Skeeter Webb
| Skeeter Webb | |||
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| Infielder | |||
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Born: November 4, 1909 Meridian, Mississippi |
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Died: July 8, 1986 (aged 76) Meridian, Mississippi |
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| MLB debut | |||
| July 20, 1932, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
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| August 31, 1948, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .219 | ||
| Home runs | 3 | ||
| Runs batted in | 166 | ||
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James Laverne "Skeeter" Webb (November 4, 1909 – July 8, 1986) was an American professional baseball player from 1932 to 1949. He played 12 seasons as an infielder in Major League Baseball with the St. Louis Cardinals (1932), Cleveland Indians (1938–1939), Chicago White Sox (1940–1944), Detroit Tigers (1945–1947), and Philadelphia Athletics (1948).
Skeeter Webb was born in Meridian, Mississippi, in 1909. He attended the University of Mississippi.
He began his major league career on July 20, 1932, with the St. Louis Cardinals at the age of 23. He appeared in only one game in 1932 and did not have a plate appearance for the Cardinals.
Webb did not make another major league club for six years. From 1932 to 1937, Webb played for six minor league clubs, including the Springfield Senators (1932-1933), Cedar Rapids Raiders (1935-1936), and Columbus Red Birds (1932 and 1937). He compiled a career-high .320 batting average in 472 at bats with Cedar Rapids in 1935.
In April 1938, he signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Indians. In 1939, he played in 81 games at shortstop for the Indians and had a .264 batting average, the highest of his major league career. He also appeared in 39 games with the Buffalo Bisons of the International League in 1939.
Traded to the Chicago White Sox in January 1940, he was moved to second base where he played 74 games. His batting average dropped to .237 in 1940, and he was relegated to the role of a utility infielder and back-up second baseman in 1942 and 1943. However, with the major league talent pool depleted, Webb won the job as the Sox' starting shortstop in 1944. However, he hit only .211 in 513 at bats for the 1944 White Sox.
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