Hal Jeffcoat
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Harold Bentley Jeffcoat (born September 6, 1924 in Columbia, South Carolina
– diedAugust 30, 2007 in Tampa, Florida
) was an outfielder and pitcher
for the Chicago Cubs
(1948–55), Cincinnati Redlegs (1956–59) and St. Louis Cardinals
(1959).
He is the brother of former major league pitcher
George Jeffcoat
.
In 12 seasons as an outfielder he played in 918 games, 1,963 at bats, 249 runs, 487 hits, 95 doubles, 18 triples, 26 home Runs, 188 RBI, 49 stolen bases, 114 walks, .248 batting Average
, .291 nn-base percentage, .355 slugging percentage, 696 total bases, 47 sacrifice hits and 2 sacrifice flies.
Five of his seasons he also played as a pitcher where he had a win-loss record of 39-37, 245 games, 51 games started, 13 omplete games, 1 shutout, 106 games finished, 25 saves, 697 innings pitched, 772 hits allowed, 365 runs allowed, 327 earned runs allowed, 73 home runs allowed, 257 walks allowed, 239 strikeouts, 22 hit batsmen, 13 wild pitches, 3,053 batters faced, 35 intentional walks and a 4.22 ERA. He is remembered as the pitcher that beaned Brooklyn's Don Zimmer on April 30, 1956, fracturing Zimmer's cheekbone and ending his season.
Columbia, South Carolina
Columbia is the state capital and largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 129,272 according to the 2010 census. Columbia is the county seat of Richland County, but a portion of the city extends into neighboring Lexington County. The city is the center of a metropolitan...
– diedAugust 30, 2007 in Tampa, Florida
Tampa, Florida
Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....
) was an outfielder and pitcher
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
for the Chicago Cubs
Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago . The Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the National...
(1948–55), Cincinnati Redlegs (1956–59) and St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals
The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...
(1959).
He is the brother of former major league pitcher
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
George Jeffcoat
George Jeffcoat
George Edward Jeffcoat , was a former professional baseball player who played pitcher in the major leagues for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Boston Braves from 1936-1943.-External links:...
.
In 12 seasons as an outfielder he played in 918 games, 1,963 at bats, 249 runs, 487 hits, 95 doubles, 18 triples, 26 home Runs, 188 RBI, 49 stolen bases, 114 walks, .248 batting Average
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
, .291 nn-base percentage, .355 slugging percentage, 696 total bases, 47 sacrifice hits and 2 sacrifice flies.
Five of his seasons he also played as a pitcher where he had a win-loss record of 39-37, 245 games, 51 games started, 13 omplete games, 1 shutout, 106 games finished, 25 saves, 697 innings pitched, 772 hits allowed, 365 runs allowed, 327 earned runs allowed, 73 home runs allowed, 257 walks allowed, 239 strikeouts, 22 hit batsmen, 13 wild pitches, 3,053 batters faced, 35 intentional walks and a 4.22 ERA. He is remembered as the pitcher that beaned Brooklyn's Don Zimmer on April 30, 1956, fracturing Zimmer's cheekbone and ending his season.
External links
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