Astyanax Douglass Explained

Astyanax Douglass
Position:Catcher
Bats:Left
Throws:Right
Birth Date:September 19, 1897
Birth Place:Covington, Texas, U.S.
Death Place:El Paso, Texas, U.S.
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:July 30
Debutyear:1921
Debutteam:Cincinnati Reds
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:May 29
Finalyear:1925
Finalteam:Cincinnati Reds
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.167
Stat2label:Home run
Stat2value:0
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:1
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Astyanax Saunders Douglass (September 19, 1897 – January 26, 1975) was an American Major League Baseball catcher. He played for the Cincinnati Reds in 1921 and 1925.

Born in Covington, Texas, Douglass attended Texas Christian University (TCU), where he played college baseball, college basketball and college football.[1]

The Reds invited Douglass for a tryout mostly in an effort to entice his TCU batterymate, Pete Donohue, to join the team. Donohue caught on with the Reds while Douglass' trial was short lived.[2]

Later in life, Douglass worked as a furniture dealer and operated a furniture warehouse in El Paso, Texas for several years.[3] He died in 1975 in El Paso, Texas of a cardiac arrest.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Douglass Returned to Frog Basketball when Most Needed . 8 August 2023 . . 13 February 1919 . 11.
  2. News: Brown . Sports Done by Brown . 4 August 2023 . . 2 April 1925 . 15.
  3. News: Hall of Fame in E.P. Search Ends . 8 August 2023 . . 3 March 1969 . 17.
  4. Web site: Astyanax Douglass Death Certificate. thedeadballera.com. 3 February 2018.