Major League Baseball Player. Nicknamed "Chief", for his Native American ancestry, he was an left fielder making his debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers (1938-39), with the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 19, 1938. For five seasons, he played St. Louis Cardinals (1940), Cincinnati Reds (1941) and Philadelphia Phillies (1942). He concluded his career with a record of 515 hits, 238 runs scored, 36 home runs, 260 runs batted in and a .279 batting average. He died of natural causes at age 97.
Major League Baseball Player. Nicknamed "Chief", for his Native American ancestry, he was an left fielder making his debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers (1938-39), with the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 19, 1938. For five seasons, he played St. Louis Cardinals (1940), Cincinnati Reds (1941) and Philadelphia Phillies (1942). He concluded his career with a record of 515 hits, 238 runs scored, 36 home runs, 260 runs batted in and a .279 batting average. He died of natural causes at age 97.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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