| Fred Waters | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: February 2, 1927 Benton, Mississippi |
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| Died: August 28, 1989 (aged 62) Pensacola, Florida |
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| Batted: Left | Threw: Left |
| MLB debut | |
| September 20, 1955 for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 23, 1956 for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| Career statistics | |
| Win-Loss record | 2-2 |
| Earned run average | 2.89 |
| Strikeouts | 14 |
| Teams | |
Fred Warren Waters (February 2, 1927 — August 28, 1989) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played in 1955 and 1956 with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He batted and threw left-handed.
In 1954 he was traded to Milwaukee along with 3B Sid Gordon, OF Sam Jethroe, P Max Surkont, and minor leaguers - Curt Raydon‚ Larry Lasalle and $100,000 for Danny O'Connell. This is the only six-for-one trade in major league history and will be surpassed only by the seven-for-one deal that will send Vida Blue from the Oakland A'sto the SF Giants in 1978.[1]
After his pitching career, Waters was a longtime manager and coach in the minor league system of the Minnesota Twins.
He was born in Benton, Mississippi and died in Pensacola, Florida.