Showing posts with label Jerry Johnson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jerry Johnson. Show all posts

Thursday, June 30, 2022

#35 Jerry Johnson #36 Jerry Johnson In Action

Journeyman righthander put together his career year in 1971....won 12 lost 9 with a 2.96 ERA.....all appearances were in relief....18 saves represented a sizeable portion of his MLB total.....Accrued two and half years in the bay area 1971 far and away the best....his longest tenure....otherwise a highly mobile bush league barnstormer.... began  in the Mets organization....as a third baseman but quickly converted to the mound.....drafted by the Phillies and called up after a highly impressive stint for the AAA San Diego Padres in 1968.... five other stops were journeyman worthy at best including a brief foray with the Cards, then aforementioned Giants, one year stops in Cleveland and Houston, two truncated years in San Diego....not to mention momentary time in the minors and Mexican league sprinkled in between.....finished off his MLB vocation with expansion Toronto Blue Jays....undistinguished work other than he won the franchise’s first game....tried his hand at the Senior Baseball league in 1989....notification of passing received  on 11/16/21