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Tony Piet

Tony Piet Notable

b. December 7, 1906 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1931–1933, Cincinnati Reds 1934–1935, Chicago White Sox 1935–1937, Detroit Tigers 1938

Tony Piet played for four clubs across eight seasons as a second baseman, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1931 and closing with the Detroit Tigers in 1938.

Across 744 games he batted .277, with 717 hits and 352 runs. He finished with 23 home runs, 132 doubles and 80 stolen bases.

He played 485 games at second base, with 1,562 assists and 93 errors. He turned 276 double plays. He also played 204 games at third base.

He was born in Berwick, PA, USA on December 7, 1906, and died on December 1, 1981. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1931 PIT 441672250 1240 24132410 .299
1932 PIT 15457466162 2587 85465619 .282
1933 PIT 10736245117 2151 42192812 .323
1934 CIN 10642158109 2051 3823446 .259
1935 CHW/CIN 832974988 1853 2933272 .296
1936 CHW 1093526996 1527 42664815 .273
1937 CHW 1003323478 1514 38323614 .235
1938 DET 4180917 600 1415112 .212
Career 7442585352717 1323023 31224727480 .277

On this day & linked events

1906

Born December 7, 1906

Berwick, PA, USA

1981

Died December 1, 1981

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