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Name Team Age
Manny Johnstone Retired (1957, Age 27) Died (2004, Age 75)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 22
(1951)
CF L/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Wally Berger League 0 1 years (69 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B- C-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B+ A+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
C- C+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- C+
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B- D+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C+ 0 11/20/1929
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (---)
B+ (75.9 %) C- (33.6 %) (0.0 %)

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Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG AVG
1951 NYA 31 109 10 27 4 2 1 8 8 16 2 0 5 .657 .308 .349 .248
1953 NYA-BOS 23 23 8 8 1 2 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 .988 .423 .565 .348
1954 BOS-WAS 16 15 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 .321 .188 .133 .133
1955 WAS-MIL 84 178 31 50 6 1 4 17 26 29 11 5 3 .765 .372 .393 .281
1956 MIL-PIT 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .250 .250 .250
1957 PIT 6 14 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 .500 .214 .286 .214
1958 PIT-KC 21 36 2 6 0 1 0 3 3 5 2 0 0 .453 .231 .222 .167
Total 185 379 52 97 12 6 5 34 41 59 15 5 8 .690 .331 .359 .256
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1959-11-01Manny Johnstone has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1958-08-12The Kansas City Monarchs have waived Manny Johnstone.
1958-08-05The Kansas City Monarchs have designated Manny Johnstone for assignment.
1958-07-22The Kansas City Monarchs have acquired Manny Johnstone from the waiver wire.
1958-07-16The Pittsburgh Lynx have designated Manny Johnstone for assignment.
1958-06-07The Pittsburgh Lynx have promoted Manny Johnstone to the major league team.
1958-05-10The Pittsburgh Lynx have designated Manny Johnstone for assignment.
1957-09-03The Pittsburgh Lynx have promoted Manny Johnstone to the major league team.
1956-10-03The Pittsburgh Lynx have promoted Calvin Matarazzo to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Lynx have sent Ramon Merced to the minors. The Pittsburgh Lynx have sent Manny Johnstone to the minors.
1956-09-15The Pittsburgh Lynx have promoted Manny Johnstone to the major league team.
1956-05-16The Pittsburgh Lynx have acquired Manny Johnstone from the waiver wire.
1956-04-15The Milwaukee Fat Cats have waived Manny Johnstone.
1956-04-03The Milwaukee Fat Cats have sent Manny Johnstone to the minors. The Milwaukee Fat Cats have sent George Kerns to the minors. The Milwaukee Fat Cats have sent Jack Smith to the minors.
1955-07-22The Milwaukee BigBeer have promoted Sam Meinke to the major league team. The Milwaukee BigBeer have promoted Manny Johnstone to the major league team. The Milwaukee BigBeer have sent Eric Davey to the minors.
1955-06-10The Milwaukee BigBeer have promoted Eric Davey to the major league team. The Milwaukee BigBeer have sent Manny Johnstone to the minors.
1955-04-25The Milwaukee BigBeer have promoted Manny Johnstone to the major league team. The Milwaukee BigBeer have sent Eric Davey to the minors.
1955-04-05The Milwaukee BigBeer have acquired Manny Johnstone from the waiver wire.
1955-04-01The Washington Colonials have waived Manny Johnstone.
1955-03-01The Washington Colonials have sent Manny Johnstone down to the minors.
1954-09-11The Washington Colonials have promoted Manny Johnstone to the major league team. The Washington Colonials have sent Woodie Butcher to the minors.
1954-09-11The Washington Colonials have acquired Manny Johnstone from the waiver wire.
1954-09-10The Boston Black Sox have waived Manny Johnstone.
1953-08-15A trade has been completed between the New York Yankees and the Boston Black Sox. The Boston Black Sox receive Manny Johnstone, Mickey Mantle from the New York Yankees in exchange for Denny Weis.
1953-04-24The New York Yankees have promoted Manny Johnstone to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Bill Moates to the minors.
1951-05-24The New York Yankees have promoted John DeBusschere to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Manny Johnstone to the minors.
1951-04-01The New York Yankees have promoted Manny Johnstone to the major league team. The New York Yankees have sent Frank Throop to the minors.