Hal Trosky | |
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First baseman | |
Born: Norway, Iowa, U.S. | November 11, 1912|
Died: June 18, 1979 Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S. | (aged 66)|
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 11, 1933, for the Cleveland Indians | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 27, 1946, for the Chicago White Sox | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .302 |
Home runs | 228 |
Runs batted in | 1,012 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
Harold Arthur Trosky Sr. (born Harold Arthur Trojovsky; November 11, 1912 – June 18, 1979) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman for the Cleveland Indians (1933–1941) and the Chicago White Sox (1944, 1946). Trosky, who had a career batting average of .302, led the American League in runs batted in in 1936 as a member of the Cleveland Indians. He was inducted into the Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame in 1951.[1]