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Gene Mauch

 

Date and Place of Birth: November 18, 1925 Salina, Kansas

Died: August 8, 2005 Rancho Mirage, California

Baseball Experience: Major League
Position: Infield
Rank: Unknown
Military Unit: US Army Air Force

Area Served: United States

Gene W Mauch was born on November 18, 1925 in .

He was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1943 and played for and his rookie year. In 1944, the 5-foot-10 infielder made his major league debut with the Dodgers on April 18, but after batting .133 in five games he was back with Montreal until being called into military service on May 1, 1944.

Mauch served with the Army Air Force at Marana Army Airfield in where he regularly played baseball with the Marana Hosses.

He was discharged from service on June 2, 1946 and joined of the American Association for the remainder of the season.

The Dodgers traded Mauch to the Pirates in May 1947 and he pla