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Lena Styles

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Lena Styles
Catcher
Born: (1899-11-27)November 27, 1899
Gurley, Alabama
Died: March 14, 1956(1956-03-14) (aged 56)
Huntsville, Alabama
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 10, 1919, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
September 27, 1931, for the Cincinnati Reds
MLB statistics
Batting average.250
Home runs0
Runs batted in16
Teams

William Graves "Lena" Styles (November 27, 1899 – March 14, 1956) was an American former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball over parts of five seasons (1919–21, 1930–31) with the Philadelphia Athletics and Cincinnati Reds. For his career, he compiled a .250 batting average in 176 at-bats and drove in 16 runs.[1]

An alumnus of the University of Alabama, he was born in Gurley, Alabama, and died in Huntsville, Alabama from cancer, at the age of 56.

References

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  1. ^ "Lena Styles". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
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