About Buddy Myer
Charles Solomon "Buddy" Myer was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a second baseman from 1925 through 1941. A two-time All-Star, Myer was notable for being the 1935 American League batting champion and led the American League in stolen bases in 1928. An excellent hitter, he batted.300 or better nine times, and retired with a career average of.303. Myer walked more than twice as many times as he struck out. Apart from a brief period with the Boston Red Sox in 1927–28, he spent his entire career with the Washington Senators. The Washington Senators offered him a contract, as discovered by baseball promoter, Joe Engel, who managed the Chattanooga Lookouts at Engel Stadium. The Senators returned to the World Series, having won their second straight pennant.
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