Gene Layden
American baseball player (1894-1984)
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Eugene Francis Layden (March 14, 1894 – December 12, 1984) was a Major League Baseball outfielder. Layden played for the New York Yankees in 1915. In three career games, he had two hits in seven at-bats, with two RBIs. He batted and threw left-handed.
| Gene Layden | |
|---|---|
| Outfielder | |
| Born: March 14, 1894 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |
| Died: December 12, 1984 (aged 90) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 29, 1915, for the New York Yankees | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 25, 1915, for the New York Yankees | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .286 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 0 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Layden was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Layden died on December 12, 1984 at the Forbes Gerontology Center at the age of 90. He had been a supervisor of Moore Park in Brookline, Pennsylvania.[1]