Mickey Haslin Baseball player

Michael Joseph "Mickey" Haslin (October 25, 1909 – March 7, 2002), born Michael Joseph Hazlinsky, was a Jewish-Austrian American professional baseball player whose career spanned 13 seasons, six of which were spent in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Philadelphia Phillies (1933–36), Boston Bees (1936), and New York Giants (1937–38). Over his career in the majors, Haslin batted a combined .272 with 265 hits, 33 doubles, eight triples, nine home runs, and 109 runs batted in (RBIs) in 318 games played. He played shortstop, second base, and third base, defensively. Haslin also played in the semi-pros, and minor leagues before breaking into the majors.In the minors, he played with the St. Catharines Brewers (1930), Stroudsburg Poconos (1932), Kansas City Blues (1937), Jersey City Giants (1938), San Diego Padres (1939–1941), Toronto Maple Leafs (1942), and Indianapolis Indians (1943). Haslin compiled a career minor league batting average of .311 with 881 hits, 155 doubles, 30 triples, and 43 home runs in 776 games played. He batted and threw right-handed. During his playing career, Haslin stood at 5 feet 8 inches (173 cm) and weighed 165 pounds (75 kg). After retirement from baseball, he served in the United States Army during World War II.

Personal facts

Mickey Haslin
Alias (AKA)Haslin Mike; Haslin Mickey
Birth dateOctober 25, 1909
Birth place
Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania
Date of deathMarch 07, 2002
Place of death
Pennsylvania

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Baseball player

Career startSeptember 07, 1933
Career endOctober 02, 1938
batting sideRight
former teams
Philadelphia Phillies
History of the New York Giants (NL)
position
Infielder
teams
Atlanta Braves
Philadelphia Phillies
History of the New York Giants (NL)
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