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Russ Johnson

Positions: Third Baseman, Pinch Hitter and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 185lb (178cm, 83kg)

Born: February 22, 1973 in Baton Rouge, LA us

Draft: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1st round (30th) of the 1994 MLB June Amateur Draft from Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA).

High School: Denham Springs HS (Denham Springs, LA)

School: Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, LA)

Debut: April 8, 1997 (Age 24-045d, 17,031st in major league history)
vs. ATL 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 15, 2005 (Age 32-143d)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1999 season

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: William Russell Johnson

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.6

836

221

.264

117

RBI

OBP

.348

SLG

.374

OPS

.723

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	10-11 / in Starts: 5-8
Longest Hitting Streak	7 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	11 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 67 PAs	9
Actual Runners on Base	46 (21-16-9)
Avg. MLBer w/ 67 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	42 (20-14-7)

Most Driven In
D Bell	2
T Howard	2
Self	2
L Gonzalez	1
R GutiÃ©rrez	1
J Mouton	1
C Carr	0

Most Driven In By
Self	2
B Spiers	2
L Rivera	1
C Biggio	1
B Abreu	1
R Knorr	0
R Montgomery	0

1997 Batting Game Log

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1997 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	7 (6)	Apr 8	HOU	@	ATL	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	7	1.35	-0.045	1.55	-0.03%	-0.54	3B
2	2	8	Apr 9	HOU	@	ATL	L,3-4	GS-10	5	5	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.333	.556	7	2.21	-0.063	2.54	-0.04%	0.00	3B
3	3	10 (1)	Apr 11	HOU	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.231	.231	.308	.538	6	1.73	-0.092	2.26	-0.07%	-0.36	3B
4	4	11	Apr 12	HOU	@	STL	W,7-5	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.294	.313	.607	8	1.20	-0.073	1.53	-0.06%	-0.98	3B
5	5	13 (1)	Apr 14	HOU	@	STL	W,4-2	GS-10	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.333	.350	.683	7	1.64	0.117	2.13	0.09%	0.94	3B
6	6	14	Apr 15	HOU		MON	L,5-7	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.304	.360	.478	.838	7	.55	0.109	.64	0.08%	1.00	3B
7	7	15	Apr 16	HOU		MON	W,10-2	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.321	.367	.464	.831	6	.66	0.141	.74	0.10%	-0.30	3B
8	8	17 (1)	Apr 19	HOU	@	LAD	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.324	.406	.730	6	1.21	-0.116	1.41	-0.08%	-0.88	3B
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	9	131 (113)	Aug 26	HOU	@	ATL	L,6-7	CG(11)	6	5	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.297	.350	.405	.755	7	1.48	-0.020	2.37	-0.02%	1.18	3B
10	10	132	Aug 27	HOU	@	ATL	W,6-4	11-11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.289	.341	.395	.736	9	2.35	-0.061	3.78	-0.06%	-0.25	PH
11	11	133	Aug 28	HOU	@	ATL	L,2-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.333	.385	.718	9	3.86	-0.117	4.97	-0.09%	-0.62	PH
12	12	134	Aug 29	HOU	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.348	.381	.729	7	.74	-0.007	1.10	-0.01%	-0.11	3B
13	13	136 (1)	Aug 31	HOU	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.340	.356	.696	7	1.03	-0.050	1.78	-0.05%	-0.44	3B
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
14	14	143 (6)	Sep 7	HOU	@	SFG	L,1-5	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.333	.348	.681	9	.92	-0.024	1.82	-0.03%	-0.24	PH
15	15	149 (5)	Sep 15	HOU		SDP	L,3-4	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.333	.348	.681	4	5.40	-0.053	6.33	-0.04%	-0.20	PH
16	16	150	Sep 16	HOU		SDP	W,15-3	5-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.271	.340	.354	.694	3	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.88	PH 3B
17	17	155 (4)	Sep 21	HOU	@	CIN	W,8-3	9-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.352	.367	.719	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.13	PH
18	18	156	Sep 22	HOU	@	CIN	W,6-3	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.345	.360	.705	6	.15	-0.004	.13	0.00%	-0.25	PH
19	19	160 (3)	Sep 26	HOU		PIT	W,2-0	CG	3	2	2	2	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.308	.379	.442	.822	6	1.27	0.231	.00	0.00%	2.03	2B 3B
20	20	161	Sep 27	HOU		PIT	W,8-1	4-GF	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.309	.377	.436	.813	1	.20	0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.08	2B
21	21	162	Sep 28	HOU		PIT	L,4-5	CG(11)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.364	.417	.780	6	1.70	-0.137	.00	0.00%	-0.34	2B 3B
							10-11		67	60	7	18	1	0	2	9	6	0	14	0	1	0	0	2	1	1	.300	.364	.417	.780		1.27	-0.244	1.41	-0.31%	0.60

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