by Jeff CaldwellJeff Heath played 1383 games in the outfield in the majors for 14 years from 1936-49,playing for Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators,St Louis Browns and Boston Braves. Heath was born April 1 1915 in Fort William Ontario played High School baseball in Seattle Washington and retiring there after his career. In his career Heath had 1447 hits with a .293 career average,he smacked in 887 runs,hit 194 homers 3 of them grand slams! An All Star in 1941 & 1943 Heath is one of a handful of players in baseball history to belong to the 20-20-20-20 club,hitting at least 20 singles ,20 doubles,20 triples and 20 home runs in a season. Jeff Heath did this in 1941 with the Cleveland Indians. Jeff Heath was inducted into the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in 1987. For complete career stats follow the following link.
No comments:
Post a Comment