Alan Strange
| Alan Strange | |||
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| Shortstop | |||
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Born: November 7, 1906 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||
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Died: June 24, 1994 (aged 87) Seattle, Washington | |||
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MLB debut | |||
| April 17, 1934 for the St. Louis Browns | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
| August 16, 1942 for the St. Louis Browns | |||
Career statistics | |||
| Batting average | .223 | ||
| Home runs | 1 | ||
| RBI | 89 | ||
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Alan Cochrane "Inky" Strange is a former Major League Baseball shortstop. He was born on November 7, 1906 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As a baseball player, he threw and batted right-handed, and was 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) in height and 162 pounds in weight. Strange attended Northeast High School in Philadelphia which has seen its fair share of alumni-turned-major leaguers-Benny Culp, Bill Hoffman, Bert Kuczynski, Jesse Levis and Eddie Stanky all went to that school and became major leaguers. After high school, Strange attended Penn State University.
On April 17, 1934, at the age of 27, Strange made his major league debut with the St. Louis Browns. He would go on to hit .223 in 314 career games, mostly with the Browns, although he did spend 20 games in 1935 with the Washington Senators. In the field, Strange had a .960 career fielding percentage.
Strange played his final game on August 16, 1942.
On June 27, 1994, Strange died in Seattle, Washington. He is buried at Calvary Cemetery in Seattle.
Major transactions
- On December 14, 1933, Strange was sent from Hollywood of the PCL to the Browns for Jim Levey and Wally Hebert.
- On June 29, 1935, the Browns sent Strange to the Senators for Lyn Lary.
- On October 3, 1939, the Browns drafted Strange back from a PCL team in the Rule V Draft.
Other facts
- Strange did not play any major league baseball in 1936, '37, '38 or '39.
- Strange got his nickname "Inky" because he worked as a printer in the off-season.
- Strange was a teammate of Harlond Clift for five years-longer than any other teammate.
- As the Phillies' batboy, Strange saved a bat broken by Rogers Hornsby as a memento. In 1934, as manager of the Browns, Hornsby installed Strange as his shortstop.
- Strange wore three numbers in his career. From 1934 to 1935 with the Browns, he wore 1. In the 20 games he spent with the Senators in 1935, he wore 28. During his tenure with the Browns from 1940-'42, he wore 2.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- Baseball Library