Jim Johnson (baseball)
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| Baltimore Orioles — No. 43 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: June 27, 1983 Johnson City, New York |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| July 29, 2006 for the Baltimore Orioles | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through April 23, 2008) |
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| Win-Loss | 0-1 |
| Earned run average | 4.03 |
| Strikeouts | 3 |
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James Robert "Jim" Johnson (born June 27, 1983) is an American Major League Baseball pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles. In 2006, Johnson played in Minor League Baseball for the Bowie Baysox of the AA Eastern League. In 2007 he played for the Norfolk Tides of the AAA International League.
Johnson was born in Johnson City, New York. He was raised in Endicott, New York and graduated from Union Endicott High School in 2001 when he was signed by Orioles scout Jim Howard. His nickname is "J.J."
He began the 2008 season in the Norfolk starting rotation, but was called up to the Orioles on April 12. Pitching middle and late relief, he ran up 18 consecutive scoreless innings before giving up a 10th inning run to Oakland on May 5.
[edit] External links
- Jim Johnson player page at MLB.com
- Jim Johnson career statistics at baseball-reference.com
- Statistics courtesy of the Baseball Cube
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