Lee Currin Gooch (February 23, 1890 – May 18, 1966) was a
Major League Baseball
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outfielder
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who played for two seasons. He played for the
Cleveland Indians
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in 1915 and the
Philadelphia Athletics
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in 1917. Gooch also served as the head baseball coach at
Duke University
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in 1919 and at
Wake Forest University
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from 1949 to 1950.
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1890 births
1966 deaths
Major League Baseball outfielders
Cleveland Indians players
Philadelphia Athletics players
20th-century American sportsmen
Duke Blue Devils baseball coaches
Wake Forest Demon Deacons baseball coaches
Baseball players from North Carolina
Durham Bulls managers
Portland Beavers players
Jacksonville Tarpons players
Richmond Colts players
Moline Plowboys players
Durham Bulls players
Rocky Mount Broncos players
Rocky Mount Buccaneers players
Henderson Bunnies players
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