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George Willard “Skeets” Dickey Berühmte Gedenkstätte Veteran

Geburt
Kensett, White County, Arkansas, USA
Tod
16 Juni 1976 (im Alter von 60)
DeWitt, Arkansas County, Arkansas, USA
Bestattung
Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA GPS-Breitengrad: 34.7293968, Längengrad: -92.3064270
Grabstelle
Center Lawn, Lot 232, Grave 2
Gedenkstätten-ID
17806293 Quelle ansehen

Major League Baseball Player. The younger brother of Baseball Hall of Fame Bill Dickey, he was with Norfolk of the Piedmont League in 1934 and in the Little Rock of the Class A Southern Association in 1935. On September 21, 1935, he made his debut as a catcher for the Boston Red Sox, played for two seasons (1935-36) and then with the Chicago White Sox, (1941-42). During World War II, he served in the U.S. Navy as a gunnery instructor in the anti-aircraft and also played baseball with the Aiea Hospital team, appearing in the Army Navy Service World Series. Upon his discharge, he returned to baseball, playing with the Chicago White Sox, (1946-47). He ended his career with a record of 101 hits, 36 runs scored, 4 home runs, 54 runs batted in, a .204 batting average and a .974 field percentage. After baseball, he was in the investment business until his death of a heart attack at age 60.

Major League Baseball Player. The younger brother of Baseball Hall of Fame Bill Dickey, he was with Norfolk of the Piedmont League in 1934 and in the Little Rock of the Class A Southern Association in 1935. On September 21, 1935, he made his debut as a catcher for the Boston Red Sox, played for two seasons (1935-36) and then with the Chicago White Sox, (1941-42). During World War II, he served in the U.S. Navy as a gunnery instructor in the anti-aircraft and also played baseball with the Aiea Hospital team, appearing in the Army Navy Service World Series. Upon his discharge, he returned to baseball, playing with the Chicago White Sox, (1946-47). He ended his career with a record of 101 hits, 36 runs scored, 4 home runs, 54 runs batted in, a .204 batting average and a .974 field percentage. After baseball, he was in the investment business until his death of a heart attack at age 60.

Biografie von: John "J-Cat" Griffith


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  • Gepflegt von: Find a Grave
  • Ursprünglich erstellt von: Tami Glock
  • Hinzugefügt: 4 Feb 2007
  • ID der Find-a-Grave-Gedenkstätte: 17806293
  • Find a Grave, Datenbank und Bilder (https://de.findagrave.com/memorial/17806293/george-willard-dickey: aufgerufen ), Gedenkstättenseite für George Willard “Skeets” Dickey (10 Juli 1915–16 Juni 1976), Gedenkstätten-ID bei Find a Grave 17806293, zitierend Roselawn Memorial Park, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA; Gepflegt von Find a Grave.