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Billy Queen (baseball)

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Billy Queen
Outfielder/Pinch hitter
Born: (1928-11-28)November 28, 1928
Gastonia, North Carolina
Died: April 23, 2006(2006-04-23) (aged 77)
Gastonia, North Carolina
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 13, 1954, for the Milwaukee Braves
Last MLB appearance
April 25, 1954, for the Milwaukee Braves
MLB statistics
Games played3
At bats2
Hits0
Teams

William Eddleman Queen (November 28, 1928 – April 23, 2006) nicknamed "Doc", was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball. Listed at 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m), 185 pounds (84 kg), he batted and threw right-handed.

The native of Gastonia, North Carolina, was 25 years old when he entered the Majors in 1954 with the Milwaukee Braves. A right fielder, he was hitless in his only two at bats in three games. He struck out against Harvey Haddix of the St. Louis Cardinals on April 24,[1] and whiffed the following day against Al Brazle.[2] He then was sent to the Triple-A Toledo Sox to continue what would be a 14-season (1947–1960) minor league career.

Queen died in Gastonia at the age of 77.

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