Ted Abernathy
Ted Abernathy | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: March 6, 1933 Stanley, North Carolina, U.S. | |
Died: December 16, 2004 Gastonia, North Carolina, U.S. | (aged 71)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 13, 1955, for the Washington Senators | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 30, 1972, for the Kansas City Royals | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 63–69 |
Earned run average | 3.46 |
Strikeouts | 765 |
Saves | 149 |
Teams | |
Ted Wade Abernathy (March 6, 1933 – December 16, 2004) was an American
Abernathy was a member of the
A native of Stanley, North Carolina, Abernathy was born on March 6, 1933, to Wade and Genora (McGinnis) Abernathy. He graduated from Stanley High School and signed with the Senators in 1952. In 1953 he married Margie Clemmer.[2] The couple had two sons, Ted Jr. and Todd.[2]
Pitching career
Abernathy changed his pitching motion from an overhead delivery to a three-quarter delivery after tearing two muscles in his shoulder making a throw from the outfield during his freshman year of high school. After shoulder surgery in 1959 left his career in doubt, he switched from the three-quarter delivery and become an effective sidearmer who developed a submarine pitch.[3] Abernathy spent two years in the minor leagues before being called up by the Senators in April 1955. Throughout most of the 1950s, he split time between the Senators' major league squad and their farm system.
During the
Apart from two games with Washington in
After baseball
After retiring from the game, Abernathy worked at Summey Building Systems in
During his later years, Abernathy suffered from
See also
References
- ^ a b "Ted Abernathy Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ a b "TheDeadballEra.com :: Ted Abernathy's Obit". thedeadballera.com.
- ^ a b c "Ted Abernathy - Society for American Baseball Research". sabr.org.
- ^ "Washington Senators vs New York Yankees Box Score: April 13, 1955". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ Resting Places: The Burial Places of 14,000 Famous Persons, by Scott Wilson
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- The Deadball Era Obituary