Don LeJohn
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Don LeJohn | |
Donald Everett LeJohn | |
Bat/Throw: | R/R |
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Height: | 5' 10" |
Weight: | 175 |
Born: | 1934-5-13 at Daisytown, PA (US) |
Died: | 2005-2-25 at California, PA (US) |
Interred: | Cremated |
More info | |
Statistics: | Retrosheet |
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Contents |
Profile
Personal
- Resided in Daisytown, Pennsylvania in 1955.
- Self-identified as being of Belgian and Hungarian ancestry.
- Married in 1955.
- Nickname "Ducky".
Pre-professional career
- Graduated from California Community High School in 1952.
- Played baseball and football in high school.
- Played American Legion baseball.
Outside of baseball
- Was a mill worker during the off-season.
Contract signing
- Was signed to his first professional contract by Jim Russell of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Sources
- 1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition).