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Homer Peel
Homer Hefner Peel (October 10, 1902 – April 8, 1997) was an American professional baseball player and manager during the first half of the 20th century. His career lasted for a quarter century (1923–42; 1946–50), including 21 years as an outfielder and four years as a non-playing manager. Peel appeared in 186 Major League Baseball games over five seasons (1927; 1929–30; 1933–34) for the St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies and New York Giants. The native of Port Sullivan, Milam County, Texas, threw and batted right-handed, stood tall and weighed . He served in the United States Navy during World War II.〔(Baseball in Wartime )〕 Peel batted only .238 with an even 100 hits and two home runs during his Major League career. But he was a member of the world champion Giants, appearing in two games of the 1933 World Series. He was a defensive replacement in center field for Kiddo Davis in Game 2, and singled as a pinch hitter for Freddie Fitzsimmons in Game 3 off Earl Whitehill of the Washington Senators.〔(Retrosheet )〕 In addition, Peel was one of the top players in minor league baseball during the 1920s and 1930s〔(Green, John F., ''Homer Peel.'' SABR Biography Project )〕 He hit over .300 for more than a dozen seasons and was known as "the Ty Cobb of the Texas League," where hit batted .325 lifetime.〔 He also managed the Fort Worth Cats, Oklahoma City Indians and Shreveport Sports in the Texas circuit. He died in Shreveport, Louisiana, at age 94. ==References==
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