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Thomas Mullen Umphlett (Born: May 12 , 1930 Scotland Neck, North Carolina ) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who played from 1953 to 1955 with the Boston Red Sox and Washington Senators . At 6'2", 180 pounds, Umphlett-a righthander-was originally signed by the Red Sox in 1950 . He made his big league debut on April 16 , 1953 at the age of 22 and wearing the number 38. He hit .283 in his rookie season, displaying a great eye at the plate-he averaged one strikeout every 16.5 at-bats. He was #2 in Rookie of the Year voting in '53. His career never really amounted to much after his promising rookie season-he'd end up hitting only .246 with six home runs in 360 career games (1,160 at-bats). He averaged one strikeout every 10.8 at-bats in his career. Never much of a threat on the basepaths, he stole only seven career bases. He had a .986 career fielding percentage. He played his final Major League game on September 24 , 1955. In 1954, he wore number 4. In 1955, he wore 22. According to Baseball-Reference, the player he is most similar to statistically is Art Kruger . He spent three of his seasons with Mickey McDermott --longer than any other teammate. At last check, he lived in Ahoskie, North Carolina . MAJOR TRANSACTIONS
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