Samuel Henry "Red" Webb (September 25, 1924 – February 7, 1996) was an American professional baseball player. A , right-handed pitcher, he appeared in 25 Major League

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, 22 in relief, for the –

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. The Washington, D.C., native graduated from McKinley Tech High School and served in the

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during World War II. He signed his first pro baseball contract with the Giants' organization and made his debut in 1946. In his first three

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seasons, he won 18, 19 and 18 games in leagues ranging from Class C to Triple-A.Baseball Reference (minors)
/ref> Called up to the Giants in September 1948, he got into five games, including his only three

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assignments in the Majors. He went 2–1 in those starts, including a

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win over the

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champion

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on the season's next-to-last day. He began 1949 in the Giants' bullpen, but was plagued by a sore arm and spent part of the season with the Triple-A

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. On June 1, he recorded his last MLB win, when he relieved starter

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in the third

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with the

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leading 4–1. Webb allowed only one

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over the next 7 innings as the Giants came back to win, 11–5.Retrosheet
/ref> During the 1949–1950 offseason, he was to prove valuable to the Giants one final time when he was included in a blockbuster trade with the Braves on December 14. In that transaction, he accompanied

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, Buddy Kerr and

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to Boston in exchange for

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and

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. Although the trade was initially seen as lop-sided in Boston's favor, it ultimately swung heavily in the other direction when

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Dark and second baseman Stanky were key pieces of the 1951 Giants who stormed back from a huge mid-August deficit to win the National League pennant. Webb, meanwhile, never appeared in a Boston Braves' uniform and pitched in only one game for the Triple-A

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in 1950 before retiring due to arm trouble. He died in 1996 at the age of 71 in Hyattsville, Maryland.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Webb, Red 1924 births 1996 deaths Baseball players from Washington, D.C. Erie Sailors players Jersey City Giants players Major League Baseball pitchers Milwaukee Brewers (minor league) players New York Giants (NL) players Sioux City Soos players United States Coast Guard personnel of World War II