Don Hopkins (baseball)
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| Don Hopkins | |
|---|---|
| Pinch runner / Designated hitter / Outfielder | |
| Born: January 9, 1952 West Point, Mississippi | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 8, 1975, for the Oakland Athletics | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| October 3, 1976, for the Oakland Athletics | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Games played | 85 |
| Runs scored | 25 |
| Stolen bases | 21 |
| Hits | 1 |
| Teams | |
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Donald Hopkins (born January 9, 1952) is an American former
American League West Division champion Oakland Athletics
. He stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighed 170 pounds (77 kg), batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Although a native of
walks and had one career hit, a single, off the Detroit Tigers' Fernando Arroyo in a lopsided, 16–4 Oakland win on July 22.[3]
Hopkins spent much of 1976 in the minor leagues, although he made three more pinch-running appearances for Oakland during September 1976. He retired after the 1977 minor-league season.
References
- ^ "Machemer Top Doubles Hitter". The Herald-Palladium. 10 May 1974. p. 18. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ^ Costello, Rory, Society for American Baseball Research
- ^ 1975-7-22 (2) box score from Retrosheet
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)