Ernie Johnson Baseball player

Ernest Thorwald Johnson (June 16, 1924 – August 12, 2011) was a Major League Baseball pitcher and longtime play-by-play and color commentator on Atlanta Braves games on WTBS. The 6'4", 195 lb. right-hander was signed by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent before the 1942 season. He played for the Boston Braves (1950, 1952), Milwaukee Braves (1953–1958), and Baltimore Orioles (1959).

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Johnson Ernest Thorwald (full name)
Birth dateJune 16, 1924
Birth place
Vermont , Brattleboro Vermont
Date of deathAugust 12, 2011
Place of death
Atlanta , Georgia (U.S. state)

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Baseball player

Career startApril 28, 1950
Career endSeptember 12, 1959
batting sideRight
former teams
Atlanta Braves
Baltimore Orioles
position
Pitcher
teams
Atlanta Braves
Baltimore Orioles
throwing sideRight

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