I am getting back to honoring the Brooklyn Dodgers that are alive so here is #12 in my list from oldest to youngest.

Don Lund then

Donald Andrew Lund was a backup outfielder for the Brooklyn Dodgers, St Louis Browns and Detroit Tigers.  He was born in Detroit on May 18, 1923.  He shares a birthday with my dear aunt Nora and my friend Sandi who is a St. Louis Cardinal fan.

From Baseball Reference.com:

Outfielder Don Lund earned nine letters at the University of Michigan and was also drafted by the Chicago Bears. After his playing career ended, he was a Detroit Tigers coach in 1957 and 1958. He was then the Tigers’ farm director in 1963, Scouting director in 1964, and director of player development from 1965 to 1970.

The young Lund attracted attention in 1947, a pennant-winning year for the Brooklyn Dodgers, when he went 6 for 20, slugging .700 with 2 doubles and 2 homers. He did not appear in post-season play. Lund was one of 11 players used in left field by the Dodgers that season, who never did pick a regular left-fielder in the late 1940s.

His year with the most major league at-bats was 1953, when he hit .257 in 421 at-bats with the Tigers. Al Kaline was an 18-year-old rookie that year, and the following year Kaline became a regular, while Lund was a backup.

Lund briefly managed the 1956 Jamestown Falcons. He returned to his alma mater as head coach from 1959 to 1962, leading the school to the 1962 College World Series.

checking the Dodgers media guide, Mr. Don Lund wore uniforms #8 #17 #25 #40.  He was in 4 games in 1945, 11 games in 1947 and 27 games in 1948.   He went to the Tigers in 1948.

Don Lund now.

I did not know that there is a SABR chapter called Don Lund Chapter!  the Don Lund Chapter serves the Southeastern Michigan area.  Very nice!

Also in 1997 SABR conference #27 in Louisville, Kentucky  saw a player panel highlighted by Pee Wee Reese that also featured Ed Stevens and Don lund.  Jim Bunning was the keynote speaker.

Found this book also about Don Lund:

From everything I read about Mr. Lund, he is another terrific person.

Ref:  Baseballreference.com  mgoblue.com, Annarbor.com