Tuesday, January 1, 2013

1951 Topps Red Back #45 - Andy Seminick

Andy Seminick (b. 1920 - d. 2004) played in the majors from 1943 to 1957 for the Phillies and Reds.  He had 953 hits, 164 home runs and a batting average of .243 over 15 years.  He finished 14th in the NL MVP voting in 1950 and was an All Star in 1949.

He appeared in the 1950 World Series that the Phillies lost to the Yankees.  Seminick went 2 for 11 (.182 batting average) with 0 home runs and 0 RBIs during the series.

Deceased: 37

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