| Lonnie Goldstein | |
|---|---|
| First baseman | |
| Born: May 13, 1918 Austin, Texas | |
| Died: January 28, 2013 (aged 94) Fort Worth, Texas | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 11, 1943, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 27, 1946, for the Cincinnati Reds | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .100 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 0 |
| Teams | |
Leslie Elmer Goldstein (May 13, 1918 – January 28, 2013) was a first baseman in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Cincinnati Reds during the 1943 and 1946 seasons. He batted and threw left-handed.
A native of Austin, Texas, Goldstein was one of many major leaguers who saw his baseball career interrupted by a military stint during World War II. In 1943 he appeared in five games as a backup for first baseman Frank McCormick. He enrolled in the United States Army in 1944, serving for two and half years before rejoining the Reds in the 1946 midseason as a reserve player and pinch hitter.
In a two-season career, Goldstein was a .100 hitter (1-for-10) with a run scored and a .308 on-base percentage in 11 games.
Goldstein died on January 28, 2013, at the age of 94.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference
- Retrosheet
- Baseball in Wartime
- Lonnie Goldstein at Find a Grave