Career
Hairston batted and threw right-handed. He debuted on September 6, 1969, and played his final major league game on October 2, 1969. Hairston posted a.250 batting average (1-for-4) in three games played.
Hairston comes from the biggest major league baseball family.
The five Hairstons that have played in the majors set a record. The two other three-generation MLB families have four members each: the Boone family (Ray, Bob, Bret and Aaron) and the Bell family (Gus, Buddy, David, and Mike).
Johnny Hairston was the first second-generation African American player in Major League Baseball.
