John Doherty (first baseman)

{{short description|American baseball player (born 1951)}}

{{For|other baseball players|John Doherty (pitcher)|Jack Daugherty (baseball)}}

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{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=John Doherty

|position=First baseman

|bats=Left

|throws=Left

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1951|8|22}}

|birth_place=Woburn, Massachusetts, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=June 1

|debutyear=1974

|debutteam=California Angels

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=July 30

|finalyear=1975

|finalteam=California Angels

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Batting average

|stat1value=.240

|stat2label=Home runs

|stat2value=4

|stat3label=Runs batted in

|stat3value=27

|teams=

• California Angels (1974–1975)

}}

John Michael Doherty (born August 22, 1951) is a former reserve first baseman/designated hitter in Major League Baseball who played for the California Angels between {{Baseball year|1974}} and {{Baseball year|1975}}. Listed at {{height|ft=5|in=11}}, 185 lb., he batted and threw left-handed.

Doherty attended Reading Memorial High School in Reading, MA. He was selected by the California Angels in the 1st round (7th overall) of the 1970 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase.

In parts of two seasons, Doherty was a .240 hitter (76-for-137) with four home runs and 27 RBI in 104 games, including 27 runs, 17 doubles, one triple, and three stolen bases.