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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.

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.

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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