John Logan, Jr. (March 23, 1926 – August 9, 2013) was a shortstop in Major League Baseball. Logan was signed by the Boston Braves in 1947, having been discovered by Braves scout Dewey Briggs. He was a four-time All-Star and led the National League in doubles in 1955. Logan was the first major league batter Sandy Koufax faced; Logan hit a bloop single.
Logan grew up in Endicott, New York, and attended Union-Endicott High School, where he was a five-sport star. Endicott has a little league field named after him. Logan was of Russian and Croatian descent. His father John Sr., was from Tsaritsyn, now Volgograd, and his mother, Helen Senko, was born in Croatia, but also lived in the borderland of Poland.[1]
Logan was in the army, where he played baseball, in the latter portions of World War II. He was honorably discharged. While Logan was playing for the minor league Milwaukee Brewers on June 25, 1951, Kansas City Blues catcher Clint Courtney hit him in the face with an elbow while sliding hard into second base, knocking Logan's front two teeth out.[2][3]
Career
Logan debuted for the Braves in 1951. In 1953, around the time he became an everyday starter, he married Dorothy Ahlmeyer. She lived until 1989 and they had three sons.[4][5]
Logan had one of his best seasons in 1955, playing in all 154 games, batting .297, leading the league with 37 doubles, and finishing 11th in Most Valuable Player voting. He received his first of four All-Star selections that year.[4] In the 1957 World Series, Logan hit the first home run of the series in a Game 2 victory over the New York Yankees.[5]
Traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates in June 1961 for Gino Cimoli, Logan played in no more than 81 games for the Pirates before they released him following the 1963 season.[4]
In a 13-season career, Logan was a lifetime .268 batter with 93 home runs and 547 RBIs in 1503 games. He has a total of 651 career runs scored and 19 stolen bases. He accumulated 216 doubles and 41 triples with a total of 1407 hits in 5244 career at bats. After his major league career, Logan played one season in Japan for the Nankai Hawks in 1964, where he became the first player to win both a World Series and a Japan Series.
Pitcher Sal Maglie described Logan as a fastball hitter.[6]
Later life
After he retired, Logan lived in Milwaukee. He was involved in the founding of the Milwaukee Braves Historical Association, and he often visited Miller Park for Brewers games. He died at a hospital in Milwaukee on August 9, 2013, age 86. He had suffered from problems with his circulation and his kidneys late in life, and he required a wheelchair. An infection was a contributing factor in his death.[7][8][5]
^Russo, Frank (2014). The Cooperstown Chronicles: Baseball's Colorful Characters, Unusual Lives, and Strange Demises. New York: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 25. ISBN978-1-4422-3639-4.
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For other persons with similar names see John Logan disambiguation John Logan Jr March 23 1926 August 9 2013 was a shortstop in Major League Baseball Logan was signed by the Boston Braves in 1947 having been discovered by Braves scout Dewey Briggs He was a four time All Star and led the National League in doubles in 1955 Logan was the first major league batter Sandy Koufax faced Logan hit a bloop single Johnny LoganShortstopBorn 1927 03 23 March 23 1927Endicott New YorkDied August 9 2013 2013 08 09 aged 86 Milwaukee WisconsinBatted RightThrew RightProfessional debutMLB April 17 1951 for the Boston BravesNPB March 14 1964 for the Nankai HawksLast appearanceMLB September 27 1963 for the Pittsburgh PiratesNPB October 10 1964 for the Nankai HawksMLB statisticsBatting average 268Home runs93Runs batted in547NPB statisticsBatting average 189Home runs7Runs batted in23TeamsBoston Milwaukee Braves 1951 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 1961 1963 Nankai Hawks 1964 Career highlights and awards4 All Star 1955 1957 1958 1959 World Series champion 1957 Japan Series champion 1964 American Family Field Walk of Fame Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Later life 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksEarly life EditLogan grew up in Endicott New York and attended Union Endicott High School where he was a five sport star Endicott has a little league field named after him Logan was of Russian and Croatian descent His father John Sr was from Tsaritsyn now Volgograd and his mother Helen Senko was born in Croatia but also lived in the borderland of Poland 1 Logan was in the army where he played baseball in the latter portions of World War II He was honorably discharged While Logan was playing for the minor league Milwaukee Brewers on June 25 1951 Kansas City Blues catcher Clint Courtney hit him in the face with an elbow while sliding hard into second base knocking Logan s front two teeth out 2 3 Career EditLogan debuted for the Braves in 1951 In 1953 around the time he became an everyday starter he married Dorothy Ahlmeyer She lived until 1989 and they had three sons 4 5 Logan had one of his best seasons in 1955 playing in all 154 games batting 297 leading the league with 37 doubles and finishing 11th in Most Valuable Player voting He received his first of four All Star selections that year 4 In the 1957 World Series Logan hit the first home run of the series in a Game 2 victory over the New York Yankees 5 Traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates in June 1961 for Gino Cimoli Logan played in no more than 81 games for the Pirates before they released him following the 1963 season 4 In a 13 season career Logan was a lifetime 268 batter with 93 home runs and 547 RBIs in 1503 games He has a total of 651 career runs scored and 19 stolen bases He accumulated 216 doubles and 41 triples with a total of 1407 hits in 5244 career at bats After his major league career Logan played one season in Japan for the Nankai Hawks in 1964 where he became the first player to win both a World Series and a Japan Series Pitcher Sal Maglie described Logan as a fastball hitter 6 Later life EditAfter he retired Logan lived in Milwaukee He was involved in the founding of the Milwaukee Braves Historical Association and he often visited Miller Park for Brewers games He died at a hospital in Milwaukee on August 9 2013 age 86 He had suffered from problems with his circulation and his kidneys late in life and he required a wheelchair An infection was a contributing factor in his death 7 8 5 See also EditList of Major League Baseball annual doubles leadersReferences Edit Johnny Logan SABR Retrieved 2013 08 10 Russo Frank 2014 The Cooperstown Chronicles Baseball s Colorful Characters Unusual Lives and Strange Demises New York Rowman amp Littlefield p 25 ISBN 978 1 4422 3639 4 Milwaukee Journal June 26 1951 7 a b c Johnny Logan Stats Baseball Reference com Retrieved August 22 2021 a b c Slotnik Daniel E September 7 2013 Johnny Logan Shortstop for World Champion Milwaukee Braves Dies at 86 The New York Times Maglie Sal October 14 1957 Braves New World Sports Illustrated Retrieved August 7 2020 Former SS Johnny Logan dies at 86 ESPN The Associated Press 2013 06 06 Retrieved 2014 01 07 Haudricourt Tom August 9 2013 Johnny Logan was spark plug of champion Braves Milwaukee Journal Sentinel External links EditCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference Johnny Logan feature article by Sports Editor Cyril Cheriyan from the Binghamton University student newspaper Pipe Dream BU s first major leaguer This biographical article relating to an American baseball shortstop is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Johnny Logan baseball amp oldid 1111244036, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
