Donald Young (baseball)

Don Young
Outfielder
Born: October 18, 1945 (1945-10-18) (age 66) Houston, Texas
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 9, 1965 for the Chicago Cubs
Last MLB appearance
October 1, 1969 for the Chicago Cubs
Career statistics
Batting average	.218
Home runs	7
Runs batted in	29
Teams
Chicago Cubs (1965, 1969)

Donald Wayne Young (born October 18, 1945 in Houston, Texas) is a former center fielder in Major League Baseball. Young was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1963. In his first major league at-bat, he popped up to become the first out in Sandy Koufax's 1965 perfect game. He played only 11 games in 1965, and then spent three years in the minors before coming up to the Cubs again, playing 101 games in the tumultuous 1969 season.

Young was considered an average center fielder as well as a quiet, introspective man. He found himself in the public eye when he made two crucial misplays in the ninth inning of a game against the New York Mets on July 8, 1969. Teammate Ron Santo, often an emotional sort, loudly criticized Young in the clubhouse for his mistakes, and reporters took Santo's rant to the press. Santo drew considerable criticism for his outburst and apologized to Young the next day.

Young played two more partial seasons in the minor leagues before leaving organized baseball.

Sources

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

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Name	Young, Donald
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Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	October 18, 1945
Place of birth	Houston, Texas
Date of death
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