Editing Johnny Callison (section)

{{Short description|American baseball player (1939–2006)}}
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{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Johnny Callison
| image = John Callison 1961.jpg
| caption =  Callison in 1961
|position=[[Right fielder]]
|bats=Left
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{Birth date|1939|3|12}}
|birth_place=[[Qualls, Oklahoma]], U.S.
|death_date={{death date and age|2006|10|12|1939|3|12}}
|death_place=[[Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Abington, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=September 9
|debutyear=1958
|debutteam=Chicago White Sox
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=August 17
|finalyear=1973
|finalteam=New York Yankees
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=[[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
|stat1value=.264
|stat2label=[[Home run]]s
|stat2value=226
|stat3label=[[Runs batted in]]
|stat3value=840
|teams=
* [[Chicago White Sox]] ({{Baseball year|1958}}–{{Baseball year|1959}})
* [[Philadelphia Phillies]] ({{Baseball year|1960}}–{{Baseball year|1969}})
* [[Chicago Cubs]] ({{Baseball year|1970}}–{{Baseball year|1971}})
* [[New York Yankees]] ({{Baseball year|1972}}–{{Baseball year|1973}})
|highlights=
* 4× [[MLB All-Star Game|All-Star]] ([[1962 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (first game)|1962]], [[1962 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (second game)|1962²]], [[1964 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1964]], [[1965 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1965]])
* [[Philadelphia Baseball Wall of Fame|Philadelphia Phillies Wall of Fame]]
}}
'''John Wesley Callison''' (March 12, 1939 – October 12, 2006) was an American professional [[baseball]] player. He played in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) for 16 seasons and is best known for the 10 years he spent with the [[Philadelphia Phillies]] as a [[right fielder]], from 1960 through 1969. He was an All-Star for three seasons and four [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star games]].{{efn|name=twoASG|MLB held two All-Star Games each season from 1959 through 1962.}} He led the [[National League (baseball)|National League]] (NL) in [[triple (baseball)|triples]] twice and [[double (baseball)|doubles]] once, and gained his greatest prominence in the {{Baseball year|1964}} season in which he was named the [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game MVP Award|MVP]] of the [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star Game]] and he was the runner-up for the NL [[MLB Most Valuable Player Award|Most Valuable Player Award]]. He also led the NL in outfield [[assist (baseball)|assists]] four consecutive times and in [[double play]]s once, and ended his career among the top five Phillies in [[home run]]s (185) and triples (84).