Fuzz White
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Albert Eugene "Fuzz" White (June 27, 1916 - April 24, 2003) was a Major League Baseball right fielder who played for the St. Louis Browns (1940) and New York Giants (1947). His career was unusual in that he went almost seven years between major league appearances.
White made his first two major league appearances (September, 1940) as a pinch-hitter, going 0-for-2. Six years later, on November 1, 1946 he was drafted by the New York Giants from the Browns in the 1946 rule V draft. Then, next season, at the age of 31, he played in seven games for the Giants. At the plate he went 3-for-13 with three runs scored, and on defense recorded 11 putouts with no errors.
His manager on the Giants was future Hall of Famer Mel Ott. Notable teammates who would one day be members of the Baseball Hall of Fame were Ernie Lombardi and Johnny Mize. Also on the team was All-Star outfielder Bobby Thomson, who would later gain fame in the 1951 playoff against the Brooklyn Dodgers.
White died in his hometown of Springfield, Missouri at the age of 86.
