William Henry "Bucky" Walters was an American professional baseball pitcher and third baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1931 to 1950. As a pitcher,he was a six-time All-Star and the 1939 National League Most Valuable Player.
Francis Joseph "Lefty" O'Doul was an American professional baseball player and manager. Though he spent eleven seasons in Major League Baseball,most notably for the New York Giants and Philadelphia Phillies,he is best known for his career in the Pacific Coast League,where he was a star player and a successful manager. His .349 career batting average is the sixth highest in the history of Major League Baseball (MLB).
The following are the baseball events of the year 1952 throughout the world.
Thomas Michael Brown is an American former professional baseball player. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with his hometown Brooklyn Dodgers at 16 years and 241 days old,starting at shortstop at Ebbets Field against the Chicago Cubs,on August 3,1944,during the World War II manpower shortage. Brown thus became the youngest non-pitcher to ever play in a major league game,and the second-youngest overall after Joe Nuxhall,who was 15 years and 316 days old when he first appeared as a hurler for the Cincinnati Reds on June 10,1944. In Brown's debut game,he collected his first big-league hit,a double off the Cubs' Bob Chipman,and in the field handled three chances,with one error,as the Dodgers fell,6–2.
Bernard James Mussill was an American former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1944. The rookie left-hander stood 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) and weighed 200 lb (91 kg).
Curtis Benton Davis was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. Even though he did not reach the big leagues until he was 30,the right-hander was a two-time National League All-Star over a 13-year career spread among the Philadelphia Phillies (1934–1936),Chicago Cubs (1936–1937),St. Louis Cardinals (1938–1940) and Brooklyn Dodgers (1940–1946).
Jackie Kay Banta was an American professional baseball pitcher who appeared in 69 games in Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers between 1947 and 1950. The native of Hutchinson,Kansas,threw right-handed and batted left-handed;he stood 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and weighed 175 pounds (79 kg).
Humberto "Chico" Fernández Pérez was a Cuban professional baseball shortstop who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Brooklyn Dodgers,Philadelphia Phillies,Detroit Tigers and New York Mets from 1956 to 1963. Born in Havana,he threw and batted right-handed,stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighed 165 pounds (75 kg).
George Tucker Stainback was an American professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 13 seasons with the Chicago Cubs (1934–1937),St. Louis Cardinals (1938),Philadelphia Phillies (1938),Brooklyn Dodgers (1938–1939),Detroit Tigers (1940–1941),New York Yankees (1942–1945),and Philadelphia Athletics (1946).
Milton Joseph Stock was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball from 1913 through 1926. The Chicago native played for the New York Giants,Philadelphia Phillies,Brooklyn Robins and St. Louis Cardinals. Over 14 MLB seasons,he played in 1,628 games and amassed 1,806 hits,with a .289 lifetime batting average and 155 stolen bases. Stock stood 5 feet 8 inches (1.73 m) tall,weighed 154 pounds (70 kg) and threw and batted right-handed.
Arthur Joseph Lopatka was an American professional baseball player,a left-handed pitcher who worked in eight total games in the Major Leagues for the 1945 St. Louis Cardinals and the 1946 Philadelphia Phillies. The native of Chicago,stood 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and weighed 170 pounds (77 kg).
Edward Jack Roebuck was an American professional baseball relief pitcher and scout,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 11 seasons for the Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers,Washington Senators and Philadelphia Phillies. He appeared in the World Series with the Dodgers in 1955 and 1956. During his playing days,Roebuck stood 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m),weighing 185 lb (84 kg). He threw and batted right-handed.
Peter Paul Wojey was an American professional baseball pitcher whose career extended for fifteen seasons over a twenty-year span. It included eighteen games pitched over parts of three years in Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1954) and Detroit Tigers (1956–1957).
Charles Lemoine Thompson was an American professional baseball player and catcher in the Major Leagues. He appeared in 187 games over all or parts of four seasons for the Brooklyn Dodgers,Kansas City Athletics,and Detroit Tigers.
Albert Wayne "Boots" Hollingsworth was an American Major League Baseball pitcher with the Cincinnati Reds,Philadelphia Phillies,Brooklyn Dodgers,Washington Senators,St. Louis Browns and the Chicago White Sox between 1935 and 1946. Born in St. Louis,Missouri,Hollingsworth batted and threw left-handed. He was listed as 6 feet (1.83 m) tall and 174 pounds (79 kg). Hollingsworth earned his nickname when,as a first baseman early in his career,he made an error in the field. He became a full-time pitcher during the 1933 season,his sixth in pro ball.
John Wilson Gaddy,nicknamed "Sheriff",was a professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues (MLB) for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He was the starting pitcher in two games for the Dodgers during the final week of the 1938 season.
The 1962 Houston Colt .45s were an expansion team in American Major League Baseball's National League,and 1962 was the first season in franchise history. Harry Craft was Houston's first manager. The .45s finished eighth among the National League's ten teams with a record of 64–96,36+1⁄2 games behind the league champion San Francisco Giants.
Marvin Edward Blaylock was an American professional baseball first baseman and outfielder,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Giants. Between 1950 and 1957,he appeared in 287 big league games. Blaylock threw and batted left-handed,standing 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighing 175 pounds (79 kg),during his playing days.
Elmer Robert Burkart was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. Burkart played for the Philadelphia Phillies from 1936 to 1940. In sixteen career games,he had a 1–1 record with a 4.93 ERA. He batted and threw right-handed.
Mario Peter Picone,nicknamed "Babe",was an Italian American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Giants and the Cincinnati Redlegs in part of three seasons spanning 1947–1954.
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