born october american shortstop major_league_baseball mlb played total seasons professional baseball spent national_league philadelphia_phillies career mlb games posted batting average runs plate appearances born raised wisconsin played professionally seasons played minor league teams phillies organization missing seasons serving korean war returned played splitting time major league squad spent seasons miami seasons retiring baseball early baseball career born new_york professional debut age played different teams year played games games spent season teams philadelphia_phillies minor league system spent games games class teams promoted class games pioneers hit hit career high seven triples moved canadian american_league following season hit game won finished season batting average games missed seasons result serving united_states_army korean war returned baseball played games batting average home runs season ended philadelphia_phillies purchased contract adding roster upcoming season major_league career season began phillies noted good chance winning major league roster spot manager impressed fielding hitting power performance spring training regarded highly noted list promising majors roster phillies major league debut april played games phillies year served primarily pinch runner scored runs total bats june demoted finished season games batting average runs batted remained phillies man roster start season near end spring training phillies chose send syracuse season spent months season chiefs called phillies getting injured played games time club going bats playing final major league game august returned disabled list sent syracuse finished year games syracuse batting average career high triples later baseball career considered promising prospect spent spring training trying fight way roster end march couple weeks season began noted playing phillies considering keeping major league roster season ended making team spent season miami time miami known defensive plays shortstop position making good ones loss late finished season batting average home runs games mediocre hitting unable help phillies result remained miami season considered best international_league writer saying plays phillies couldn finished year batting average games played season miami spending offseason playing performances season included triple late game win walk home run win game finished season batting average games played season ended released joined detroit_tigers affiliate spent final seasons professional career played games birmingham batting average career highs stolen bases strikeouts following season named alongside fellow barons finished season batting average games career highs home runs runs batted comeback season resulted detroit_tigers bringing spring training serve utility major league roster spending march tigers sent birmingham spent season match atlanta runs batted birmingham won finished final season professional baseball batting average seven home runs runs batted games splitting time shortstop base retiring baseball worked carpet business new_york later moved florida
Mickey Micelotta