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Whitey Lockman

Whitey Lockman, American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 2009)

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Born
July 25, 1926
Died
March 17, 2009
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1926

About Whitey Lockman

Carroll Walter "Whitey" Lockman was an American left-handed hitting first baseman and outfielder, coach, manager and front office executive in Major League Baseball. Carroll Walter "Whitey" Lockman (July 25, 1926 – March 17, 2009) was an American left-handed hitting first baseman and outfielder, coach, manager and front office executive in Major League Baseball. Lockman hit a home run in his first at-bat becoming the youngest to do so in MLB history; his record still stands, as of 2025, with the most recent player to come close being 20-year-old Jasson Domínguez in 2023. However in the 1951 World Series, won in six games by the New York Yankees, Lockman hit.240 with a home run. In his only All-Star appearance, Lockman was the National League's starting first baseman in the 1952 All-Star Game at Shibe Park in Philadelphia.

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Whitey Lockman timeline

  1. Carroll Walter "Whitey" Lockman (July 25, 1926 – March 17, 2009) was an American left-handed hitting first baseman and outfielder, coach, manager and front office executive in Major League Baseball.
  2. However in the 1951 World Series, won in six games by the New York Yankees, Lockman hit.240 with a home run.
  3. In his only All-Star appearance, Lockman was the National League's starting first baseman in the 1952 All-Star Game at Shibe Park in Philadelphia.
  4. Lockman hit a home run in his first at-bat becoming the youngest to do so in MLB history; his record still stands, as of 2025, with the most recent player to come close being 20-year-old Jasson Domínguez in 2023.

The world when Whitey Lockman was born

Whitey Lockman was born in 1926. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1926

  • #1 song"Bye Bye Blackbird"
  • Top movieThe General (Buster Keaton)
  • Best-selling bookThe Sun Also Rises – Ernest Hemingway

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentGertrude Ederle swims the English Channel
  • Top headlineA.A. Milne publishes Winnie-the-Pooh
  • Technology milestoneFirst demonstration of television
  • Defining fadFlagpole sitting
  • Notable inventionPop-up toaster
  • World population2.01 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population117.4M

1926 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Whitey Lockman's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19262026
Gas$0.23$3.45/gal
Average home$6,000$435,000
Average income$3,620$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population117.4M341 million

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