Alex Gaston Explained

Alex Gaston
Position:Catcher
Birth Date:12 March 1893
Birth Place:New York, New York, U.S.
Death Place:Marina del Rey, California, U.S.
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:September 26
Debutyear:1920
Debutteam:New York Giants
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 28
Finalyear:1929
Finalteam:Boston Red Sox
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.218
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:3
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:40
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Alexander Nathaniel Gaston (March 12, 1893 – February 8, 1979) was an American catcher in Major League Baseball who played between and for the New York Giants (1920–1923) and Boston Red Sox (1926, 1929). Listed at, 170 lb., Gaston batted and threw right-handed. He was born in New York City. His younger brother, Milt Gaston, was a major league pitcher.

Gaston grew up in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey and attended Ridgefield Park High School.[1]

In a six-season career, Gaston was a .218 hitter (112-for-514) with three home runs and 40 runs batted in in 215 games, including 58 runs, 13 doubles, six triples, and five stolen bases.

Although the New York Giants won the World Series in 1921 and 1922, Gaston did not see postseason action in either year. Alex Gaston was a batterymate of his brother Milt Gaston with the 1929 Boston Red Sox.

Gaston died in Marina del Rey, California at age 85.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Nowlin, Bill. Alex Gaston, Society for American Baseball Research. Accessed November 29, 2017. "The family lived most of the time in New Jersey, though Alex said he attended elementary school in New York City. His high school was Ridgefield Park in New Jersey, the community where Milt was born."