1941
Born April 13, 1941
South Portsmouth, KY, USA
John Stephenson Notable
b. April 13, 1941 · New York Mets 1964–1966, Chicago Cubs 1967–1968, San Francisco Giants 1969–1970, California Angels 1971–1973
John Stephenson played for four clubs across 10 seasons as a catcher, opening with the New York Mets in 1964 and closing with the California Angels in 1973.
Across 451 games he batted .216, with 214 hits and 83 runs. He finished with 12 home runs and 37 doubles.
He played 330 games behind the plate, with 1,406 putouts and 21 errors. He turned 14 double plays.
He was born in South Portsmouth, KY, USA on April 13, 1941. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | NYM | 37 | 57 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 0 | .158 |
| 1965 | NYM | 62 | 121 | 9 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 0 | .215 |
| 1966 | NYM | 63 | 143 | 17 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 28 | 0 | .196 |
| 1967 | CHC | 18 | 49 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .224 |
| 1968 | CHC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1969 | SFG | 22 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .222 |
| 1970 | SFG | 23 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .070 |
| 1971 | CAL | 98 | 279 | 24 | 61 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 0 | .219 |
| 1972 | CAL | 66 | 146 | 14 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 0 | .274 |
| 1973 | CAL | 60 | 122 | 9 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | .246 |
| Career | — | 451 | 989 | 83 | 214 | 37 | 3 | 12 | 93 | 63 | 118 | 0 | .216 |
On this day & linked events
1964
Major-league debut: John Stephenson
John Stephenson made a major-league debut on April 14, 1964.
1973
Final major-league game: John Stephenson
John Stephenson played a final major-league game on September 29, 1973.