Dick Lane (baseball)

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Dick Lane
Outfielder
Born: (1927-06-28)June 28, 1927
Highland Park, Michigan, U.S.
Died: September 5, 2018(2018-09-05) (aged 91)
Lancaster, California, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 20, 1949, for the Chicago White Sox
Last MLB appearance
July 8, 1949, for the Chicago White Sox
MLB statistics
Batting average.119
Home runs0
Runs batted in4
Teams

Richard Harrison Lane (June 28, 1927 – September 5, 2018)[1] was an American professional baseball player and a former Major League Baseball left fielder. He was born in Highland Park, Michigan. He appeared in 12 games for the Chicago White Sox during the middle of the 1949 season (June 20–July 8), making his major league debut against the Washington Senators at Griffith Stadium. He batted and threw right-handed, stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighed 178 pounds (81 kg).

In 42 at bats Lane hit just .119 (5-for-42...all singles) with four runs batted in and four runs scored. Five walks, however, pushed his on-base percentage up to .213. Lane handled 27 chances for a fielding percentage of 1.000. Four of his five MLB hits, and three of his four RBIs, came during his first three big league games against Washington, June 22–24.[2] Lane attended the University of Detroit Mercy and his professional career lasted four seasons (1945; 1947–1949).

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