Del Young | |
Bats: | Both |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | 11 May 1912 |
Birth Place: | Cleveland, Ohio |
Death Place: | San Francisco, California |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | April 19 |
Debutyear: | 1937 |
Debutteam: | Philadelphia Phillies |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | June 12 |
Finalyear: | 1940 |
Finalteam: | Philadelphia Phillies |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .224 |
Stat2label: | Home runs |
Stat2value: | 3 |
Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
Stat3value: | 76 |
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Delmer Edward Young (May 11, 1912 in Cleveland, Ohio - December 8, 1979 in San Francisco, California) was a professional baseball player. Young played in four Major League Baseball seasons, all with the Philadelphia Phillies. His father, Delmar John Young, also played in Major League Baseball.
A middle infielder, Young played 148 games at shortstop and 147 at second base. He also had an extensive career in minor league baseball spanning seventeen seasons from 1931–47. He played the final five seasons of his career with the San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast League, although he played only sparingly the last two.