Don Lund
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Donald Andrew (Don) Lund (born May 18, 1923 in Detroit, Michigan) is a former backup outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1945, 1947, 1948[start]), St. Louis Browns (1948[end]) and Detroit Tigers (1949-1954). He batted and threw right handed.
Lund was signed out of University of Michigan by the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1945. Used mainly as a reserve, he played part of three seasons with the Dodgers and St. Louis Browns between 1945 and 1948. His most productive season came in 1953 as the regular right fielder for the Detroit Tigers, when he posted career-highs in batting average (.257), home runs (nine), runs batted in (47), hits (108), at-bats (421), doubles (21), triples (four), and games played (131). Lund played his last season in 1954 as a backup for teenager rookie Al Kaline.
In a seven-season career, Lund was a .240 hitter with 15 home runs and 86 RBI in 281 games.
Following his major league career, Lund served as head coach at the University of Michigan. Under his leadership, the Wolverines won the College World Series championship in 1962.
Lund was inducted into the Michigan Hall of Honor in 1984 for his significant contributions as a football, baseball, and basketball player and baseball coach as well.
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