Former White Sox pitcher, scout Bart Johnson dies at 70
Posted April 23, 2020 1:00 am
Bart Johnson, a former White Sox pitcher and scout, died on April 22. He was 70 years old.
Selected by the Sox on the first round of the 1968 draft, Johnson made his major league debut the following year at age 19.
A 6-foot-5 righty, Johnson spent the next eight seasons with the White Sox and was 43-51 with a 3.94 ERA in 185 games (97 starts).
Johnson's best season came in 1971, when he went 12-10 with a 2.93 ERA.
The Torrance, Calif., native made 16 starts and 37 relief appearances in '71 and led the Sox with 14 saves while striking out 153 in 178 innings.
Johnson was a scout for the White Sox from 1980-97, a role he also filled with the Rays and Nationals.
In 2000, Johnson worked with the gold-medal winning U.S. Olympic baseball team.
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