Yes, they did! For the San Francisco Giants! But Randy Johnson got injured during the season and didn't pitch for very many games! Randy also got his 300th win while pitching for the Giants!
Randy Johnson on May 18, 2004 against the Atlanta Braves.
On March 24, 2001, during a spring training game against the San Francisco Giants, Johnson threw a fastball that struck and killed a dove. The pitch did not count.
Pitch Johnson was born in 1901.
Pitch Johnson died in 1967.
The umpire during the game when Randy Johnson famously hit a bird with a pitch on March 24, 2001, was Jim Joyce. The incident occurred in a spring training game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the San Francisco Giants. Joyce's presence added to the memorable moment, which has since become a legendary highlight in baseball history.
Walter Johnson's first major league game was on 1907 August 2 and, (literally) with his first pitch, hitter Ty Cobb knew that Johnson was one of the best ever. His final MLB season was 1927.
In 2001, Randy Johnson played in 35 games for the Arizona Diamondbacks, batting in 33 of them. He had 80 at bats, getting 8 hits, for a .100 batting average, with 7 sacrifice hits, 0 sacrifice flies, and 2 runs batted in. He was walked 3 times, and was hit by the pitch 1 times. He struck out 38 times. He hit only singles.
In 2001, Randy Johnson played in 35 games, all for the Arizona Diamondbacks, and batting in 33 of them. He had 80 at bats, getting 8 hits, for a .100 batting average, with 7 sacrifice hits, 0 sacrifice flies, and 2 runs batted in. He was walked 3 times, and was hit by the pitch 1 times. He struck out 38 times. He hit only singles.
In 1980, Randy Johnson played in 12 games for the Chicago White Sox, batting in all of them. He had 20 at bats, getting 4 hits, for a .200 batting average, with 0 sacrifice hits, 2 sacrifice flies, and 3 runs batted in. He was walked 2 times, and was hit by the pitch 1 times. He struck out 4 times. He hit only singles.
That has happened twice that I can remember. Dave Winfield made a throw in from right field in a game in Toronto and it nailed a seagull and killed it and Randy Johnson threw a pitch to a batter that hit a dove and killed it.
In 1980, Randy Johnson played in 12 games, all for the Chicago White Sox, and batting in all of them. He had 20 at bats, getting 4 hits, for a .200 batting average, with 0 sacrifice hits, 2 sacrifice flies, and 3 runs batted in. He was walked 2 times, and was hit by the pitch 1 times. He struck out 4 times. He hit only singles.