- 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 inBirmingham, Alabama ) is a formercatcher /left fielder inMajor League Baseball who played for theChicago 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 threegames 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 inChicago White Sox history; the brother ofJerry Hairston , and the uncle ofJerry Hairston, Jr. andScott 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-generationAfrican American player inMajor 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]
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