Byron Brett Gideon (born August 8, 1963) is an

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former

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player. A

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, Gideon played for the

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and

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. A 1987 single in his only at-bat left Gideon with a rare MLB career

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of 1.000.

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1963 births Living people American expatriate baseball players in Canada Baseball players from Texas Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players Canton-Akron Indians players Harrisburg Senators players Indianapolis Indians players Macon Pirates players Major League Baseball pitchers Mary Hardin–Baylor Crusaders baseball players Montreal Expos players Nashua Pirates players People from Crockett County, Texas Pittsburgh Pirates players Prince William Pirates players West Palm Beach Expos players 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-baseball-pitcher-1960s-stub