Martin Gordon Autry (March 5, 1903 – January 26, 1950) was a backup
catcher in
Major League Baseball who played between and for the
New York Yankees (1924),
Cleveland Indians
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(1926–28) and
Chicago White Sox (1929–30). Listed at , 180 lb., Autry batted and threw
right-handed. He was born in
Martindale, Texas.
In a six-season career, Autry was a .245 hitter (68-for-277) with two
home runs and 33
RBI
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in 120 games, including 21
runs, 17
doubles and three
triples
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. In 96 catching appearances, he posted a .965
fielding percentage
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with just 12
errors in 268
chances.
Autry
managed in
minor league baseball from 1937–42 and 1947–49, including six years at the helm of the
Savannah Indians. He was the incumbent skipper of the Yankees'
Double-A farm team
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, the
Beaumont Exporters
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, when he died from a
heart attack
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in
Savannah, Georgia
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, at age 46 during the 1949–50 offseason.
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Retrosheet
1903 births
1950 deaths
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Austin Rangers players
Baseball players from Texas
Chicago White Sox players
Cleveland Indians players
Fort Worth Cats players
Louisville Colonels (minor league) players
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Minor league baseball managers
Nashville Vols players
New Orleans Pelicans (baseball) players
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People from Caldwell County, Texas
Pittsfield Hillies players
Savannah Indians players
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