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American baseball player (1919–1998)
Baseball player
| Strick Shofner | |
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| Third baseman | |
| Born: (1919-07-23)July 23, 1919 Crawford, Texas, U.S. |
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| Died: October 10, 1998(1998-10-10) (aged 79) Crawford, Texas, U.S. |
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| April 19, 1947, for the Boston Red Sox | |
| April 29, 1947, for the Boston Red Sox | |
| Batting average | .154 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs scored | 0 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
Frank Strickland Shofner (July 23, 1919 – October 10, 1998) was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball. Listed at 5′ 10.5″, 187 lb.; he batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
A native of Crawford, Texas, Shofner played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1947 season. In five games, he was a .154 hitter (2-for-13) with one run and one triple without home runs or RBI. [1]
At the end of the season, Shofner was sent by Boston along with pitcher Tommy Fine to Triple-A San Francisco Seals in exchange for utility player Neill Sheridan.
Shofner died in Waco, Texas, at the age of 79.
