Don LeJohn
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Donald Everett LeJohn was a Major League Baseball
third baseman
and Minor League Baseball
manager during his long career in professional baseball.
LeJohn was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers
in 1954 and played in the minor leagues through 1971 with various Dodgers affiliates. He was a minor league All-Star in 1954, 1955 and 1964. He made one stop in the majors with the Los Angeles Dodgers
in 1965 and had one at bat as a pinch hitter in the World Series.
He started managing as a player/manager with the Tri-City Atoms in the Northwest League
in 1967 and continued to manage in the Dodgers farm system for 20 years after he finished playing.
The teams he managed:
He finished with a career managerial record of 1243-1238, and he won two league championships.
He got married at the age of 19 to his wife of 50 years, Irene Yvonne Huber, and they had three sons named Donald LeJohn, Leslie Scott LeJohn and Jody LeJohn. He was a grandfather of seven grandchildren, Matthew, Lauren, Jamie, Scott Michael, Renah, Alexa and Julia.
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
third baseman
Third baseman
A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run...
and Minor League Baseball
Minor league baseball
Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball and provide opportunities for player development. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses...
manager during his long career in professional baseball.
LeJohn was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers
Los Angeles Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming...
in 1954 and played in the minor leagues through 1971 with various Dodgers affiliates. He was a minor league All-Star in 1954, 1955 and 1964. He made one stop in the majors with the Los Angeles Dodgers
Los Angeles Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming...
in 1965 and had one at bat as a pinch hitter in the World Series.
He started managing as a player/manager with the Tri-City Atoms in the Northwest League
Northwest League
The Northwest League of Professional Baseball is a Class A-Short Season minor baseball league. The league is the descendant of the Western International League which ran as a class B league from 1937-1951 and class A from 1952-1954...
in 1967 and continued to manage in the Dodgers farm system for 20 years after he finished playing.
The teams he managed:
- Tri-City Atoms (1967–1968)
- Bakersfield Dodgers (1969–1972)
- Waterbury DodgersWaterbury DodgersThe Waterbury Dodgers were a minor league baseball affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers. They were based in Waterbury, Connecticut and played in the Eastern League from 1973-1976.-Year-by-year record:...
(1973–1976) - San Antonio Dodgers (1977–1982)
- Lodi Dodgers (1983)
- Bakersfield Dodgers (1984, 1986)
He finished with a career managerial record of 1243-1238, and he won two league championships.
He got married at the age of 19 to his wife of 50 years, Irene Yvonne Huber, and they had three sons named Donald LeJohn, Leslie Scott LeJohn and Jody LeJohn. He was a grandfather of seven grandchildren, Matthew, Lauren, Jamie, Scott Michael, Renah, Alexa and Julia.