Ernest Thorwald Johnson

Full Name: Ernest Thorwald Johnson	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 3.5"/190	First Game: April 28, 1950
Birthdate: June 16, 1924	Final Game: September 12, 1959
Birthplace: Brattleboro, Vermont	MLB Experience: 9 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Born on June 16, 1924 in Brattleboro, Vermont, Ernie Johnson (Ernest Thorwald Johnson) played for the Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves and Baltimore Orioles over the course of his 9 year career. Johnson broke into the bigs on April 28, 1950 with the Boston Braves, and put up a 4.11 ERA in 92 innings pitched in 1952, his rookie year.

Most people believe that Ernie Johnson's best season was 1954, when he posted a 2.81 ERA and struck out 68 batters.

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Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
1950	BOS	N	16	1	2	0	6.97	15	21	16	0	0	0	20.2	37	1	13	0	1	0
1952	BOS	N	29	10	6	3	4.11	45	53	42	2	1	1	92	100	7	31	0	2	2
1953	MIL	N	36	1	4	3	2.67	36	34	24	0	0	0	81	79	4	22	0	2	3
1954	MIL	N	40	4	5	2	2.81	68	34	31	1	0	2	99.1	77	11	34	8	2	1
1955	MIL	N	40	2	5	7	3.42	43	38	35	0	0	4	92	81	5	55	8	3	2
1956	MIL	N	36	0	4	3	3.71	26	21	21	0	0	6	51	54	9	21	2	1	1
1957	MIL	N	30	0	7	3	3.88	44	29	28	0	0	4	65	67	9	26	5	2	1
1958	MIL	N	15	0	3	1	8.10	13	21	21	0	0	1	23.1	35	4	10	3	1	1
1959	BAL	A	31	1	4	1	4.11	29	32	23	0	0	1	50.1	57	6	19	2	2	3
Total	NL		242	18	36	22	3.74	290	251	218	3	1	18	524.1	530	50	212	26	14	11
Total	AL		31	1	4	1	4.11	29	32	23	0	0	1	50.1	57	6	19	2	2	3
Total			273	19	40	23	3.77	319	283	241	3	1	19	574.2	587	56	231	28	16	14

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	PB	SB	CS	AVG
1950	BOS	N	P	16	0	0	1	10	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1952	BOS	N	P	29	0	0	9	21	1	3	0	0	0	.968
1953	MIL	N	P	36	0	0	4	15	2	1	0	0	0	.905
1954	MIL	N	P	40	4	99.1	4	22	0	2	1	1	3	1.000
1955	MIL	N	P	40	0	0	7	14	3	0	0	0	0	.875
1956	MIL	N	P	36	0	0	4	10	1	0	0	0	0	.933
1957	MIL	N	P	30	0	65	6	13	0	0	0	3	0	1.000
1958	MIL	N	P	15	0	23.1	2	4	1	0	0	1	1	.857
1959	BAL	A	P	31	1	50.1	1	10	1	0	0	3	1	.917
Total			P	273	5	238	38	119	9	6	1	8	5	.946

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	BB	SO	SH	GDP
1950	BOS	N	16	2	0	1	0	0	.500	.500	.500	0	0	0	0	0
1952	BOS	N	29	22	2	2	0	2	.091	.167	.136	1	2	3	4	1
1953	MIL	N	36	14	0	1	0	0	.071	.071	.071	0	0	4	1	0
1954	MIL	N	40	13	2	3	0	1	.231	.231	.231	0	0	2	5	0
1955	MIL	N	40	20	1	2	0	1	.100	.182	.100	0	2	4	1	1
1956	MIL	N	36	4	0	1	0	1	.250	.200	.250	0	0	0	0	0
1957	MIL	N	30	17	1	6	1	7	.353	.353	.588	1	0	3	1	0
1958	MIL	N	15	2	0	0	0	1	.000	.333	.000	0	1	1	0	0
1959	BAL	A	31	6	1	2	0	1	.333	.333	.333	0	0	0	0	1
Total	NL		242	94	6	16	1	13	.170	.210	.223	2	5	17	12	2
Total	AL		31	6	1	2	0	1	.333	.333	.333	0	0	0	0	1
Total			273	100	7	18	1	14	.180	.217	.230	2	5	17	12	3

[edit] Transactions

Signed as an amateur free agent by Boston Braves (1942).
Released by Milwaukee Braves (December 23, 1958).
Signed by Baltimore Orioles (December 23, 1958).
Released by Baltimore Orioles (October 9, 1959).
Signed by Cleveland Indians (1960).
Released by Cleveland Indians (April 12, 1960).

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