Donald Irvin Hasenmayer (April 4, 1927 – January 28, 2020) was an American professional

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. He was an

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over parts of two seasons (1945–46) with the

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. For his career, he compiled a .100

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in 30

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s, with one

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. He was born in

Roslyn, Pennsylvania Roslyn is an unincorporated community in Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. Originally called Hillside, the name Roslyn came from rose gardens that once grew there. The first known person of European descent to s ...

and attended

Abington Senior High School Abington Senior High School is a three-year co-educational high school in Abington, Pennsylvania, United States. The school was a two-year high school known as Abington South Campus from September 1964 until June 1983. In September 1983, Abingt ...

. He was a

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veteran of

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. Hasenmayer died on January 28, 2020.

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