Don Mattingly

Don Mattingly

Donald Arthur Mattingly, nicknamed "Donnie Baseball" and "the Hit Man", is an American former first baseman, manager and coach serving as the interim manager for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball. He spent his entire playing career in MLB with the New York Yankees from 1982 to 1995. A six-time All-Star, he led the American League in doubles three consecutive years, and in hits and total bases twice each. After winning the AL batting title with a.343 mark in his first full season in 1984, he was named the league's Most Valuable Player in 1985 after hitting.324 with 145 runs batted in, the highest total in the league in over 30 years. The following year, he was runner-up for the MVP award after batting.352, leading the AL in hits, doubles, slugging percentage and total bases; his 53 doubles and 388 total bases were the highest totals by any major league player in the 1980s, and his totals of doubles and 238 hits remain Yankees franchise records.

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• Entity:  Baseball Biography

• Born:  20 April 1961
• Age:  65 Years
• Wikidata description:  American Baseball Player And Coach (Born 1961)
• Wikidata label:  Don Mattingly
• Wikidata aliases:  Don Mattingly, Donald Arthur Mattingly, Donnie Mattingly, Donnie Baseball, Donald Mattingly

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