Ted Norbert
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| Outfielder | |||
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Born: May 17, 1908 Brooklyn, New York | |||
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Died: August 19, 1991 (aged 83) San Juan, Puerto Rico | |||
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| BRL: 1930 for the Chambersburg Young Yanks | |||
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| WIL: 1948 for the Victoria Athletics | |||
| MiLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .305 | ||
| Home runs | 78 | ||
| Hits | 2,491 | ||
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Theodore Joseph Norbert (May 17, 1908 in Brooklyn, New York - August 19, 1991 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) was a long-time minor league baseball player who is now in the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame.
Norbert played 19 seasons in the minor leagues from 1930 to 1948, hitting .306 with 2,491 hits, 493 doubles and 313 home runs. He eclipsed the 20 home run mark in a season ten times, the 25 home run mark five times and the 30 home run mark once. He hit as many as 46 doubles (which he did three times) and 13 triples in a and season, and he had career highs of 192 hits and 677 at-bats. He played in the Pacific Coast League every year from 1935 to 1945, expect for 1943.
Teams (Years Played) San Francisco Seals (1935–40) Portland Beavers (1941–42) Los Angeles Angels (1944) Seattle Rainiers (1945–46) Notes: Led the PCL in home runs in four different seasons: 1938, 1941, 1942 and 1945...In addition to his PCL Home Run Title in 1942, Norbert captured the league's batting title that season as well...Won the PCL Championship in 1935 as a member of the San Francisco Seals. He also played for the Brooklyn Dodgers before he was traded for Joe Dimagio.
He also managed the Victoria Athletics from 1947 to 1949, being replaced by Earl Bolyard partway through the 1949 season.[1]