Donald Gary Durham (born March 21, 1949) is a former
pitcher in
Major League Baseball. He played for the
St. Louis Cardinals and
Texas Rangers.
Born in Yosemite, Kentucky, Durham attended
Western Kentucky University and was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 7th round of the
1970 MLB Draft
First round selections
The following are the first round picks in the 1970 Major League Baseball draft.
''*'' Did not sign
Other notable Selections
''*'' Did not sign
References
External links Complete draft list from ''The Basebal ...
.
Durham holds the MLB record for most at-bats for a player who hit .500 or better in a career as he collected 7 hits in 14 career at-bats for an even .500
batting average.
After his baseball career ended, Durham worked as president of an auto body shop in
Nashville
Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and the ...
. He established the Don Durham Baseball Scholarship Fund to serve
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers baseball
: ''For information on all Western Kentucky University sports, see Western Kentucky Hilltoppers''
The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky, ...
players.
References
External links
1949 births
Living people
Major League Baseball pitchers
Cedar Rapids Cardinals players
Modesto Reds players
Spokane Indians players
St. Louis Cardinals players
Texas Rangers players
Tulsa Oilers (baseball) players
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers baseball players
Baseball players from Kentucky
People from Casey County, Kentucky
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