Del Young (outfielder)

Delmer John Young (October 24, 1885 – December 17, 1959) was a professional baseball player. He played all or part of three seasons in Major League Baseball, primarily as an outfielder. In 1909, he played for the Cincinnati Reds, and in 1914 and 1915 for the Buffalo Blues. During his playing career, he was measured at 5 foot 11, and batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was born in Macon, Missouri on October 24, 1885. His son, Delmer Edward Young also played Major League Baseball.

Del Young
Outfielder
Born: (1885-10-24)October 24, 1885
Macon, Missouri
Died: December 17, 1959(1959-12-17) (aged 74)
Cleveland, Ohio
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 24, 1909, for the Cincinnati Reds
Last MLB appearance
May 12, 1915, for the Buffalo Blues
MLB statistics
Batting average.265
Home runs4
Runs batted in23
Teams

In 94 career major league games, he had 52 hits, 4 home runs, 23 runs batted in, and 17 runs. He had a career batting average of .265.

Young died on December 17, 1959 in Cleveland, Ohio.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.