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Johnny Lindell
John Harlan Lindell

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 4", Weight 217 lb.

Debut April 18, 1941
Final Game May 9, 1954
Born August 30, 1916 in Greeley, CO
Died August 27, 1985 in Newport Beach, CA

Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1936. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1941 24 NYY AL   1    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0   0
 1942 25 NYY AL  27   24    1    6   1  0   0    4   0  0   0   5  .250  .250  .292   53    7   0           0   0
 1943 26 NYY AL 122  441   53  108  17 12   4   51   2  5  51  55  .245  .329  .365  102  161   4           4  14 AS
 1944 27 NYY AL 149  594   91  178  33 16  18  103   5  4  44  56  .300  .351  .500  138  297   5           3  16 MVP-17
 1945 28 NYY AL  41  159   26   45   6  3   1   20   2  1  17  10  .283  .363  .377  111   60   2           3   4
 1946 29 NYY AL 102  332   41   86  10  5  10   40   4  1  32  47  .259  .328  .410  104  136   3           2  13
 1947 30 NYY AL 127  476   66  131  18  7  11   67   1  2  32  70  .275  .322  .412  104  196   4           1  15
 1948 31 NYY AL  88  309   58   98  17  2  13   55   0  0  35  50  .317  .387  .511  139  158   1           0   8
 1949 32 NYY AL  78  211   33   51  10  0   6   27   3  0  35  27  .242  .350  .374   92   79   0           0   9
 1950 33 TOT     43  134   18   25   5  2   5   18   0  0  19  26  .187  .292  .366   69   49   3           1   6
         NYY AL   7   21    2    4   0  0   0    2   0  0   4   2  .190  .320  .190   35    4   0           0   1
         STL NL  36  113   16   21   5  2   5   16   0     15  24  .186  .287  .398   74   45   3           1   5
 1953 36 TOT NL  69  109   14   33   7  1   4   17   0  0  22  17  .303  .429  .495  141   54   0           2   6
         PIT NL  58   91   11   26   6  1   4   15   0  0  16  15  .286  .404  .505  136   46   0           2   6
         PHI NL  11   18    3    7   1  0   0    2   0  0   6   2  .389  .542  .444  162    8   0           0   0
 1954 37 PHI NL   7    5    0    1   0  0   0    2   0  0   2   3  .200  .429  .200   72    1   0   0       0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 12 Seasons     854 2795  401  762 124 48  72  404  17 13 289 366  .273  .344  .429  113 1198  22   0   0  16  91
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        530   76  145  24  9  14   77   3  2  55  69  .273  .344  .429  113  227   4   0   0   3  17
 Career High    149  594   91  178  33 16  18  103   5  5  51  70  .317  .387  .511  139  297   5   0   0   4  16
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1941 24 NYY AL    1    1    0   0.0   106| .000  .274| .000  .351| .000  .404| .000  .755|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1942 25 NYY AL   24   18    2   3.0    93| .250  .263| .250  .337| .292  .368| .542  .706|  53  .356  -1.6  -0.2   0%
 1943 26 NYY AL  500  356   51   3.9    88| .245  .257| .329  .332| .365  .355| .694  .687| 102  .513   0.3   0.0  28%
 1944 27 NYY AL  646  441  102   6.3    94| .300  .271| .351  .339| .500  .371| .851  .710| 138  .690  26.2   2.7  55%
 1945 28 NYY AL  181  121   21   4.7    92| .283  .267| .363  .340| .377  .363| .740  .704| 111  .584   2.4   0.3  66%
 1946 29 NYY AL  369  263   44   4.5    96| .259  .265| .328  .339| .410  .381| .738  .720| 104  .533   0.5   0.1  80%
 1947 30 NYY AL  513  366   62   4.5    96| .275  .261| .322  .341| .412  .376| .734  .717| 104  .537  -0.2   0.0  33%
 1948 31 NYY AL  345  220   61   7.4   105| .317  .272| .387  .357| .511  .393| .898  .749| 139  .703  16.1   1.6   0%
 1949 32 NYY AL  246  169   28   4.4   107| .242  .271| .350  .363| .374  .393| .724  .756|  92  .483  -2.3  -0.2 100%
 1950 33 TOT     157  118   14   3.2   112| .187  .275| .292  .355| .366  .425| .658  .779|  69  .322  -6.9  -0.7   0%
         NYY AL   25   18    1   1.5   111| .190  .275| .320  .361| .190  .412| .510  .773|  35  .097  -1.9  -0.2   0%
         STL NL  132  100   13   3.5   112| .186  .275| .287  .353| .398  .427| .685  .780|  74  .362  -5.0  -0.5     
 1953 36 TOT NL  133   82   22   7.1   109| .303  .273| .429  .344| .495  .425| .924  .769| 141  .669   8.1   0.7   0%
         PIT NL  109   71   18   6.7   109| .286  .273| .404  .344| .505  .425| .909  .769| 136  .646   5.6   0.5   0%
         PHI NL   24   11    4   9.6   109| .389  .273| .542  .344| .444  .425| .986  .769| 162  .779   2.4   0.2   0%
 1954 37 PHI NL    7    4    0   0.0   108| .200  .273| .429  .344| .200  .422| .629  .766|  72  .000  -0.0   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 12 Seasons     3122 2159  407   5.1    97| .273  .267| .344  .343| .429  .379| .773  .722| 113  .584  42.3   4.3     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1942 25 NYY AL   2   1  23   2   0   0  15  1   52.7   52   25   22   3   22   28   1   1   231       1  3.76  3.44   91 1.405
 1953 36 TOT NL   6  17  32  26  15   1   4  0  199.0  195  122  103  17  139  118   6  11   910       0  4.66  4.42   95 1.678
         PIT NL   5  16  27  23  13   1   3  0  175.7  173  106   92  17  116  102   6   8   798       0  4.71  4.45   94 1.645
         PHI NL   1   1   5   3   2   0   1  0   23.3   22   16   11   0   23   16   0   3   112       0  4.24  4.20   99 1.929
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  2 Yr WL% .308   8  18  55  28  15   1  19  1  251.7  247  147  125  20  161  146   7  12  1141       1  4.47  4.22   94 1.621
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     6  14  45  22  12   0  15  0  206.0  202  120  102  16  131  119   5   9   934   0   0  4.47  4.22   94 1.621
 Career High      6  17  32  26  15   1  15  1  199.0  195  122  103  17  139  118   6  11   910   0   1  3.76  4.42   95 1.405

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1942 25 NYY AL   P   23      5    7    1    2  .923  .960  0.52  1.30  2.05  2.31    2   52.7
 1943 26 NYY AL  OF  122    269   11   10    1  .966  .977  2.30  2.39                            3   55   66 AS
 1944 27 NYY AL  OF  149    468    9    7    3  .986  .974  3.20  2.35                            2  148    0
 1945 28 NYY AL  OF   41    108    2    2    0  .982  .978  2.68  2.27                            0   41    0
 1946 29 NYY AL  OF   74    159    8    3    3  .982  .977  2.26  2.24                            5   31   39
                 1B   14    116    4    3   15  .976  .989  8.57  9.24                        
 1947 30 NYY AL  OF  118    308    6    7    1  .978  .979  2.66  2.35                          102   10   11
 1948 31 NYY AL  OF   79    165    7    1    1  .994  .975  2.18  2.36                           72    1    7
 1949 32 NYY AL  OF   65    114    4    2    1  .983  .980  1.82  2.27                           63    3    1
 1950 33 TOT     OF   39     67    1    2    1  .971  .978  1.74  2.17                           35    4    0
         NYY AL  OF    6      6    0    1    0  .857  .984  1.00  2.33                            6    0    0
         STL NL  OF   33     61    1    1    1  .984  .978  1.88  2.14                           29    4    0
 1953 36 TOT NL   P   32      8   45    2    2  .964  .957  1.66  0.87  2.40  2.06   26  199.0
         PIT NL   P   27      8   42    2    2  .962  .956  1.85  0.87  2.56  2.06   23  175.7
                 1B    2     12    0    1    0  .923  .992  6.00  9.15                        
         PHI NL   P    5      0    3    0    0 1.000  .968  0.60  0.88  1.16  2.05    3   23.3
                 OF    2      2    0    1    0  .667 1.000  1.00  2.10                            0    0    2

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1946 29 NYY AL  1B   14    116    4    3   15  .976  .989  8.57  9.24                        
 1953 36 PIT NL  1B    2     12    0    1    0  .923  .992  6.00  9.15                        

 1943 26 NYY AL  OF  122    269   11   10    1  .966  .977  2.30  2.39                            3   55   66
 1944 27 NYY AL  OF  149    468    9    7    3  .986  .974  3.20  2.35                            2  148    0
 1945 28 NYY AL  OF   41    108    2    2    0  .982  .978  2.68  2.27                            0   41    0
 1946 29 NYY AL  OF   74    159    8    3    3  .982  .977  2.26  2.24                            5   31   39
 1947 30 NYY AL  OF  118    308    6    7    1  .978  .979  2.66  2.35                          102   10   11
 1948 31 NYY AL  OF   79    165    7    1    1  .994  .975  2.18  2.36                           72    1    7
 1949 32 NYY AL  OF   65    114    4    2    1  .983  .980  1.82  2.27                           63    3    1
 1950 33 TOT     OF   39     67    1    2    1  .971  .978  1.74  2.17                           35    4    0
         NYY AL  OF    6      6    0    1    0  .857  .984  1.00  2.33                            6    0    0
         STL NL  OF   33     61    1    1    1  .984  .978  1.88  2.14                           29    4    0
 1953 36 PHI NL  OF    2      2    0    1    0  .667 1.000  1.00  2.10                            0    0    2

 1942 25 NYY AL   P   23      5    7    1    2  .923  .960  0.52  1.30  2.05  2.31    2   52.7
 1953 36 TOT NL   P   32      8   45    2    2  .964  .957  1.66  0.87  2.40  2.06   26  199.0
         PIT NL   P   27      8   42    2    2  .962  .956  1.85  0.87  2.56  2.06   23  175.7
         PHI NL   P    5      0    3    0    0 1.000  .968  0.60  0.88  1.16  2.05    3   23.3

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Position Total  OF  689   1660   48   35   11  .980  .977  2.48  2.32                          282  293  126
                  P*  55     13   52    3    4  .956  .957  1.18  1.05               28  251.7
                 1B   16    128    4    4   15  .971  .990  8.25  9.23                        
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Overall Total       760   1801  104   42   30  .978  .977  2.51  2.38
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1943   WS    NYY STL     W   4   9   1   1  0  0  0   0   1   4  .111  .200  .111   0  0   0   0   0 
 1947   WS    NYY BRO     W   6  18   3   9  3  1  0   7   5   2  .500  .625  .778   0  0   0   0   1 
 1949   WS    NYY BRO     W   2   7   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   2  .143  .143  .143   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  3 World Series        3-0  12  34   4  11  3  1  0   7   6   8  .324  .439  .471   0  0   0   0   1 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1943   NYY AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1943

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1944-AL-17-0.02
Car-1327-0.02 shares

Batting Average
1944 AL-.300-9

Slugging %
1944 AL-.500-3

OPS
1944 AL-.851-5

Games
1944 AL-149-10

At Bats
1944 AL-594-5

Runs
1944 AL-91-6

Hits
1944 AL-178-4

Total Bases
1944 AL-297-1

Doubles
1944 AL-33-7

Triples
1943 AL-12-1
1944 AL-16-1

Home Runs
1944 AL-18-3

RBI
1944 AL-103-3

Strikeouts
1947 AL-70-6

Adjusted OPS+
1944 AL-138-8

Runs Created
1944 AL-102-6

Adjusted Batting Runs
1944 AL-26-10

Batting Wins
1944 AL-2.7-10

Extra-Base Hits
1944 AL-67-1

Offensive Win%
1944 AL-.690-7

Hit By Pitch
1943 AL-4-9
1945 AL-3-10

Grounded into Double Plays
1944 AL-16-9

Power/Speed Number
1944 AL-7.8-3

At Bats per Home Run
1944 AL-33.0-8

Outs
1944 AL-441-8

Hits Allowed/9IP
1953 NL-8.82-10

Strikeouts/9IP
1953 NL-5.34-6

Strikeouts
1953 NL-118-8

Comp. Games
1953 NL-15-6

Bases On Balls Allow.
1953 NL-139-1

Losses
1953 NL-17-3

Earned Runs Allow.
1953 NL-103-3

Wild Pitches
1953 NL-11-1

Hit Batsmen
1953 NL-6-6

Batters Faced
1953 NL-910-9

Games Finished
1942 AL-15-9

Oldest Player
1954 NL-37-5

        

Black Ink: Batting - 2 (587) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 27 (837) (Average HOFer ≈ 144) Pitching - 8 (1574) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Batting - 9.0 (1781) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 16.5 (884) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

Before 1936 Season: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.

May 15, 1950: Purchased by the St. Louis Cardinals from the New York Yankees.

July 30, 1950: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Glen Moulder.

Before 1951 Season: Returned to the Hollywood (PCL) by the Brooklyn Dodgers after expiration of minor league working agreement.

Before 1951 Season: Obtained by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Hollywood (PCL) as part of a minor league working agreement.

August 31, 1953: Purchased by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

May 10, 1954: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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