Brant Alyea
| Brant Alyea | |||
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| Outfielder | |||
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Born: December 8, 1940 Passaic, New Jersey | |||
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MLB debut | |||
| September 11, 1965 for the Washington Senators | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
| July 20, 1972 for the St. Louis Cardinals | |||
Career statistics | |||
| Batting average | .247 | ||
| Home runs | 38 | ||
| RBI | 148 | ||
Teams | |||
Garrabrant Ryerson Alyea (born December 8, 1940) was a Major League Baseball outfielder from 1965 to 1972. In 1970, while playing for the Minnesota Twins, Alyea had two 7 RBI games, on April 7 and on September 7.
Originally signed by the Cincinnati Reds, Alyea was drafted a year later by the Washington Senators. Alyea made his major league debut on September 12, 1965. Called to the plate as a pinch hitter, Alyea hit a home run off Rudy May of the Los Angeles Angels on the first pitch of his first at-bat.[1]
After his baseball playing days were over, Alyea oversaw the crap tables at the Tropicana Casino & Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey.[2]
See also
- Home run in first Major League at-bat
References
- ↑ "Brant Alyea from the Chronology". Baseballlibrary.com.
- ↑ James, Bill (1990). The Baseball Book 1990. Villard Books. p. 240.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
- Player Profile at ArmchairGM