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4 unusual facts about 1938 in baseball


Byron Humphrey

Byron William Humphrey (June 17, 1911 – February 13, 1992) was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1938 season.

Edo Vanni

Vanni attended Seattle's Queen Anne High School and the University of Washington (where he played freshman football) before beginning his professional playing career as an outfielder with the 1938 Seattle Rainiers of the Pacific Coast League.

John Kroner

John Harold Kroner (November 13, 1908 – April 26, 1968) was a second baseman in Major League Baseball who played from 1935 through 1938 for the Boston Red Sox (1935–36) and Cleveland Indians (1937–38).

Ralph McLeod

Ralph Alton McLeod (October 19, 1916 – April 27, 2007) was a left fielder in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Bees late in the 1938 season.



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