American baseball player
Baseball player
Toby Atwell Catcher Born: (1924-03-08 ) March 8, 1924Leesburg, Virginia , U.S.Died: January 25, 2003(2003-01-25) (aged 78)Purcellville, Virginia , U.S.April 15, 1952, for the Chicago Cubs September 28, 1956, for the Milwaukee Braves Batting average .260 Home runs 9 Runs batted in 110 Stats at Baseball Reference
Maurice Dailey "Toby" Atwell (March 8, 1924 – January 25, 2003) was an American professional baseball player who was a catcher in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs (1952 –1953 ), Pittsburgh Pirates (1953 –1956 ) and Milwaukee Braves (1956 ). Atwell, listed at 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m) tall and 185 pounds (84 kg), batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was born in Leesburg, Virginia , and served in the United States military during World War II .[ 1]
Career
Atwell's baseball career started in the Brooklyn Dodgers ' organization in 1946. A strong defensive catcher, he shortened his career when he hurt his knee sliding while playing for the Triple-A Montreal Royals during the 1949 International League season. His most productive campaign came in his rookie year with the 1952 Cubs , when he posted career-highs in batting average (.290), RBI (31), runs (36), hits (105), doubles (16), games played (107), and was selected to the National League All-Star team. In 1953 he was part of a ten-player, early-June trade that saw the Cubs acquire Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Ralph Kiner from the Pittsburgh Pirates.[ 2]
In his five-year major league career, Atwell was a .260 hitter with nine home runs and 110 RBI in 378 games. His 290 career hits also included 41 doubles and seven triples .
Atwell's last year as a player in pro ball was 1958. He died in Purcellville, Virginia , at the age of 78.
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