finalyear bats death_date death_place birth_place debutyear finaldate statvalue position finalteam statlabel debutdate birth_date article_title debutteam name throws
1970 left 6 december 1987 north muskegon , michigan muskegon , michigan 1970 april 18 1 -- 0 8.10 6 2/3 pitcher san francisco giants win-loss record earned run average innings pitched april 13 3 november 1945 jim johnson -lrb- baseball , born 1945 -rrb-
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jim johnson -lrb- baseball , born 1945 -rrb-

james brian johnson -lrb- november 3 , 1945 -- december 6 , 1987 -rrb- was an american professional baseball player .
a left-handed pitcher , he appeared in three major league games during the early days of the season as a member of the san francisco giants .
born in muskegon , michigan , he stood tall and weighed .
an alumnus of western michigan university , he entered professional baseball after being selected by the giants in the third round of the secondary phase of the june 1967 major league baseball draft .
after three years of seasoning in the giants ' farm system , he made the early-season roster of the 1970 giants .
his three mlb appearances all came in relief .
in his debut , april 13 at atlanta fulton county stadium , he took over from giants ' starting pitcher frank reberger in the first inning with the giants trailing 4 -- 0 .
he pitched creditably and held the giants close until the fourth inning , when atlanta reached him for five hits and five earned runs en route to a 9 -- 3 braves ' triumph .
in his second appearance , three days later against the houston astros , johnson worked two hitless innings but his three bases on balls resulted in another earned run charged against his record ; however , the giants won that contest 11 -- 9 .
finally , on april 18 , 1970 , johnson again relieved reberger after the starter experienced a tough outing .
entering the game against the cincinnati reds at crosley field in the fourth inning , johnson allowed three inherited runners to score , but eventually stopped a cincinnati rally with the reds ' leading 8 -- 3 .
johnson then pitched a scoreless fifth inning and exited for a pinch hitter in the top of the sixth ; but in that inning , san francisco ralled for seven runs and eventually won 16 -- 9 , earning johnson the victory .
he then was returned the giants ' minor league system and he retired after the 1970 season .
in the majors , he allowed eight hits , six earned runs , and five bases on balls , while recording two strikeouts .
johnson became an educator after leaving baseball , and in 1983 he was named superintendent of schools in north muskegon , michigan .
four years later , he died from cancer at the age of 42 .
