Johnny Callison
American baseball player (1939-2006) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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John Wesley Callison (March 12, 1939 – October 12, 2006) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 16 seasons and is best known for the 10 years he spent with the Philadelphia Phillies as a right fielder, from 1960 through 1969. He was an All-Star for three seasons and four All-Star games.[lower-alpha 1] He led the National League (NL) in triples twice and doubles once, and gained his greatest prominence in the 1964 season in which he was named the MVP of the All-Star Game and he was the runner-up for the NL Most Valuable Player Award. He also led the NL in outfield assists four consecutive times and in double plays once, and ended his career among the top five Phillies in home runs (185) and triples (84).
Johnny Callison | |
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Right fielder | |
Born: (1939-03-12)March 12, 1939 Qualls, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
Died: October 12, 2006(2006-10-12) (aged 67) Abington, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 9, 1958, for the Chicago White Sox | |
Last MLB appearance | |
August 17, 1973, for the New York Yankees | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .264 |
Home runs | 226 |
Runs batted in | 840 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |