David Wayne Johnson (born October 24, 1959) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who spent five seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1987), Baltimore Orioles (1989–1991) and Detroit Tigers (1993). He has been a baseball analyst with the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN) and the Orioles Radio Network since 2006.Trezza, Joe. "Dave Johnson remains cult hero in O's lore," MLB.com, Thursday, September 26, 2019. Retrieved September 26, 2019
Johnson had an emergency start at SkyDome on September 30, 1989, in the regular season's penultimate game, which the Orioles needed to win to extend the AL East championship race by at least one day. Pressed into service as a result of Pete Harnisch accidentally stepping on a nail while returning to his hotel room the previous night, he allowed two hits in seven innings before being subbed out after walking Nelson Liriano to start the eighth with the Orioles leading 3–1. The Toronto Blue Jays scored three times in that inning and won both the game 4–3 and the AL East title.Sexton, Joe. "BASEBALL; It's Toronto in the American League East," The New York Times, Sunday, October 1, 1989. Retrieved September 27, 2019 Johnson was the starting and losing pitcher in Wilson Álvarez's 7–0 no-hitter at Memorial Stadium on August 11, 1991."BASEBALL; Venezuela to Chicago's South Side, Alvarez Has That No-Hit Knack," The Associated Press (AP), Monday, August 12, 1991. Retrieved September 26, 2019
Johnson wrote a Guideposts article titled "Against the Odds," which appeared in the May 1990 issue of the magazine (pp 2–5). His son Steve pitched for the Orioles and the Seattle Mariners.
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Bio on Orioles.com