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L. 51. ERA. 3.94. G. 185. GS. 97. SV. 17. IP. 809.1. SO. 520. WHIP. 1.426. Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Bart Johnson. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com.
- January 3, 1950
Clair Barth Johnson (January 3, 1950 – April 22, 2020) was an American professional baseball player, a right-handed pitcher who played in the Major Leagues between 1969–1977 for the Chicago White Sox. From 1980 to 1997, Johnson was a scout for the White Sox. Johnson lived in Oak Lawn, Illinois.
- Fastball Lost Some Zip
- Sterling Second-Half in ‘74
- Hemond Brings Johnson Back as Scout
- Johnson, Faust Break in Together
Fans and the media were unaware that Johnson was pitching hurt. ”Bart Johnson, the perplexing fastball expert who for unexplained reasons can no longer zip a fastball, surrendered eight runs in the 13th inning.” wrote Chicago Tribune beat writer George Langford in his lead paragraph in his June 14, 1972 story “Johnson Shelled, Sent Down.” Speculati...
“After a month, money and reality set in, and I reported back to the minor leagues,” he recalled. Johnson started to regain his form. By July 5, the Sox recalled Johnson to the majors. He was outstanding with a 10-4 record in 18 games and a 2.74 ERA. Johnson thought he had turned the corner because he felt he “was more mature. I also had a more pos...
After that season, Hemond offered Johnson a scouting job, and he stayed with the White Sox to 1997. Later he scouted for the Tampa Bay Rays and Washington Nationals. Johnson was part of the 2000 Olympic Baseball Team staff in the only Summer Games the American Team won the Gold Metal and earned him an Olympic Ring. Johnson was a devoted Catholic an...
One person who was familiar with Bart Johnson his entire 30 years in the Sox organization was team organist Nancy Faust. “He was one player that I knew about from day one (April 7, 1970 was Faust’s first game as Sox organist),” she said. “I felt a connection when, years later, I saw him regularly and on a first name basis as he’d scout from an area...
Apr 24, 2020 · Apr 24, 2020 7:19 AM EDT. He was one of the most impressive talents to ever don a White Sox uniform. He was in the major leagues at the age of nineteen. He had back-to-back games of 12 strikeouts...
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Apr 27, 2020 · Updated April 27, 2020 · 1 min read. OAK LAWN, IL — Bart Johnson, a former Chicago White Sox pitcher who had connections in Oak Lawn, has died. He was 70. Johnson died on April 22 in California...
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Apr 28, 2020 · April 28, 2020March 8, 2023 ~ Sam Gazdziak. RIP to Bart Johnson, a pitcher for 8 seasons and a long-time scout for the White Sox, among other teams. He died on April 22 in Palos Heights, Ill., due to complications from Parkinson’s Disease. He was 70 years old.
Apr 27, 2020 · Bart Johnson, Ex-White Sox Pitcher, Dies At 70 - Oak Lawn, IL - The former big league pitcher, who was also a Major League Baseball scout, died of complications related to Parkinson's Disease.
