Eddie Yost Baseball player

Edward Frederick Joseph Yost (October 13, 1926 – October 16, 2012) was a professional baseball player and coach. He played the majority of his Major League Baseball career as a third baseman for the Washington Senators, then played 2 seasons each with the Detroit Tigers and the Los Angeles Angels before retiring in 1962. Yost batted and threw right-handed. He was nicknamed the "Walking Man" for the numerous bases on balls he drew. Yost was considered one of the best lead off men and third basemen of his era.

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Eddie Yost
Birth dateOctober 13, 1926
Birth place
Brooklyn , New York
Date of deathOctober 16, 2012
Place of death
Weston Massachusetts

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Baseball player

Career startAugust 16, 1944
Career endJuly 28, 1962
batting sideRight
former teams
Minnesota Twins
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
position
Third baseman
teams
Detroit Tigers
Minnesota Twins
Texas Rangers (baseball)
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
throwing sideRight

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