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He was the first coach in UNF baseball history, having founded the program in the 1980s and serving as head coach from 1988–2010. Jack Dusty Rhodes (born 1946) is a retired American baseball coach and the former head coach of the University of North Florida Ospreys college baseball team. James Lamar "Dusty" Rhodes was an American professional baseball player, an outfielder and pinch hitter whose otherwise unremarkable seven-year Major League Baseball career was dramatically highlighted by his starring role for the champion New York Giants during the 1954 season and that year's World Series.
Irvin's two hits and two runs batted in helped seal a 7–4 victory for the Giants, and a four-game Series sweep. All images are property the copyright holder and are displayed here for informational purposes only.
One of his school friends said years later, “Of all our crowd, Dusty had the most potential to do whatever he wanted in life, but he accomplished the least.” 11 Bill Madden, “Dusty Rhodes, hero of Giants’ ’54 World Series, hits high notes,” New York Daily News, December 20, 2008, in Rhodes’s file at the National Baseball Hall of … Career: 54 HR, .253 BA, 207 RBI, LF/PH, Giants 1952-1959, b:L/t:R, born in AL 1927, died 2009 Much of the play-by-play, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Win Expectancy, Run Expectancy, and Leverage Index calculations provided by Tom Tango of Total Zone Rating and initial framework for Wins above Replacement calculations provided by Sean Smith.Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Many historical player head shots courtesy of David Davis. He was 82.
Rhodes had gone to the plate seven times, collected four hits (including two homers) and a As a major leaguer, Rhodes played in 576 games, all as a Giant.
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Dusty Rhodes was born on Friday, May 13, 1927, in Mathews, Alabama. Although considered a poor defensive outfielder and, off the field, a lover of nightlife,Rhodes batted a combined .242 with 21 homers in 143 games played during the remainder of 1952 and all of With Rhodes putting up a .341 batting average overall, the Giants—led by superstar Rhodes was not needed in Game 4. Dusty Rhodes Stats. Born in Winnemucca, Nevada in 1907, Rhodes grew up in Salt Lake City, playing baseball, football, and basketball and able to run a 10.2 in the 100 at West High. His 296 hits included 44 After his baseball career, Rhodes returned to New York City and worked for a friend on a Rhodes was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 13, 1952, with the New York Giants. Many thanks to him. Dusty Rogers Baseball/Softball Academy is a full-service baseball and softball academy located in Dubuque, Iowa. Add Your Blog Posts Here; Player News Archive; Player News RSS Feed; Hide MLB.
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