Ron Northey

Ron Northey

Ronald James Northey (April 26, 1920 - April 16, 1971) born in Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania was an outfielder for the Philadelphia Phillies/Blue Jays (1942-44, 1946-47 and 1957), St. Louis Cardinals (1947-49), Cincinnati Reds (1950), Chicago Cubs (1950 and 1952) and Chicago White Sox (1955-57). His son, Scott Northey, also was a major league outfielder.

He finished 29th in voting for the 1943 National League MVP for playing in 147 Games and having 586 At Bats, 72 Runs, 163 Hits, 31 Doubles, 5 Triples, 16 Home Runs, 68 RBI, 2 Stolen Bases, 51 Walks, .278 Batting Average, .339 On-base percentage, .430 Slugging Percentage, 252 Total Bases and 4 Sacrifice Hits.

He finished 18th in voting for the 1944 NL MVP for playing in 152 Games and having 570 At Bats, 72 Runs, 164 Hits, 35 Doubles, 9 Triples, 22 Home Runs, 104 RBI, 1 Stolen Base, 67 Walks, .288 Batting Average, .367 On-base percentage, .496 Slugging Percentage, 283 Total Bases and 4 Sacrifice Hits.

In 12 seasons he played in 1,084 Games and had 3,172 At Bats, 385 Runs, 874 Hits, 172 Doubles, 28 Triples, 108 Home Runs, 513 RBI, 7 Stolen Bases, 361 Walks, .276 Batting Average, .352 On-base percentage, .450 Slugging Percentage, 1,426 Total Bases and 14 Sacrifice Hits.

Northey was a coach on the staff of skipper Danny Murtaugh with the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1961-63. He died suddenly in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at the age of 50 after taken ill at his home.

ee also

* Chicago White Sox all-time roster

ources

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* [http://thedeadballera.com/Obits/Northey.Ron.Obit.html The Deadball Era]


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