- Tony York
Tony Batton York (
November 27 ,1912 -April 18 ,1970 ) was aMajor League Baseball shortstop /third baseman who played for theChicago Cubs in 1944. A native ofIrene, Texas , the 31-year-oldrookie stood 5'10" and weighed 165 lbs.York is one of many ballplayers who only appeared in the major leagues during
World War II . He made hismajor league debut on April 18, 1944 (Opening Day ) in a road game against theCincinnati Reds atCrosley Field .His season and career totals for 28 games include a .235
batting average (20-for-85) with 7runs batted in and 4 runs scored. He was a good fielder for his era, handling 120 out of 125total chances successfully for afielding percentage of .960.York died at the age of 57 in
Hillsboro, Texas .External links
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/y/yorkto02.shtml Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pyorkt102.htm Retrosheet]
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