Major League Baseball Player. The second baseman-third baseman played for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1920 to 1923, the Philadelphia Phillies in 1923, the Boston Braves in 1924 and the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1925. He hit .299 in 1921 and .345 the following year with 26 doubles, 14 triples and 86 runs batted in. He had eight hits in a 19-8 and 7-3 doubleheader sweep over the Phillies on August 8, 1922. But the Pirates sent him, pitcher Whitey Glazner and $50,000 to the Phillies on May 22, 1923 for pitcher Lee Meadows and infielder Johnny Rawlings. The right-handed hitter batted .312 in 1923 with 36 doubles, 88 RBIs and 90 runs scored. That year, on October 6, 1923, Boston's Ernie Padgett, playing in only his second big-league game, pulled an unassisted triple play by snaring Walter Holke's liner, stepping on double to double up Tierney and tagging Cliff Lee before he was able to return to first. The Phillies shipped him to the Braves on December 15, 1923 for infielder Hod Ford and outfielder Ray Powell. When Powell didn't report, the Phillies settled for cash. The Braves traded him to the Dodgers on February 4, 1925 for outfielder Bernie Neis. His lifetime totals were .296 with 119 doubles, 30 triples, 31 homers and 331 RBIs.
Major League Baseball Player. The second baseman-third baseman played for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1920 to 1923, the Philadelphia Phillies in 1923, the Boston Braves in 1924 and the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1925. He hit .299 in 1921 and .345 the following year with 26 doubles, 14 triples and 86 runs batted in. He had eight hits in a 19-8 and 7-3 doubleheader sweep over the Phillies on August 8, 1922. But the Pirates sent him, pitcher Whitey Glazner and $50,000 to the Phillies on May 22, 1923 for pitcher Lee Meadows and infielder Johnny Rawlings. The right-handed hitter batted .312 in 1923 with 36 doubles, 88 RBIs and 90 runs scored. That year, on October 6, 1923, Boston's Ernie Padgett, playing in only his second big-league game, pulled an unassisted triple play by snaring Walter Holke's liner, stepping on double to double up Tierney and tagging Cliff Lee before he was able to return to first. The Phillies shipped him to the Braves on December 15, 1923 for infielder Hod Ford and outfielder Ray Powell. When Powell didn't report, the Phillies settled for cash. The Braves traded him to the Dodgers on February 4, 1925 for outfielder Bernie Neis. His lifetime totals were .296 with 119 doubles, 30 triples, 31 homers and 331 RBIs.
Bio by: Ron Coons
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