finalyear bats death_date death_place birth_place debutyear finaldate statvalue position finalteam statlabel debutdate birth_date article_title debutteam name throws
1959 right 12 august 2011 atlanta , georgia brattleboro , vermont 1950 september 12 40 -- 23 3.77 319 pitcher baltimore orioles win-loss record earned run average strikeouts april 28 16 june 1924 ernie johnson -lrb- pitcher -rrb-
 boston braves ernie johnson , sr. right
ernie johnson -lrb- pitcher -rrb-

ernest thorwald johnson -lrb- june 16 , 1924 -- august 12 , 2011 -rrb- 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 season .
he played for the boston braves -lrb- 1950 , 1952 -rrb- , milwaukee braves -lrb- 1953 -- 1958 -rrb- , and baltimore orioles -lrb- 1959 -rrb- .
