Von Joshua
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Von Everett Joshua was an outfielder
Outfielder
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 for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Los Angeles Dodgers
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 (1969-71, 1973-74 and 1979), San Francisco Giants
San Francisco Giants
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 (1975-76), Milwaukee Brewers
Milwaukee Brewers
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 (1976-77) and San Diego Padres
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 (1980).

He helped the Dodgers win the 1974 National League pennant.

In 10 seasons he played in 822 games and had 2,234 at bats, 277 runs, 610 hits, 87 doubles, 31 triples, 30 home runs, 184 RBI, 55 stolen bases, 108 walks, .273 batting average, .306 on-base percentage, .380 slugging percentage, 849 total bases, 15 sacrifice hits, 15 sacrifice flies and 20 intentional walks.

Joshua was formerly the Iowa Cubs
Iowa Cubs
The Iowa Cubs are a Triple-A minor league baseball team, affiliated with the Chicago Cubs, that plays in the Pacific Coast League. Their home games are played in Des Moines, Iowa, at Principal Park.-Franchise history:...

 hitting coach but replaced Gerald Perry
Gerald Perry
Gerald June Perry is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball who played from 1983 to 1995 for the Atlanta Braves, Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals. Perry was selected to the 1988 National League All-Star team. In 1993 he tied a St...

 as hitting coach of the Chicago Cubs
Chicago Cubs
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on June 14, 2009. He was fired on October 3, 2009. He was rehired as the Iowa Cubs hitting coach for the 2010 season on December 17, 2009.

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