Ethan Blackaby, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Ethan Blackaby

American baseball player

Date of Birth: 24-Jul-1940

Place of Birth: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Profession: baseball player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Ethan Allen Blackaby (born July 24, 1940) is a retired American professional baseball player and former Major League Baseball outfielder who appeared in 15 games for the Milwaukee Braves during the 1962 and 1964 seasons.
He threw and batted left-handed, stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighed 190 pounds (86 kg). Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Blackaby attended Canton, Illinois, High School, where he was a multi-sport standout athlete.
He played baseball and football at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign before signing with the Braves in 1961.
His nine-year professional career included 1,073 games in minor league baseball, punctuated by his two trials with the Braves in the closing weeks of the 1962 and 1964 campaigns, when MLB rosters expanded to 40 players.
In his debut on September 6, 1962, he doubled in his first MLB at bat against Ernie Broglio of the St.
Louis Cardinals.
He had entered the game as a pinch hitter for Braves' catcher Bob Uecker, later an actor and Baseball Hall of Fame broadcaster.
He collected only two other hits, both singles, in the majors in 25 at bats over his two brief trials. After his playing days were over, Blackaby served as general manager of the Phoenix Giants of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League in the 1970s and early 1980s.