Fritz Brickell
Appearance
Fritz Brickell | |
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Shortstop | |
Born: Wichita, Kansas | March 19, 1935|
Died: October 15, 1965 Wichita, Kansas | (aged 30)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 30, 1958, for the New York Yankees | |
Last MLB appearance | |
May 15, 1961, for the Los Angeles Angels | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .182 |
Home runs | 1 |
Runs batted in | 7 |
Teams | |
Fritz Darrell Brickell (March 19, 1935 – October 15, 1965) was an American professional baseball player who played three seasons for the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball. He was the son of former Major League outfielder Fred Brickell.
A native of Wichita, Kansas, Brickell stood 5 feet 5 inches (1.65 m) tall and weighed 157 pounds (71 kg). A noted chewer of tobacco, Brickell died from cancer of the jaw[1] at the age of 30.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Fritz Brickell at the SABR Baseball Biography Project , by Stephen Roney, Retrieved July 16, 2013.
- ^ Cancer victim
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs
- Fritz Brickell at the SABR Baseball Biography Project , by Stephen Roney, Retrieved July 16, 2013.
Categories:
- 1935 births
- 1965 deaths
- New York Yankees players
- Los Angeles Angels players
- Major League Baseball shortstops
- Baseball players from Kansas
- Sportspeople from Wichita, Kansas
- Joplin Miners players
- St. Joseph Saints players
- Binghamton Triplets players
- Birmingham Barons players
- Denver Bears players
- Richmond Virginians (minor league) players
- Toronto Maple Leafs (International League) players
- Louisville Colonels (minor league) players
- Cancer deaths in Kansas
- American baseball shortstop stubs