- Tyler Johnson
Infobox MLB player
width = 150px
name=Tyler Johnson
position=Relief Pitcher
team=St. Louis Cardinals
number=19
bats=Switch
throws=Left
birthdate=birth date and age|1981|6|7
debutdate=September 6
debutyear=2005
debutteam=St. Louis Cardinals
statyear=2007
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=3-5
stat2label=Earned Run Average
stat2value=4.32
stat3label=Strikeout s
stat3value=65
teams=
*St. Louis Cardinals (by|2005-present)Tyler James Johnson (born
June 7 ,1981 in city-state|Columbia|Missouri) is aleft-handed Major League Baseball relief pitcher for theSt. Louis Cardinals .Professional career
Johnson spent most of the 2006 season with the Cardinals' minor league team, the
Memphis Redbirds , but appeared in 56 games and pitched 36.1 innings with the St. Louis Cardinals. In the 2006 postseason, he pitched 7.1 innings and compiled a 2.45 ERA, including one scoreless inning pitched in the2006 World Series , which the Cardinals won, defeating theDetroit Tigers , four games to one. cite news | title = MLB profile of Tyler Johnson | url=http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/team/player.jsp?player_id=431164 | publisher = MLB] He pitched again for the Cardinals in 2007 before becoming injured and missing the 2007-2008 seasons.Personal life
His first child, son Westlyn James Johnson was born on
February 3 ,2008 .cite news | title = Rock-star lefthander grows up | url=http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/stories.nsf/0/672299b68f5bd2c0862573f900137202 | publisher = stltoday.com]References
External links
* [http://stlcardinals.scout.com/a.z?s=321&p=8&c=1&nid=3488919 Tyler Johnson player profile page at stlcardinals.scout.com]
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