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| Billy Johnson | |
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| Third baseman | |
| Born:(1918-08-30)August 30, 1918 Montclair, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| Died: June 20, 2006(2006-06-20) (aged 87) Augusta, Georgia, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 22, 1943, for the New York Yankees | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 10, 1953, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .271 |
| Home runs | 61 |
| Runs batted in | 487 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
William Russell Johnson (August 30, 1918 – June 20, 2006) was an American professionalbaseball player. He was athird baseman inMajor League Baseball who played in 964games for theNew York Yankees in the 1940s and later with theSt. Louis Cardinals.
Johnson was born inMontclair, New Jersey, and debuted in1943. He had an impressive rookie season which earned him 4th place inAmerican League MVP voting. After missing 1944–1945 for wartime service in theUnited States Army, where he fought in theEuropean Theater of Operations, he returned to MLB to spend the next five seasons as a regular third baseman. Nicknamed "Bull", and standing 5 feet 10 inches (178 cm) tall and weighing 180 pounds (82 kg; 13 st), Johnson was named anAll-Star in1947, and was a part of four championship teams in his six seasons as a regular. He was traded to theSt. Louis Cardinals in1951 to allowGil McDougald, a hot prospect for the Yankees, to play his position full-time. He served as the Cards' third baseman for two years before retiring during the1953 season.
In 964 games over nine seasons, Johnson posted a .271batting average (882-for-3253) with 419runs, 61home runs, 487RBI and 347bases on balls. He finished his career with a .960fielding percentage playing at third and first base. In 18World Series games, he batted .237 (14-for-59) with 11 runs, 4 triples, 5 RBI and 3 walks.
In later years he worked as a shipping supervisor inAugusta,Georgia. He died there on June 20, 2006.[1] He was the last surviving member of the 1943 World Champion New York Yankees.
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