Cot Deal
Cot Deal | |
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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
Batted: Switch Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 11, 1947, for the Boston Red Sox | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 9, 1954, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 3–4 |
Earned run average | 6.55 |
Strikeouts | 34 |
Teams | |
Ellis Ferguson "Cot" Deal (January 23, 1923 – May 21, 2013) was an American
Deal had a career in baseball from 1940 through 1989 and interrupted only by military service during World War II (1943–44).[1] He spent 48 years in baseball as a player (20), manager (5), coach (22) and executive (1).
Deal died on May 21, 2013, in Oklahoma City.[2]
Playing career
As a sixteen-year-old, Deal was invited by the
Deal earned a spot as a
In four major league seasons Deal posted a 3–4 record with a 6.55 ERA in 45 games, including two starts, 34
Deal later established himself in the St. Louis organization as an outfielder, catcher and switch-hitting pinch-hitter, while winning 108 games as a pitcher. His highlights included starting and completing a twenty-inning game for Columbus against the Louisville Colonels on September 3, 1949, and collected four hits in eight at bats. He also hit a home run during the 1952 Caribbean Series while playing as a pitcher/outfielder for the Puerto Rico team. Between 1951 and 1959, Deal spent most of those years with the Cardinals' AAA International League farm team, the Rochester Red Wings. He had a record of 61–38 as a pitcher for Rochester. Deal also was a utility outfielder, back-up catcher and pinch-hitter for the Red Wings.
Coaching career
When Rochester manager Dixie Walker resigned after the 1956 season Deal was the first choice to manage the 1957 Red Wings. Deal would manage the Red Wings until he resigned in August 1959. He was inducted into the Red Wings' Hall of Fame in 1994.
Following his playing career Deal served as a pitching coach for the
As a minor league manager Deal led the
References
- ^ "Baseball in Wartime - Those Who Served A to Z". BaseballInWartime.com. Archived from the original on October 14, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
- ^ "Oklahoma scene: Edmonton Oilers, Dallas Stars to play exhibition at Cox Center". NewsOK.com. May 23, 2013. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
- ^ "Cincinnati Redlegs at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score, August 22, 1954". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 9 November 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Baseball Almanac
- Retrosheet
- SABR BioProject – Article by Patric Doyle