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Betsy Griscom Ross C. `` Brick '' Eldred ( July 26 , 1892 – December 22 , 1976 ) was an
American professional baseball game outfielder .He played for the Strategic Arms
Limitation Talks Lake metropolis Bees , the Sacramento Senators , and the Seattle Indians of
the Pacific glide conference ( PCL ) from 1916 to 1930 .He is a member of the PCL Hall of
Fame .== early life and calling == Eldred was born in Sacramento , California , on July 26 ,
1892 .He graduated from Sacramento senior high school shoal in 1910 .When he was fully
grown , Eldred stood 5 fundament 6 inches ( 1.68 chiliad ) tall and weighed approximately
180 lb ( 82 kg ) , earning him the nickname `` Brick '' .== master career == === Early career
=== After playing semi-professional baseball , Eldred signed with the table salt Lake urban
center Bees of the Pacific Ocean slide conference ( PCL ) after the 1915 season .He made the
team for the 1916 time of year as a usefulness player .With Salt Lake City unable to
engender Eldred performing metre , they traded him to the Seattle Giants of the
Northwestern League in June .Eldred had a .332 batten norm for Seattle in 1932 .The Giants
sold Eldred to the Newmarket Patrick White Sox of the American English League .In 1917 ,
Eldred reported to spring training with the ovalbumin Sox and competed to become the
starting correct fielder against Nemo Leibold , Eddie white potato , Jack-tar Fournier , and
Shano Tom Collins .The White Sox optioned Eldred to the Newark Bears of the International
League .However , Danny shay , the director of the Milwaukee beer maker of the American
Association , claimed that he had bought Eldred from Seattle , and appealed to the subject
baseball game committee .The commissioning awarded Eldred to Newark .He batted .269
with Newark during the 1917 season , and the White Sox recalled him in August .He did not
play for the White Sox , and Eldred got into a salary conflict with the squad after they
declined to pay him for the final calendar month of the season .Eldred petitioned Garry
Herrmann , the head of the subject Commission , to gain his release from the Edward D.
White Sox brass .=== Sacramento and Seattle === The Sacramento Senators of the PCL
purchased Eldred from the ovalbumin Sox for $ 750 ( $ 15,192 in current dollar mark full
term ) before the 1918 time of year .He batted .264 for Sacramento in 1918 and batted .311
in 1919 .In May 1920 , Bill Richard Rodgers , the director of the Senators , fined Eldred $ 25
( $ 380 in current dollar terminal figure ) for using disrespectful nomenclature towards him
and another $ 25 for not hustling on the landing field .Eldred refused to dally in the next biz
and Rodgers suspended him indefinitely .Rodgers also accused Eldred of being out of
condition .A few solar day later , the Senators sold Eldred to the Seattle Indians of the PCL
for $ 3,500 ( $ 53,233 in flow dollar terms ) .The Indians also raised Eldred 's salary and
paid the $ 50 fine .Eldred recorded over 200 hits in five seasons between 1920 and 1925 .He
had 231 hits in 1920 and batted .339 , the third-best average in the PCL .His average
dropped to .319 in 1921 , and the team cut his remuneration by $ 75 per month ( $ 1,281 in
electric current dollar term ) .Eldred batted .354 in 1922 , the third-best in the league , with
260 hits .He batted .353 with 262 collision during the 1923 season .In 1924 , Eldred
batted .351 with 240 hits and led the league with 71 doubles .He had 242 hits for the 1925
time of year .=== Later vocation === The Amerind acquired Fuzzy Hufft in 1926 , which led
to a reduction in Eldred 's playing metre .Eldred had been the cleaning hitter for Seattle , but
they moved him out of the role in 1926 , replacing him with Monk operative .He batted .340
in 1926 and .325 in 1927 .Eldred returned to Seattle for the 1928 season as a Bench
instrumentalist .At the last of Apr , Seattle sold him to the Wichita downfall Spudders of the
grade angstrom unit TX league for $ 5,000 ( $ 88,721 in electric current one dollar bill
term ) after he had cleared waivers in the PCL .He batted .356 in 91 games for Wichita
declination in 1928 .Eldred became a terrace instrumentalist for Wichita Falls in 1929 .He
was sold to the Milwaukee Brewers of the Class aa American Association in July following
the acquisition of Larry Bettencourt .Milwaukee released Eldred before the 1930 season .In
May 1930 , the Senators released Wally Hood and signed Eldred .In 79 game , Eldred
batted .369 .The Senators released Eldred before the 1931 season .In his career , Eldred
played in 1,709 PCL game , finishing with a .332 batting average , 2,034 hit , 516 stunt
woman , and 219 stolen Qaeda .== Personal life == Eldred and his wife , myrtle , married in
1914 .They had a Word , Richard .After he retired from baseball , he worked for the
California Almond agriculturist Exchange .Eldred died in Sacramento on December 22 ,
1976 .He was inducted into the PCL foyer of Fame in 2003 .== References == == External
links == life history statistics and histrion information from Baseball reference point
( Minors ) '' Brick Eldred : Pacific Coast League Hall of celebrity '' .MiLB.com .