Don Bryant (baseball)

Don Bryant
Catcher
Born: July 13, 1941 (1941-07-13) (age 70) Jasper, Florida
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 17, 1966 for the Chicago Cubs
Last MLB appearance
July 29, 1970 for the Houston Astros
Career statistics
Batting average	.220
Home runs	1
Hits	24
Teams
Chicago Cubs (1966) Houston Astros (1969–1970)

Donald Ray Bryant (born July 13, 1941 in Jasper, Florida) was a catcher and coach in Major League Baseball. He was nicknamed "Bear" by baseball teammates in homage to University of Alabama football coaching legend Paul "Bear" Bryant. Bryant threw and batted right-handed, stood 6'5" (1.96 m) tall and weighed 200 pounds (91 kg).

Bryant's professional career began in the Detroit Tigers' organization in 1960. After playing one full season and parts of two others in the National League with the 1966 Chicago Cubs and the 1969–1970 Houston Astros, batting .220 with one home run and 13 runs batted in, Bryant was acquired by the Boston Red Sox in December 1970 and became a playing coach for their AAA affiliate, the Pawtucket Red Sox, in 1973. The following year, Pawtucket manager Darrell Johnson was promoted to Boston as field boss, and brought Bryant with him as bullpen coach. Bryant coached under Johnson in Boston (1974–76) — serving on the 1975 American League championship team — and with the Seattle Mariners (1977–80) before leaving the game.

Sources

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

Preceded by Doug Camilli	Boston Red Sox Bullpen Coach 1974–1976	Succeeded by Walt Hriniak
Preceded by none	Seattle Mariners Bullpen Coach 1977–1980	Succeeded by Frank Funk

Persondata
Name	Bryant, Don
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	July 13, 1941
Place of birth	Jasper, Florida
Date of death
Place of death