Ernie Johnson (johnser02)

Ernest Thorwald Johnson

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 4", Weight 195 lb.
• High School Brattleboro Union High School
• Debut April 28, 1950
• Final Game September 12, 1959
• Born June 16, 1924 in Brattleboro, VT USA
• Died August 12, 2011 in Cumming, GA USA

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Biographical Information

After his playing career, Ernie Johnson served as a television broadcaster for the Milwaukee Braves in 1962, a radio broadcaster for the Milwaukee and Atlanta Braves from 1965 to 1988, and a television broadcaster for the Atlanta Braves from 1965 to 1998.

Johnson missed the 1943-1945 seasons due to military service.

He is the father of Ernie Johnson, Jr., broadcaster for Turner Sports. He was inducted into the Vermont Sports Hall of Fame in 2014.

Notable Achievement

• Won a World Series with the Milwaukee Braves in 1957

Further Reading

• Dana Sprague: "Ernie Johnson", in Gregory H. Wolf, ed.: Thar's Joy in Braveland: The 1957 Milwaukee Braves, SABR, Phoenix, AZ, 2014, pp. 92-96. ISBN 978-1933599717

Related Sites

• Ernie Johnson at the SABR Bio Project
• Obituary from mlb.com