born april major_league_baseball mlb pitcher stands feet inches tall weighs pounds played pittsburgh_pirates chicago cubs new_york_yankees philadelphia_phillies batted left handed threw right handed utilized fastball pitches season career compiled record strikeouts era innings pitched attended helping win sun belt conference championship drafted second round traded pittsburgh_pirates following season throwing pitch major leagues debut named starter time major league starter traded chicago_cubs following season led national_league innings pitched best season winning games losing underwent surgery missed entire season pitched new_york_yankees reaching playoffs time career signed philadelphia_phillies tied fifth wins injuries cut playing time years finished career cubs biography early life born iowa graduated council initially attended transferring years experienced great success posted records years led team earned run average era strikeouts years selected chicago_cubs ninth round major_league_baseball mlb draft sign helped win sun belt conference championship received honors following senior season included sun belt conference player year award team selection region award league award second inducted mobile sports hall fame drafted second round draft time signed began professional career short season starts record era strikeouts walks hits allowed innings pitched appeared seven games starts posting record era strikeouts walks hits allowed innings pitched switched advanced affiliate began season wilmington posting record era strikeouts walks hits allowed innings pitched games starts promoted july posted record era starts july seeking pitching help contended playoffs traded pittsburgh_pirates closer pirates assigned starts record era strikeouts walks hits allowed innings pitched starts posting record era strikeouts walks hits allowed innings starts triple posting record era strikeouts walk hits allowed innings pitched pittsburgh pirates called pirates join starting rotation major league start gave run innings took loss philadelphia_phillies defeated pirates earned career win days later pitching shutout innings victory montreal starts pirates record era strikeouts walks hits allowed innings following rookie season pirates manager named team opening day starter like young pirates pitchers year struggled optioned june going era starts calgary record era strikeouts walks hits allowed innings pitched recalled pirates september expanded relief pitcher rest year games starts compiled record era strikeouts walks hits allowed innings pitched remained bullpen begin season games posted era july returned starting rotation following release starter posted record era emerging pirates ace end year games starts posted record era strikeouts walks hits allowed innings pitched starter june threw complete game year striking allowing run hits victory chicago_white_sox inconsistent winning streaks losing streaks season games starts record era strikeouts walks hits allowed innings pitched losses teammate tied runs batted major league pitcher pirates fourth starter record starts partly received total runs support losses time record era getting placed disabled list time career august left oblique muscle strain returned september posted era starts games starts posted record era strikeouts walks hits allowed innings pitched tied seven pitchers fifth league losses following season traded chicago cubs began cubs starter prior star break record era seventh best april right eye threw major league shutout striking seven victory atlanta braves went era starts following earning wins final starts year starts compiled record era walks innings pitched tied tenth league hits allowed teammate finished eighth league strikeouts tied players ninth league complete games cubs opening day starter june august won career high consecutive decisions july threw shutout allowing hits victory pirates start july strikeouts threw complete game win era starts went september era starts tied lead record era walks tied ninth league strikeouts led league innings pitched ranked league hits allowed tied complete games johnson productive season came hit cincinnati_reds ending team record streak games row shut throwing pitches june july won straight games named time career final start season october allowed runs innings earned 20th win season cubs beat reds starts recorded career high victories losses posted era struck opposed walks wins ranked fourth league johnson innings pitched ranked fifth league complete games tied second league johnson finished fourth young award vote johnson morris season curtailed right elbow problems plagued year august facing san_diego_padres allowed runs seven innings received decision cubs victory placed right elbow day underwent surgery august ending season starts compiled record era strikeouts walks hits allowed innings pitched managed tie teammate tenth league complete games season free agent cubs major_league pitcher hit handed player gave hit allowing drive rbis teams signed year contract new_york_yankees following season missed season recovering injury minor league rehab appearances began season strained muscle right thigh returned major leagues allowing runs seven innings victory august record era went era september took hitter seventh inning boston_red_sox allowed runs innings victory starts posted record era strikeouts walks hits allowed innings pitched wins tied pitchers eighth american_league tied yankee largest win total game winner returning season new_york_times wrote september probably end bullpen playoffs month later wrote suddenly important yankees postseason machine injury late season struggles started game division series allowed runs innings line win received decision inning yankee victory yankees won series games game championship series allowed run hits seven innings earning win victory game allowed runs innings took loss defeat mlb team history overcome series deficit winning seven games playoff experience stint season signed free agent philadelphia_phillies years million team option fourth year named starter won starts team june record era end stretch managed post record era finish season gave run innings july took loss los_angeles_dodgers defeated phillies september threw shutout innings victory braves finished season record era strikeouts walks hits allowed innings pitched led team wins tied fifth league tied pitchers league lead starts lost starts season time career took perfect game seventh inning cincinnati allowing single threw scoreless innings victory july groin injury going record era posted era starts returning posted final starts august threw shutout new_york_mets allowing hits victory starts compiled record era strikeouts walks hits allowed innings pitched began strained right oblique activated april placed bullpen relief returned rotation april moved bullpen june struck allowed hits shutout time era allowed runs earned starts losses june placed right foot ended tenure phillies games starts record era strikeouts walks hits allowed innings phillies reached playoffs left postseason roster injury january signed year contract chicago_cubs competed starting rotation failed earn spot placed bullpen cubs long july september right foot injury appeared final major league game september giving runs innings loss cincinnati games start posted record era strikeouts walks hits allowed innings pitched cubs reached playoffs left playoff roster second year row retired season wanting spend time family year career record era strikeouts walks hits allowed innings pitched games starts walk ratio ranks 11th time major league pitchers pitching style threw pitches fastball pitch outs successful right handed batters away batters hard fastball low mph range relied controlling pitches success personal married september couple daughter born october sons born july born born june live mobile alabama enjoys hunting hobby
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