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Sam Langford (baseball)

American baseball player (1900–1993) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Elton "Sam" Langford (May 21, 1900 – July 31, 1993) was an American Major League Baseball center fielder who played three seasons of professional baseball for the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians.[1]

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Sam Langford
Langford safe at first base during a 1928 game vs. the Tigers in Detroit
Center fielder
Born: (1900-05-21)May 21, 1900
Briggs, Texas, U.S.
Died: July 31, 1993(1993-07-31) (aged 93)
Plainview, Texas, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 13, 1926, for the Boston Red Sox
Last MLB appearance
September 21, 1928, for the Cleveland Indians
MLB statistics
Batting average.275
Hits136
RBI57
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