Don LeJohn
American baseball player (1934–2005)
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::summary American baseball player (1934–2005) ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox baseball biography"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Don LeJohn |
| position | Third baseman |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Daisytown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| death_date | |
| death_place | California, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| bats | Right |
| throws | Right |
| debutleague | MLB |
| debutdate | June 30 |
| debutyear | 1965 |
| debutteam | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| finalleague | MLB |
| finaldate | October 3 |
| finalyear | 1965 |
| finalteam | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| statleague | MLB |
| stat1label | Batting average |
| stat1value | .256 |
| stat2label | Home runs |
| stat2value | 0 |
| stat3label | Runs |
| stat3value | 2 |
| :: |
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- Los Angeles Dodgers (1965) |highlights=
- World Series champion ()
Donald Everett LeJohn (May 13, 1934 in Daisytown, Pennsylvania – February 25, 2005 in California, Pennsylvania) was a Major League Baseball third baseman and Minor League Baseball manager during his long career in professional baseball.
Career
LeJohn was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1954 and played in the minor leagues through 1971 with various Dodgers affiliates. He was a minor league All-Star in 1954, 1955 and 1964. LeJohn made one stop in the majors, with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1965 and had one at-bat as a pinch-hitter in the World Series that year. He struck out swinging in the ninth inning of game 1.
LeJohn started managing as a player/manager with the Tri-City Atoms in the Northwest League in 1967 and continued to manage in the Dodgers' farm system for twenty years after he finished playing.
The teams he managed:
- Tri-City Atoms (1967–1968)
- Bakersfield Dodgers (1969–1972)
- Waterbury Dodgers (1973–1976)
- San Antonio Dodgers (1977–1982)
- Lodi Dodgers (1983)
- Bakersfield Dodgers (1984, 1986)
LeJohn finished with a career managerial record of 1243–1238, and won two league championships.
References
References
- [http://www.historicbaseball.com/players/l/lejohn_don.html Obituary]
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