Wes Livengood | |||
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Pitcher | |||
Born: Salisbury, North Carolina |
July 18, 1910|||
Died: September 2, 1996 Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
(aged 86)|||
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MLB debut | |||
May 30, 1939, for the Cincinnati Reds | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
July 2, 1939, for the Cincinnati Reds | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Win–loss record | 0–0 | ||
Earned run average | 9.53 | ||
Strikeouts | 4 | ||
Innings pitched | 5⅔ | ||
Teams | |||
Wesley Amos Livengood (July 18, 1910 – September 2, 1996) was an American professional baseball player, scout and manager, including some time spent as a minor league player-manager. A right-handed pitcher born in Salisbury, North Carolina, he stood 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and weighed 172 pounds (78 kg).
Livengood attended Duke University and was signed by the Cincinnati Reds. He played in their farm system for several years before he broke into the big leagues in 1939. He pitched a total of 5⅔ innings for Cincinnati over five games as a reliever during the Reds' pennant-winning 1939 season.
He returned to the minors making stops in Knoxville, Durham, Portsmouth, and Milwaukee. He served in the Navy for two years during World War II where, among other things, he played baseball at Pearl Harbor.
After the war Livengood played more minor league ball through the 1952 season and sometimes served as the a player-manager, as he did for Kinston in 1951.