Answer the following question: Facts: - finalteam: chicago white sox - finalyear: 1933 - death place: norman , oklahoma - statlabel: batting average home runs runs batted in - position: outfielder - statvalue: .267 6 105 - throws: left - debutteam: new york yankees - bats: left - debutdate: april 26 - death date: 15 january 1968 - birth date: 28 october 1904 - finaldate: may 20 - name: liz funk - birth place: la cygne , kansas - debutyear: 1929 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of liz funk .
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elias calvin '' liz '' funk -lrb- october 28 , 1904 -- january 15 , 1968 -rrb- was a major league baseball center fielder who played four seasons in the major leagues .born in la cygne , kansas , funk attended the university of oklahoma from 1923 to 1928 .funk debuted with the new york yankees on april 26 , 1929 .he only played in one game for the yankees and did not even have a plate appearance in that game .funk played most of the 1929 season in the pacific coast league .in , funk had a very promising rookie season with the detroit tigers .he played in 140 games as the tigers ' starting center fielder .he hit for a .279 batting average with a .389 slugging percentage , 74 runs , 145 hits , 21 doubles , 11 triples , 4 home runs , 65 rbis , and 12 stolen bases .his 23 sacrifice hits were third best in the american league , and he was also among the league leaders in being hit by a pitch with 5 .funk also had a strong year playing center field in 1930 for detroit , with 354 putouts , 8 assists , 4 double plays , and a .965 fielding percentage .his range factor in 1930 was 0.65 points above the league average .despite the strong rookie season , funk did not play in the major leagues in 1931 .in 1932 , funk resurfaced after the chicago white sox acquired him from louisville colonels in the american association .in need of a leadoff hitter in 1932 , the white sox liked funk 's speed .funk played in 122 games as the white sox ' starting center fielder in 1932 .funk continued with strong fielding numbers in 1932 , collecting 318 putouts , 14 assists , and 4 double plays .once again , his range factor of 2.77 was significantly higher than the league average of 2.28 .aa hitter , funk had a good year with the sox , but not as strong as his rookie year in detroit .while his 17 stolen bases was 5th best in the american league , he was also no. 2 in the league with 15 times caught stealing .in 1933 , funk played in only 10 games for the white sox , with his last major league appearance on may 20 , 1933...