finalyear bats death_date death_place birth_place debutyear finaldate statvalue position statlabel debutdate birth_date article_title debutteam name throws
1944 left 25 august 2004 houston , texas athens , georgia 1938 september 20 125 1 .253 outfielder games home runs batting average september 9 26 march 1914 hal epps
 st. louis cardinals hal epps left
hal epps

harold franklin `` hal '' epps was an outfielder for the st. louis cardinals , st. louis browns , and philadelphia athletics .
although he only spent parts of four seasons in the majors , epps had an 18-year professional baseball career .
he compiled a .300 minor league average and led the texas league in triples three times -lrb- 1938 , 1938 , and 1947 -rrb- .
when his playing days were over , he managed semi-pro teams and then worked for many years for armco steel .
epps spent two years in the 25th infantry division , spending time in both the philippines and japan .
upon his death he was buried at the houston national cemetery .
