Odell Hale
Odell Hale | |
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Second baseman / Third baseman | |
Born: Hosston, Louisiana, U.S. | August 10, 1908|
Died: June 9, 1980 El Dorado, Arkansas, U.S. | (aged 71)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 1, 1931, for the Cleveland Indians | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 7, 1941, for the New York Giants | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .289 |
Home runs | 73 |
Runs batted in | 573 |
Teams | |
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Arvel Odell Hale (August 10, 1908 – June 9, 1980) was a
Hale was born in Hosston, Louisiana, and his parents were farmers. Hale attended 11 years of elementary and high school, and took a job working at an oil refinery in El Dorado at the age of 17. By 1930, he was working as a tank car loader for Lion Oil, and had also been playing semipro baseball.[2] Also in 1930, Hale married Mabel Jane Rainwater, a Native American from Oklahoma.[3]
Hale first played professional baseball for the 1929 Alexandria Reds. After batting .324 with 23 home runs, Hale's contract was purchased by the Chicago Cubs, and Hale played the 1931 season for the minor league Decatur Commodores. Hale made his debut with the Cleveland Indians later that year.
Hale played in the major leagues until 1941, and the minor leagues until 1942, before retiring after the 1942 season. After retiring, Hale took a job with a defense plant in El Dorado, Arkansas, a firm that was later bought up by
See also
References
- ISBN 0743227220.
- ^ a b Nowlin, Bill. "Odell Hale". sabr.org. SABR. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
- ^ "Odell Hale Statistics and History". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Odell Hale at Find a Grave