Don Bacon
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Donald John Bacon is a former minor league baseball player and manager who is perhaps most notable for leading the Midwest League
Clinton C-Sox to a league championship in 1963.
and then Oklahoma A&M. During his senior year at Sapulpa High School, he won all-state honors. While at college, he played both baseball and basketball.
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.
, 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. He was the youngest manager in the White Sox system during his time as minor league manager.
Midwest League
The Midwest League is a Class-A minor league baseball league which operates in the Midwestern United States.-History:Six teams – the Belleville Stags, the Centralia Cubs, the Marion Indians, the Mattoon Indians or East Frankfort White Sox, the Mount Vernon Braves, and the West Frankfort...
Clinton C-Sox to a league championship in 1963.
Education
Bacon attended Sapulpa High SchoolSapulpa High School
Sapulpa High School is a public high school in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, USA serving 1,157 students in grades 10-12.-Demographics:74% of the students are white, while 5% are black, 3% are Hispanic, 1% are Asian and 18% are American Indian.-Athletics:...
and then Oklahoma A&M. During his senior year at Sapulpa High School, he won all-state honors. While at college, he played both baseball and basketball.
Playing career
Bacon was an infielder, playing from 1955 to 1958 and from 1961 to 1964 in the Chicago White SoxChicago White Sox
The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois.The White Sox play in the American League's Central Division. Since , the White Sox have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was originally called New Comiskey Park and nicknamed The Cell by local fans...
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.
Managerial career
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 Manager of the Year award in 1963. He started 1964 as the team's manager, however he was replaced by Hugh MulcahyHugh Mulcahy
Hugh Noyes Mulcahy was an American pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies and the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball...
, who was eventually replaced by Bacon himself. Bacon managed the Sarasota Sun Sox
Sarasota Sun Sox
The Sarasota Sun Sox were a minor league baseball team based in Sarasota, Florida that played in the Florida State League from 1961 to 1965. They were affiliated with the Kansas City A's in 1961 and the Chicago White Sox from 1962 to 1965.-Year-by-year record:...
to an 85-53 record in 1965. In 1966, he led the Deerfield Beach/Winter Haven Sun Sox
Deerfield Beach/Winter Haven Sun Sox
The Deerfield Beach/Winter Haven Sun Sox were a minor league baseball team that began based in Deerfield Beach, Florida that moved to Winter Haven, Florida on June 27, 1966. Affiliated with the Chicago White Sox, 1966 was their only year of existence. They were managed by Don Bacon and Bruce Andrew...
to a 55-83 record. He was the youngest manager in the White Sox system during his time as minor league manager.