ball april october american baseball shortstop played seven seasons major_league_baseball mlb played boston_red_sox primary position shortstop ball played second base base outfield famous player turn triple play major_league_baseball history july ball played minor league baseball montgomery senators signed spending seasons organization ball sold spent seasons middle season contract purchased boston_red_sox played game june died october connecticut personal life ball born april michigan major_league career ended went coach baltimore_orioles minor league team time assigned train come ball described strongest player coached remained good friends broke majors played friendly game bowling ball winning seven games played held ball great respect close friendship baseball eventually fan new_york_yankees 1950s annual bowling tournament held near connecticut named ball order honor city famous february age health severely deteriorated heart rushed placed danger list visitors prohibited seeing years later died october interred mountain grove cemetery professional career minor leagues ball started playing organized baseball semi pro team rivers michigan played game star season proceeded play montgomery senators minor league baseball team competed played team signed major league debut september age loss rookie season ball posted batting average led majors strikeouts defensively committed errors american_league errors shortstop yankee rookie records stand today set team record assists rookie record broken assists middle season ball bought approximately ball brought serve temporary replacement cleveland injured starting shortstop suffered recurring arm injury needed treatment season indians ball batted home run runs batted famous defensive skills achieved baseball history executed triple play mlb july boston_red_sox league park second inning game ball playing shortstop caught line drive stepped second base retire tagged outfielder advancing second play unprecedented turned swiftly field know inning crowd unsure react young game starting pitcher asked ball leaving field fans attendance realized happened gave ovation teammates applauded returned following inning crowd cheering hit inside park home run center field home run hit season game questioned post game interview rare occurrence time remained humble feat reminded reporters play glove triple play exhibit baseball hall fame end season playing games team ball sent released refused play minor league team coupled brought replace resulted contract season turned ball best statistical year resulting career high numbers set batted amassed hits triples rbi hit home runs recorded highest number strikeouts defense stellar executed noted plays season handed stop chicago_white_sox described new_york_times held yankees team draw ball serving cut man successfully relayed ball thrown right fielder catcher nailed represented yankees winning run home plate game immediately suspended darkness rematch ball suffered defensive lapse ultimately cost team game sixth inning unable catch stealing second base held ball allowed advance home plate score winning run june boston_red_sox purchased ball contract boston_red_sox ball final major league team ironically turned triple play player final play manager teammate signed ball intention utility player competent substitute injured players team result rarely started game team advanced world series end season defeated new_york_giants struck plate appearance series received prize money rewarded players winning team prompted label man baseball post playing career playing final major league season ball returned minor league baseball played teams notably traded hometown team manager second baseman struggling time addition ball change team fortunes july place result dismissed team
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