Johnny Hopp

Johnny Hopp
Outfielder / First baseman
Born: (1916-07-18)July 18, 1916 Hastings, Nebraska
Died: June 1, 2003(2003-06-01) (aged 86) Scottsbluff, Nebraska
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 18, 1939, for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB appearance
September 27, 1952, for the Detroit Tigers
MLB statistics
Batting average	.296
Home runs	46
Runs batted in	458
Teams
St. Louis Cardinals (1939–1945) Boston Braves (1946–1947) Pittsburgh Pirates (1949) Brooklyn Dodgers (1949) Pittsburgh Pirates (1949–1950) New York Yankees (1950–1952) Detroit Tigers (1952)
Career highlights and awards
All-Star (1946) 4× World Series champion (1942, 1944, 1950, 1951)

John Leonard Hopp (Cotney) (July 18, 1916 – June 1, 2003) was a Major League Baseball outfielder and first baseman. He was an All-Star in 1946.

Hopp was born in Hastings, Nebraska. Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1936, Hopp made his Major League Baseball debut with the Cardinals on September 18, 1939, playing for six teams in all before appearing in his final game on September 27, 1952.

He died, aged 86, in Scottsbluff, Nebraska.

The book Carl Erskine's Tales from the Dodgers Dugout: Extra Innings (2004) includes short stories from former Dodger pitcher Carl Erskine. Hopp is featured in a number of these stories.

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