LF Johnny Potter #54
Age: 57 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
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LF JOHNNY POTTER #54 - AGE: 57 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:07/25/1917
Born in:Henderson, KY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:3 Years, 171 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:6 Years, 10 Days
Pro Service:18 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1935, 1st Pick in Round 11
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1943 Cincinnati - FABL 25 24 42 13 3 0 0 6 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 .310 .341 .381 .722 116 126 0.3
1944 Cincinnati - FABL 26 58 73 20 5 0 2 12 10 8 0 0 4 1 0 .274 .346 .425 .770 120 104 0.4
1945 Cincinnati - FABL 27 84 103 34 6 0 2 17 10 8 0 1 10 1 0 .330 .375 .447 .822 136 139 1.0
1946 Cincinnati - FABL 28 89 79 15 2 0 1 5 6 8 0 1 7 0 0 .190 .261 .253 .515 49 45 -0.3
1948 Cincinnati - FABL 30 85 193 55 14 1 4 27 27 26 0 3 14 1 0 .285 .365 .430 .795 117 126 1.5
1953 Cincinnati - FABL 35 23 22 9 1 1 0 4 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .409 .409 .545 .955 164 183 0.3
Total FABL 363 512 146 31 2 9 71 58 52 0 5 38 3 0 .285 .348 .406 .754 112 115 3.2
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1936 Burlington - R 18 49 162 43 14 4 4 20 26 24 2 1 6 4 1 .265 .365 .475 .840 118 105 0.7
1937 Charleston - A 19 91 145 26 2 1 6 15 19 9 1 0 1 2 0 .179 .232 .331 .563 73 74 0.2
1938 Charleston - A 20 103 211 70 15 4 1 33 34 30 2 2 8 4 0 .332 .416 .455 .871 143 142 2.1
1938 Camden - A 20 21 81 28 9 2 1 17 17 10 0 1 0 0 0 .346 .413 .543 .956 159 166 1.0
1939 Camden - A 21 122 370 124 30 4 7 81 66 54 2 6 7 3 4 .335 .417 .495 .911 146 144 3.3
1940 Camden - A 22 117 443 146 32 9 9 75 81 76 1 10 8 11 4 .330 .421 .503 .924 154 156 5.4
1941 Erie - AA 23 130 510 149 27 8 2 69 81 58 0 10 12 9 2 .292 .358 .388 .746 114 113 3.1
1942 Erie - AA 24 125 434 132 31 2 3 52 66 48 0 5 10 3 0 .304 .370 .406 .775 130 135 3.9
1943 Indianapolis - AAA 25 83 252 75 11 1 5 29 42 32 1 3 21 6 4 .298 .375 .409 .784 113 119 1.6
1944 Indianapolis - AAA 26 48 166 51 8 1 1 16 25 38 0 1 5 3 2 .307 .434 .386 .820 124 133 1.5
1947 Indianapolis - AAA 29 135 547 185 42 2 12 73 83 66 1 6 44 9 6 .338 .406 .488 .895 142 147 5.6
1948 Indianapolis - AAA 30 20 73 23 3 1 1 12 10 10 1 2 6 0 0 .315 .395 .425 .820 123 120 0.5
1949 Indianapolis - AAA 31 106 312 88 20 4 9 46 49 40 1 2 28 0 1 .282 .363 .458 .822 122 123 2.1
1950 Indianapolis - AAA 32 126 403 122 28 4 14 58 59 47 0 2 39 2 1 .303 .374 .496 .870 135 137 2.8
1951 Indianapolis - AAA 33 127 427 119 26 11 11 67 68 56 2 5 35 16 9 .279 .361 .468 .830 124 128 2.9
1952 Indianapolis - AAA 34 74 110 35 5 4 3 24 24 20 0 1 9 5 0 .318 .420 .518 .938 153 160 1.4
1953 Indianapolis - AAA 35 65 156 59 8 4 7 52 36 24 1 2 11 1 2 .378 .459 .615 1.074 189 186 2.3
Total EA 255 944 281 58 10 5 121 147 106 0 15 22 12 2 .298 .363 .396 .760 121 123
Total MAL 260 894 298 71 15 17 173 164 140 3 17 15 14 8 .333 .418 .503 .922 151 152
Total SEL 194 356 96 17 5 7 48 53 39 3 2 9 6 0 .270 .345 .404 .749 116 116
Total UMVA 49 162 43 14 4 4 20 26 24 2 1 6 4 1 .265 .365 .475 .840 118 105
Total CL 784 2446 757 151 32 63 377 396 333 7 24 198 42 25 .309 .390 .475 .865 134 137
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1943 Cincinnati - FABL 25 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 5 54 -0.0
1944 Cincinnati - FABL 26 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -112 -0.0
1945 Cincinnati - FABL 27 4 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .500 .400 .900 161 178 0.1
Total FABL 10 9 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 .222 .364 .222 .586 71 91
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1936 Burlington - R LF 48 48 88 3 1 96 5 .948 402.1 2.04 -0.6 .990
1937 Charleston - A LF 34 20 35 4 1 39 0 1.000 209.0 1.68 -1.6 .984
1938 Charleston - A LF 43 29 58 1 1 62 3 .952 292.0 1.82 -4.5 .918
1938 Camden - A CF 21 21 57 3 1 71 11 .845 185.1 2.91 -13.7 .773
1938 Charleston - A CF 3 3 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 25.0 2.16 -0.2 .869
1938 Camden - A RF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 -0.1 .993
1938 Charleston - A RF 9 5 16 2 0 18 0 1.000 53.0 3.06 -0.5 .967
1939 Camden - A LF 21 13 20 1 0 22 1 .955 125.0 1.51 -1.2 .966
1939 Camden - A CF 78 78 199 8 3 212 5 .976 672.1 2.77 -7.5 .946
1939 Camden - A RF 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 11.1 0.00 -0.5 .000
1940 Camden - A LF 118 117 235 10 2 249 4 .984 1017.0 2.17 -9.6 .942
1940 Camden - A CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1940 Camden - A RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1941 Erie - AA LF 119 119 259 6 2 270 5 .981 1075.2 2.22 -8.3 .953
1942 Erie - AA LF 100 99 202 8 1 215 5 .977 872.2 2.17 -14.8 .935
1942 Erie - AA CF 4 4 10 2 0 12 0 1.000 34.0 3.18 -2.1 .857
1943 Cincinnati - MLB LF 14 7 14 1 0 15 0 1.000 74.1 1.82 -1.7 .927
1943 Indianapolis - AAA LF 31 18 38 0 0 38 0 1.000 175.1 1.95 -1.5 1.000
1943 Indianapolis - AAA RF 40 40 83 2 0 87 2 .977 324.2 2.36 -2.2 .931
1944 Cincinnati - MLB 1B 2 0 5 2 0 8 1 .875 5.0 12.60 +0.2 1.034
1944 Indianapolis - AAA 1B 25 25 202 13 18 216 1 .995 203.0 9.53 -0.0 .913
1944 Cincinnati - MLB LF 8 4 7 2 0 9 0 1.000 41.0 1.98 -1.9 .717
1944 Indianapolis - AAA LF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 -0.4 1.000
1944 Cincinnati - MLB RF 6 5 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 46.0 2.35 -0.9 .919
1944 Indianapolis - AAA RF 19 19 45 3 1 48 0 1.000 150.2 2.87 -2.6 .915
1945 Cincinnati - MLB 1B 5 0 8 1 0 9 0 1.000 10.2 7.59 +0.3 1.043
1945 Cincinnati - MLB LF 12 5 20 1 1 22 1 .955 64.2 2.92 -1.6 .901
1945 Cincinnati - MLB RF 3 3 6 0 0 8 2 .750 27.1 1.98 -0.2 .863
1946 Cincinnati - MLB 1B 5 0 10 1 2 11 0 1.000 10.0 9.90 +0.1 1.053
1946 Cincinnati - MLB LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 -0.2 .000
1947 Indianapolis - AAA 1B 130 129 1225 74 149 1308 9 .993 1142.0 10.24 -3.3 .892
1948 Cincinnati - MLB 1B 9 0 16 2 1 20 2 .900 18.2 8.68 -0.9 .351
1948 Indianapolis - AAA 1B 19 19 161 15 19 176 0 1.000 155.0 10.22 -0.0 .917
1948 Cincinnati - MLB LF 46 45 103 1 1 107 3 .972 382.2 2.45 -5.8 .939
1948 Cincinnati - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1949 Indianapolis - AAA 1B 8 0 11 1 2 12 0 1.000 12.0 9.00 +0.0 1.000
1949 Indianapolis - AAA 2B 1 1 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 -0.1 1.000
1949 Indianapolis - AAA 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1949 Indianapolis - AAA LF 6 0 4 1 1 5 0 1.000 15.2 2.87 -0.2 1.333
1949 Indianapolis - AAA CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1949 Indianapolis - AAA RF 68 67 134 3 1 140 3 .979 593.0 2.08 -9.9 .963
1950 Indianapolis - AAA 1B 102 102 824 49 98 879 6 .993 868.0 9.05 +0.3 .955
1950 Indianapolis - AAA RF 4 4 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 36.0 2.50 -0.6 1.000
1951 Indianapolis - AAA 1B 111 111 1053 62 107 1121 6 .995 986.0 10.18 +4.9 .961
1952 Indianapolis - AAA 1B 11 3 67 3 7 71 1 .986 55.0 11.45 +0.4 1.000
1952 Indianapolis - AAA 2B 1 1 4 6 1 11 1 .909 10.0 9.00 -0.6 .833
1952 Indianapolis - AAA 3B 3 3 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 26.0 1.04 -0.1 1.000
1952 Indianapolis - AAA SS 5 5 8 13 2 24 3 .875 44.0 4.30 -0.3 .850
1953 Cincinnati - MLB 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1953 Indianapolis - AAA 1B 10 8 84 6 5 91 1 .989 72.2 11.15 +0.1 .933
1953 Indianapolis - AAA 3B 3 3 2 6 0 8 0 1.000 26.0 2.77 +0.2 .857
1953 Indianapolis - AAA SS 25 25 47 80 10 138 11 .920 225.1 5.07 -1.9 .854
TOTAL 1B 438 397 3667 229 408 3923 27 .993 3539.0 9.91 +2.0 .928
TOTAL 2B 2 2 5 8 1 14 1 .929 19.0 6.16 -0.7 .875
TOTAL 3B 6 6 3 8 0 11 0 1.000 52.0 1.90 +0.1 .889
TOTAL SS 30 30 55 93 12 162 14 .914 269.1 4.95 -2.2 .854
TOTAL LF 603 525 1084 39 11 1150 27 .977 4758.1 2.12 -53.9 .948
TOTAL CF 107 106 272 13 4 302 17 .944 918.2 2.79 -23.5 .900
TOTAL RF 159 143 308 10 2 325 7 .978 1247.0 2.30 -17.4 .945
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1935 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
12/05/1935 Drafted in the 1935 first-year player draft out of high school (Worcester; Worcester, MA) by the Baltimore Cannons (Round 11, Pick 1, 161st overall pick).
12/17/1935 Signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Cannons organization with a signing bonus of $2,000.
01/01/1936 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/23/1936 Injured (Radial nerve (elbow) decompression surgery), out for 4 months.
01/01/1937 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1938 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
09/17/1938 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1939 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1940 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/04/1940 Goes 5-6 against the Wilmington Pipers, with 2 2B, 0 RBI and 3 R.
05/06/1940 Wins the MAL Player of the Week Award.
06/01/1940 Wins the MAL Batter of the Month Award.
06/17/1940 Wins the MAL Player of the Week Award.
07/08/1940 Named the #89 prospect in the FABL
07/12/1940 Injured (oblique strain),out for one week.
09/02/1940 Wins the MAL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
08/02/1942 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
10/15/1943 Wins the 1943 World Championship Series with the Cincinnati Cannons.
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
10/13/1944 Wins the 1944 World Championship Series with the Cincinnati Cannons.
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/13/1947 Goes 0-3 against the Milwaukee Blues, ending his hitting streak at 24 games.
06/30/1947 Wins the CL Player of the Week Award.
07/01/1947 Wins the CL Batter of the Month Award.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
12/05/1949 Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 1 , Pick 13, 13th overall Pick) by the Detroit Dynamos from the Cincinnati Cannons.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
03/27/1950 Released by the Detroit organization, returned to the Cincinnati Cannons.
09/18/1950 Wins the 1950 Championship with the Indianapolis Hoosiers!
06/01/1951 Wins the CL Batter of the Month Award.
09/18/1952 Wins the 1952 Championship with the Indianapolis Hoosiers!
04/27/1954 Released by the Cincinnati Cannons.
10/08/1954 Retired from professional baseball.
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