Denny Sothern
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| Denny Sothern | ||
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| Outfielder | ||
| Born: January 20, 1904 | ||
| Died: December 7, 1977 (aged 73) | ||
| Batted: Right | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| September 10, 1926 for the Philadelphia Phillies |
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| Final game | ||
| September 21, 1931 for the Brooklyn Robins |
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| Career statistics | ||
| Batting average | .280 | |
| Home runs | 19 | |
| Runs batted in | 115 | |
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| Career highlights and awards | ||
Dennis Elwood "Denny" Sothern, (birth name, Southern) (born January 20, 1904 in Washington, D.C. - died December 7, 1977 in Durham, North Carolina) was a major league baseball player and a minor league manager.
Sothern was an outfielder during five seasons for the Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Brooklyn Robins between 1926 and 1931. In 357 games, he compiled a .280 batting average with 19 HRs and 115 RBI. In the field, Sothern was used as an outfielder.
Sothern saw some time as a minor league manager following his major league career including a stint as the skipper of the Kinston Eagles of the Coastal Plain League.
[edit] Sources
- BR page
- Gaunt, Robert (1997). We Would Have Played Forever: The Story of the Coastal Plain Baseball League. Baseball America, Inc.. ISBN 0-945-16402-5.
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