- George Dickey
----George Willard Dickey [Skeets] (
July 10 ,1915 -June 16 ,1976 ) was a backupcatcher inMajor League Baseball who played for two different teams between 1935 and 1947. Listed at 6' 2", 180 lb., Dickey was aswitch-hitter and threwright-handed . He was the younger brother of Hall of FamerBill Dickey .A native of
Kensett, Arkansas , Dickey entered the majors in 1935 with theBoston Red Sox , playing for them until 1936 before joining theChicago White Sox (1941-42, 1946-47). He was one of many major leaguers who saw his baseball career interrumpted when he joined the US Navy duringWorld War II (1943-45). His most productive season came with the 1947 White Sox, when he appeared in a career-high 83 games while hitting .223 with onehome run , six doubles, and 27runs batted in .In a six-season career, Dickey was a .204 hitter (101-for-494) with four home runs and 54 RBI in 226 games, including 36 runs, 12 doubles, and four
stolen base s.Dickey died in
DeWitt, Arkansas , at the age of 60.ee also
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Boston Red Sox all-time roster References
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/dickege02.shtml Baseball Reference]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/George_Dickey BR Bullpen]
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/D/Pdickg101.htm Retrosheet]
* [http://www.garybed.co.uk/those_who_served.htm Baseball in Wartime]
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