About Whitey Alperman
Lived 1879 – 1942 (aged 63). Whitey Alperman was an American baseball player.
Charles Augustus "Whitey" Alperman (November 11, 1879 – December 25, 1942) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) second baseman who played for the Brooklyn Superbas from to . In , he tied for the league lead in triples. He was also in the top three in hit by pitch in 1906 and 1907. In 1909, he batted 442 times, while only receiving two walks, which is the lowest single-season walk ratio recorded in the twentieth century, of players with 300 or more plate appearances.
Whitey maintained a home in his birth town of Etna his entire life, and also managed the Etna Elks baseball team.
Alperman died at the age of 63 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and was buried at the Mount Royal Cemetery in Glenshaw, Pennsylvania.
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Who was Whitey Alperman?
American baseball player (1879-1942)
When was Whitey Alperman born?
Whitey Alperman was born on 11 November 1879 in Etna.
When did Whitey Alperman die?
Whitey Alperman died on 25 December 1942 in Pittsburgh.
What was Whitey Alperman's occupation?
Whitey Alperman was a baseball player.
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Whitey Alperman was American.
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