Owen Johnson
Lawrence Owen Johnson
Born: May 29, 1938
Deceased: March 4, 2016
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: OF, P
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 190
Career: 1957-1969
Owen Johnson compiled a career batting average of .268 with 80 home runs and 359 RBI in his 743-game career with the Johnson City Phillies, Olean Oilers, Tampa Tarpons, Williamsport Grays, Decatur Commodores, Durham Bulls, Knoxville Smokies, Thomasville Tigers, Lakeland Tigers, Portsmouth Tides, Pittsfield Red Sox, Toronto Maple Leafs, Rochester Red Wings, Cocoa Astros and Oklahoma City 89ers. He began playing during the 1957 season and last took the field during the 1969 campaign.
 Tampa Tarpons |
 Durham Bulls |
 Decatur Commodores |
 Lakeland Tigers |
 Toronto Maple Leafs |
 Rochester Red Wings |
 Cocoa Astros |
 Oklahoma City 89ers |
Click on column headings to sort.
Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | A | SALL2 | Knoxville Smokies | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1963 | A | FLOR | Lakeland Tigers | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.71 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 21.0 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1963 | A | GAFL | Thomasville Tigers | 3 | 1 | .750 | 2.53 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 32.0 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1963 | A | CARL | Portsmouth Tides | 6 | 4 | .600 | 4.45 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 89.0 | 99 | 53 | 44 | 5 | 42 | 4 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1964 | AA | SOUL | Knoxville Smokies | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.75 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60.0 | 67 | 28 | 25 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1965 | AA | EL | Pittsfield Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1967 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Totals | 12 | 9 | .571 | 3.75 | 63 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 216.0 | 228 | 109 | 90 | 12 | 79 | 9 | 147 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | D | APPY | Johnson City Phillies | 28 | 80 | 73 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 22 | .260 | .325 | .438 | .763 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1958 | D | NYPL | Olean Oilers | 69 | 237 | 223 | 22 | 60 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 51 | .269 | .301 | .381 | .682 | 85 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1959 | D | FLOR | Tampa Tarpons | 25 | 93 | 85 | 11 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 22 | .294 | .326 | .494 | .820 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1959 | A | EL | Williamsport Grays | 11 | 45 | 43 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .163 | .178 | .372 | .550 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | B | CARL | Durham Bulls | 33 | 78 | 70 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 16 | .286 | .351 | .500 | .851 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1960 | D | MIDW | Decatur Commodores | 32 | 138 | 127 | 27 | 47 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 9 | 17 | .370 | .413 | .606 | 1.019 | 77 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1961 | B | CARL | Durham Bulls | 104 | 356 | 318 | 48 | 85 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 48 | 1 | 32 | 40 | .267 | .337 | .447 | .784 | 142 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 1962 | A | SALL2 | Knoxville Smokies | 38 | 113 | 111 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 23 | .162 | .177 | .216 | .393 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | A | CARL | Portsmouth Tides | 47 | 65 | 61 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | .246 | .277 | .426 | .703 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1963 | A | FLOR | Lakeland Tigers | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1963 | A | GAFL | Thomasville Tigers | 13 | 34 | 26 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | .346 | .455 | .500 | .955 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1964 | AA | SOUL | Knoxville Smokies | 26 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .182 | .182 | .455 | .636 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1965 | AA | EL | Pittsfield Red Sox | 120 | 499 | 442 | 73 | 132 | 21 | 4 | 24 | 93 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 67 | .299 | .367 | .527 | .894 | 233 | 13 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1966 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | 94 | 341 | 321 | 44 | 90 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 61 | .280 | .320 | .445 | .765 | 143 | 6 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1967 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 60 | 228 | 210 | 20 | 45 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 56 | .214 | .272 | .357 | .629 | 75 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1968 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 6 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .188 | .250 | .188 | .438 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1969 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | 6 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | A | FLOR | Cocoa Astros | 26 | 47 | 42 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | .214 | .283 | .214 | .497 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 743 | 2413 | 2207 | 289 | 591 | 95 | 21 | 80 | 359 | 8 | 3 | 150 | 422 | .268 | .320 | .439 | .759 | 968 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 21 | 3 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | D | APPY | Johnson City Phillies | C | 18 | 137 | 8 | 8 | 2 | .948 | 8.056 | 6 | |||
| 1958 | D | NYPL | Olean Oilers | C | 50 | 311 | 29 | 7 | 1 | .980 | 6.800 | 27 | |||
| 1958 | D | NYPL | Olean Oilers | OF | 10 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.900 | ||||
| 1959 | D | FLOR | Tampa Tarpons | OF | 18 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .842 | .889 | ||||
| 1959 | A | EL | Williamsport Grays | C | 11 | 63 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .972 | 6.273 | 10 | |||
| 1960 | D | MIDW | Decatur Commodores | C | 32 | 289 | 45 | 4 | 3 | .988 | 1.438 | 9 | |||
| 1960 | B | CARL | Durham Bulls | C | 15 | 95 | 6 | 4 | 1 | .962 | 6.733 | 4 | |||
| 1961 | B | CARL | Durham Bulls | C | 91 | 526 | 52 | 24 | 6 | .960 | 6.352 | 18 | |||
| 1962 | A | SALL2 | Knoxville Smokies | C | 30 | 154 | 26 | 3 | 3 | .984 | 6.000 | 6 | |||
| 1962 | A | SALL2 | Knoxville Smokies | P | 2 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1963 | A | GAFL | Thomasville Tigers | P | 5 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1963 | A | FLOR | Lakeland Tigers | P | 4 | .000 | |||||||||
| 1963 | A | CARL | Portsmouth Tides | P | 24 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .818 | .375 | ||||
| 1964 | AA | SOUL | Knoxville Smokies | P | 25 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .520 | ||||
| 1965 | AA | EL | Pittsfield Red Sox | OF | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .857 | .545 | ||||
| 1965 | AA | EL | Pittsfield Red Sox | C | 108 | 760 | 69 | 10 | 15 | .988 | 7.676 | 24 | |||
| 1966 | AAA | IL | Toronto Maple Leafs | C | 87 | 560 | 50 | 10 | 7 | .984 | 7.011 | 15 | |||
| 1967 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | C | 57 | 387 | 37 | 9 | 3 | .979 | 7.439 | 10 | |||
| 1967 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | P | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | ||||
| 1968 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | C | 6 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.000 | 1 | |||
| 1969 | AAA | AA2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | C | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.667 | 3 | |||
| 1969 | A | FLOR | Cocoa Astros | C | 13 | 64 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .958 | 5.308 | 1 | |||
| Totals | 624 | 3442 | 360 | 90 | 45 | .977 | 6.093 | 134 | 0 | 0 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | D | Appalachian League | Johnson City Phillies | PHI | ||
| 1958 | D | New York-Pennsylvania League | Olean Oilers | PHI | ||
| 1959 | D | Florida State League | Tampa Tarpons | PHI | ||
| 1959 | A | Eastern League | Williamsport Grays | PHI | ||
| 1960 | D | Midwest League | Decatur Commodores | DET | ||
| 1960 | B | Carolina League | Durham Bulls | DET | ||
| 1961 | B | Carolina League | Durham Bulls | DET | ||
| 1962 | A | South Atlantic League | Knoxville Smokies | DET | ||
| 1963 | A | Carolina League | Portsmouth Tides | |||
| 1963 | A | Georgia-Florida League | Thomasville Tigers | DET | ||
| 1963 | A | Florida State League | Lakeland Tigers | DET | ||
| 1964 | AA | Southern League | Knoxville Smokies | DET | ||
| 1965 | AA | Eastern League | Pittsfield Red Sox | BOS | ||
| 1966 | AAA | International League | Toronto Maple Leafs | BOS | ||
| 1967 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | ||
| 1968 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | ||
| 1969 | A | Florida State League | Cocoa Astros | HOU | ||
| 1969 | AAA | American Association 2 | Oklahoma City 89ers | HOU |
Persons data from the Chadwick Baseball Bureau are Copyright Chadwick Baseball Bureau, and are made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License.
