Sammy Byrd

Sammy Byrd
Byrd in 1946
Born(1906-10-05)October 5, 1906
DiedMay 11, 1981(1981-05-11) (aged 74)

Baseball career
Outfielder
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 11, 1929, for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
September 27, 1936, for the Cincinnati Reds
MLB statistics
Batting average.274
Home runs38
Runs batted in220
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Golf career
Career
Turned professional1933
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Professional wins11
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour6
Other5
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament3rd: 1941
PGA Championship2nd: 1945
U.S. OpenT16: 1939
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Samuel Dewey Byrd (October 5, 1906 – May 11, 1981) was an American professional baseball outfielder and professional golfer. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) and on the PGA Tour. Byrd is the only person to play in both the World Series and the Masters Tournament.[1]

Byrd made his professional baseball debut in 1926, and made his MLB debut with the New York Yankees in 1929. He was primarily a reserve player, and saw action as a defensive replacement and pinch runner for Babe Ruth, which earned him the nickname "Babe Ruth's Legs". The Yankees sold Byrd to the Cincinnati Reds before the 1935 season, and he retired from baseball to pursue a career as a professional golfer after the 1936 season. He won six PGA events during his career.

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