Don Pepper
| Don Pepper | |
|---|---|
| Pinch hitter/First baseman | |
| Born: October 8, 1943 Saratoga Springs, New York | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 10, 1966, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 2, 1966, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Games played | 4 |
| At bats | 3 |
| Hits | 0 |
| Teams | |
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Donald Hoyte Pepper (born October 8, 1943) is an American former professional baseball player. He was a first baseman whose seven-year (1962–1968) professional career included a four-game trial with the 1966 Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball. Pepper batted and threw left-handed, stood 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) tall and weighed 215 pounds (98 kg).
Pepper's career was spent with the Detroit organization. In his best season, 1966 with the Double-A Montgomery Rebels, he batted .302 and reached career highs in home runs (19) and runs batted in (87). Called up to the Tigers after the post-September 1 roster expansion, he was a pinch hitter in three contests (he grounded out, struck out, and flied out in his three at bats). In his fourth game, he was a defensive replacement for veteran Tiger first baseman Norm Cash, but did not bat.[1]
Pepper made the cover of Sports Illustrated in March 1968, along with Johnny Bench, Cisco Carlos, Alan Foster and Mike Torrez, as "The Best Rookies of 1968".[2] He is the father of Dottie Pepper,[3] a former professional golfer and current golf commentator.
References
- ^ Retrosheet
- ^ "Sports Illustrated cover". Sports Illustrated. March 11, 1968. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
- ^ Woo, Andrea (June 17, 2002). "Don Pepper And Cisco Carlos Hot Prospects". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
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