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Mel Ott League
8-19-2069
Johnny Kison Catcher
Retired (1961, Age 34)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .222 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .605 Status Deceased (1998) Option Years 0  
H 459 Age at Death 71 Date of Birth 02-18-1927
HR 29 Drafted Round 21, Pick 329
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 11 years
(4 games)
RBI 203
SB 61
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C- Contact vs. L C+ Endurance D+   Ldrship A+
Power vs. R C+ Power vs. L B  Velocity C    Mentor vR B+
Speed B  Bunt B  Control D+   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range B  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm A  WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health C  LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1950 Majors 23 0.00 2 / 2 8 / 9 2 / 3 4 / 5 3 / 3 1 / 8 5 / 6 25 / 36
1951 Minors 24 0.00 0 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 2 / 6
1951 Majors 24 0.00 1 / 1 1 / 1 1 / 1 1 / 2 3 / 4 1 / 3 0 / 2 8 / 14
1952 Minors 25 0.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 1 1 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 2 / 3
1952 Majors 25 0.00 2 / 3 2 / 5 2 / 4 2 / 3 2 / 4 0 / 4 2 / 2 12 / 25
1953 Majors 26 29.00 5 / 10 2 / 2 1 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 6 1 / 1 0 / 8 9 / 29
1954 Majors 27 20.00 1 / 2 0 / 3 1 / 3 1 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 2 3 / 20
1955 Majors 28 19.60 1 / 3 1 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 0 1 / 6 0 / 3 0 / 1 3 / 19
1956 Majors 29 44.89 1 / 7 0 / 5 1 / 11 0 / 5 1 / 5 0 / 3 1 / 8 4 / 44
1957 Majors 30 6.00 0 / 4 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 6
1958 Majors 31 11.70 0 / 3 0 / 1 1 / 2 1 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 2 / 11
1959 Majors 32 13.90 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 4 0 / 13
1960 Majors 33 2.29 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 2
1961 Majors 34 0.80 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0
Total 0 0 0 13 / 39 15 / 33 10 / 32 10 / 25 11 / 36 3 / 28 8 / 35 70 / 228
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1961-11-01Johnny Kison has retired from the Brooklyn Bangers
1955-04-30The Brooklyn Bangers have acquired Johnny Kison from the waiver wire.
1955-04-26The Philadelphia Monarchs have promoted Bob Brown to the major league team. The Philadelphia Monarchs have designated Johnny Kison for assignment.
1954-08-03The Philadelphia Monarchs have promoted Johnny Kison to the major league team. The Philadelphia Monarchs have sent Bob Brown to the minors.
1954-07-23The Philadelphia Monarchs have promoted Bob Brown to the major league team. The Philadelphia Monarchs have designated Johnny Kison for assignment.
1952-05-18The Philadelphia Monarchs have promoted Johnny Kison to the major league team. The Philadelphia Monarchs have designated Carlos Polli for assignment.
1952-05-07The Philadelphia Monarchs have promoted Stan Taylor to the major league team. The Philadelphia Monarchs have promoted Larry Bedient to the major league team. The Philadelphia Monarchs have sent Johnny Kison to the minors. The Philadelphia Monarchs have designated Ed Bolick for assignment.
1952-04-25The Philadelphia Monarchs have promoted Johnny Kison to the major league team. The Philadelphia Monarchs have designated Jimmy Ferrell for assignment.
1952-03-01The Philadelphia Monarchs have sent Johnny Kison to the minors.
1951-09-24The Philadelphia Monarchs have promoted Johnny Kison to the major league team.
1951-07-29The Philadelphia Monarchs have promoted Max Crothers to the major league team. The Philadelphia Monarchs have sent Johnny Kison to the minors.
1951-07-04The Philadelphia Monarchs have promoted Johnny Kison to the major league team. The Philadelphia Monarchs have sent Max Crothers to the minors.
1951-06-01The Philadelphia Monarchs have promoted Lyman McNamara to the major league team. The Philadelphia Monarchs have sent Johnny Kison to the minors.
1951-04-18The Philadelphia Monarchs have promoted Johnny Kison to the major league team. The Philadelphia Monarchs have designated Lou Stahl for assignment.
1950-09-23The Philadelphia Monarchs have sent Johnny Kison to the minors.