George Armstrong (baseball)
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George Armstrong | |||
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Catcher | |||
Born: Orange, New Jersey |
June 3, 1924|||
Died: Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Orange, New Jersey |
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MLB debut | |||
April 26, 1946, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
June 23, 1946, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Batting average | .167 | ||
Home runs | 0 | ||
Runs batted in | 0 | ||
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Noble George "Dodo" Armstrong (June 3, 1924 – July 24, 1993) was an American professional baseball player, a catcher whose nine-season (1943–1951) career included eight games played in the Major Leagues for the 1946 Philadelphia Athletics. The native of Orange, New Jersey, threw and batted right-handed. He stood 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and weighed 190 pounds (86 kg).
Apart from those eight games in the Majors, and 15 games played for the 1946 Savannah Indians of the Class A Sally League, Armstrong's professional career took place at the Class B level, or lower, of minor league baseball. His only MLB hit, a double, came in his first big-league at bat as a pinch hitter against Dave Ferriss of the Boston Red Sox at Shibe Park on April 26, 1946. During his debut, Armstrong relieved starting catcher Gene Desautels and stayed in the game to record three errorless chances in the field.[1] In his subsequent seven games in the Majors, he was hitless in five more at bats, with one base on balls, before returning to the minor leagues in midseason.
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
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- 1924 births
- 1993 deaths
- Baseball players from New Jersey
- Drummondville Cubs players
- Jamestown Falcons players
- Lancaster Red Roses players
- Major League Baseball catchers
- People from Orange, New Jersey
- Philadelphia Athletics players
- Savannah Indians players
- Sunbury Reds players
- Tampa Smokers players
- York White Roses players
- American baseball catcher stubs