Carl Sumner Explained

Carl Sumner
Position:Outfielder
Birth Date:28 September 1908
Birth Place:Cambridge, Massachusetts
Death Place:Chatham, Massachusetts
Bats:Left
Throws:Left
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:July 28
Debutyear:1928
Debutteam:Boston Red Sox
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:August 21
Finalyear:1928
Finalteam:Boston Red Sox
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.276
Stat2label:Fielding percentage
Stat2value:.923
Stat3label:Games played
Stat3value:16
Teams:
Highlights:1928 Youngest Player in AL at 19 Yrs 5 Mos

Carl Ringdahl Sumner (September 28, 1908 – February 8, 1999) was a Major League Baseball player.[1] 'Lefty' was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and lived in the state until his death in Chatham, Massachusetts.

Sumner played for the Boston Red Sox for 16 games in the 1928 season when the club finished dead last in the American League.[2]

References

  1. "Carl Sumner Statistical Record" The Sports Encyclopedia: BASEBALL published in 1974 by Grosset & Dunlap, p. 167
  2. "1928 Boston Red Sox Record" The Sports Encyclopedia: BASEBALL published in 1974 by Grosset & Dunlap, p. 256

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