Earl Johnson (baseball)
American baseball player and scout (1919–1994)
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::summary American baseball player and scout (1919–1994) ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Earl Johnson |
| image | Earl Johnson 1949.jpg |
| position | Pitcher |
| bats | Left |
| throws | Left |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Redmond, Washington, U.S. |
| death_date | |
| death_place | Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| debutleague | MLB |
| debutdate | July 20 |
| debutyear | 1940 |
| debutteam | Boston Red Sox |
| finalleague | MLB |
| finaldate | June 3 |
| finalyear | 1951 |
| finalteam | Detroit Tigers |
| statleague | MLB |
| stat1label | Win–loss record |
| stat1value | 40–32 |
| stat2label | Earned run average |
| stat2value | 4.30 |
| stat3label | Strikeouts |
| stat3value | 250 |
| :: |
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- Boston Red Sox (–, –)
- Detroit Tigers ()
Earl Douglas Johnson (April 2, 1919 – December 3, 1994) was an American professional baseball player and scout and a decorated World War II veteran. He was a left-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers. Johnson, who was nicknamed the "smiling Swedish southpaw", had a brother Chet who also pitched in the major leagues for the St. Louis Browns. He was born in Redmond, Washington.
Army life
Earl Johnson was also famous for being a World War II veteran, having served with the Army 120th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division. He enlisted in December 1941 and during that time he was awarded a Silver and Bronze Star and was commissioned a lieutenant.
On the bronze star it read:
Major League Baseball
Johnson's debut was on July 20, 1940. For eight years, Johnson pitched for the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers. He also pitched two years at Saint Mary's College of California and four years in the minor leagues (three at AAA). For over 44 years, he was associated with the Red Sox as a player and scout, and during his time, he was affiliated in signing some players such as Ted Bowsfield, Mike Garman and Steve Lyons. His final game was on June 3, 1951.
At the age of 75, he died in Seattle, Washington.
References
References
- Baseball-Reference.com. "Earl Johnson Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com".
- "Earl Johnson – Baseball Library".
- Eskenazi, David. (2011-05-31). "Wayback Machine: Baseball's most intriguing brother act".
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