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Fred Lynn League
4-14-2074
Ed Johnston Catcher
Retired (1981, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .219 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .572 Status Deceased (2026) Option Years 0  
H 594 Age at Death 80 Date of Birth 03-08-1946
HR 40 Drafted Round 4, Pick 50
(1969)		 Majors Svc Time 9 years
(41 games)
RBI 288
SB 21
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C  Contact vs. L C+ Endurance B-   Ldrship B+
Power vs. R C  Power vs. L B  Velocity D+   Mentor vR B-
Speed B  Bunt D  Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range B- WS Rings 0
1B B  (63.9%) LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health B+ LCS Appearances 0
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
1969 DET
121
345
29
71
11
1
4
46
29
 83 2 3
4
 1 9
.547
.269
.278
.072
.206
1970 DET
93
264
21
50
4
1
3
22
11
 56 2 0
2
 0 7
.474
.227
.246
.057
.189
1971 DET
82
238
23
53
7
0
2
17
15
 50 2 0
1
 1 10
.552
.275
.277
.055
.223
1972 DET
6
16
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
 5 0 0
1
 0 1
.301
.176
.125
.000
.125
1974 DET
43
129
9
24
2
0
1
6
9
 27 0 0
2
 1 7
.464
.239
.225
.039
.186
1975 STL
85
290
28
59
9
4
2
25
24
 60 2 2
2
 0 5
.550
.267
.283
.079
.203
1976 STL
140
517
54
119
19
1
6
48
34
 101 0 2
3
 0 9
.582
.277
.306
.075
.230
1977 STL
93
336
40
80
8
0
9
35
27
 60 2 3
5
 1 2
.638
.296
.342
.104
.238
1978 STL
98
300
28
67
12
1
7
58
35
 62 0 2
0
 0 4
.643
.303
.340
.117
.223
1979 STL
75
169
14
39
2
0
3
17
10
 48 0 2
0
 0 1
.567
.271
.296
.065
.231
1980 STL
52
114
17
30
3
1
3
14
7
 20 1 1
1
 0 5
.695
.309
.386
.123
.263
Total
888
2718
264
594
77
9
40
288
202
 572 11 15
21
 4 60
.572
.274
.298
.079
.219
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1981-11-01Ed Johnston has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1981-04-05The St. Louis Huskers have waived Ed Johnston.
1981-04-01The St. Louis Huskers have promoted Trevor Daniels to the major league team. The St. Louis Huskers have designated Ed Johnston for assignment.
1980-06-11The St. Louis Huskers have promoted Ed Johnston to the major league team. The St. Louis Huskers have sent Arnold Haynes to the minors.
1980-03-05The St. Louis Huskers have promoted Carlos Stewart to the major league team. The St. Louis Huskers have designated Ed Johnston for assignment.
1979-06-21The St. Louis Trumans have promoted Ed Johnston to the major league team. The St. Louis Trumans have sent John Regeis to the minors.
1979-04-04The St. Louis Trumans have promoted Keith Sundin to the major league team. The St. Louis Trumans have designated Ed Johnston for assignment.
1975-05-24The St. Louis Trumans have promoted Ed Johnston to the major league team. The St. Louis Trumans have sent Lefty Breeding to the minors.
1975-04-14The St. Louis Trumans have promoted Jose Stuart to the major league team. The St. Louis Trumans have designated Ed Johnston for assignment.
1975-03-01A trade has been completed between the Detroit Spiders and the St. Louis Trumans. The St. Louis Trumans receive Joe Niekro, Ed Johnston, Ernie Gornicki, Draft Pick - 1975 Round 1 (DET) from the Detroit Spiders in exchange for Dick Attreau.
1974-03-01The Detroit Spiders have promoted Ed Johnston to the major league team. The Detroit Spiders have designated Bill Hogg for assignment.
1971-07-05The Detroit Spiders have promoted Ed Johnston to the major league team.
1971-07-02The Detroit Spiders have sent Ed Johnston down to the minors.
1969-04-15The Detroit Spiders have promoted Ed Johnston to the major league team. The Detroit Spiders have designated Tom Cates for assignment.
1969-04-15The Detroit Spiders have acquired Ed Johnston from the waiver wire.
1969-04-10The Philadelphia Philistians have waived Ed Johnston.