1933
Born June 26, 1933
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Gene Green Notable
b. June 26, 1933 · St. Louis Cardinals 1957–1959, Baltimore Orioles 1960, Washington Senators 1961, Cleveland Indians 1962–1963, Cincinnati Reds 1963
Gene Green played for five clubs across seven seasons as a right fielder, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1957 and closing with the Cincinnati Reds in 1963.
Across 408 games he batted .267, with 307 hits and 130 runs. He finished with 46 home runs, 49 doubles and 2 stolen bases.
He played 170 games in the outfield, with 266 putouts and 11 errors. He also played 146 games behind the plate.
He was born in Los Angeles, CA, USA on June 26, 1933, and died on May 23, 1981. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | STL | 6 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .200 |
| 1958 | STL | 137 | 442 | 47 | 124 | 18 | 3 | 13 | 55 | 37 | 48 | 2 | .281 |
| 1959 | STL | 30 | 74 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 0 | .189 |
| 1960 | BAL | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| 1961 | WSA | 110 | 364 | 52 | 102 | 16 | 3 | 18 | 62 | 35 | 65 | 0 | .280 |
| 1962 | CLE | 66 | 143 | 16 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 28 | 8 | 21 | 0 | .280 |
| 1963 | CIN/CLE | 58 | 109 | 7 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 30 | 0 | .211 |
| Career | — | 408 | 1151 | 130 | 307 | 49 | 7 | 46 | 160 | 89 | 185 | 2 | .267 |
On this day & linked events
1981
Died May 23, 1981
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