In a two-season MLB career, Turner was a .240 hitter (18 hits in 75 at bats) with three home runs and five RBI. His three homers, all solo shots, were hit in 1950 off Ralph Branca (June 24), Bobby Hogue (July 16, in a game in which Turner went 3-for-4), and Johnny Sain (July 17, his next-to-last Major League game).[2]
earl, turner, baseball, earl, edwin, turner, 1923, october, 1999, american, professional, baseball, player, turner, backup, catcher, major, league, baseball, played, total, games, pittsburgh, pirates, during, 1948, 1950, seasons, native, pittsfield, massachuse. Earl Edwin Turner May 6 1923 October 20 1999 was an American professional baseball player Turner was a backup catcher in Major League Baseball who played in 42 total games for the Pittsburgh Pirates during the 1948 and 1950 seasons A native of Pittsfield Massachusetts Turner batted and threw right handed he stood 5 feet 9 inches 1 75 m tall and weighed 170 pounds 77 kg He served in the United States Army during World War II 1 Earl TurnerCatcherBorn 1923 05 06 May 6 1923Pittsfield Massachusetts U S Died October 20 1999 1999 10 20 aged 76 Lee Massachusetts U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutSeptember 25 1948 for the Pittsburgh PiratesLast MLB appearanceJuly 19 1950 for the Pittsburgh PiratesMLB statisticsBatting average 240Home runs3Runs batted in5TeamsPittsburgh Pirates 1948 1950 In a two season MLB career Turner was a 240 hitter 18 hits in 75 at bats with three home runs and five RBI His three homers all solo shots were hit in 1950 off Ralph Branca June 24 Bobby Hogue July 16 in a game in which Turner went 3 for 4 and Johnny Sain July 17 his next to last Major League game 2 Turner retired from pro ball after the 1952 minor league season and died in Lee Massachusetts at the age of 76 References edit Baseball in Wartime web site RetrosheetExternal links editBaseball Reference Retrosheet nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to an American baseball catcher born in the 1920s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Earl Turner baseball amp oldid 1220889966, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
