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Vada Pinson League
9-19-2075
Howard Johnson Second Base
Retired (1962, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .330 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/R
OPS .968 Status Deceased (2003) Option Years 0  
H 2146 Age at Death 80 Date of Birth 11-26-1923
HR 359 Drafted Round 1, Pick 10
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 10 years
(60 games)
RBI 1258
SB 230
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L B  Velocity D+   Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt B  Control D    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range B  WS Rings 1
1B --- LF --- Arm C  WS Appearances 2
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health C- LCS Appearances 5
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1950 KC
138
601
130
209
36
9
37
132
68
 89 5 2
19
 4 16
1.039
.417
.622
.275
.348
1951 KC
139
608
153
224
43
6
39
105
69
 89 6 2
22
 4 8
1.088
.436
.651
.283
.368
1952 KC
118
529
122
203
37
10
35
112
58
 71 3 2
12
 7 13
1.136
.446
.690
.306
.384
1953 KC
139
558
128
197
26
10
39
128
46
 89 2 2
12
 5 12
1.048
.403
.645
.292
.353
1954 KC
107
328
79
123
26
3
19
84
38
 50 3 4
10
 2 5
1.086
.440
.646
.271
.375
1955 KC
139
555
128
213
38
7
38
128
50
 78 2 6
16
 2 6
1.115
.432
.683
.299
.384
1956 KC-NYN
140
528
99
167
29
6
23
85
60
 90 2 4
17
 2 14
.910
.386
.525
.208
.316
1957 NYN
139
524
108
185
31
7
32
114
72
 76 2 7
15
 4 8
1.050
.428
.622
.269
.353
1958 NYN
139
518
98
149
19
7
24
96
56
 86 1 8
24
 10 7
.844
.353
.490
.203
.288
1959 NYN
124
442
68
130
19
4
28
85
43
 67 3 5
25
 9 8
.902
.357
.545
.251
.294
1960 NYN
128
477
78
135
23
4
23
85
51
 78 1 1
31
 13 7
.845
.353
.493
.210
.283
1961 NYN
119
396
47
114
19
2
13
49
31
 71 2 3
22
 10 6
.785
.340
.444
.157
.288
1962 NYN
129
438
38
97
13
2
9
55
40
 65 3 5
5
 2 8
.610
.288
.322
.100
.221
Total
1698
6502
1276
2146
359
77
359
1258
682
 999 35 51
230
 74 118
.968
.394
.575
.245
.330
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1962-11-01Howard Johnson has retired from the New York Gangsters
1958-03-01The New York Mets have renamed Ginger Sheely to Howard Johnson.
1956-05-24A trade has been completed between the New York Mets and the Kansas City White Elephants. The Kansas City White Elephants receive Wally Backman from the New York Mets in exchange for Ginger Sheely.