Don Bacon (baseball)
Donald John Bacon (born June 28, 1935 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma United States) is a former minor league baseball player and manager. He led the Midwest League Clinton C-Sox to a league championship in 1963.
Education[edit]
Bacon attended Sapulpa High School and then Oklahoma A&M. During his senior year at Sapulpa High School, he won all-state honors.[1] While at college, he played both baseball and basketball.
Playing career[edit]
Bacon was an infielder, playing from 1955 to 1958 and from 1961 to 1964 in the Chicago White Sox farm system. Despite collecting over 100 hits in a season five times, Bacon never collected more than 24 extra base hits in a single year. Overall, he played in 790 minor league games, collecting 704 hits. He batted .262.[2]
Managerial career[edit]
Bacon's first year as a manager was spent with the C-Sox in 1963, the same year he led them to a league championship. He won the Midwest League Manager of the Year Award in 1963.[3] He started 1964 as the team's manager, however he was replaced by Hugh Mulcahy, who was eventually replaced by Bacon himself. Bacon managed the Sarasota Sun Sox to an 85-53 record in 1965. In 1966, he led the Deerfield Beach/Winter Haven Sun Sox to a 55-83 record.[citation needed] He was the youngest manager in the White Sox system during his time as minor league manager.[1][4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Hevener, Phil (November 17, 1964). "White Sox Pick Sun Sox Pilot". Sarasota Journal. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ^ Baseball Reference Minors
- ^ MWL Guide
- ^ Brockmann, John (April 17, 1966). "Bacon Takes Farm Club to New Home". The (Sarasota) Herald-Tribune. Retrieved 2 January 2010.