Andy Carey, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Andy Carey

American baseball player

Date of Birth: 18-Oct-1931

Place of Birth: Oakland, California, United States

Date of Death: 15-Dec-2011

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Andrew Arthur Carey (October 18, 1931 – December 15, 2011) was born in Oakland, California and was a major league third baseman for the New York Yankees (1952–1960), and three other major league teams from 1960 to 1962.
Carey also balked at a trade which would have sent him from the Chicago White Sox to the Philadelphia Phillies in 1962.
He batted and threw right-handed. Carey ended his career on September 30, 1962 with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
In an 11-year career, he had a .260 batting average, with 64 home runs, and 350 RBIs.
He had 741 career hits.
Carey led the league in triples in 1955 with 11.
He finished his career with 38 triples.
While playing for the Yankees in the 1956 World Series, Carey twice helped preserve Don Larsen's perfect game against the Dodgers on Oct 8, 1956.
In the second inning, the Dodgers’ Jackie Robinson smacked a shot between third and short that Carey knocked down, allowing shortstop Gil McDougald to pick up the ball and nip Robinson at first.
In the eighth, he robbed Gil Hodges by snaring a low line drive that seemed headed for left field. Carey died on December 15, 2011 of Lewy body dementia.