Rance Pless - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family

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Dec 06, 1925 Greeneville, Tennessee, United States Died on 11 Nov 2017 (aged 91)

American baseball player

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About Rance Pless

  • Rance Pless (December 6, 1925 – November 11, 2017) was an American professional baseball player.
  • A third baseman, first baseman and outfielder over the course of a 14-year professional career, he played part of one season of Major League Baseball with the 1956 Kansas City Athletics.
  • He threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 feet (1.83 m) tall and weighed 195 pounds (88 kg). Pless was born in Greeneville, Tennessee.
  • His career began in the New York Giants' minor league organization as an outfielder in 1947.
  • In nine seasons in the Giants' farm system, he won two batting championships, in the 1952 Double-A Southern Association (.364) and the 1955 Triple-A American Association (.337).
  • After the latter season, he was acquired by the Kansas City A's, who played him in 48 games as a third baseman, first baseman and pinch hitter during 1956.
  • Pless collected 23 hits in 85 at bats, including three doubles and one triple.
  • Playing 15 games at first base and 5 games at third base, Pless handled 162 total chances without an error for a 1.000 fielding percentage.
  • He also played part of that season for the Triple-A Richmond Virginians.
  • Pless retired from baseball after the 1960 season with a career minor league batting average of .303 in 1,755 games.
  • He died on November 11, 2017.

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