Third baseman with the Philadelphia Athletics (1943-1946[start]),
Detroit Tigers (1946[end]-1952[start]), Boston Red Sox
(1952[end]-1954[start]), Chicago White Sox (1954[end]-1956[start]),
Baltimore Orioles (1956[end]-1957).
I don't know anybody else who lives 1,000 miles away from their job and gets to commute back and forth. The owner said, 'You can live in your beloved Swifton, but don't you dare miss a game.' I had a few close calls, but I didn't miss any.
