Johnny Neun

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Johnny Neun
Runs batted in
85
Teams
As player

As manager

John Henry Neun (October 28, 1900 – March 28, 1990) was an American professional

Boston Braves. Neun is notable for completing the seventh unassisted triple play in MLB history. After his playing career he served as the manager for the New York Yankees and the Cincinnati Reds
.

Career

Neun was born in

Cleveland Indians, when he caught a line drive from Homer Summa, stepped on first to retire Charlie Jamieson, and despite shouts from his shortstop to throw him the ball, raced towards second base to retire Glenn Myatt, completing the seventh unassisted triple play in MLB history, and the first such play to end a game. Neun became the second, and most recent, first baseman to accomplish the feat. It came one day after Jimmy Cooney of the Chicago Cubs
turned his own unassisted triple play.

On July 9, 1927, playing against the New York Yankees, Neun had five base hits and five stolen bases.[1] He is the only player since at least 1914 to have at least five of each in one game.[2] Nevertheless, he stole only 41 bases in his career.

A switch-hitter who threw left-handed, Neun batted .289 with two home runs and 85 RBI in 945 at bats during his seven-year Major League Baseball career.

In 1935, after retiring as a player, Neun began managing in the

American Association (where he won another regular-season pennant, in 1942), before joining the New York coaching
staff in 1944.

In September 1946, he was hired as the manager of the Yankees, replacing

scout and instructor for the Milwaukee Brewers
.

Managerial record

Team Year Regular season Postseason
Games Won Lost Win % Finish Won Lost Win % Result
NYY 1946 14 8 6 .571 3rd in AL – – – –
NYY total 14 8 6 .571 0 0 –
CIN 1947 154 73 81 .474 5th in NL – – – –
CIN 1948 100 44 56 .440 fired – – – –
CIN total 254 117 137 .461 0 0 –
Total 268 125 143 .466 0 0 –

Neun and Cooney

Despite their joint fame, Neun and Jimmy Cooney never actually met, as they were playing in different leagues. (They did face each other in a minor league game in 1929, but didn't exchange words.) Finally, nearly six decades later, in 1986, Sports Illustrated arranged a conference call between the two.[3]

Neun died of pancreatic cancer in his birthplace of Baltimore at age 89.[4]

References

  1. ^ "New York Yankees at Detroit Tigers Box Score, July 9, 1927".
  2. ^ "Baseball".
  3. ^ "Linked by Their Special Triple Plays, Two Oldtimers - 05.12.86 - SI Vault". sportsillustrated.cnn.com. Archived from the original on November 12, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  4. ^ Former manager dies of cancer

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