Unhappy fans protested loudly. Here's why it feels a whole lot worse. Return to Top; MLB Players. Born (date, year, place): April 1, 1915 in Ft. William, Ontario, Died (date, year, place): December 9, 1975 in Seattle, Washington, Teams Played: Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators, St. Louis Browns, Boston Braves. He hit .367 with 34 doubles, 14 home runs and 64 RBI in 100 games for Milwaukee, and was in the majors to stay beginning in 1938. Or write about sports?

Heath hit .319 for the "Spahn and Sain" Braves of 1948 that went to the World Series. Born: "Spent 11 years in the AL, nine of them with Cleveland. In 1941, Heath was the first American League player to hit 20 2B, 3B and HR in the same season, when he hit .340 with 32 2B, 20 3B, and 24 HR.

Jeff went to Irondale High School from 2006-2010 where he played Varsity baseball for 3 seasons. Died: December 9, 1975 - 60 years old . A 10-strikeout victory was the latest demonstration of why the Dodgers' young ace is who you want starting in must-win matchups. Sold to Boston Braves in 1948 season. After many years with the Indians, he was traded to the Washington Senators for 48 games in 1946, then to the St. Louis Browns for a season and a half (where his 27 home runs in 1947 were by far the highest on the team). After major league baseball, he played one season with the Seattle Rainiers of the Pacific Coast League. In his major league debut on September 13, 1936, Heath was upstaged by future roommate, Bob Feller, who would strike out 17 batters that same game. All the latest stats, news, highlights and more about Jeff Heath on TSN Jeff Heath Stats, News, Video, Bio, Highlights on TSN THE 120TH U.S. OPEN BEGINS THURSDAY.

Are you a Stathead, too? On August 27, he tied a game against Cincinnati with a pinch-hit, 9th-inning homer, then won it in the 11th with another dinger. All rights reserved. "Spent 11 years in the AL, nine of them with Cleveland. Born in Fort William, Ontario, Jeff Heath moved with his family to Victoria, B.C., when he was a year old. Among other things, in 1965, Hank Thompson mentioned Heath as one of five Browns who “went out of their way to make life easier for me and Brown.” As the biography of Heath on the SABR BioProject relates, he was a quirky, superstitious player who didn't like any teammates using his bats.

In 1945, he was dealt to the Washington Senators, where he played for two months, before being swapped to the St. Louis Browns. Since then, only George Brett and Curtis Granderson have achieved this feat among AL players; Willie Mays and Jimmy Rollins have done it in the NL.

Full Site Menu. With their bats quiet and two tough Dodgers left-handers up next, the Rays' window to win this Fall Classic is closing quickly. Many historical player head shots courtesy of David Davis. His OPS+ of 139 shows that he was a top player in his era. Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry. (Age 21-165d, Born: April 1, 1915 in Fort William, CAN. Get the latest news, stats, videos, highlights and more about unspecified position Jeff Heath on ESPN. He only hit .245 with 2 home runs in 57 games to round out his playing career. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine.

Unfortunately, he broke his leg while sliding in the final week of the season so he didn't appear in the 1948 World Series. Jeff Heath. from the SABR BioProject, More Jeff Heath Pages at Baseball Reference, Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, October 24, 12:47AM. Heath would blossom into a top power-hitting prospect and was signed by the Cleveland Indians. He began playing during the 1936 season and last took the field during the 1949 campaign. Playing in just 115 games under manager Billy Southworth’s platoon system, he hit 20 home runs, drove in 76 runs, and batted a resounding.319. That year, he finished second in the American League batting race (.343) and recorded 21 homers, 112 RBIs and a league-leading 18 triples. Daniel Jones' trip may not have been the worst we've seen. He attended Garfield High School in the Seattle, WA area where he was a football and baseball star, graduating in 1934. Uniform images used with permission from Marc Okkonen, author of Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century. Copyright: © 2020 ESPN Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved. While Heath didn't lead the league in offensive categories, his strength was as an all-around hitter. He was the first major leaguer with a game-tying, pinch-hit homer and game-winning homer in the same game; it would be 36 years before Donnie Scott was the second. His ankle was slow to heal and Heath would play just 36 games in 1949. He would top that season in 1941, when he became the first American League player to register 20 doubles, 20 triples and 20 home runs in a season. He also hit .340, stole 18 bases and was selected to his first all-star team.

Find out more. Images can also be viewed at the Hall of Fame online exhibit Dressed to the Nines, Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James. Much of the play-by-play, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. The statistics used were obtained free of charge from The Baseball Databank, Wins Above Replacement data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com, Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry. Jeff also spent time in the outfield as well as playing some first base. Before Heath, Frank Schulte and Jim Bottomley formed the club.