Buddy Dear
Paul Stanford "Buddy" Dear (December 1, 1905 – August 29, 1989) was a Major League Baseball player who played in two games for the Washington Senators in 1927. He was used as a pinch runner and second baseman. He was a star two-sport athlete at Virginia Tech in the mid-1920s. During his junior year in 1926 he came close to hitting .400 before breaking his leg in a late season game. [1] As a senior, he led the Hokie baseball team to a perfect 8-0 record against other Virginia collegiate teams and an overall mark of 11-4. [1] He was in the third class elected to the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame in 1984.[1] He was a native of Norfolk, VA. [1]
| Buddy Dear | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Second baseman/Pinch runner | |||
| Born: December 1, 1905 Norfolk, Virginia | |||
| Died: August 29, 1989 (aged 83) Radford, Virginia | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 9, 1927, for the Washington Senators | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 11, 1927, for the Washington Senators | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Games played | 2 | ||
| At bats | 1 | ||
| Hits | 0 | ||
| Teams | |||
References
- "Tech's Hall of Fame: Dear, Bristow, Younger named". June 3, 1984. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
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