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Jay Johnstone
John William (Jr.) Johnstone

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 175 lb.

MLB Debut July 30, 1966
Final Game October 6, 1985
Born November 20, 1945 in Manchester, CT
Died September 26, 2020 (age 74)

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 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1966 20 MNA AL    4   22    1    6   1   0   0    2   1   1    0    1  .273  .304  .318  .623    90     7   0   0   0   1   0  
 1967 21 MNA AL   27   72    4   16   0   0   0    7   0   1    0   15  .222  .219  .222  .441    62    16   1   1   0   0   2  
 1968 22 CHA AL   71   86    8   16   1   0   0    9   0   1    5   15  .186  .231  .198  .428    66    17   0   0   0   0   0  
 1969 23 CHA AL  120  335   50   99  14   3   3   28  10   3   18   38  .296  .339  .382  .721   104   128   1   0   1   4   5  
 1970 24 CHA AL  106  327   36   71  10   3  12   40   2   0   33   54  .217  .291  .376  .667    94   123   0   2   1   2  12  
 1971 25 PIN NL  123  380   55  106  19   6   4   29  15  11   29   46  .279  .337  .392  .729   101   149   8   1   1   5  10  
 1972 26 ATN NL   49   90    6   14   3   0   1    4   0   1    9   14  .156  .232  .222  .455    65    20   1   0   0   0   0  
 1973           [Did not play]
 1974 28 NYN NL   72  220   34   68  14   3   9   32   7   1   26   27  .309  .381  .523  .903   130   115   0   1   1   0   6  
 1975 29 NYN NL  120  367   60  131  19   2  10   38   8   3   34   41  .357  .410  .501  .912   136   184   1   1   5   0   7  
 1976 30 NYN NL  131  451   71  161  45   7   7   62   6   6   44   37  .357  .420  .534  .955   138   241   0   1   1   6  10  
 1977 31 NYN NL  122  304   57   91  11   2  16   38   0   0   40   26  .299  .381  .507  .887   124   154   1   0   4   0   7  
 1978 32 BAA AL    2    1    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000   289     1   0   0   0   1   0  
 1979 33 KCA AL   68  206   20   66   7   1   0   28   2   2   17   21  .320  .367  .364  .731    99    75   2   3   1   0   6  
 1980 34 ATN NL   80  239   38   87  28   3   1   32   1   0   17   29  .364  .413  .519  .932   137   124   0   3   0   5   6  
 1981 35 TEA AL   52  140   14   26   4   0   5   15   0   0    6   17  .186  .219  .321  .541    77    45   0   0   0   0   7  
 1982 36 NYA AL   88  297   46   82  19   1  13   59   0   0   36   46  .276  .353  .478  .831   114   142   0   1   0   0   2  
 1983 37 NYA AL   39  126   17   32   5   0   6   22   0   0   16   25  .254  .361  .437  .797   107    55   0   0   1   5   6  
 1984 38 TOA AL   26   77    5   20   0   2   0    8   0   0    5   23  .260  .305  .312  .617    84    24   0   0   1   0   1  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 18 Seasons     1300 3740  522 1093 200  33  87  454  52  30  335  475  .292  .354  .433  .787        1620  15  14  17  29  87
 Per 600 PA           543   76  159  29   5  13   66   8   4   49   69                                 235   2   2   2   4  13
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With NYN      445 1342  222  451  89  14  42  170  21  10  144  131  .336  .402  .517  .919         694   2   3  11   6  30
   With CHA      297  748   94  186  25   6  15   77  12   4   56  107  .249  .305  .358  .664         268   1   2   2   6  17
   With ATN      129  329   44  101  31   3   2   36   1   1   26   43  .307  .364  .438  .801         144   1   3   0   5   6
   With NYA      127  423   63  114  24   1  19   81   0   0   52   71  .270  .356  .466  .821         197   0   1   1   5   8
   With PIN      123  380   55  106  19   6   4   29  15  11   29   46  .279  .337  .392  .729         149   8   1   1   5  10
   With KCA       68  206   20   66   7   1   0   28   2   2   17   21  .320  .367  .364  .731          75   2   3   1   0   6
   With TEA       52  140   14   26   4   0   5   15   0   0    6   17  .186  .219  .321  .541          45   0   0   0   0   7
   With MNA       31   94    5   22   1   0   0    9   1   2    0   16  .234  .240  .245  .484          23   1   1   0   1   2
   With TOA       26   77    5   20   0   2   0    8   0   0    5   23  .260  .305  .312  .617          24   0   0   1   0   1
   With BAA        2    1    0    1   0   0   0    1   0   0    0    0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000           1   0   0   0   1   0
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1748 4703  578 1254 215  38 102  531  50  54  429  632  .267  .329  .394  .722        1851  40  35  61  22  80
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1966 20 MNA AL  82    2   3.2   0   0   0  .000   1    2    0  .000    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e8    -52   
 1967 21 MNA AL  15    2   1.3   5   1   0  .200   2    9    7  .778    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e13   -58   
 1968 22 CHA AL   3    4   1.5  51  14   0  .275   2    5    0  .000    0    0  .000  OF   4(-1)e8  -188   
 1969 23 CHA AL  21   43   4.8  44   9   0  .205   7   28   16  .571    0    0  .000  OF   3(-1)e8    19   
 1970 24 CHA AL   5   34   3.5   6   2   1  .333   5   49   28  .571    0    0  .000  OF   3(-1)e8   -26   
 1971 25 PIN NL  54   47   4.2  16   3   0  .188   5   38   23  .605    0    0  .000  OF   3(-1)e11  -25   
 1972 26 ATN NL   6    5   1.7  26   4   0  .154   1    5    3  .600    0    0  .000  OF   3(-1)e4   -72   
 1973           [Did not play]
 1974 28 NYN NL   7   44   7.5  18   3   0  .167   3   21    8  .381    0    0  .000  OF   4(-1)e10   58   
 1975 29 NYN NL  10   75   8.2  26   9   0  .346   4   46   26  .565    0    0  .000  OF   4(-1)e7    60   
 1976 30 NYN NL   6   99   8.8  13   4   0  .308   9   43   28  .651    0    0  .000  OF   3(-1)e7   124   
 1977 31 NYN NL   8   58   7.2  43  10   1  .233   0   15    9  .600    0    0  .000  OF   3(-1)e0    59   
 1978 32 BAA AL 100    1     ?   1   1   0 1.000   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  PH            1439   
 1979 33 KCA AL   3   27   4.8  15   5   0  .333   0    1    1 1.000    0    0  .000  DH              62   
 1980 34 ATN NL  11   51   8.6  20  10   0  .500   2   18   12  .667    0    0  .000  OF   3(+1)e13  153   
 1981 35 TEA AL   2    7   1.8  16   2   0  .125   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  DH             -75   
 1982 36 NYA AL   6   52   6.5   8   2   1  .250   1    3    2  .667    0    0  .000  DH              86   
 1983 37 NYA AL   5   19   5.2   6   2   1  .333   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  DH              -1   
 1984 38 TOA AL  16    7   3.4   3   2   0  .667   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e12  -103   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 18 Seasons          586   5.7 317  83   4  .262  42  283  163  .576    0    0  .000                  34   1
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 19.4 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 19.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)

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Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1966 20 MNA AL  LF     4     7     0    1    0   .875     4    42.0   1.50
 1967 21 MNA AL  LF    15    35     0    2    0   .946    15   126.1   2.49
                 CF     2     5     0    0    0  1.000     1    13.2   3.29
                 RF     1     2     1    0    1  1.000     1     9.0   3.00
 1968 22 CHA AL  LF    11    11     1    1    0   .923     4    48.0   2.25
                 RF     3     7     1    1    0   .889     3    23.0   3.13
                 CF     3     2     1    0    0  1.000     2    16.0   1.69
 1969 23 CHA AL  LF    48    70     1    3    0   .959    35   334.2   1.91
                 RF    32    57     2    4    0   .937    27   238.0   2.23
                 CF     7    15     4    0    0  1.000     4    46.0   3.72
 1970 24 CHA AL  CF    69   182     6    4    1   .979    68   553.2   3.06
                 LF    34    51     2    1    1   .981    27   227.2   2.10
 1971 25 PIN NL  CF    64   147     9    3    1   .981    61   535.1   2.62
                 RF    34    70     3    2    0   .973    34   300.2   2.19
 1972 26 ATN NL  LF    18    33     3    1    0   .973    15   124.0   2.61
                 RF     7     7     1    0    1  1.000     4    41.1   1.74
                 CF     2     0     0    0    0   .000     0     4.0   0.00
 1973           [Did not play]
 1974 28 NYN NL  CF    49   114     3    3    0   .975    48   408.1   2.58
                 RF     4     8     0    0    0  1.000     4    35.0   2.06
                 LF     4     2     0    0    0  1.000     0     8.0   2.25
 1975 29 NYN NL  CF    64   108     9    1    2   .992    55   462.2   2.28
                 LF    44    65     2    3    1   .957    33   299.1   2.01
                 RF     2     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     4.0   2.25
 1976 30 NYN NL  RF   101   187     5    7    1   .965    97   840.0   2.06
                 LF    20    30     1    2    0   .939    11   112.0   2.49
                 CF     3     2     0    0    0  1.000     0     7.1   2.45
                 1B     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.0   9.00
 1977 31 NYN NL  LF    59    78     4    0    0  1.000    43   409.1   1.80
                 RF    23    38     1    0    0  1.000    19   170.1   2.06
                 1B     5    19     1    0    1  1.000     1    17.0  10.59
 1978           [Did not play]
 1979 33 KCA AL  LF     2     2     0    0    0  1.000     1    10.0   1.80
                 1B     2     4     0    0    2  1.000     0     3.0  12.00
 1980 34 ATN NL  LF    54    94     2    1    0   .990    50   449.0   1.92
                 RF     4     6     0    1    0   .857     3    27.0   2.00
                 1B     1    11     0    0    0  1.000     1    10.0   9.90
                 CF     1     1     1    0    1  1.000     1     8.0   2.25
 1981 35 TEA AL  LF     2     2     0    0    0  1.000     0     3.0   6.00
 1982 36 NYA AL  LF     5    10     0    1    0   .909     4    35.0   2.57
                 RF     2     2     0    0    0  1.000     2    15.0   1.20
 1983 37 NYA AL  LF     2     1     0    0    0  1.000     2    16.0   0.56
                 RF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1984 38 TOA AL  LF     4     0     0    0    0   .000     3    21.0   0.00
                 RF     2     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   4.50
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 LF   326   491    16   16    2   .969   247  2265.1   2.01
                 CF   264   576    33   11    5   .982   240  2055.0   2.67
                 RF   216   386    14   15    3   .964   194  1706.1   2.11
                 1B     9    35     1    0    3  1.000     2    31.0  10.45
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1976 NLCS  NYN CIN   L    4  12  1  3  0  0  0   1  1  0  .250  .308  .250  0
 1982 ALCS  NYA CHA   L    1   3  1  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  .333  .333  .333  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1966  MNA   88-74   Jason Hartnell
 1967  MNA   78-84   Rick Ramacier
 1968  CHA   77-85   Ben Lea
 1969  CHA   77-85   Ben Lea
 1970  CHA   53-109  Ben Lea
 1971  PIN   78-84   Dave Jackson
 1972  ATN   75-87   Rich McCoy, Tom Austad
 1974  NYN   61-101  Chris Colucci, Jon Fellows
 1975  NYN   67-95   Jon Fellows
 1976  NYN   95-67   Jon Fellows
 1977  NYN   95-67   Jon Fellows
 1978  BAA   98-64   Mike Rescigno
 1979  KCA   89-73   Thomas Toney
 1980  ATN   81-81   Roger Slane
 1981  TEA   82-80   Jim Sheehan
 1982  NYA   95-67   Robert Rescigno
 1983  NYA   89-73   Robert Rescigno
 1984  TOA   93-69   Alan Boodman

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