Don Padgett

Don Padgett
Catcher
Born: December 5, 1911(1911-12-05) Caroleen, North Carolina
Died: December 9, 1980(1980-12-09) (aged 69) High Point, North Carolina
Batted: Left	Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 23, 1937 for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB appearance
September 12, 1948 for the Philadelphia Phillies
Career statistics
Batting average	.288
Home runs	37
Runs batted in	338
Teams
St. Louis Cardinals (1937-1941) Brooklyn Dodgers (1946) Boston Braves (1946) Philadelphia Phillies (1947-1948)

Don Wilson Padgett (December 5, 1911 - December 9, 1980) born in Caroleen, North Carolina was a Catcher/Outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals (1937-41), Brooklyn Dodgers (1946), Boston Braves (1946) and Philadelphia Phillies (1947-48).

From 1942 to 1945 Padgett served in the military during World War II.^[1]

In 8 seasons he played in 699 Games and had 1,991 At Bats, 247 Runs, 573 Hits, 111 Doubles, 16 Triples, 37 Home Runs, 338 RBI, 6 Stolen Bases, 141 Walks, .288 Batting Average, .336 On-base percentage, .415 Slugging Percentage, 827 Total Bases and 10 Sacrifice Hits.

Padgett died in High Point, North Carolina, four days after his 69th birthday.

References

1. ^ The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia. Sterling Publishing. 2007. pp. 799. ISBN 1-4027-4771-3. 

Sources

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

Persondata
Name	Padgett, Don
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	December 5, 1911
Place of birth	Caroleen, North Carolina
Date of death	December 9, 1980
Place of death	High Point, North Carolina