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Fred Lynn League
4-11-2076
Johnny Lersch First Base
Retired (1967, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .296 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .852 Status Deceased (2014) Option Years 0  
H 2126 Age at Death 85 Date of Birth 09-07-1929
HR 297 Drafted Round 1, Pick 8
(1951)		 Majors Svc Time 15 years
(11 games)
RBI 1086
SB 183
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L B+ Endurance D-   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B  Velocity D    Mentor vR A+
Speed C+ Bunt C  Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 3
1B A+ (100%) LF --- Arm B  WS Appearances 6
2B --- CF ---   Health B- LCS Appearances 11
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
1951 CHA
140
491
57
130
20
1
20
60
43
 69 2 3
3
 4 10
.756
.325
.432
.167
.265
1952 CHA-KC
101
330
47
102
14
1
12
54
36
 34 3 3
0
 1 16
.846
.379
.467
.158
.309
1953 KC
146
564
89
180
32
6
24
81
69
 91 1 2
0
 0 19
.918
.393
.525
.206
.319
1954 KC
149
563
70
164
32
4
23
92
57
 75 2 4
4
 2 17
.841
.356
.485
.194
.291
1955 KC
148
584
78
157
35
3
20
85
63
 91 2 3
14
 15 12
.782
.340
.442
.173
.269
1956 KC
149
589
122
187
31
1
27
74
85
 81 3 1
22
 13 10
.917
.406
.511
.194
.317
1957 KC
148
610
128
203
39
7
36
111
64
 94 4 1
27
 9 8
.996
.399
.597
.264
.333
1958 KC
149
601
142
186
33
8
33
99
76
 97 0 2
30
 12 2
.942
.386
.556
.246
.309
1959 KC
143
522
80
182
40
6
23
116
58
 67 2 10
21
 9 7
.989
.409
.580
.232
.349
1960 KC
123
443
67
128
23
3
18
81
51
 68 2 6
19
 5 3
.837
.361
.476
.187
.289
1961 KC
124
268
40
76
9
2
8
42
30
 42 1 1
16
 7 3
.778
.357
.422
.138
.284
1962 KC
119
274
50
71
10
1
12
27
36
 43 2 0
8
 6 4
.784
.349
.434
.175
.259
1963 KC
106
225
29
63
5
2
14
32
24
 31 2 2
4
 6 2
.858
.352
.507
.227
.280
1964 KC-BOS
128
333
48
97
19
3
4
34
31
 37 0 1
9
 2 2
.753
.351
.402
.111
.291
1965 BOS
115
405
56
110
10
2
16
57
39
 62 2 3
4
 1 13
.761
.336
.425
.153
.272
1966 BOS
111
277
33
74
9
0
7
36
28
 37 2 3
2
 1 2
.711
.335
.375
.108
.267
1967 BOS-KC
42
94
8
16
2
0
0
5
7
 17 1 0
0
 1 1
.427
.235
.191
.021
.170
Total
2141
7173
1144
2126
363
50
297
1086
797
 1036 31 45
183
 94 131
.852
.367
.485
.189
.296
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1967-11-01Johnny Lersch has retired from the Kansas City Coroners
1967-06-24The Kansas City Coroners have acquired Johnny Lersch from the waiver wire.
1967-06-19The Boston Tunes have designated Johnny Lersch for assignment.
1964-07-24A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Coroners and the Boston Tunes. The Boston Tunes receive Johnny Lersch from the Kansas City Coroners in exchange for Doug Speraw.
1952-07-18The Kansas City Coroners have promoted Pat Patterson to the major league team. The Kansas City Coroners have promoted Johnny Lersch to the major league team. The Kansas City Coroners have sent Eddie Gordon to the minors. The Kansas City Coroners have sent Curt McGilvray to the minors.
1952-07-17A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Coroners and the Chicago Thugs. The Chicago Thugs receive Art Rolfe, Max Bradley, Mark Scantlebury from the Kansas City Coroners in exchange for Johnny Lersch.
1952-07-15The Chicago Thugs have promoted Johnny Lersch to the major league team. The Chicago Thugs have sent Bill Harder to the minors.
1952-05-27The Chicago Thugs have promoted George Arroyo to the major league team. The Chicago Thugs have sent Johnny Lersch to the minors.
1952-05-16The Chicago Thugs have promoted Johnny Lersch to the major league team. The Chicago Thugs have sent George Arroyo to the minors.
1952-05-02The Chicago Thugs have promoted George Arroyo to the major league team. The Chicago Thugs have sent Johnny Lersch to the minors.
1951-05-13The Chicago Thugs have promoted Johnny Lersch to the major league team. The Chicago Thugs have sent Don Melter to the minors.
1951-05-09The Chicago Thugs have promoted Harry Johnson to the major league team. The Chicago Thugs have sent Johnny Lersch to the minors.
1951-04-01The Chicago Thugs have promoted Johnny Lersch to the major league team.