Del Ennis Notable

b. June 8, 1925 · Philadelphia Phillies 1946–1956, St. Louis Cardinals 1957–1958, Cincinnati Redlegs 1959, Chicago White Sox 1959

Del Ennis played for four clubs across 14 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1946 and closing with the Chicago White Sox in 1959.

He collected 2,063 hits over 1,903 games, batting .284 with 1,284 runs batted in. He finished with 288 home runs, 358 doubles, 69 triples, 597 walks and 45 stolen bases.

He led the league in runs batted in once, in 1950, with 126. He played 1,840 games in the outfield, with 3,621 putouts and 120 errors.

He was selected to three All-Star teams between 1946 and 1955. He hit three home runs in a game in 1955.

He was born in Philadelphia, PA, USA on June 8, 1925, and died on February 8, 1996. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	3	1946, 1951, 1955
Baseball Magazine All-Star	1	1946
The Sporting News Rookie of the Year	1	1946

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1946	PHI	141	540	70	169	30	6	17	73	39	65	5	.313
1947	PHI	139	541	71	149	25	6	12	81	37	51	9	.275
1948	PHI	152	589	86	171	40	4	30	95	47	58	2	.290
1949	PHI	154	610	92	184	39	11	25	110	59	61	2	.302
1950	PHI	153	595	92	185	34	8	31	126	56	59	2	.311
1951	PHI	144	532	76	142	20	5	15	73	68	42	4	.267
1952	PHI	151	592	90	171	30	10	20	107	47	65	6	.289
1953	PHI	152	578	79	165	22	3	29	125	57	53	1	.285
1954	PHI	145	556	73	145	23	2	25	119	50	60	2	.261
1955	PHI	146	564	82	167	24	7	29	120	46	46	4	.296
1956	PHI	153	630	80	164	23	3	26	95	33	62	7	.260
1957	STL	136	490	61	140	24	3	24	105	37	50	1	.286
1958	STL	106	329	22	86	18	1	3	47	15	35	0	.261
1959	CHW/CIN	31	108	11	25	6	0	2	8	6	12	0	.231
Career	—	1903	7254	985	2063	358	69	288	1284	597	719	45	.284

On this day & linked events

1925

Born June 8, 1925

Philadelphia, PA, USA

1996

Died February 8, 1996

1946

Major-league debut: Del Ennis

Del Ennis made a major-league debut on April 28, 1946.

1955

Del Ennis's Three-Home-Run Game, 1955

Del Ennis hit three home runs for the Philadelphia Phillies against the St. Louis Cardinals on July 23, 1955.

1959

Final major-league game: Del Ennis

Del Ennis played a final major-league game on June 14, 1959.

Image: Bowman Gum, public domain