From SABR Encyclopedia
Donald Everett LeJohn
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Bat/Throw:
| R/R
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Height:
| 5' 10"
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Weight:
| 175
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Born:
| 1934-5-13 at Daisytown, PA (US)
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Died:
| 2005-2-25 at California, PA (US)
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Interred:
| Cremated
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Statistics: | Retrosheet
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Don LeJohn was a professional player and manager.
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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).