Rocky Bridges

Rocky Bridges
Bridges in 1959
Infielder
Born: (1927-08-07)August 7, 1927
Refugio, Texas, U.S.
Died: January 28, 2015(2015-01-28) (aged 87)
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 17, 1951, for the Brooklyn Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
October 1, 1961, for the Los Angeles Angels
MLB statistics
Batting average.247
Home runs16
Runs batted in187
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Everett Lamar "Rocky" Bridges (August 7, 1927 – January 28, 2015) was an American middle infielder and third baseman with an 11-year career in Major League Baseball from 1951 to 1961. Bridges played for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Redlegs and St. Louis Cardinals of the National League, and the Washington Senators, Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians and Los Angeles Angels of the American League.[1]

  1. ^ Schudel, Matt (February 8, 2015) "A career bench warmer with a flair for repartee" The Washington Post, page C8 [1]