1943
Born December 3, 1943
Miami, FL, USA
Jerry Johnson Notable
b. December 3, 1943 · Philadelphia Phillies 1968–1969, St. Louis Cardinals 1970, San Francisco Giants 1970–1972, Cleveland Indians 1973, Houston Astros 1974, San Diego Padres 1975–1976, Toronto Blue Jays 1977
Jerry Johnson played for seven clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1968 and closing with the Toronto Blue Jays in 1977.
He went 48 and 51 with a 4.31 earned run average, pitching 770 innings in 365 games. He struck out 489 and threw 2 shutouts. Across 365 games he batted .123, with 15 hits and 4 runs. He finished with 4 doubles.
He was born in Miami, FL, USA on December 3, 1943, and died on November 15, 2021. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | PHI | 16 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .080 |
| 1969 | PHI | 33 | 43 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | .209 |
| 1970 | SFG/STL | 40 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .063 |
| 1971 | SFG | 67 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .154 |
| 1972 | SFG | 48 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 1973 | CLE | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | HOU | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1975 | SDP | 21 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .083 |
| 1976 | SDP | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1977 | TOR | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 365 | 122 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 0 | .123 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | PHI | 4 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 80.2 | 82 | 29 | 29 | 40 | 3.24 |
| 1969 | PHI | 6 | 13 | 33 | 21 | 1 | 147.1 | 151 | 70 | 57 | 82 | 4.28 |
| 1970 | SFG/STL | 5 | 4 | 40 | 1 | 4 | 76.2 | 73 | 35 | 41 | 49 | 4.11 |
| 1971 | SFG | 12 | 9 | 67 | 0 | 18 | 109.0 | 93 | 36 | 48 | 85 | 2.97 |
| 1972 | SFG | 8 | 6 | 48 | 0 | 8 | 73.1 | 73 | 36 | 40 | 57 | 4.42 |
| 1973 | CLE | 5 | 6 | 39 | 1 | 5 | 59.2 | 70 | 41 | 39 | 45 | 6.18 |
| 1974 | HOU | 2 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 45.0 | 47 | 24 | 24 | 32 | 4.80 |
| 1975 | SDP | 3 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 54.0 | 60 | 31 | 31 | 18 | 5.17 |
| 1976 | SDP | 1 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 39.0 | 39 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 5.31 |
| 1977 | TOR | 2 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 5 | 86.0 | 91 | 44 | 54 | 54 | 4.60 |
| Career | — | 48 | 51 | 365 | 39 | 41 | 770.2 | 779 | 369 | 389 | 489 | 4.31 |
On this day & linked events
2021
Died November 15, 2021
1968
Major-league debut: Jerry Johnson
Jerry Johnson made a major-league debut on July 17, 1968.
1969
Bill Stoneman's No-Hitter
Bill Stoneman threw a no-hitter for the Montreal Expos against the Philadelphia Phillies on April 17, 1969, winning 7–0.
1977
Final major-league game: Jerry Johnson
Jerry Johnson played a final major-league game on September 29, 1977.
Image: Cleveland Indians / Axel Studio, public domain