Leslie Aulds

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Leslie Aulds
Catcher
Born: (1920-12-28)December 28, 1920
Farmerville, Louisiana
Died: October 13, 1999(1999-10-13) (aged 78)
Hondo, Texas
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 25, 1947, for the Boston Red Sox
Last MLB appearance
June 22, 1947, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Games played3
At bats4
Hits1
Teams

Leycester Doyle "Leslie" Aulds (December 28, 1920 – October 13, 1999) also known as "Tex" Aulds, was a backup catcher in Major League Baseball who played three games for the Boston Red Sox in 1947.[citation needed]

Early life

Aulds was born in

Arizona-Texas League.[1]

Military service

Leslie Aulds
Place of burial
Hondo, Texas
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Army Air Forces
Years of service1942–1945
RankSergeant
Battles/warsWorld War II

Aulds joined the

Randolph Field in Texas.[1] While there, he played both baseball and football, including an appearance in the 1944 Cotton Bowl Classic where he scored a touchdown.[2] In 1945, Aulds transferred to Camp Pinedale in Fresno, California where he continue to play baseball; he was released from military service late in 1945 at the rank of sergeant.[2]

Time with Red Sox organization

Aulds was signed by a Red Sox scout in 1946, and he played for the

Eastern League.[2] He appeared in 105 games, batting .263 and was named a first team all-star.[1]

In 1947, Aulds started the seasons with the

American Association, however he sustained a spiking injury early in the season, after which he sat out for several weeks.[2] In May, the Red Sox released their third-string catcher, Frankie Hayes, and Aulds was promoted to the major league club.[1]

Aulds appeared in three games with the Red Sox, all as a catcher. The first was on May 25, when he entered a game the Red Sox were losing against the

Cleveland Indians; again he batted once and was hitless.[5] In those three games he caught a total of 9 innings, recording 7 putouts
.

For the remainder of the 1947 season, Aulds played 32 games with the New Orleans Pelicans of the Class AA Southern Association, with a .245 batting average. In 1948, Aulds again played for Louisville, batting .235 and appearing in 104 games. In 1949, his final year in the Red Sox organization, he split time between Louisville where he batted .185 in 9 games, and Scranton where he batted .250 in 48 games.

Later life

Aulds played

semipro baseball in Texas during the 1950s, and for many years umpired in the collegiate Southwest Conference.[1] He died at his home in Hondo, Texas on October 13, 1999, while watching the television broadcast of the first game of the 1999 American League Championship Series.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Nowlin, Bill. "Tex Aulds". SABR. Retrieved 8 Oct 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e Bedingfield, Gary (13 Apr 2008). "Tex Aulds". Baseball in Wartime. Retrieved 8 Oct 2016.
  3. ^ "New York Yankees 17, Boston Red Sox 2". Retrosheet. 25 May 1947. Retrieved 8 Oct 2016.
  4. ^ "Washington Senators 13, Boston Red Sox 6 (1)". Retrosheet. 30 May 1947. Retrieved 8 Oct 2016.
  5. ^ "Cleveland Indians 8, Boston Red Sox 2 (1)". Retrosheet. 22 Jun 1947. Retrieved 8 Oct 2016.

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