Don LeJohn

Don LeJohn
Don LeJohn
Third baseman
Born: May 13, 1934(1934-05-13)
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
Career statistics
Batting average     .256
Home runs     0
Runs     2
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • 1965 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.

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.

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:

  • 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)

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

He got married at the age of 19 to his wife of 50 years, Irene Yvonne Huber, and they had three sons named Donald LeJohn, Leslie Scott LeJohn and Jody LeJohn. He was a grandfather of seven grandchildren, Matthew, Lauren, Jamie, Scott Michael, Renah, Alexa and Julia.

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