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Harry Agganis Stats & Facts

ByTom December 28, 2018June 26, 2023

Harry Agganis Career Highlights Position: First Baseman Bats: Left • Throws: Left 6-2, 200lb (188cm, 90kg) Born: April 20, 1929 in Lynn, MA us Died: June 27, 1955 (Aged 26-068d) in Cambridge, MA Buried: Pine Grove Cemetery, Lynn, MA High School: Lynn Classical HS (Lynn, MA) School: Boston University (Boston, MA) Debut: April 13, 1954 (Age 24-358d, 11,071st in major league history) vs. PHA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB Last Game: June 2, 1955 (Age…

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Boston Red Sox star Harry Agganis dies unexpectedly from a blood clot after a bout with pneumonia

ByThis Day in Baseball June 27, 1955September 17, 2024

On June 27, 1955, budding Boston Red Sox star Harry Agganis dies unexpectedly from a blood clot after a bout with pneumonia. The 25-year-old Agganis had led all American League first basemen in assists in 1954 and was hitting .313 at the time of his death. Appeared in The New York Times on June 28,…

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