Val Heim
Val Heim | |
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Left fielder | |
Born: Plymouth, Wisconsin | November 4, 1920|
Batted: Right Threw: Left | |
debut | |
August 31, 1942, for the Chicago White Sox | |
Last appearance | |
September 22, 1942, for the Chicago White Sox | |
Career statistics | |
Batting average | .200 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 7 |
Teams | |
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Val Raymond Heim (born November 4, 1920) is a former left fielder who played in Major League Baseball during the 1942 season. Listed at 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m), 170 lb., he batted left-handed and threw right-handed.[1]
Born in Plymouth, Wisconsin, Heim was one of many baseball players whose career was interrupted by World War II.[2] Heim was signed by the Chicago White Sox in 1940 and immediately was assigned to their minor league system. He posted a combined .328 batting average for two teams in 1941, gaining a promotion to the White Sox late in 1942.[3] In 1942 Heim hit .200 (9-for-45) with six runs and seven RBI for Chicago in thirteen games, including one stolen base and a .294 on-base percentage. He joined the U.S. Navy at the end of the season.[1]
Following his military discharge, Heim played in 1946 and 1948 in the White Sox minor league system, but he never appeared in a major league game again. In a five-year minor league career, he batted .285 and hit 35 home runs in 570 games. At age 103, Heim is one of the oldest living big leaguers.
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