Buddy Dear
Buddy Dear | |||
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Second baseman/Pinch runner | |||
Born: Norfolk, Virginia | December 1, 1905|||
Died: August 29, 1989 Radford, Virginia | (aged 83)|||
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MLB debut | |||
September 9, 1927, for the Washington Senators | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
September 11, 1927, for the Washington Senators | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Games played | 2 | ||
At bats | 1 | ||
Hits | 0 | ||
Teams | |||
Paul Stanford "Buddy" Dear (December 1, 1905 – August 29, 1989) was a Major League Baseball player who played in two games for the Washington Senators in 1927. He was used as a pinch runner and second baseman. He was a star two-sport athlete at Virginia Tech in the mid-1920s. During his junior year in 1926 he came close to hitting .400 before breaking his leg in a late season game.[1] As a senior, he led the Hokie baseball team to a perfect 8–0 record against other Virginia collegiate teams and an overall mark of 11–4.[1] He was in the third class elected to the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame in 1984.[1] He was a native of Norfolk, VA.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Tech's Hall of Fame: Dear, Bristow, Younger named". June 3, 1984. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
Categories:
- 1905 births
- 1989 deaths
- Washington Senators (1901–1960) players
- Baseball players from Virginia
- Sportspeople from Norfolk, Virginia
- Baseball second baseman stubs