| Hal Jeffcoat | |
|---|---|
 Jeffcoat in 1953 | |
| Outfielder / Pitcher | |
| Born: September 6, 1924 Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. | |
| Died: August 30, 2007 (aged 82) Tampa, Florida, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 20, 1948, for the Chicago Cubs | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| August 6, 1959, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .248 |
| Home runs | 24 |
| Runs batted in | 188 |
| Win–loss record | 39–37 |
| Earned run average | 4.22 |
| Strikeouts | 239 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Harold Bentley Jeffcoat (September 6, 1924 – August 30, 2007) was an American professional baseball player who forged a 12-season, 918-game Major League Baseball career, first as an outfielder (1948–1953) and then as a right-handed pitcher (1954–1959) as a member of the Chicago Cubs (1948–1955), Cincinnati Redlegs and Reds (1956–1959), and St. Louis Cardinals (1959). Born in West Columbia, South Carolina, he batted right-handed and was listed as 5 feet, 101⁄2 inches (1.8 meters) tall and 185 pounds (84 kg). He was the younger brother by 11 years of former major league pitcher George Jeffcoat.
Jeffcoat served in the United States Army during World War II[1] before his baseball career began. A paratrooper, he saw combat during the Italian Campaign, where he was wounded; he was awarded a Purple Heart as a result.[2] He entered professional baseball in 1946, and in his second year, he led the 1947 Double-A Southern Association in base hits (218) and knocked in 118 runs, despite striking only four home runs all season. His major league career began with the Cubs the following year.
- ^ Baseball in Wartime.com
- ^ Sharp, Andrew, "Hal Jeffcoat". Society for American Baseball Research.