Don Padgett

Don Padgett
Catcher
Born: (1911-12-05)December 5, 1911 Caroleen, North Carolina
Died: December 9, 1980(1980-12-09) (aged 69) High Point, North Carolina
Batted: Left	Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 23, 1937 for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB appearance
September 12, 1948 for the Philadelphia Phillies
Career statistics
Batting average	.288
Home runs	37
Runs batted in	338
Teams
St. Louis Cardinals (1937–1941) Brooklyn Dodgers (1946) Boston Braves (1946) Philadelphia Phillies (1947–1948)

Don Wilson Padgett (December 5, 1911 – December 9, 1980) was an American professional baseball player, a catcher/outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals (1937–41), Brooklyn Dodgers (1946), Boston Braves (1946) and Philadelphia Phillies (1947–48). Padgett, born in Caroleen, North Carolina, batted left-handed, threw right-handed, stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighed 190 pounds (86 kg). He attended Lenoir-Rhyne College.

Padgett's professional career stretched from 1935 through 1951. From 1942 to 1945 Padgett served in the United States Navy^[1] during World War II.^[2]

In 1939, Padgett — while serving as backup catcher to Cardinals receiver Mickey Owen — batted a lofty .399 in 92 games played, 257 plate appearances and 233 at bats, but did not qualify for the National League batting championship. All told, in eight Major League seasons he played in 699 games and had 1,991 At Bats, 247 Runs, 573 Hits, 111 Doubles, 16 Triples, 37 Home Runs, 338 RBI, 6 Stolen Bases, 141 Walks, .288 Batting Average, .336 On-base percentage, .415 Slugging Percentage, 827 Total Bases and 10 Sacrifice Hits.

Padgett died in High Point, North Carolina, four days after his 69th birthday.

References

Sources

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Persondata
Name	Padgett, Don
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	December 5, 1911
Place of birth	Caroleen, North Carolina
Date of death	December 9, 1980
Place of death	High Point, North Carolina