Johnny Hopp
American baseball player
Died when: 86 years 318 days (1042 months)Star Sign: Cancer
John Leonard Hopp (July 18, 1916 – June 1, 2003) was an American professional baseball player and coach.Born in Hastings, Nebraska, he was an outfielder and first baseman who appeared in 1,393 Major League Baseball games over 14 seasons (1939–52) for the St.
Louis Cardinals, Boston Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers.He threw and batted left-handed, and was listed as 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and 170 pounds (77 kg).
He was nicknamed "Cotney" as a youth because of his blond ("cotton-top") hair.As a Cardinal and Yankee, Hopp appeared in five World Series between 1942 and 1951 and was a member of the winning team in four of them.
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