .406   25 
 1950 31 FRE   54   57   14   4   0   0    6    6    2    7   1   0   0   1  .246  .272  .316  .406   18 
 1951 32 FRE   46   65   18   4   0   1    6    8    4    6   1   0   0   0  .277  .264  .385  .398   25 
 1952 33 FRE   55   39   10   3   0   0    6    5    5    6   1   0   0   0  .256  .262  .333  .392   13 
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
  7 Seasons   661 1850  488  81  22  32  233  218  107  253  25   0   4   4  .264  .270  .383  .405  709   
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 154 Gm  Avg  154  431  114  19   5   7   54   51   25   59   6   0   1   1  .264  ----  .383  ----  165         
 Career High  154  660  175  29  10  12   91   73   38   91  10   0   3   2  .265  ----  .389  ----  250   
+-----------+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 Year Ag Tm     G   AB    H  2B  3B  HR    R  RBI   BB    K HBP  IW  SB  CS    BA  lgBA   SLG lgSLG   TB 

Postseason Batting

 Year Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB    H  2B  3B  HR    R  RBI   BB    K HBP  IW  SB  CS    BA   SLG   TB 
+------------------+--+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+----+
 1949 FRE NDA   L    3    3    0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0   0   0   0   0  .000  .000    0
 1951 FRE MUS   L    2    2    1   1   0   0    1    0    0    0   0   0   0   0  .500 1.000    2
+------------------+--+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+----+
               0-2   5    5    1   1   0   0    1    0    0    0   0   0   0   0  .200  .400    2
+------------------+--+----+----+---+---+---+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+----+


WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards  

Stats are Year-Value-Rank

At Bats 1943-660-4

Transactions January 1, 1943: Drafted 2nd round (15th overall) by Fremont.

Biography Johnson joined the New York Yankees in 1943, but missed the next two seasons to serve in the United States Army during World War II, but after the war ended, he returned to baseball. He played in four World Series with the Yankees in 1943, 1947, 1949 and 1950. He was selected to the All Star Team in 1947. He was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals in 1951, and ended his baseball career two years later. He then went to work for theGraniteville Company as a shipping supervisor, and retired after almost 30 years of service.