Tom Johnson (baseball)

Infobox MLB retired
name=Thomas Raymond Johnson
position=Starting pitcher
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=April 2, 1951
deathdate=
debutdate=September 10
debutyear=1974
debutteam=Minnesota Twins
finaldate=
finalyear=1978
finalteam=Minnesota Twins
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=23-14
stat2label=Strikeouts
stat2value=166
stat3label=Earned run average
stat3value=3.39
teams=
*Minnesota Twins (by|1974-by|1978)
highlights=

Thomas Raymond Johnson (born April 2, 1951 in St. Paul, Minnesota) was a pitcher for the Minnesota Twins and Chicago White Sox organizations. Johnson was signed as an undrafted free agent in by|1970. After four years in the Twins' minor league system, he made his major league debut September 10, 1974. Johnson racked up twenty-three wins as a starter, then later a closer, over five years with the Twins, including sixteen in by|1977. After the by|1978 season, Johnson was released, and signed a year later by the White Sox. He became a starter for the White Sox triple-A affiliate in Glens Falls, but was largely unsuccessful. After the by|1980 season, Johnson retired at the age of twenty-nine.cite web |url=http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/J/tom-johnson.shtml |title=Tom Johnson Statistics |work= The Baseball Cube |accessdate=2008-08-17]

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External links

* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=johnsto02 Baseball Almanac biography]
* [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/J/tom-johnson.shtml The Baseball Cube statistics]