Al Niemiec Baseball player

Alfred Joseph Niemiec (May 18, 1911 – October 29, 1995) was an American baseball second basemen and shortstop who played two seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) in 1934 and 1936, for the Boston Red Sox and the Philadelphia Athletics, respectively. Listed at 5' 11", 158 lb., Niemiec batted and threw right-handed. A native of Meriden, Connecticut, he attended College of the Holy Cross from 1931-1933. He is also famous for a precedent-setting legal case about returning veterans of World War II.

Personal facts

Birth dateMay 18, 1911
Birth place
Meriden Connecticut
Date of deathOctober 29, 1995
Place of death
Kirkland Washington

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Baseball player

Career startSeptember 19, 1934
Career endSeptember 07, 1936
batting sideRight
former teams
Boston Red Sox
History of the Philadelphia Athletics
position
Shortstop
Second baseman
teams
Boston Red Sox
History of the Philadelphia Athletics
throwing sideRight

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