| John Young | |
|---|---|
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| First baseman | |
| Born: February 9, 1949 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| Died: May 8, 2016 (aged 67) Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 9, 1971, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 25, 1971, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .500 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 1 |
| Teams | |
John Thomas Young (February 9, 1949 – May 8, 2016) was an American professional baseball player. He also scouted and worked in the front office. Young played in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers in 1971. He founded Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI), a youth baseball program aimed at increasing participation among African Americans in baseball.