Donald John Bacon (born June 28, 1935 in

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United States) is a former minor league baseball player and manager. He led the

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to a league championship in 1963.

Education

Bacon attended Sapulpa High School 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

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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 Midwest League Manager of the Year Award in 1963. He started 1964 as the team's manager, however he was replaced by

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, who was eventually replaced by Bacon himself. Bacon managed the

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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.

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