Earl Battey Baseball player

Earl Jesse Battey, Jr. (January 5, 1935 – November 15, 2003) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the Chicago White Sox (1955–1959), the Washington Senators (1960) and the Minnesota Twins (1961–1967). In the early 1960s, Battey was one of the top catchers in the American League, winning three consecutive Gold Glove Awards between 1960 and 1962.

Personal facts

Earl Battey
Birth dateJanuary 05, 1935
Birth place
Los Angeles
Date of deathNovember 15, 2003

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Baseball player

Career startSeptember 10, 1955
Career endSeptember 27, 1967
batting sideRight
former teams
Chicago White Sox
Minnesota Twins
position
Catcher
teams
Chicago White Sox
Minnesota Twins
throwing sideRight

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External resources

  1. http://www.aaregistry.com/african_american_history/2382/Baseballs_Earl_Battey_a_player_and_much_more
  2. http://www.cooloftheevening.com/earl_battey.htm
  3. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8095758
  4. http://www.purapelota.com/lvbp/mostrar.php?id=battear001
  5. http://www.thedeadballera.com/Obits/Battey.Earl.Obit.html