Fritz Brickell

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Fritz Brickell
Shortstop
Born: (1935-03-19)March 19, 1935 Wichita, Kansas
Died: October 15, 1965(1965-10-15) (aged 30) Wichita, Kansas
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 30, 1958 for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
May 15, 1961 for the Los Angeles Angels
Career statistics
Batting average	.182
Home runs	1
Runs batted in	7
Teams
New York Yankees (1958-1959) Los Angeles Angels (1961)

Fritz Darrell Brickell (March 19, 1935 – October 15, 1965) was an American professional baseball player who played three seasons for the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball. He was the son of former major league outfielder Fred Brickell.

A native of Wichita, Kansas, Brickell stood 5 feet 5 inches (1.65 m) tall and weighed 157 pounds (71 kg). A noted chewer of tobacco, Brickell died from cancer of the jaw^[1] at the age of 30.^[2]

References

↑ Fritz Brickell at the SABR Bio Project, by Stephen Roney, retrieved July 16, 2013
↑ Cancer victim

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
Fritz Brickell at the SABR Bio Project, by Stephen Roney, retrieved July 16, 2013

Persondata
Name	Brickell, Fritz
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	March 19, 1935
Place of birth	Wichita, Kansas
Date of death	October 15, 1965
Place of death	Wichita, Kansas

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