Dick Whitman
Appearance
Dick Whitman | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: Woodburn, Oregon | November 9, 1920|
Died: February 12, 2003 Peoria, Arizona | (aged 82)|
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 16, 1946, for the Brooklyn Dodgers | |
Last MLB appearance | |
June 4, 1951, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .259 |
Home runs | 2 |
Runs scored | 93 |
Teams | |
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Dick Corwin Whitman (November 9, 1920 – February 12, 2003) was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played college baseball at the University of Oregon, and then professionally from 1946–1951 with the Brooklyn Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies.
Born in Woodburn, Oregon, he appeared in the 1949 World Series with the Dodgers and the 1950 World Series with the Phillies. He died at age 82 in Peoria, Arizona.
He later managed the San Jose JoSox of the California League in 1956 and 1957.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Venezuelan Professional Baseball League statistics
Categories:
- 1920 births
- 2003 deaths
- Baseball players from Oregon
- Brooklyn Dodgers players
- Cervecería Caracas players
- Durham Bulls players
- Major League Baseball outfielders
- Minor league baseball managers
- Montreal Royals players
- Navegantes del Magallanes players
- Oregon Ducks baseball players
- People from Peoria, Arizona
- People from Woodburn, Oregon
- Philadelphia Phillies players
- Portland Beavers players
- St. Paul Saints (AA) players
- San Jose JoSox players
- Santa Barbara Saints players
- American baseball outfielder, 1920s birth stubs