Don Lund

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1945-1954)

Don Lund was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1945 to 1954 for the Brooklyn Dodgers, the St. Louis Browns, and the Detroit Tigers, a span of 10 seasons. In 281 career games, he hit .240 with 181 hits, 15 home runs, and 86 RBI.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

AVG .240
HR 15
RBI 86
H 181
OPS .674
PIV -1,105
Position
Outfielder
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 200 lb
Born
5/18/1923 in Detroit, MI, USA
Died
12/10/2013 in Ann Arbor, MI, USA
MLB Debut
1945-07-01
Last Game
1954-07-29

Full name: Donald Andrew Lund

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Career Batting Statistics

Don Lund — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
281 753 91 181 36 8 15 86 5 65 113 .240 .305 .369 .674 -1,105

Career AVG .240 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 8.0% below league average.

Career OBP .305 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 9.1% below league average.

Career SLG .369 vs. league average .378 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .674 vs. league average .713 across their career seasons — 5.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Don Lund — Season-by-Season Batting
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1945 BRO NL 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1947 BRO NL 11 20 5 6 2 0 2 5 0 3 7 .300 — — — — 0.0
1948 BRO NL 27 69 9 13 4 0 1 5 1 5 16 .188 .263 (-29%) .340 (-28%) .379 (-24%) .719 (-26%) -301.7
1948 SLA AL 63 161 21 40 7 4 3 25 0 10 17 .248 .263 (-6%) .340 (-10%) .379 (+5%) .719 (-2%) -301.7
1949 DET AL 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1952 DET AL 8 23 1 7 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 .304 — — — — 0.0
1953 DET AL 131 421 51 108 21 4 9 47 3 39 65 .257 .264 (-3%) .335 (-4%) .397 (-2%) .733 (-3%) -233.1
1954 DET AL 35 54 4 7 2 0 0 3 1 4 3 .130 .261 (-50%) .333 (-44%) .390 (-57%) .723 (-51%) -455.4
Career · 8 seasons 281 753 91 181 36 8 15 86 5 65 113 .240 — — — — -1,292

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Don Lund — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home14338648101431.262
Away13836743801155.218

Last 10 Games — Batting

Don Lund — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1954-07-29 DETPHAW 000000000
1954-07-28 DETPHAW 101100000
1954-07-27 DETPHAL 210000010
1954-07-20 DETPHAW 400000000
1954-07-19 DETNYYL 400000000
1954-07-18 DETNYYW 200000001
1954-07-18 DETNYYL 402000001
1954-07-15 DETBOSL 100000000
1954-07-11 DETBALW 300000000
1954-07-09 DETBALL 100000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Don Lund — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 236 8 441 19 8 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Don Lund — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1947 BRO OF 5 0 11 0 0 0
1948 BRO OF 25 0 41 2 1 0
1948 SLA OF 45 0 72 3 0 0
1952 DET OF 7 0 10 1 0 0
1953 DET OF 123 0 275 12 6 0
1954 DET OF 31 8 32 1 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Don Lund — Career Games by Position
Position Games
Left Field 100
Center Field 31
Right Field 120

College History

Don Lund — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
University of Michigan Ann Arbor MI 1943, 1944, 1945

Don Lund: the record in brief

July 1, 1945 and July 29, 1954 bracket Don Lund's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. The season rows list, in order, the Brooklyn Dodgers (1945 to 1948), the St. Louis Browns (1948), and the Detroit Tigers (1949 through 1954). Lund played primarily as an outfielder and both batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on May 18, 1923, in Detroit, MI, USA and a listed size of 6-foot-0 and 200 pounds. The bio records the death on December 10, 2013, in Ann Arbor, MI, USA. Don Lund was the playing name; the full given name is Donald Andrew.

Lund collected 181 hits in 753 at bats across 281 games, good for a .240 batting average, adding 15 home runs and 86 runs batted in. Lund got on base at a .305 rate and slugged .369 (.674 OPS). The league as a whole hit .261 across Lund's seasons, which puts the .240 career mark 8.0% below average. In OPS terms, Lund's .674 stands 5.5% below the league's .713. The hits column peaks at 108, in 1953.

Frequently Asked Questions about Don Lund

What years did Don Lund play?
Don Lund played in Major League Baseball from 1945 to 1954.
Was Don Lund a pitcher?
No. Don Lund was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Don Lund hit?
Don Lund hit 15 career home runs with 181 hits.
What was Don Lund's career batting average?
Don Lund batted .240 over his career, with 181 hits in 753 at bats.
How many RBI did Don Lund have?
Don Lund drove in 86 runs in his career.
Is Don Lund in the Hall of Fame?
No. Don Lund has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.