Johnny Neun Essentials Positions: Bats: B Throws: L Height: 70 Weight: 175 Born: Sunday, October 28, 1900 in Baltimore, MD USA Died: 3 28 1990 in Baltimore, MD USA Debut: 4/14/1925 Last Game: 9/27/1931 Full Name: John Henry Neun
New managers in spring training camps are Billy Herman with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Muddy Ruel with the St. Louis Browns, Bucky Harris with the New York Yankees, and Johnny Neun with the Cincinnati Reds. Neun ended 1946 as manager of the Yankees after both Joe McCarthy and Bill Dickey quit.
There is an unassisted triple play for the second consecutive day in the major leagues. During the 9th inning of a game at Tiger Stadium, Detroit first baseman Johnny Neuncompletes the rare play by catching a Homer Summa line drive, tagging Charlie Jamieson between first and second, and then touching second before Glenn Myatt can return. Detroit beats the Indians, 1 – 0.