Johnny Hopp, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American baseball player
Date of Birth: 18-Jul-1916
Place of Birth: Hastings, Nebraska, United States
Date of Death: 01-Jun-2003
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Johnny Hopp
- John Leonard Hopp (July 18, 1916 – June 1, 2003) was an American professional baseball player and coach.
- Born in Hastings, Nebraska, he was an outfielder and first baseman who appeared in 1,393 Major League Baseball games over 14 seasons (1939–52) for the St.
- Louis Cardinals, Boston Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers.
- He threw and batted left-handed, and was listed as 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and 170 pounds (77 kg).
- He was nicknamed "Cotney" as a youth because of his blond ("cotton-top") hair.As a Cardinal and Yankee, Hopp appeared in five World Series between 1942 and 1951 and was a member of the winning team in four of them.
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