About Gene Host
Lived 1933 – 1998 (aged 65). Gene Host was an American baseball player.
Eugene Earl Host (January 1, 1933 – August 20, 1998) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher and minor league all-star.
Career Host was signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent just before the 1952 season. Host went 26-7 with a 1.81 ERA. He was named to the Coastal Plain League all-star team.
He made it to the major league club for one game in 1956. Following the 1956 season, Host was traded by the Detroit Tigers with Wayne Belardi, Ned Garver, Virgil Trucks, and $20,000 to the Kansas City Athletics for Jim Finigan, Jack Crimian, Bill Harrington, and Eddie Robinson.
Host made eleven appearances for Kansas City in 1957. He ended his big league career with a 0–2 record and a 7.31 ERA. He continued on in the minor leagues through the 1961 campaign.
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Who was Gene Host?
American baseball player
When was Gene Host born?
Gene Host was born on 1 January 1933 in Leeper.
When did Gene Host die?
Gene Host died on 20 August 1998 in Nashville.
What was Gene Host's occupation?
Gene Host was a baseball player.
What nationality was Gene Host?
Gene Host was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Gene Host. https://biography.guide/gene-host/
MLA: "Gene Host." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/gene-host/.
Chicago: "Gene Host." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/gene-host/.
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