Don Choate
| Don Choate | |
|---|---|
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: July 2, 1938 Potosi, Missouri | |
| Died: February 4, 2018 (aged 79) Fairview Heights, Illinois | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 12, 1960, for the San Francisco Giants | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 28, 1960, for the San Francisco Giants | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 0–0 |
| Earned run average | 2.25 |
| Innings pitched | 8 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Donald Leon Choate (July 2, 1938 – February 4, 2018) was an American professional baseball player. The right-handed pitcher appeared in four Major League games, all in relief, for the San Francisco Giants in 1960. He stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighed 185 pounds (84 kg).
Choate was originally signed by the St. Louis Cardinals, and posted a 19–8 record in his second professional season with the Class C Billings Mustangs in 1957.[1] After splitting the next year between Double-A and Triple-A Cardinal affiliates he was traded to Giants as a prospect as part of a major off-season trade that netted first baseman Bill White, future National League president, for the Redbirds. White became a star player — a five-time NL All Star and seven-time Gold Glove winner — as well as a team leader of the 1964 world champion Cardinals.
Choate's only Major League service came in September 1960 when he was recalled from the Triple-A Tacoma Giants. In eight MLB innings pitched, he gave up two earned runs, seven hits and four bases on balls, with seven strikeouts. He hurt his shoulder moving a cabinet out of spring training in 1961. The cabinet opened and caught him on his shoulder.
Personal life and death
[edit]Choate had four children with his wife, Norma, who preceded him in death in 1995.[2]
Choate attended East St. Louis Senior High School.[3]
After his professional career in baseball ended, due to an injury to his pitching arm, Choate became a firefighter in East St. Louis, Illinois, retiring after 27 years.[2]
Choate died at his home on February 4, 2018, of lung cancer, at the age of 79.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Don Choate Minor Leagues Statistics & History - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ a b c "Donald Choate Obituary (1938 - 2018) - Fairview Heights, IL - Belleville News-Democrat". Legacy.com.
- ^ "Don Choate Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac". Baseball-Almanac.com. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from Baseball Reference
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