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Johnny Gooch

Position: Catcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-11, 175lb (180cm, 79kg)

Born: November 9, 1897 in Smyrna, TN us

Died: May 15, 1975 in Nashville, TN

Buried: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, TN

High School: Wallace University School (Nashville, TN)

Debut: September 9, 1921 (Age 23-304d, 5,303rd in major league history)
vs. CHC 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 12, 1933 (Age 35-307d)
vs. SLB 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1922 season

Full Name: John Beverley Gooch

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1925 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.1

2363

662

.280

227

RBI

293

OBP

.342

SLG

.355

OPS

.697

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1928 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1928 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 12	PIT	@	STL	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
2	3	Apr 14	PIT	@	CIN	L,0-5	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
3	4	Apr 15	PIT	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
4	5	Apr 16	PIT	@	CIN	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
5	6	Apr 19	PIT		STL	L,10-13	GS	46	8.0	5	1	0	6	1
6	7	Apr 20	PIT		STL	L,2-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
7	8	Apr 22	PIT	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	10	2	0	12	1
8	9	Apr 23	PIT	@	CHC	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
9	10	Apr 24	PIT	@	CHC	L,2-7	CG	34	8.0	2	0	1	3	0
10	11	Apr 25	PIT	@	CHC	W,10-0	CG	34	9.0	4	2	0	6	0
11	12	Apr 26	PIT		CIN	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
12	13	Apr 29	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
13	14	Apr 30	PIT		CHC	W,8-7	CG	38	9.0	2	3	0	5	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	15	May 1	PIT		CHC	W,4-1	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0
15	16	May 2	PIT		CHC	W,9-8	GS	35	7.0	3	1	0	4	0
16	17	May 3	PIT		BSN	L,4-5	GF	22	5.0	2	1	0	3	0
17	18	May 4	PIT		BSN	W,13-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
18	21 (2)	May 8	PIT		NYG	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
19	22	May 9	PIT		NYG	L,0-6	GS	30	7.0	2	1	1	4	0
20	23	May 10	PIT		NYG	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	4	1	1	6	1
21	25 (1)	May 13	PIT	@	BRO	L,5-8	GS	29	6.0	2	1	2	5	0
22	26	May 14	PIT		BRO	L,6-7		7	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
23	27	May 15	PIT		BRO	L,3-10	GS	31	5.0	1	1	0	2	0
24	32 (4)	May 21 (2)	PIT	@	CIN	W,6-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
25	34 (1)	May 23	PIT	@	CIN	L,3-4		9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
26	35	May 24	PIT		CHC	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
27	39 (3)	May 29	PIT		STL	L,1-7	GS	25	5.0	2	2	0	4	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	43 (3)	Jun 1	PIT		CHC	W,10-4	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
29	44	Jun 2	PIT		CHC	L,6-10	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
30	45	Jun 3	PIT	@	BRO	W,9-7	GF	34	9.0	6	1	0	7	0
				Player went from Pittsburgh Pirates to Brooklyn Robins
31	50	Jun 10	BRO		STL	L,7-15	GS	34	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	70 (19)	Jul 3	BRO	@	NYG	L,7-8	GF	27	6.0	5	0	0	5	0
33	74 (3)	Jul 7 (1)	BRO	@	CHC	W,5-3	GS	25	6.0	3	0	0	3	0
34	75	Jul 7 (2)	BRO	@	CHC	L,2-6	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
35	76	Jul 8	BRO	@	CHC	W,6-2	CG	0	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
36	78 (1)	Jul 10	BRO	@	CIN	L,4-12	CG	44	8.0	3	2	0	5	1
37	79	Jul 11	BRO	@	CIN	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
38	81 (1)	Jul 14	BRO	@	STL	W,5-2	CG	41	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
39	86 (4)	Jul 18 (2)	BRO	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
40	88 (1)	Jul 20	BRO	@	PIT	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
41	90 (1)	Jul 21 (2)	BRO	@	PIT	L,2-10	CG	43	8.0	4	2	0	6	0
42	92 (1)	Jul 22 (2)	BRO		PIT	L,5-6	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
43	93	Jul 23	BRO		PIT	L,1-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
44	96 (2)	Jul 26	BRO		STL	L,1-6	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
45	98 (1)	Jul 28	BRO		CIN	L,3-7	GS	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
46	99	Jul 29	BRO		CIN	L,5-6	GS	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
47	104 (4)	Aug 4	BRO		CHC	L,3-16	GS	38	6.0	5	2	1	8	2
48	106 (1)	Aug 7 (1)	BRO		PIT	L,3-4	GS	33	7.0	2	0	0	2	0
49	107	Aug 7 (2)	BRO		PIT	L,2-3	GF	17	4.0	2	1	0	3	0
50	114 (6)	Aug 15	BRO	@	PIT	W,6-5	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0
51	115	Aug 16	BRO	@	PIT	L,6-11	CG	43	8.0	3	1	0	4	0
52	116	Aug 17	BRO	@	CHC	W,1-0	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
53	123 (6)	Aug 23 (2)	BRO	@	CIN	L,1-6	CG	40	8.0	4	0	2	6	0
54	125 (1)	Aug 25 (2)	BRO	@	CIN	L,4-5	GF	4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
55	126	Aug 26	BRO		NYG	W,4-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
56	131 (4)	Sep 4 (2)	BRO	@	BSN	W,9-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
57	133 (1)	Sep 5 (2)	BRO	@	BSN	L,1-7	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
58	136 (2)	Sep 9	BRO		NYG	W,3-2	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
59	138 (1)	Sep 10 (2)	BRO	@	PHI	W,7-2	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
60	139	Sep 11 (1)	BRO	@	PHI	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	5	1	0	6	1
61	141 (1)	Sep 12	BRO	@	PHI	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
62	142	Sep 13	BRO	@	PHI	W,10-0	CG	35	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
63	144 (1)	Sep 16	BRO		CIN	L,3-4	GF	7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
64	145	Sep 17	BRO		CIN	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	4	2	0	6	0
65	146	Sep 18	BRO		CIN	L,2-5	GF	6	2.0	1	1	0	2	0
66	148 (1)	Sep 22	BRO		CHC	W,4-0	CG	38	9.0	5	1	0	6	1
67	149	Sep 23	BRO		STL	L,1-7	CG	40	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
68	150	Sep 24	BRO		STL	L,2-9	GS	13	2.2	1	0	1	2	0
							69gm		448.0	204	35	9	248	6