Al Niemiec, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetAl Niemiec
baseball player
Date of Birth: 18-May-1911
Place of Birth: Meriden, Connecticut, United States
Date of Death: 29-Oct-1995
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Al Niemiec
- Alfred Joseph Niemiec (May 18, 1911 – October 29, 1995) was an American baseball second basemen and shortstop who played two seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) in 1934 and 1936, for the Boston Red Sox and the Philadelphia Athletics, respectively.
- He has the distinction of having been traded by the Red Sox for Ted Williams.
- Listed at 5' 11", 158 lb., Niemiec batted and threw right-handed.
- A native of Meriden, Connecticut, he attended College of the Holy Cross from 1931-1933.
- He is also famous for a precedent-setting legal case about returning veterans of World War II.
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