John Dopson

{{short description|American baseball player (born 1963)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name = John Dopson |image = 1986 Indianapolis Indians - John Dopson (cropped).jpg |caption = Dopson with the Indianapolis Indians {{circa}} 1986 |position = Pitcher |bats = Left |throws = Right |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|7|14}} |birth_place = Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |debutleague = MLB |debutdate = September 4 |debutyear = 1985 |debutteam = Montreal Expos |finalleague = MLB |finaldate = June 22 |finalyear = 1994 |finalteam = California Angels |statleague = MLB |stat1label = Win–loss record |stat1value = 30–47 |stat2label = Earned run average |stat2value = 4.27 |stat3label = Strikeouts |stat3value = 386 |teams = *Montreal Expos ({{mlby|1985}}, {{mlby|1988}}) *Boston Red Sox ({{mlby|1989}}–{{mlby|1993}}) *California Angels ({{mlby|1994}}) |highlights= }} '''John Robert Dopson, Jr.''' (born July 14, 1963) is an American former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues during 1985, then from 1988 to 1994. He was the last pitcher to balk four times in one game, a feat he achieved on June 13, 1989.<ref>{{cite web |title=BALK RECORDS Major League Baseball Balk Records |url=https://www.baseball-almanac.com/recbooks/rb_balk1.shtml |website=Baseball Almanac |access-date=22 August 2021}}</ref> Primarily a starter, Dopson recorded his only career save during his last season of 1994.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS198906130.shtml|title=Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox Box Score, June 13, 1989|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref>

==See also== * Montreal Expos all-time roster

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{Baseballstats |mlb= |espn= |br=d/dopsojo01 |fangraphs= |cube= |brm=dopson001joh }}

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