Denny Sothern

Denny Sothern
Outfielder
Born: January 20, 1904(1904-01-20) Washington, D.C.
Died: December 7, 1977(1977-12-07) (aged 73) Durham, North Carolina
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 10, 1926 for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
September 21, 1931 for the Brooklyn Robins
Career statistics
Batting average	.280
Home runs	19
Runs batted in	115
Teams
Philadelphia Phillies (1926, 1928-1930) Pittsburgh Pirates (1930) Brooklyn Robins (1931)

Dennis Elwood "Denny" Sothern, (birth name Southern) (born January 20, 1904 in Washington, D.C. - died December 7, 1977 in Durham, North Carolina) was a major league baseball player and a minor league manager.

While his birth name was actually Southern, he dropped the "u" adopting the name of Sothern. He did this when he was 15 or 16 years old so that he could get into the Marines to fight in World War I, which somehow enabled him to lie about his age (the earliest you could serve was 18).

Sothern was an outfielder during five seasons for the Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Brooklyn Robins between 1926 and 1931. In 357 games, he compiled a .280 batting average with 19 HRs and 115 RBI. In the field, Sothern was used as an outfielder.

Sothern saw some time as a minor league manager following his major league career including a stint as the skipper of the Kinston Eagles of the Coastal Plain League and the New Bern Bears.

Sothern was considered to be one of the fastest outfielders during his time. He was on his way to being a star professional baseball player with a storied career but it aburtly ended.

Sothern was once the cause of a brawl in the outfield stands among fans. He was being heckled by the home crowd and spit tobacco juice on one of the fans. This started a brawl in the stands but was able to escape actually getting involved in the brawl.

He was married multiple times fathering several children but the number is not known.

He died in New Bern, North Carolina in the Veterans Hospital. It is unknown where he is buried.

Sources

• BR page
• Gaunt, Robert (1997). We Would Have Played Forever: The Story of the Coastal Plain Baseball League. Baseball America, Inc.. ISBN 0-945-16402-5. 

Persondata
Name	Sothern, Denny
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	January 20, 1904
Place of birth	Washington, D.C.
Date of death	December 7, 1977
Place of death	Durham, North Carolina