Corky Withrow
| Corky Withrow | |
|---|---|
| Pinch hitter/Outfielder | |
| Born: November 28, 1937 Boone County, West Virginia(age 73) | |
| Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| September 6, 1963 for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 28, 1963 for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .000 |
| At bats | 9 |
| Runs batted in | 1 |
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Raymond Wallace "Corky" Withrow (born November 28, 1937, at High Coal, Boone County, West Virginia) is a retired American professional baseball player, an outfielder who played from 1956 through 1966 in minor league baseball. He had one audition in the Major Leagues with the 1963 St. Louis Cardinals, but went hitless in six games played and nine at bats, mostly as a pinch hitter. He threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall and weighed 197 pounds (89 kg). Withrow grew up in Central City, Kentucky, attended Georgetown College of Kentucky, where he played basketball, and Kentucky Wesleyan College.
Originally signed by the Milwaukee Braves, Withrow was a power-hitting outfielder, hitting 34 home runs in the Class D New York-Penn League (1958), 34 homers in the Double-A Texas League (1962), and 29 more in the Triple-A Pacific Coast League (1963). Acquired by the Cardinals from the Denver Bears in September 1963, Withrow made his debut as a pinch hitter for St. Louis pitcher Ron Taylor in the sixth inning on September 6 and was called out on strikes by left-hander Bob Veale of the Pittsburgh Pirates. He started his only MLB game the following day against another southpaw, Joe Gibbon, and recorded his only Major League run batted in on a fielder's choice.
Withrow played in 1,128 minor league games and batted .260 lifetime.
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Retrieved from : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corky_Withrow
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