Johnny Johnson (baseball)

{{Short description|American baseball player (1914–1991)}}

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{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Johnny Johnson

|image=Johnny Johnson (baseball).jpg

|position=Pitcher

|bats=Left

|throws=Left

|birth_date={{birth date|1914|9|29}}

|birth_place=Belmore, Ohio, U.S.

|death_date={{death date and age|1991|6|26|1914|9|29}}

|death_place=Iron Mountain, Michigan, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=April 19

|debutyear=1944

|debutteam=New York Yankees

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=September 25

|finalyear=1945

|finalteam=Chicago White Sox

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=3-2

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat2value=4.20

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat3value=49

|teams=

• New York Yankees ({{baseball year|1944}})
• Chicago White Sox ({{baseball year|1945}})

}}

John Clifford Johnson (September 29, 1914 – June 26, 1991) was an American middle-relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Yankees (1944) and Chicago White Sox (1945). Listed at {{height|ft=6|in=0}}, 182 lb., Johnson batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Belmore, Ohio.

In a two-season career, Johnson posted a 3–2 record with 49 strikeouts and a 4.20 ERA in 51 appearances, including one start, seven saves, 27 games finished, and 96 ⅓ innings.

Johnson died in Iron Mountain, Michigan, at the age of 76.