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{{short description|American baseball player (1936-2017)}}
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{{Infobox baseball biography
| name       =Don Lock
| image      =Don Lock - Washington Senators - 1961.jpg
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| caption    =Lock in 1962
| position   =[[Center fielder]]
| birth_date  ={{Birth date|1936|7|27}}
| birth_place =[[Wichita, Kansas]], U.S.
| death_date  ={{Death date and age|2017|10|8|1936|7|27}}
| death_place =Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
| bats       =Right
| throws     =Right
|debutleague = MLB
| debutdate  =July 17
| debutyear  =1962
| debutteam  =Washington Senators
|finalleague = MLB
| finaldate  =October 1
| finalyear  =1969
| finalteam  =Boston Red Sox
|statleague = MLB
| stat1label =[[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
| stat1value =.238
| stat2label =[[Home runs]]
| stat2value =122
| stat3label =[[Run batted in|Runs batted in]]
| stat3value =373
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*[[Washington Senators (1961–71)|Washington Senators]] ({{mlby|1962}}–{{mlby|1966}})
*[[Philadelphia Phillies]] ({{mlby|1967}}–{{mlby|1969}})
*[[Boston Red Sox]] ({{mlby|1969}})
}}
'''Don Wilson Lock''' (July 27, 1936 &ndash; October 8, 2017)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kansas.com/sports/college/wichita-state/article177950006.html|title=Two-sport Wichita State great, Don Lock, dies at 81 on Sunday|last=Eldridge|first=Taylor|work=The Wichita Eagle|date=October 9, 2017|accessdate=October 9, 2017}}</ref> was an American [[professional baseball]] [[baseball player|player]] and [[outfield]]er in the [[Major League Baseball|Major Leagues]] from 1962 to 1969 for the [[Washington Senators (1961–71)|Washington Senators]] (1962–66), [[Philadelphia Phillies]] (1967–69), and [[Boston Red Sox]] (1969). A native of [[Wichita, Kansas]], Lock attended Kingman High School in Kingman, Kansas, then attended what is now [[Wichita State University]]. He stood {{height|ft=6|in=2}} (1.88 m) tall and weighed 202 pounds (92&nbsp;kg), and threw and batted right-handed.
Lock signed with the [[New York Yankees]] in 1958 but never appeared in an MLB game for the team. Instead, he was recalled from the Triple-A [[Richmond Virginians]] on July 11, 1962, and traded to Washington for veteran [[first baseman]] and [[pinch hitter]] [[Dale Long]]. Lock played [[left field]] for Washington that season, but by early {{Baseball year|1963}} he became the Senators' regular center fielder, supplanting the colorful [[Jimmy Piersall]], who was traded to the [[New York Mets]].
His two most productive seasons were {{Baseball year|1963}} and {{Baseball year|1964}}, when he hit 27 and 28 [[home runs]] and drove home 82 and 80 [[runs batted in]] respectively. Lock led [[American League]] center fielders in [[put-out]]s, [[assist (baseball)|assists]] and [[double play]]s turned in 1963, and all AL outfielders in assists the following year.  As a batter, he finished second in the league in [[strikeout]]s in both 1963 and 1964.
Overall, Lock appeared in 921 [[games played|games]] over eight seasons, [[batting average (baseball)|batting]] .238 with 122 home runs and 373 RBI. He managed in the Red Sox [[farm system]] for two seasons (1971–72, with the [[Winston-Salem Red Sox]] and [[Pawtucket Red Sox]]), and in part of 1973 for the [[Wilson Tobs|Wilson Pennants]], a co-op team in the [[Carolina League]], after his playing career ended.
==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/51e0c202 Don Lock] at SABR (Baseball BioProject)
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