Dick Littlefield
Pitcher, Baseball Player
1926 – 1997
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Who was Dick Littlefield?
Richard Bernard "Dick" Littlefield was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for nine teams between 1950 and 1958.
Born in Detroit, Michigan, he died there at age 71.
He is famous for having been traded by the New York Giants to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Jackie Robinson on December 13, 1956. However, Robinson refused to report to the Giants, choosing instead to retire, and the trade was voided.
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- Born
- Mar 18, 1926
Detroit - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Nov 20, 1997
Detroit
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on July 23, 2013
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