Barbra O'Neil Chrisley (December 16, 1931 – May 18, 2013) was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played from 1957 to 1961 with the Washington Senators,

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and

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. He was tall and weighed , batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was a native of

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, where he graduated from

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. He attended

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Career

Chrisley was originally signed by the

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as a free agent in 1950. On November 8, 1955, he was traded with minor leaguer Al Curtis, Dick Brodowski,

Tex Clevenger Truman Eugene "Tex" Clevenger (July 9, 1932 – August 24, 2019) was an American Major League Baseball relief pitcher and spot starter who played for the Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators, Los Angeles Angels and New York Yankees from 1954 to ...

and Karl Olson to the Senators for

Mickey Vernon James Barton "Mickey" Vernon (April 22, 1918 – September 24, 2008) was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) first baseman who played for the Washington Senators (1939–1948, 1950–1955), Cleveland Indians (1949–1950, 1958), Boston Red ...

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and Tom Umphlett. Chrisley started his major league career at the age of 25 on April 15, 1957 against the

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as a

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for

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in the 11th inning. He singled off pitcher

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, but

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pinch ran for him. Chrisley was mostly used as a pinch hitter and bench player throughout his career, which consisted of 302 games, hitting .210 in 619 career at-bats. He hit 16 home runs, walked 55 times and struck out 62 times. Defensively, he only appeared in three games at positions other than an outfielder. In 1958 he was used in one game as a third baseman, and in 1960 he was used in two games as a second baseman. Chrisley played his final game on September 24, 1961. Following the 1961 season he was sold to the newly-organized

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, but he was returned to the Braves' organization without ever playing for the Mets, although a 1962 Topps baseball card was produced.

Post career

At one point after his retirement from baseball, Chrisley worked as an insurance agent in

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Other information

*Chrisley hit 60 home runs in his final three minor league seasons, as well as posted a .343 average with the

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in 1957. *He collected his first home run off

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on May 9, 1958. He hit his final two homers off

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on May 14, 1960. *His uniform numbers: 20 (1957), 34 (1957), 32 (1958), 24 (1959–1960), 30 (1961) *

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pitched a one-hitter against the Tigers in a game in 1960, with the only Tigers hit being a double by Chrisley.

Other transactions

*On December 6, 1958, he was traded by the Senators with

Rocky Bridges Everett Lamar "Rocky" Bridges (August 7, 1927 – January 27, 2015) was a middle infielder and third baseman with an 11-year career in Major League Baseball from 1951 to 1961. Bridges played for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Redlegs and St. L ...

and

Eddie Yost Edward Frederick Joseph Yost (October 13, 1926 – October 16, 2012) was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played most of his Major League Baseball career as a third baseman for the Washington Senators, then played two ...

to the Tigers for Reno Bertoia, Ron Samford and

Jim Delsing James Henry Delsing (November 13, 1925 – May 4, 2006) was an American Major League Baseball outfielder who is most remembered for having been the pinch runner for -tall Eddie Gaedel on August 19, 1951. He also was the centerfielder replaced ...

. *On December 7, 1960, he was traded by the Tigers with Frank Bolling to the Braves for

Bill Bruton William Havon Bruton (November 9, 1925 – December 5, 1995) was a Major League Baseball (MLB) center fielder who played for the Milwaukee Braves (1953–1960) and Detroit Tigers (1961–1964). Bruton batted left-handed and threw right-handed. ...

Terry Fox Terrance Stanley Fox (July 28, 1958 June 28, 1981) was a Canadian athlete, humanitarian, and cancer research activist. In 1980, with one leg having been amputated due to cancer, he embarked on an east-to-west cross-Canada run to raise money ...

, Dick Brown and Chuck Cottier.

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