Don Lund

Don Lund
Don Lund
	Outfielder / Coach
	Born: May 18, 1923; Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
	Died: December 10, 2013 (aged 90); Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
	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 Brooklyn Dodgers (1945, 1947–1948); St. Louis Browns (1948); Detroit Tigers (1949, 1952–1954); As coach Detroit Tigers (1957–1958);

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]