Don Kolloway Notable

b. August 4, 1918 · Chicago White Sox 1940–1943, 1946–1949, Detroit Tigers 1949–1952, Philadelphia Athletics 1953

Don Kolloway played for three clubs across 14 seasons as a second baseman, opening with the Chicago White Sox in 1940 and closing with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1953.

Across 1,079 games he batted .271, with 1,081 hits and 466 runs. He finished with 29 home runs, 180 doubles and 76 stolen bases.

He led the league in doubles once, in 1942, with 40. He played 616 games at second base, with 1,825 assists and 127 errors. He turned 441 double plays. He also played 314 games at first base.

He was born in Posen, IL, USA on August 4, 1918, and died on June 30, 1994. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1940	CHW	10	40	5	9	1	0	0	3	0	3	1	.225
1941	CHW	71	280	33	76	8	3	3	24	6	12	11	.271
1942	CHW	147	601	72	164	40	4	3	60	30	39	16	.273
1943	CHW	85	348	29	75	14	4	1	33	9	30	11	.216
1946	CHW	123	482	45	135	23	4	3	53	9	29	14	.280
1947	CHW	124	485	49	135	25	4	2	35	17	34	11	.278
1948	CHW	119	417	60	114	14	4	6	38	18	18	2	.273
1949	CHW/DET	130	487	71	142	19	3	2	47	49	26	7	.292
1950	DET	125	467	55	135	20	4	6	62	29	28	1	.289
1951	DET	78	212	28	54	7	0	1	17	15	12	2	.255
1952	DET	65	173	19	42	9	0	2	21	7	19	0	.243
1953	PHA	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Career	—	1079	3993	466	1081	180	30	29	393	189	251	76	.271

On this day & linked events

1918

Born August 4, 1918

Posen, IL, USA

1994

Died June 30, 1994

1940

Major-league debut: Don Kolloway

Don Kolloway made a major-league debut on September 16, 1940.

1953

Final major-league game: Don Kolloway

Don Kolloway played a final major-league game on April 21, 1953.

Image: Bowman, public domain