Ted Uhlaender
| Ted Uhlaender | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Outfielder | |||
|
Born: October 21, 1939 Chicago Heights, Illinois |
|||
|
Died: February 12, 2009 (aged 69) Atwood, Kansas |
|||
|
|||
| MLB debut | |||
| September 4, 1965, for the Minnesota Twins | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 30, 1972, for the Cincinnati Reds | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .263 | ||
| Home runs | 36 | ||
| Runs batted in | 285 | ||
| Teams | |||
Theodore Otto Uhlaender (October 21, 1939 – February 12, 2009) was a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Minnesota Twins, Cleveland Indians and Cincinnati Reds from 1965–1972. He was also the father of Olympic women's skeleton competitor Katie Uhlaender.
Signed by the Twins out of Baylor University in 1961, he made his major league debut four years later. He was ineligible for the 1965 World Series because his promotion occurred after the August 31 deadline. He became the team's starting center fielder for the next four seasons. Despite the 1968 campaign being totally dominated by pitchers, he managed to finish fifth in batting in the American League with a .283 average. He followed that up with his most productive season, establishing career highs with 152 games played, 93 runs scored, 151 hits and 62 runs batted in (RBI). His first playoff experience was in the 1969 American League Championship Series, with one hit in six at-bats.
He was traded along with Graig Nettles, Dean Chance and Bob Miller to the Indians for Luis Tiant and Stan Williams on December 10, 1969. He started in center in 1970, before being shifted to left field the next season.
...
Wikipedia