Frostburg State Athletic Hall of Fame
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1975-1978
Baseball
Inducted on September 21, 1984
50th Inductee
Baseball … A left-handed power hitting third baseman who held many F.S.C. batting records at the time of his induction. Bypassed his senior year to sign a professional contract with the N.Y. Mets in 1979.
Seasonal Records: most home runs – 9, most extra base hits – 23, most total bases – 91, slugging average - .758, and tied for most sacrifice flies – 4, all in 1978.
Holds the Frostburg record for the highest career batting average for a 3-year player - .377. Led the team in many categories: with a batting average of .442 in 1976 and.383 in 1978; in RBI’s with 41 in 1978; and in homeruns with 5 in 1977 and 9 in 1978. Others include 30 games played in 1977, 46 hits, 10 doubles and a .758 slugging average in 1978; 3 triples in 1976; and 44 and 91 total bases in 1977 and 1978 respectively.
In 1978 John was named the first-team third baseman to the All-Maryland, All-NAIA District, and All-NAIA area teams. Hit a grand slam home run in his first collegiate at-bat vs. Virginia State. Played in the prestigious Cape Cod Collegiate Summer League in 1978. In his first year of pro ball he missed by a few at-bats winning the N.Y.-Penn. League batting title, hitting .368. Three letters in three seasons.
Career Statistics
|
Year
|
Games
|
AB
|
Hits
|
Runs
|
RBI
|
D
|
T
|
HR
|
TB
|
Avg.
|
|
1976
|
30
|
77
|
34
|
23
|
21
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
50
|
.442
|
|
1977
|
30
|
87
|
27
|
15
|
15
|
2
|
0
|
5
|
44
|
.310
|
|
1978
|
35
|
120
|
46
|
25
|
41
|
10
|
4
|
9
|
91
|
.383
|
|
Total
|
95
|
284
|
107
|
63
|
77
|
13
|
7
|
17
|
185
|
.377
|
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