Eric Rodin

Who was Eric Rodin?

Eric Chapman Rodin was an American professional baseball player. An outfielder, he had a nine-season career in minor league baseball, and a five-game Major League trial at the close of the 1954 season with the eventual National League and world champion New York Giants. Born in Orange, New Jersey, Rodin attended Lawrenceville School and the University of Pennsylvania. He threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighed 215 pounds.

Rodin was recalled by the Giants after batting .336 with 18 home runs for the 1954 Nashville Vols of the Double-A Southern Association. He appeared as a pinch hitter and late-inning defensive replacement as a rightfielder and centerfielder for the Giants in five games played, collecting no hits in six at bats with no bases on balls. He struck out twice, including in his first Major League at bat against Curt Simmons of the Philadelphia Phillies on September 7.

During his 953-game minor league career, Rodin batted an even .300 with 117 home runs.