Heinie Odom
American baseball player
Intro | American baseball player | |
Places | United States of America | |
was | Athlete Baseball player | |
Work field | Sports | |
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Birth | 13 October 1900 | |
Death | 31 August 1970 (aged 69 years) |
Herman Boyd "Heinie" Odom (October 13, 1900 – August 31, 1970) was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball who played a single game with the New York Yankees in 1925. He was born and died in Rusk, Texas. He was born Herman Boyd, and later changed his name.
After attending the University of Texas, Odom played his only major league game with the Yankees on April 22, 1925. He hit a single in his one and only at bat and finished with a perfect 1.000 batting average. In the field, he had one putout and no errors, for a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage.