On April 8, 1969, Hahn played in his first major league game; he was the starting center fielder in the Montreal Expos' first game. He also was the first fielder in Expo franchise history to field a ball; in the bottom of the first inning, the New York Mets' Tommie Agee singled to center field, and Hahn retrieved it and threw the ball to the cutoff man. The game was played at Shea Stadium in Flushing, New York, and the Expos defeated the Mets by a score of 11-10. Hahn's first major league at-bat came in the second inning of the game as he batted eighth in the lineup; he struck out. He went 0-for-3 before being taken out for Don Shaw.[1]
Hahn emerged as the starting center fielder for the pennant-winning Mets of 1973. Hahn started all 12 games for the Mets during post-season play. Earlier in '73, in July, Hahn was involved in a brutal collision in the outfield with left fielderGeorge Theodore, which resulted in a dislocated hip for Theodore.[3]
^See transactions on the Don Hahn profile page at baseball-reference.com
^"Former Mets outfielder George Theodore talks about '73 collision with Don Hahn that alters career". New York Daily News.
^Durso, Joseph. "Big Deals: McGraw to Phils, Allen to Braves, Lee May to Orioles," The New York Times, Wednesday, December 4, 1974. Retrieved October 31, 2020
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hahn, baseball, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, from, article, ta. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Don Hahn baseball news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Donald Antone Hahn born November 16 1948 is an American former professional baseball outfielder known primarily for his defensive abilities Hahn played in Major League Baseball MLB for the Montreal Expos New York Mets Philadelphia Phillies St Louis Cardinals and San Diego Padres Don HahnCenter fielderBorn 1948 11 16 November 16 1948 age 75 San Francisco California U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutApril 8 1969 for the Montreal ExposLast MLB appearanceSeptember 25 1975 for the San Diego PadresMLB statisticsBatting average 236Home runs7Runs batted in74TeamsMontreal Expos 1969 1970 New York Mets 1971 1974 Philadelphia Phillies 1975 St Louis Cardinals 1975 San Diego Padres 1975 Hahn attended Campbell High School in Campbell California There along with his studies he played baseball basketball and football The right handed throwing and batting Hahn was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 17th round of the 1966 Major League Baseball draftOn April 8 1969 Hahn played in his first major league game he was the starting center fielder in the Montreal Expos first game He also was the first fielder in Expo franchise history to field a ball in the bottom of the first inning the New York Mets Tommie Agee singled to center field and Hahn retrieved it and threw the ball to the cutoff man The game was played at Shea Stadium in Flushing New York and the Expos defeated the Mets by a score of 11 10 Hahn s first major league at bat came in the second inning of the game as he batted eighth in the lineup he struck out He went 0 for 3 before being taken out for Don Shaw 1 Hahn later became quite accustomed to the Shea Stadium outfield grass a few days before the 1971 MLB season began the Mets traded 1969 World Series hero Ron Swoboda along with minor leaguer Rich Hacker to the Expos in exchange for the young outfielder 2 Hahn emerged as the starting center fielder for the pennant winning Mets of 1973 Hahn started all 12 games for the Mets during post season play Earlier in 73 in July Hahn was involved in a brutal collision in the outfield with left fielder George Theodore which resulted in a dislocated hip for Theodore 3 Hahn was traded along with Tug McGraw and Dave Schneck from the Mets to the Philadelphia Phillies for Del Unser John Stearns and Mac Scarce at the Winter Meetings on December 3 1974 4 References edit Montreal Expos first game box score See transactions on the Don Hahn profile page at baseball reference com Former Mets outfielder George Theodore talks about 73 collision with Don Hahn that alters career New York Daily News Durso Joseph Big Deals McGraw to Phils Allen to Braves Lee May to Orioles The New York Times Wednesday December 4 1974 Retrieved October 31 2020External links editCareer statistics and player information from MLB or ESPN or Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors or Retrosheet Don Hahn at SABR Baseball BioProject Don Hahn at Baseball Almanac Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Don Hahn baseball amp oldid 1183638765, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
