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Wally Berger League
5-31-2116
Syd Johnson Starting Pitcher
Retired (1960, Age 30)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 9.46 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/L
W-L 2-37 Status Deceased (2008) Option Years 0  
SV 0 Age at Death 78 Date of Birth 10-28-1930
K 173 Drafted Round 5, Pick 74
(1952)		 Majors Svc Time 0 years
(17 games)
IP 307.1
WHIP 2.00
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D+ Contact vs. L D- Endurance A+   Ldrship B 
Power vs. R D  Power vs. L D- Velocity C+   Mentor Val A-
Speed D+ Bunt D  Control B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm D+ WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health A- LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1952 BAL-CLE
0
 11
18
15
0
0
0
 0
86.1
 117 84 79 3 54
51
1.98
8.24
1953 CLE
0
 14
18
18
0
0
0
 0
88.0
 137 107 103 5 46
52
2.08
10.53
1954 CLE
2
 10
23
22
1
0
0
 0
118.0
 168 124 120 4 57
64
1.91
9.15
1955 CLE
0
 2
3
3
0
0
0
 0
15.0
 22 22 21 0 14
6
2.40
12.60
2116
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
2
 37
62
58
1
0
0
 0
307.1
 444 337 323 12 171
173
2.00
9.46
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1960-11-01Syd Johnson has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1958-04-01The Pittsburgh Lynx have waived Syd Johnson.
1957-09-05The Pittsburgh Lynx have acquired Syd Johnson from the waiver wire.
1957-04-18The Cleveland Top Dawgs have waived Syd Johnson.
1955-07-16The Cleveland Top Dawgs have promoted Gene Smith to the major league team. The Cleveland Top Dawgs have sent Syd Johnson to the minors.
1955-07-16The Cleveland Top Dawgs have promoted Syd Johnson to the major league team.
1955-07-16The Cleveland Top Dawgs have promoted Syd Johnson to the major league team. The Cleveland Top Dawgs have sent Gene Smith to the minors.
1955-04-20The Cleveland Top Dawgs have promoted Haddie May to the major league team. The Cleveland Top Dawgs have sent Syd Johnson to the minors.
1954-05-23The Cleveland Top Dawgs have promoted Syd Johnson to the major league team. The Cleveland Top Dawgs have sent Len Johnson to the minors.
1954-05-23The Cleveland Top Dawgs have promoted Len Johnson to the major league team. The Cleveland Top Dawgs have sent Syd Johnson to the minors.
1954-05-13The Cleveland Top Dawgs have promoted Syd Johnson to the major league team. The Cleveland Top Dawgs have sent Len Johnson to the minors.
1954-04-25The Cleveland Top Dawgs have promoted Tex Howell to the major league team. The Cleveland Top Dawgs have sent Syd Johnson to the minors.
1954-04-24The Cleveland Top Dawgs have promoted Syd Johnson to the major league team. The Cleveland Top Dawgs have sent Tex Howell to the minors.
1954-04-13The Cleveland Top Dawgs have promoted Tex Howell to the major league team. The Cleveland Top Dawgs have sent Syd Johnson to the minors.
1954-04-11The Cleveland Top Dawgs have promoted Syd Johnson to the major league team. The Cleveland Top Dawgs have sent Tex Howell to the minors.
1954-04-10The Cleveland Top Dawgs have sent Syd Johnson down to the minors.
1954-04-08The Cleveland Top Dawgs have promoted Syd Johnson to the major league team. The Cleveland Top Dawgs have sent Vin Bescher to the minors.
1954-03-01The Cleveland Top Dawgs have promoted Vin Bescher to the major league team. The Cleveland Top Dawgs have sent Syd Johnson to the minors.
1953-08-17The Cleveland Top Dawgs have promoted Syd Johnson to the major league team. The Cleveland Top Dawgs have sent Vin Bescher to the minors.
1953-07-11The Cleveland Top Dawgs have promoted Vin Bescher to the major league team. The Cleveland Top Dawgs have sent Syd Johnson to the minors.
1953-05-01The Cleveland Top Dawgs have promoted Syd Johnson to the major league team. The Cleveland Top Dawgs have sent Jason Baird to the minors.
1953-04-01The Cleveland Top Dawgs have promoted Tex Howell to the major league team. The Cleveland Top Dawgs have sent Syd Johnson to the minors.
1952-07-01The Cleveland Top Dawgs have promoted Syd Johnson to the major league team. The Cleveland Top Dawgs have sent Jeremy Affeldt to the minors.
1952-06-29A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Top Dawgs and the Baltimore Poets. The Baltimore Poets receive Runelvys Hernandez from the Cleveland Top Dawgs in exchange for Syd Johnson.