Paul Lehner Notable

b. July 1, 1920 · St. Louis Browns 1946–1949, 1951, Philadelphia Athletics 1950–1951, Chicago White Sox 1951, Cleveland Indians 1951, Boston Red Sox 1952

Paul Lehner played for five clubs across seven seasons as a center fielder, opening with the St. Louis Browns in 1946 and closing with the Boston Red Sox in 1952.

Across 540 games he batted .257, with 455 hits and 175 runs. He finished with 22 home runs, 80 doubles and 6 stolen bases.

He played 432 games in the outfield, with 1,093 putouts and 22 errors.

He was born in Dolomite, AL, USA on July 1, 1920, and died on December 27, 1967. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1946	SLB	16	45	6	10	1	2	0	5	1	5	0	.222
1947	SLB	135	483	59	120	25	9	7	48	28	29	5	.248
1948	SLB	103	333	23	92	15	4	2	46	30	19	0	.276
1949	SLB	104	297	25	68	13	0	3	37	16	20	0	.229
1950	PHA	114	427	48	132	17	5	9	52	32	33	1	.309
1951	CHW/CLE/PHA/SLB	65	180	14	31	9	1	1	7	18	12	0	.172
1952	BOS	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	.667
Career	—	540	1768	175	455	80	21	22	197	127	118	6	.257

On this day & linked events

1920

Born July 1, 1920

Dolomite, AL, USA

1967

Died December 27, 1967

Image: Bowman Gum, public domain