Don LeJohn

Don LeJohn
Third baseman
Born: (1934-05-13)May 13, 1934
Daisytown, Pennsylvania
Died: February 25, 2005(2005-02-25) (aged 70)
California, Pennsylvania
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 30, 1965, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
October 3, 1965, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
MLB statistics
Batting average.256
Home runs0
Runs2
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Donald Everett LeJohn (May 13, 1934 in Daisytown, Pennsylvania – February 25, 2005 in California, Pennsylvania[1]) was a Major League Baseball third baseman and Minor League Baseball manager during his long career in professional baseball.

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. He 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 9th inning of game 1.

He 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 20 years after he finished playing.

The teams he managed:

He finished with a career managerial record of 1243–1238, and he won two league championships.

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