Don Johnson
Second baseman, Baseball Player
1911 – 2000
Who was Don Johnson?
Donald Spore Johnson, nicknamed "Pep," was a Major League Baseball second baseman for the Chicago Cubs from 1943 to 1948. A native of Chicago, Illinois, he attended Oregon State University before beginning his professional baseball career.
Johnson's best seasons were during World War II. In 1944, a season in which he had a career-high 71 runs batted in, he was selected for the All-Star Game. In 1945 he was an important part of the last Cubs team to win a pennant, hitting a career-high .302 and scoring 94 runs, tenth in the league. He was also selected for the unofficial “All-Star Game” that was organized by the Associated Press after the official game was canceled.
Career totals for 511 games include 528 hits, 8 home runs, 175 runs batted in, 219 runs scored, a .273 batting average, and an on-base percentage of .315.
His father was former major league shortstop Ernie Johnson.
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- Born
- Dec 7, 1911
Chicago - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Oregon State University
- Died
- Apr 6, 2000
Laguna Beach
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on July 23, 2013
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