| David Green | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:David_Greenwiki_1983.jpg) Green in 1983 | |
| First baseman, outfielder | |
| Born: December 4, 1960 Managua, Nicaragua | |
| Died: January 25, 2022 (aged 61) Florissant, Missouri, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| Professional debut | |
| MLB: September 4, 1981, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| NPB: July 6, 1986, for the Kintetsu Buffaloes | |
| Last appearance | |
| MLB: October 4, 1987, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| NPB: October 10, 1986, for the Kintetsu Buffaloes | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .268 |
| Home runs | 31 |
| Runs batted in | 180 |
| NPB statistics | |
| Batting average | .270 |
| Home runs | 10 |
| Runs batted in | 39 |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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David Alejandro Green Casaya (December 4, 1960 – January 25, 2022) was a Nicaraguan professional baseball player who was an outfielder and first baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB). Between 1981 and 1987, he spent parts of six seasons in the MLB. He was a member of the St. Louis Cardinals for five of those years, and he also spent one season with the San Francisco Giants.
In January 1995, Green was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving in a car crash in suburban Country Club Hills, Mo.
According to the Post-Dispatch, a passenger in the car Green struck, Gladys Yount, 85, of Jennings, Mo., suffered a fractured pelvis in the accident and died of a heart attack two hours later.
Green was charged with involuntary manslaughter and served six months in jail, the Post-Dispatch reported.