Paul Stanford "Buddy" Dear (December 1, 1905 – August 29, 1989) was a Major League Baseball player who played in two games for the Washington Senators in 1927. He was used as a pinch runner and second baseman. He was a star two-sport athlete at Virginia Tech in the mid-1920s. During his junior year in 1926 he came close to hitting .400 before breaking his leg in a late season game.[1] As a senior, he led the Hokie baseball team to a perfect 8–0 record against other Virginia collegiate teams and an overall mark of 11–4.[1] He was in the third class elected to the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame in 1984.[1] He was a native of Norfolk, VA.[1]
| Buddy Dear | |
|---|---|
| Second baseman/Pinch runner | |
| Born: December 1, 1905 Norfolk, Virginia | |
| Died: August 29, 1989 (aged 83) Radford, Virginia | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 9, 1927, for the Washington Senators | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 11, 1927, for the Washington Senators | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Games played | 2 |
| At bats | 1 |
| Hits | 0 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Tech's Hall of Fame: Dear, Bristow, Younger named". June 3, 1984. Archived from the original on February 18, 2019. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference
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