Don Mason (baseball)
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (April 2017) |
| Don Mason | |
|---|---|
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
| Died: June 19, 2018 (aged 73) South Yarmouth, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 14, 1966, for the San Francisco Giants | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 30, 1973, for the San Diego Padres | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .205 |
| Home runs | 3 |
| Runs batted in | 27 |
| Teams | |
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Donald Stetson Mason (December 20, 1944 – June 19, 2018)player. The second baseman appeared in 336 games in Major League Baseball over all or parts of eight seasons (1966–1973) for the San Francisco Giants and San Diego Padres.[2]
Born in
full-season Class A New York–Penn League and was selected by the Giants in the winter Rule 5 draft. He then spent all of 1966 on the Giants' MLB roster, but had only 26 plate appearances and three hits. One of those hits was his first big-league home run, a solo blast off Sammy Ellis of the Cincinnati Reds on June 24.[3]
Mason also played three other full seasons in the
runs batted in
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All told, Mason collected 143 hits, with 16 doubles, three triples, three homers and 27 runs batted in in 336 big-league games. He batted .205 lifetime.
Mason's pro career ended after the 1974 season. He moved to Cape Cod five years later, and died in South Yarmouth, Massachusetts, at the age of 73.[1]
References
- ^ The Cape Cod Times. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ "Don Mason Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
- ^ Retrosheet box score: 1966-06-24
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
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