Fred Hatfield
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Fred James Hatfield (March 18, 1925 – May 22, 1998), nicknamed "Scrap Iron",
Playing career
Born in Lanett, Alabama, Hatfield attended Birmingham–Southern College and Troy State College before Hatfield was signed by the Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1942. As a big-leaguer, Hatfield played in 722 games and had a career batting average of .242 with an on-base percentage of .332. He had 493 hits, 248 bases on balls, and 165 RBIs.
Hatfield played in the infield, with 408 games at third base, 179 games at second base, and 27 games at shortstop.
Hatfield was among the
Coaching career
As his playing career wound down in the
Hatfield died in 1998 at age 73 in Tallahassee, Florida.
References
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet, or SABR Biography Project, or DeadBall Era Obituary Archived 2016-11-14 at the Wayback Machine
- Fred Hatfield at Find a Grave
