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3 unusual facts about Grady Hatton


Grady Hatton

He came to the majors in 1946 without any minor league seasoning, making his debut against the Chicago Cubs.

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Hatton batted .254 with 91 home runs in a 12-year big league career with Cincinnati, the Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, Baltimore Orioles and Chicago Cubs, for whom he served as a player-coach in 1960 at the end of his playing career.

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Named to succeed Luman Harris as the Astros' manager for 1966 — and also carrying the unusual (for a field manager) title of club vice president — it was expected that he would be able to harness the young talent he had developed at AAA.



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