Ed Levy
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Ed Levy | |
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Left fielder / First baseman | |
Born: Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | October 28, 1916|
Died: October 27, 2008 Titusville, Florida, U.S. | (aged 91)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 16, 1940, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
Last MLB appearance | |
June 17, 1944, for the New York Yankees | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .215 |
Home runs | 4 |
Runs batted in | 32 |
Teams | |
Edward Clarence Levy (né Whitner; October 28, 1916 – October 27, 2008) was a left fielder/first baseman in Major League Baseball who played between 1940 and 1944 for the Philadelphia Phillies (1940) and New York Yankees (1942, 1944). Listed at 6' 5.5", 190 lb., he batted and threw right-handed.
A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Levy was one of many major leaguers who saw his baseball career interrupted by World War II: he served in the US Coast Guard. He played parts of three seasons: he appeared in just one game in 1940 for the Philadelphia Phillies and subsequently joined the New York Yankees for two brief stints in April 1942 and April through June, 1944. He appeared in the opening day starting lineup both years. He posted a .215 batting average (42–for–195) with four home runs and 32 RBI in 54 games played, including 17 runs, 11 doubles, two triples, and two stolen bases. As a fielder, he appeared in 36 games at left field and 13 on first base. In June 1944, he was traded to a minor league team, the American Association's Milwaukee Brewers and he never returned to the majors.
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- New York Yankees players
- Philadelphia Phillies players
- Major League Baseball first basemen
- Major League Baseball left fielders
- United States Coast Guard personnel of World War II
- Baseball players from Alabama
- 1916 births
- 2008 deaths
- Sanford Celeryfeds players
- American baseball outfielder, 1910s birth stubs
- American baseball first baseman stubs
- People from Birmingham, Alabama
- People from Titusville, Florida