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Posted by:
Larry Fleisher
on Jul 17, 2010 at 06:09:20 PM
Among the guests at Old Timers Day, there were members of the 1950 team that beat the Phillies in the World Series. Besides Whitey Ford and Jerry Coleman, there were a few I was not aware of. They were the following: Don Johnson
So who is Don Johnson the ballplayer? Johnson is from Portland Oregon and made his major league debut April 20. 1947 in the second game of a doubleheader at Shibe Park. He pitched a complete game, going 10 innings and allowing two runs and 11 hits. In 1950, he made eight appearances from 4/18-6/9. He pitched seven relief innings in one of the worst games of the year, a 16-2 loss to Cleveland and he gave up home runs to Jim Hegan and Joe Gordon. By the time the World Series arrived, he was not one ... |