1924
Born June 16, 1924
Brattleboro, VT, USA
Ernie Johnson Notable
Ernie Johnson played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Boston Braves in 1950 and closing with the Baltimore Orioles in 1959. His longest stay was with the Milwaukee Braves, from 1953 to 1958.
He went 40 and 23 with a 3.77 earned run average, pitching 574.7 innings in 273 games. He struck out 319 and threw 1 shutout. Across 273 games he batted .180, with 18 hits and 7 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 2 doubles.
He was born in Brattleboro, VT, USA on June 16, 1924, and died on August 12, 2011. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | BSN | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| 1952 | BSN | 29 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .091 |
| 1953 | MLN | 36 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .071 |
| 1954 | MLN | 40 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .231 |
| 1955 | MLN | 40 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .100 |
| 1956 | MLN | 36 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| 1957 | MLN | 30 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .353 |
| 1958 | MLN | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1959 | BAL | 31 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Career | — | 273 | 100 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 17 | 0 | .180 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | BSN | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 20.2 | 37 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 6.97 |
| 1952 | BSN | 6 | 3 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 92.0 | 100 | 42 | 31 | 45 | 4.11 |
| 1953 | MLN | 4 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 81.0 | 79 | 24 | 22 | 36 | 2.67 |
| 1954 | MLN | 5 | 2 | 40 | 4 | 2 | 99.1 | 77 | 31 | 34 | 68 | 2.81 |
| 1955 | MLN | 5 | 7 | 40 | 2 | 4 | 92.0 | 81 | 35 | 55 | 43 | 3.42 |
| 1956 | MLN | 4 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 6 | 51.0 | 54 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 3.71 |
| 1957 | MLN | 7 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 65.0 | 67 | 28 | 26 | 44 | 3.88 |
| 1958 | MLN | 3 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 23.1 | 35 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 8.10 |
| 1959 | BAL | 4 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 50.1 | 57 | 23 | 19 | 29 | 4.11 |
| Career | — | 40 | 23 | 273 | 19 | 19 | 574.2 | 587 | 241 | 231 | 319 | 3.77 |
On this day & linked events
2011
Died August 12, 2011
1950
Major-league debut: Ernie Johnson
Ernie Johnson made a major-league debut on April 28, 1950.
1959
Final major-league game: Ernie Johnson
Ernie Johnson played a final major-league game on September 12, 1959.
Image: Bowman, public domain