Kal Hill Segrist is a former utility infielder

Utility player

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 in Major League Baseball

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 who played for the New York Yankees

New York Yankees

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 (1952) and Baltimore Orioles

Baltimore Orioles

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 (1955). Listed at 6' 0", 180 lb., Segrist batted and threw right-handed. He attended the University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas at Austin

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In a two-season career, Segrist was a .125 hitter (4-for-32) with four runs

Run (baseball)

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 and one RBI

Run batted in

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 in 20 games. He did not hit for any extra bases. In 17 infield appearances, he played at second base

Second baseman

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 (12), third base

Third baseman

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 (4) and first base

First baseman

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 (1), and posted a collective .977 fielding percentage

Fielding percentage

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 (one error

Error (baseball)

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 in 43 chances).

Segrist coached the Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball

Texas Tech Red Raiders baseball

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 team from 1968 to 1983.

Trade

Before the 1955 season, in the largest transaction in major league history, the Yankees sent Segrist along Harry Byrd

Harry Byrd (baseball)

Harry Gladwin Byrd was an American Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher who played for the Philadelphia Athletics , New York Yankees , Baltimore Orioles , Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers...

, Don Leppert

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, Jim McDonald, Bill Miller

Bill Miller (left-handed pitcher)

William Paul Miller was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from through for the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles . Listed at 6' 0", 175 lb., Miller batted and threw left-handed...

, Willy Miranda

Willy Miranda

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, Hal Smith, Gus Triandos

Gus Triandos

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, Gene Woodling

Gene Woodling

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, and Ted Del Guercio to Baltimore in exchange for Mike Blyzka

Mike Blyzka

Michael John Blyzka was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Browns/Baltimore Orioles . Listed at 5' 11", 190 lb., Blyzka batted and threw right-handed. A native of Hamtramck, Michigan, he served in the U.S...

, Jim Fridley

Jim Fridley

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, Billy Hunter

Billy Hunter (baseball)

Gordon William Hunter is a retired American shortstop, coach and manager in Major League Baseball.A slick-fielding, light-hitting shortstop from Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, the right-handed-batting Hunter was originally signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers. With his path to the majors blocked by Pee Wee...

, Darrell Johnson

Darrell Johnson

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, Dick Kryhoski

Dick Kryhoski

Richard David Kryhoski was a first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for five different teams between 1949 and 1955. Listed at 6' 2", 200 lb., Kryhoski batted and threw left-handed. He was born and raised in Leonia, New Jersey.Kryhoski attended at Upsala College in East Orange, New...

, Don Larsen

Don Larsen

Donald James Larsen is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. During a 15-year baseball career, he pitched from 1953-67 for seven different teams. Larsen is best known for pitching the sixth perfect game in baseball history, doing so in game 5 of the 1956 World Series...

 and Bob Turley

Bob Turley

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. Del Guercio played 12 seasons in the minor leagues and was the only member of the group not to make the majors.

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