Padgett's professional career stretched from 1935 through 1951. From 1942 to 1945 Padgett served in the United States Navy[1] during World War II.[2]
In 1939, Padgett — while serving as backup catcher to Cardinals receiver Mickey Owen — batted a lofty .399 in 92 games played, 257 plate appearances and 233 at bats, but did not qualify for the National League batting championship. All told, in eight Major League 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.
^The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia. Sterling Publishing. 2007. p. 799. ISBN978-1-4027-4771-7.
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January 01, 1970
padgett, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, january, 2021, lea. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Don Padgett news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2021 Learn how and when to remove this message Don Wilson Padgett December 5 1911 December 9 1980 was an American professional baseball player a catcher outfielder for the St Louis Cardinals 1937 41 Brooklyn Dodgers 1946 Boston Braves 1946 and Philadelphia Phillies 1947 48 Padgett born in Caroleen North Carolina batted left handed threw right handed stood 6 feet 1 8 m tall and weighed 190 pounds 86 kg He attended Lenoir Rhyne College Don PadgettCatcherBorn 1911 12 05 December 5 1911Caroleen North Carolina U S Died December 9 1980 1980 12 09 aged 69 High Point North Carolina U S Batted LeftThrew RightMLB debutApril 23 1937 for the St Louis CardinalsLast MLB appearanceSeptember 12 1948 for the Philadelphia PhilliesMLB statisticsBatting average 288Home runs37Runs batted in338TeamsSt Louis Cardinals 1937 1941 Brooklyn Dodgers 1946 Boston Braves 1946 Philadelphia Phillies 1947 1948 Padgett s professional career stretched from 1935 through 1951 From 1942 to 1945 Padgett served in the United States Navy 1 during World War II 2 In 1939 Padgett while serving as backup catcher to Cardinals receiver Mickey Owen batted a lofty 399 in 92 games played 257 plate appearances and 233 at bats but did not qualify for the National League batting championship All told in eight Major League 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 edit Baseball in Wartime The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia Sterling Publishing 2007 p 799 ISBN 978 1 4027 4771 7 Sources editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Don Padgett amp oldid 1169581690, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
