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Heine Odom
Third baseman
Born: (1900-10-13)October 13, 1900
Rusk, Texas
Died: August 31, 1970(1970-08-31) (aged 69)
Rusk, Texas
Batted: Switch
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 22, 1925, for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
April 22, 1925, for the New York Yakees
MLB statistics
Batting average1.000
Hits1
Home runs0
Runs batted in0
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Teams

Herman Boyd "Heinie" Odom (October 13, 1900 – August 31, 1970) was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball who played a single game with the New York Yankees in 1925. He was born and died in Rusk, Texas. He was born Herman Boyd, and later changed his name.

After attending the University of Texas, Odom played his only major league game with the Yankees on April 22, 1925. He hit a single in his one and only at bat and finished with a perfect 1.000 batting average. In the field, he had one putout and no errors, for a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage.