- Whitey Alperman
Infobox MLB retired
bgcolor1=
bgcolor2=
textcolor1=black
textcolor2=black
name=Whitey Alperman
position=Second baseman
birthdate=November 11 ,1879
city-state|Etna|Pennsylvania
deathdate=death date and age|1942|12|25|1879|11|11
city-state|Pittsburgh|Pennsylvania
bats=Right
throws=Right
debutdate=April 13
debutyear=1906
debutteam=Brooklyn Superbas
finaldate=October 2
finalyear=1909
finalteam=Brooklyn Superbas
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.237
stat2label=Hits
stat2value=387
stat3label=Runs
stat3value=134
teams=
*Brooklyn Superbas (by|1906-by|1909)
highlights=Charles Augustus Alperman (
November 11 ,1879 -December 25 ,1942 ) was aMajor league baseball player born inEtna, Pennsylvania . He played mainly at second baseman for the Brooklyn Superbas from by|1906 to by|1909. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/a/alperwh01.shtml Baseball-reference.com link] ] In by|1907, he tied for the league lead intriple s. He was also in the top three inhit by pitch in 1906 and 1907. In 1909, he batted 442 times, while only receiving two walks, which is the lowest single-season walk ratio recorded in the twentieth century, of players with 300 or moreplate appearance s. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Whitey_Alperman Baseball-reference Bullpen] ]Whitey died at the age of 63 in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania , and was buried at theMount Royal Cemetery inGlenshaw, Pennsylvania . [ [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/A/Palpew101.htm Retrosheet] ] ]ee also
*
List of Major League Baseball triples champions References
External links
[http://www.armchairgm.com/index.php?title=Whitey_Alperman Player Profile Page on ArmchairGM]
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.