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Johnny Lindell

Birthdate:

8/30/1916

Died:

8/27/1985

Height / Weight:

6' 4.5" / 217 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Greeley, CO, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Born in Greeley Colorado on August 30 1916 6-ft, 4-inches; 205 lbs. <> Big Johnny Lindell batted .242 in 78 games for the 1949 World Champion Yankees. The low average was offset by some timely hits made in the last days of the pennant race against the Red Sox. Joined the Yankees as a pitcher in ’42. Was placed in the outfield when he developed hitting power. Spent 1945 in the service. Traded to Cardinals early in 1950.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
1942	NYY (AL)	23	2	2	1	1	0	0	52.2	52	25	22	3	22	0	28	1	1	1	3.76
1953	PHI (NL)	5	3	1	1	0	2	0	23.1	22	16	11	0	23	0	16	3	0	0	4.24
1953	PIT (NL)	27	23	5	16	0	13	1	175.2	173	106	92	17	116	0	102	8	6	0	4.71
14 years		55	28	8	18	1	15	1	251.2	247	147	125	20	161	0	146	12	7	1	4.48

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1941	NYY (AL)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1942	NYY (AL)	27	24	1	6	1	0	0	4	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	SLG
1943	NYY (AL)	122	441	53	108	17	12	4	51	51	55	2	5	0	4	4	0	.245	.329	SLG
1944	NYY (AL)	149	594	91	178	33	16	18	103	44	56	5	4	0	3	5	0	.300	.351	SLG
1945	NYY (AL)	41	159	26	45	6	3	1	20	17	10	2	1	0	3	2	0	.283	.363	SLG
1946	NYY (AL)	102	332	41	86	10	5	10	40	32	47	4	1	0	2	3	0	.259	.328	SLG
1947	NYY (AL)	127	476	66	131	18	7	11	67	32	70	1	2	0	1	4	0	.275	.322	SLG
1948	NYY (AL)	88	309	58	98	17	2	13	55	35	50	0	0	0	0	1	0	.317	.387	SLG
1949	NYY (AL)	78	211	33	51	10	0	6	27	35	27	3	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.350	SLG
1950	NYY (AL)	7	21	2	4	0	0	0	2	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.320	SLG
1950	STL (NL)	36	113	16	21	5	2	5	16	15	24	0	0	0	1	3	0	.186	.287	SLG
1953	PIT (NL)	58	91	11	26	6	1	4	15	16	15	0	0	0	2	0	0	.286	.404	SLG
1953	PHI (NL)	11	18	3	7	1	0	0	2	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.389	.542	SLG
1954	PHI (NL)	7	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.429	SLG
14 years		854	2795	401	762	124	48	72	404	289	366	17	13	0	16	22	0	.273	.344	.SLG

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