finalyear death_date debutyear statvalue finalteam birth_date death_place finaldate image statlabel debutteam name throws caption birth_place debutdate bats position article_title
1962 16 october 2012 1944 .254 139 683 los angeles angels 13 october 1926 weston , massachusetts july 28 eddie yost 1960.png batting average home runs runs batted in washington senators eddie yost right yost in 1960 brooklyn , new york august 16 right third baseman eddie yost

eddie yost

edward frederick joseph yost -lrb- october 13 , 1926 -- october 16 , 2012 -rrb- was a professional baseball player and coach .
he played the majority of his major league baseball career as a third baseman for the washington senators , then played two seasons each with the detroit tigers and the los angeles angels before retiring in 1962 .
yost batted and threw right-handed .
he was nicknamed the `` walking man '' for the numerous bases on balls he drew , and continues to rank 11th all-time among major leaguers in that category , ahead of the likes of pete rose , willie mays , stan musial and hank aaron .
yost was considered one of the best lead off men and third basemen of his era .
