John Doherty

John Michael Doherty (born August 22, 1951) is a former reserve first baseman/designated hitter in Major League Baseball who played for the California Angels between and . Listed at , 185 lb., he batted and threw left-handed. Doherty attended Reading Memorial High School in Reading, MA. He was selected by the California Angels in the 1st round (7th overall) of the 1970 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase. In parts of two seasons, Doherty was a .240 hitter (76-for-137) with four home runs and 27 RBI in 104 games, including 27 runs, 17 doubles, one triple, and three stolen bases. Sources Baseball Reference The Baseball Cube Retrosheet