:John Michaelson

{{Short description|Finnish baseball player (1893–1968)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=John Michaelson

|position=Pitcher

|image=

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date|1893|8|12|mf=y}}

|birth_place=Taivalkoski, Finland

|death_date={{death date and age|1968|4|16|1893|8|12}}

|death_place=Woodruff, Wisconsin

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=August 28

|debutyear=1921

|debutteam=Chicago White Sox

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=August 30

|finalyear=1921

|finalteam=Chicago White Sox

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=0–0

|stat2label=Strikeouts

|stat2value=1

|stat3label=Earned run average

|stat3value=10.13

|teams=

• Chicago White Sox ({{mlby|1921}})

}}

John August Michaelson (born Johan Aukusti Mikkola; August 12, 1893 – April 16, 1968) was a professional baseball pitcher. He appeared in two games in Major League Baseball in 1921 for the Chicago White Sox. {{As of|2024}}, he is the only major league player to have been born in Finland.{{Cite web |title=Unelmien kenttä on kulttifilmi, joka herkistää yhä |last=Eronen |first=Pekka |work=Helsingin Sanomat |date=12 January 2024 |access-date=15 January 2024 |url= https://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/art-2000010113342.html |language=fi }}{{cite web |title=Players by birthplace: Finland Baseball Stats and Info |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/bio/Finland_born.shtml |website=Baseball-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=18 March 2024 |language=en}}