1923
Born May 18, 1923
Detroit, MI, USA
Don Lund Notable
b. May 18, 1923 · Brooklyn Dodgers 1945, 1947–1948, St. Louis Browns 1948, Detroit Tigers 1949, 1952–1954
Don Lund played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1945 and closing with the Detroit Tigers in 1954.
Across 281 games he batted .240, with 181 hits and 91 runs. He finished with 15 home runs, 36 doubles and 5 stolen bases.
He played 236 games in the outfield, with 441 putouts and 8 errors.
He was born in Detroit, MI, USA on May 18, 1923, and died on December 10, 2013. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | BRO | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1947 | BRO | 11 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 |
| 1948 | BRO/SLB | 90 | 230 | 30 | 53 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 15 | 33 | 1 | .230 |
| 1949 | DET | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1952 | DET | 8 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .304 |
| 1953 | DET | 131 | 421 | 51 | 108 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 47 | 39 | 65 | 3 | .257 |
| 1954 | DET | 35 | 54 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .130 |
| Career | — | 281 | 753 | 91 | 181 | 36 | 8 | 15 | 86 | 65 | 113 | 5 | .240 |
On this day & linked events
2013
Died December 10, 2013
1945
Major-league debut: Don Lund
Don Lund made a major-league debut on July 1, 1945.
1954
Final major-league game: Don Lund
Don Lund played a final major-league game on July 29, 1954.
Image: Bowman, public domain