Johnny Hairston

Infobox MLB retired
name=Johnny Hairston
position=Catcher


bgcolor1=black
bgcolor2=black
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1944|8|27
city-state|Birmingham|Alabama
debutdate=September 6
debutyear=by|1969
debutteam=Chicago Cubs
finaldate=October 2
finalyear=by|1969
finalteam=Chicago Cubs
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.250
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=0
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=0
teams=
*Chicago Cubs (1969)

John Louis Hairston (born August 27, 1944 in Birmingham, Alabama) is a former catcher/left fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago Cubs in the by|1969 season. Hairston batted and threw right handed. He debuted on September 6, 1969, and played his final major league game on October 2, 1969.

Hairston posted a .250 batting average (1-for-4) in three games played.

Family

Hairston comes from the biggest major league baseball family. He is the son of Sammy Hairston, a former Negro Leaguer who later became the first black player in Chicago White Sox history; the brother of Jerry Hairston, and the uncle of Jerry Hairston, Jr. and Scott Hairston. The five Hairstons that have played in the majors set a record. The two other three-generation MLB families have four members each: the Boone family (Ray, Bob, Bret and Aaron) and the Bell family (Gus, Buddy, David, and Mike). Johnny Hairston was the first second-generation African American player in Major League Baseball

ee also

*List of second generation MLB players

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hairsjo01.shtml Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/submit/Markusen_Bruce12.stm Cooperstown Confidential]
* [http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/pa/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060808&content_id=1599037&vkey=mlbpa_news&fext=.jsp MLB Players Association]
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Phairj101.htm Retrosheet]