| Toby Atwell | |
| Position: | Catcher |
| Birth Date: | 8 March 1924 |
| Birth Place: | Leesburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Purcellville, Virginia, U.S. |
| Bats: | Left |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | April 15 |
| Debutyear: | 1952 |
| Debutteam: | Chicago Cubs |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | September 28 |
| Finalyear: | 1956 |
| Finalteam: | Milwaukee Braves |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Batting average |
| Stat1value: | .260 |
| Stat2label: | Home runs |
| Stat2value: | 9 |
| Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
| Stat3value: | 110 |
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Maurice Dailey "Toby" Atwell (March 8, 1924 – January 25, 2003) was an American professional baseball player who was a catcher in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs (–), Pittsburgh Pirates (–) and Milwaukee Braves . Atwell, listed at 5feet tall and, batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was born in Leesburg, Virginia, and served in the United States military during World War II.[1]
Atwell's baseball career started in the Brooklyn Dodgers' organization in 1946. A strong defensive catcher, he shortened his career when he hurt his knee sliding while playing for the Triple-A Montreal Royals during the International League season. His most productive campaign came in his rookie year with the 1952 Cubs, when he posted career-highs in batting average (.290), RBI (31), runs (36), hits (105), doubles (16), games played (107), and was selected to the National League All-Star team. In he was part of a ten-player, early-June trade that saw the Cubs acquire Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Ralph Kiner from the Pittsburgh Pirates.[2]
In his five-year major league career, Atwell was a .260 hitter with nine home runs and 110 RBI in 378 games. His 290 career hits also included 41 doubles and seven triples.
Atwell's last year as a player in pro ball was 1958. He died in Purcellville, Virginia, at the age of 78.