Homer Summa
American baseball player
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| Intro | American baseball player | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Athlete Baseball player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 3 November 1898 | |
| Death | 29 January 1966 (aged 67 years) |
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Homer Wayne Summa (November 3, 1898 – January 29, 1966) was a right fielder in major league baseball from 1920 to 1930. He began his career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, but played most of his career for the Cleveland Indians before finishing as a reserve with the Philadelphia Athletics. His career batting average was .302. He is buried in Glendale, California's Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery.
On May 31, 1927, he became the first player in history to hit into a game ending unassisted triple play.