Don Lund
Don Lund | |
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Outfielder / Coach | |
Born: Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | May 18, 1923|
Died: December 10, 2013 Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S. | (aged 90)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
July 3, 1945, for the Brooklyn Dodgers | |
Last MLB appearance | |
July 29, 1954, for the Detroit Tigers | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .240 |
Home runs | 15 |
Runs batted in | 86 |
Teams | |
As player
As coach |
Donald Andrew Lund (May 18, 1923 – December 10, 2013) was an
American professional baseball outfielder who played in Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1945, 1947–1948), St. Louis Browns (1948) and Detroit Tigers
(1949, 1952–1954). He batted and threw right-handed.
Born in
at-bats (421), doubles (21), triples (four), and games played (131). On June 18, 1953, Lund made the final put-out in right field when Boston scored an MLB record 17 runs against the Tigers in one inning. He played his last season in 1954 as a backup for teenager rookie Al Kaline
.
In a seven-season career, Lund was a .240 hitter with 15 home runs and 86 RBI in 281 games.[2]
Following his major league career, Lund served as
farm system from 1963 through 1970.[4]
Lund was inducted into the Michigan Hall of Honor in 1984 for his significant contributions as a football, baseball, and basketball player and baseball coach as well.[5] Lund was inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in 1987.[6]
In 2009, James Robert Irwin wrote a book about the life of Don Lund, "Playing Ball with Legends: The Story and the Stories of Don Lund."
He died on December 10, 2013, at the age of 90 at his home in Ann Arbor, Michigan.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "Donald Lund Obituary (2013) Ann Arbor News".
- ^ Baseball Reference Entry for Don Lund
- ^ Blue diamonds are forever: A history of a Michigan tradition Archived September 4, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Baseball America Executive Database
- ^ University of Michigan Hall of Honor Archived October 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Michigan Sports Hall of Fame
- ^ Michigan, Detroit Tigers legend Don Lund dies in Ann Arbor home at age 90
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, or Baseball Biography - Don Lund
- SABR BioProject page
- Vintage Card Traders 1954 Series Don Lund Card Archived February 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine