Buddy Blattner | |
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![]() Blattner, circa 1941 | |
Second baseman | |
Born: St. Louis, Missouri | February 8, 1920|
Died: September 4, 2009 Chesterfield, Missouri | (aged 89)|
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 18, 1942, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
Last MLB appearance | |
October 2, 1949, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
MLB statistics | |
Hits | 176 |
Batting average | .247 |
Games played | 272 |
Teams | |
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Full name | Robert Garnett Blattner | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Robert Garnett "Buddy" Blattner (February 8, 1920 – September 4, 2009) was an American table tennis and professional baseball player. He played five seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily for the New York Giants. After his retirement as a player, he became a radio and television sportscaster.