Johnny Hairston
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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 1969 season. Hairston batted and threw right handed. He debuted on September 6, 1969, and played his final game on September 18, 1969.
Hairston posted a .250 batting average (1-for-4) in three games played.
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- Hairston comes from the biggest major league baseball family. Five members of the family, spread over three generations, have played in the majors to set a record, beating out the four members of the Boone family (Ray, Bob, Bret and Aaron) over three generations. He is the son of Sammy Hairston, a former Negro Leaguer who later became one of the first black players in Chicago White Sox history; the brother of Jerry Hairston, and the uncle of Jerry Hairston, Jr. and Scott Hairston.
