Poland's baseball career began in the St. Louis Cardinals' far-flung farm system of the 1930s. He eventually reached the highest minor-league level (then Double-A), but his Major League Baseball debut did not occur until 1943, when at age 33 Poland appeared in a New York Giants uniform on April 22. He was traded five days and four games later to the Boston Braves, with infielderConnie Ryan, in exchange for future Baseball Hall of Fame catcher Ernie Lombardi. But, unlike Lombardi, Poland was exclusively a reserve catcher during his MLB career. He appeared in all or parts of five seasons (1943–44; 1946–48), for the Giants, Braves, Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds, batting a meek .185 with no home runs and 19 runs batted in in 83 games played.[1]
Poland's minor league managerial career preceded his MLB service when, at age 30, he skipped the Cardinals' Cambridge Canners affiliate in the Class D Eastern Shore League in 1940. In 1949, he rejoined the Giants and managed in their farm system through 1954, including service with the Triple-A Ottawa Giants and the Double-A Nashville Vols. He then scouted for the Giants' franchise until his death, at age 74, in Guthrie, Kentucky.
hugh, poland, baseball, hugh, reid, poland, january, 1910, march, 1984, american, professional, baseball, catcher, manager, scout, native, tompkinsville, kentucky, attended, western, kentucky, university, poland, threw, right, handed, batted, left, handed, sto. Hugh Reid Poland January 19 1910 March 29 1984 was an American professional baseball catcher manager and scout A native of Tompkinsville Kentucky he attended Western Kentucky University Poland threw right handed batted left handed and stood 6 ft 1 8 m tall weighing 185 lb 84 kg Hugh PolandCatcherBorn 1910 01 10 January 10 1910Tompkinsville KentuckyDied March 29 1984 1984 03 29 aged 74 Guthrie KentuckyBatted LeftThrew RightMLB debutApril 22 1943 for the New York GiantsLast MLB appearanceMay 18 1948 for the Cincinnati RedsMLB statisticsBatting average 185Home runs0Runs batted in19TeamsNew York Giants 1943 Boston Braves 1943 1944 1946 Philadelphia Phillies 1947 Cincinnati Reds 1947 1948 Poland s baseball career began in the St Louis Cardinals far flung farm system of the 1930s He eventually reached the highest minor league level then Double A but his Major League Baseball debut did not occur until 1943 when at age 33 Poland appeared in a New York Giants uniform on April 22 He was traded five days and four games later to the Boston Braves with infielder Connie Ryan in exchange for future Baseball Hall of Fame catcher Ernie Lombardi But unlike Lombardi Poland was exclusively a reserve catcher during his MLB career He appeared in all or parts of five seasons 1943 44 1946 48 for the Giants Braves Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds batting a meek 185 with no home runs and 19 runs batted in in 83 games played 1 Poland s minor league managerial career preceded his MLB service when at age 30 he skipped the Cardinals Cambridge Canners affiliate in the Class D Eastern Shore League in 1940 In 1949 he rejoined the Giants and managed in their farm system through 1954 including service with the Triple A Ottawa Giants and the Double A Nashville Vols He then scouted for the Giants franchise until his death at age 74 in Guthrie Kentucky References edit Information at Baseball ReferenceExternal links editHugh Poland at Find a Grave nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hugh Poland baseball amp oldid 1167924811, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
