Andy Carey Notable

b. October 18, 1931 · New York Yankees 1952–1960, Kansas City Athletics 1960–1961, Chicago White Sox 1961, Los Angeles Dodgers 1962

Andy Carey played for four clubs across 11 seasons as a third baseman, opening with the New York Yankees in 1952 and closing with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1962.

Across 938 games he batted .260, with 741 hits and 371 runs. He finished with 64 home runs, 119 doubles and 23 stolen bases.

He led the league in triples once, in 1955, with 11. He played 882 games at third base, with 1,692 assists and 111 errors. He turned 194 double plays.

He was born in Oakland, CA, USA on October 18, 1931, and died on December 15, 2011. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1952	NYY	16	40	6	6	0	0	0	1	3	10	0	.150
1953	NYY	51	81	14	26	5	0	4	8	9	12	2	.321
1954	NYY	122	411	60	124	14	6	8	65	43	38	5	.302
1955	NYY	135	510	73	131	19	11	7	47	44	51	3	.257
1956	NYY	132	422	54	100	18	2	7	50	45	53	9	.237
1957	NYY	85	247	30	63	6	5	6	33	15	42	2	.255
1958	NYY	102	315	39	90	19	4	12	45	34	43	1	.286
1959	NYY	41	101	11	26	1	0	3	9	7	17	1	.257
1960	KCA/NYY	106	346	31	81	14	4	12	54	26	53	0	.234
1961	CHW/KCA	95	266	41	68	18	5	3	25	26	47	0	.256
1962	LAD	53	111	12	26	5	1	2	13	16	23	0	.234
Career	—	938	2850	371	741	119	38	64	350	268	389	23	.260

On this day & linked events

1931

Born October 18, 1931

Oakland, CA, USA

2011

Died December 15, 2011

1952

Major-league debut: Andy Carey

Andy Carey made a major-league debut on May 2, 1952.

1962

Final major-league game: Andy Carey

Andy Carey played a final major-league game on October 2, 1962.

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