Harry Byrd Essentials Positions: Bats: R Throws: R Height: 73 Weight: 188 Born: Tuesday, February 03, 1925 in Darlington, SC USA Died: 5 14 1985 in Darlington, SC USA Debut: 4/21/1950 Last Game: 9/27/1957 Full Name: Harry Gladwin Byrd
Receiving 27 of 28 first-place votes, Bobby Crosby (.239, 22, 64) wins the American League Rookie of the Year Award. The Oakland shortstop, who is the son of former big leaguer infielder Ed Crosby, joins Harry Byrd (1952), Jose Canseco (1986), Mark McGwire (1987), Walt Weiss (1988), and Ben Grieve (1998) as the sixth A’s freshman to be honored by the BBWAA.
VINTAGE BASEBALL MEMORABILIA Vintage Baseball Memorabilia On November 18, 1954, In an enormous two-part trade that begun on November 14th, the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles complete exchange of 17 players. Included are first baseman Dick Kryhoski, pitchers Bob Turley and Don Larsen, catcher Darrell Johnson and shortstop Billy Hunter, from Baltimore. To the…
In an 11-player trade, the Yankees trade top prospect Vic Power to the Philadelphia A’s. The powerful first baseman, who had hoped to be the first black to play for the Yankees, enjoyed three outstanding seasons in the minors, including batting .331 and driving 109 runs for the Newark Bears last season, the team’s top farm club.
1952 – Philadelphia Athletics pitcher Harry Byrd, who won 15 games and posted and a 3.31 ERA, is selected American League Rookie of the Year by BBWAA voters. Byrd will be the last Athletics player to win the Award until Jose Canseco in 1986.