Don Lang
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[edit] Biography
Don Lang (Donald Charles Lang) was born on March 15, 1915 in Selma, California. He made his Major League debut on July 4, 1938 for the Cincinnati Reds. In 1948, his rookie year, he hit .269 with 4 home runs and 31 RBI. Lang played for the Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals over the course of his 2 year career.
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[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | CIN | N | 21 | 50 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 11 | .260 | .288 | .420 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1948 | STL | N | 117 | 323 | 30 | 87 | 4 | 31 | .269 | .364 | .356 | 14 | 1 | 47 | 38 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 138 | 373 | 35 | 100 | 5 | 42 | .268 | .355 | .365 | 17 | 2 | 49 | 45 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | CIN | N | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 |
| 1938 | CIN | N | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1938 | CIN | N | 3B | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .976 |
| 1948 | STL | N | 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .889 |
| 1948 | STL | N | 3B | 95 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 188 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .964 |
| Total | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | ||
| Total | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .900 | ||
| Total | 3B | 110 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 213 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .966 |
[edit] Transactions
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds with $20000 to New York Yankees in exchange for Monte Pearson (December 30, 1940).
- Selected by Boston Red Sox from New York Yankees in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 2, 1942).
- Traded by Boston Red Sox with Bill Howerton to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Jim Gleeson (July, 1946).
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