finalyear death_date debutyear statvalue finalteam birth_date death_place finaldate image statlabel debutteam name throws caption birth_place debutdate bats position article_title
1958 22 may 1998 1950 .242 23 165 cincinnati redlegs 18 march 1925 tallahassee , florida may 13 fred hatfield 1953.jpg batting average home runs runs batted in boston red sox fred hatfield right hatfield in about 1953 . lanett , alabama august 31 left third baseman fred hatfield

fred hatfield

fred james hatfield -lrb- march 18 , 1925 -- may 22 , 1998 -rrb- , nicknamed `` scrap iron '' , was a major league baseball infielder who played 9 seasons in the major leagues with the boston red sox -lrb- 1950 -- 52 -rrb- , detroit tigers -lrb- 1952 -- 56 -rrb- , chicago white sox -lrb- 1956 -- 57 -rrb- , cleveland indians -lrb- 1958 -rrb- , and cincinnati redlegs -lrb- 1958 -rrb- .
born in lanett , alabama , hatfield was signed by the boston red sox as an amateur free agent in 1942 .
hatfield played in 722 games and had a career batting average of .242 with an on-base percentage of .332 .
he had 493 hits , 248 bases on balls , and 165 rbis .
hatfield played in the infield , with 408 games at 3rd base , 179 games at 2nd base , and 27 games at shortstop .
hatfield was among the american league leaders in being hit by pitch in 1952 , 1954 , 1956 , and 1957 .
he was also among the league leaders in 1955 for sacrifice hits and intentional walks .
hatfield died in 1998 at age 73 in tallahassee , florida .
