| John Stephenson |
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Catcher |
Born: (1941-04-13) April 13, 1941
South Portsmouth, Kentucky |
| Batted: Left |
Threw: Right |
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| MLB debut |
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April 14, 1964 for the New York Mets |
| Last MLB appearance |
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September 29, 1973 for the California Angels |
| Career statistics |
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| Batting average |
.216 |
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| Home runs |
12 |
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| Runs batted in |
93 |
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| Teams |
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John Herman Stephenson (born April 13, 1941 in
South Portsmouth, Greenup County, Kentucky) is a retired
American professional
baseball player who was a
catcher in the Major Leagues from 1964-1973. He played for the
San Francisco Giants,
Chicago Cubs,
New York Mets, and California Angels. In 1964, he was the last out of
Jim Bunning's perfect game. John holds a degree from William Carey College in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He has gone on to coach extensively in the major and minor leagues as well as college.
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- Tommy Bell (1965–1966)
- Jim Waldrop (1967–1972)
- Bob Ricketts (1973–1975)
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- Carl Torbush (1977–1979)
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- John Stephenson (1987–1990)
- Greg Marten (1991–2002)
- Dan Canevari (2003–2005)
- Jay Artigues (2006–2013)
- Matt Riser (2014–)
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| Persondata |
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| Name |
Stephenson, John |
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| Short description |
American baseball player |
| Date of birth |
April 13, 1941 |
| Place of birth |
South Portsmouth |
| Date of death |
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