Batting average .289 Home runs 83 | Runs batted in 599 Name Moose Solters | |
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Died September 28, 1975, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States | ||
Julius Joseph "Moose" Solters (born Julius Joseph Soltesz: March 22, 1906 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – September 28, 1975) was a major league outfielder between 1934 and 1943.
Career
After nine seasons in the American League and 3421 plate appearances, Solters retired with a .289 career batting average. In 1941, Solters was struck by an errant baseball during a pregame warmup. The thrown ball fractured his skull and has been attributed to his going blind two years later. Solters is buried in Calvary Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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