Ted Crawford Sizemore was a second baseman

Second baseman

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 for Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers

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 (1969–70 and 1976), St. Louis Cardinals

St. Louis Cardinals

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 (1971–75), Philadelphia Phillies

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 (1977–78), Chicago Cubs

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 (1979) and the Boston Red Sox

Boston Red Sox

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 (1979–80).

In 1969 he was named NL Rookie of the Year and finished 30th in voting for the NL MVP.

In 1973 he led the National League in Sacrifice Hits with 25.

He helped the Phillies to win the NL Eastern Division in 1977 and 1978.

Sizemore grounded into a league-leading 25 double plays in 1977 which tied the Phillies single season record set by Del Ennis

Del Ennis

Delmer Ennis was an American left and right fielder in Major League Baseball who played most of his career for the Philadelphia Phillies. From 1949 to 1957, Ennis accumulated more runs batted in than anyone besides Stan Musial and was 8th in the National League in home runs...

 in 1950.

In his first American League

American League

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 game as a member of the Red Sox he went 3 for 3 with 2 RBIs.

In 12 seasons he played in 1,411 games, had 5,011 at bats, 577 runs, 1,311 hits, 188 doubles, 21 triples, 23 home runs, 430 RBI, 59 stolen bases, 469 walks, a .262 batting average, a .325 on-base percentage, a .321 slugging percentage, 1,610 total bases, 110 sacrifice hits, 38 sacrifice flies and 60 intentional walks.

After Sizemore's retirement as a player, he went to work for baseball glove

Baseball glove

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 manufacturer Rawlings

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, as their chief liaison with major league players.

Currently, Sizemore serves as the CEO of the Baseball Assistance Team

Baseball Assistance Team

The Baseball Assistance Team is a 501 non-profit affiliated with Major League Baseball. The organization's stated goal is to "help members of the baseball family who have come on hard times and are in need of assistance," and is guided by the principles of teamwork, caring, and sharing...

, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to helping former Major League, Minor League, and Negro League players, as well as scouts, umpires, and office personnel, through financial and medical hardships.

External links

• Career and Player Information from Pressbox Article http://web.archive.org/web/20090731065823/http://geocities.com/Colosseum/Pressbox/4131/front.html