Del Paddock Explained

Del Paddock
Position:Third baseman
Bats:Left
Throws:Right
Birth Date:June 8, 1887
Birth Place:Volga, South Dakota
Death Place:Remer, Minnesota
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:April 14
Debutteam:Chicago White Sox
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:October 1
Finalteam:New York Highlanders
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Batting average
Stat1value:.287
Stat2label:Home runs
Stat2value:1
Stat3label:Runs batted in
Stat3value:14
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Delmar Harold Paddock was a Major League Baseball third baseman. He played part of the 1912 season in the majors with two different teams, the Chicago White Sox and the New York Highlanders.

Paddock began his professional baseball career as a pitcher with the Vancouver Beavers of the Northwestern League in . After two years with Vancouver, he was converted to an infielder in while playing for the Calgary Bronchos of the Western Canada League. He was purchased by the White Sox from the Dubuque Hustlers of the Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League after the 1911 season.

After the 1912 season, Paddock returned to the minor leagues with the Rochester Hustlers, who purchased him from New York. Starting that season, he spent the rest of his career primarily as an outfielder, although he did pitch briefly for the Mitchell Kernels of the South Dakota League in . He retired after the 1921 season, which he spent with the Sioux City Packers of the Western League.