John Clifford Johnson (September 29, 1914 – June 26, 1991) was a middle-relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Yankees (1944) and Chicago White Sox (1945). Listed at , 182 lb., Johnson batted and threw left-handed. He was born in Belmore, Ohio. In a two-season career, Johnson posted a 3–2 record with 49

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s and a 4.20 ERA in 51 appearances, including one

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, seven saves, 27 games finished, and 96 ⅓

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. Johnson died in Iron Mountain, Michigan, at the age of 76.

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