Donald Lee Erickson was an American professional baseball pitcher who appeared in nine games Major League Baseball (MLB) as a relief pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies in September of 1958. Erickson was a native of Springfield, Illinois, and served his country with the United States Army, during the Korean War. He threw and batted right-handed and was listed as 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and 170 pounds (77 kg).