Don Johnson (second baseman)

Don Johnson
Don Johnson
	Second baseman
	Born: December 7, 1911; Chicago
	Died: April 6, 2000 (aged 88); Laguna Beach, California
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	September 26, 1943, for the Chicago Cubs
Last MLB appearance
	May 16, 1948, for the Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics
AVG	.273
Hits	528
RBI	175
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Chicago Cubs (1943–1948);
Career highlights and awards
	All star in 1944 and 1945;

Donald Spore Johnson (December 7, 1911 – April 6, 2000), nicknamed "Pep", was a Major League Baseball second baseman for the Chicago Cubs from 1943 to 1948. A native of Chicago, he attended Oregon State University before beginning his professional baseball career.

Johnson's best seasons were during World War II. In 1944, a season in which he had a career-high 71 runs batted in, he was selected for the All-Star Game. In 1945, he was an important part of the last Cubs team to win a pennant, hitting a career-high .302 and scoring 94 runs, tenth in the league. He was also selected for the unofficial "All-Star Game" that was organized by the Associated Press after the official game was canceled.

To date, Johnson is the last Cub to come to bat in a World Series game. He grounded into a force out to end the 1945 World Series defeat to the Detroit Tigers.

Career totals for 511 games include 528 hits, 8 home runs, 175 runs batted in, 219 runs scored, a .273 batting average, and an on-base percentage of .315.

His father was former major league shortstop Ernie Johnson.

Trivia

Johnson led the National League with 22 sacrifice hits in 1945.
His nickname was "Pep."

References

"1944 All Star Game". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 2006-05-15.
Baseball Reference
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