Cal Abrams

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Calvin Ross Abrams (Abie)

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 0", Weight 185 lb.
High School James Madison High School
Debut April 20, 1949
Final Game May 9, 1956
Born March 2, 1924 in Philadelphia, PA USA
Died February 25, 1997 in Fort Lauderdale, FL USA

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Primarily wore number 18.

Outfielder Cal Abrams was signed by Joe Labate, a scout for the Brooklyn Dodgers, out of a Brooklyn high school in 1942 and assigned to the Olean Oilers of the Class D PONY League. He played in 19 games that season and on January 22, 1943 was inducted into the Army in New York City. He was assigned to Battery B 500th Anti-Aircraft Artillery and served in Europe and the Pacific with 2 battle stars in the Pacific. He was also awarded the Philippines Liberation Ribbon with 1 bronze star. After his release from the service on January 17, 1946, at Ft. Dix, NJ, he played for the Danville Dodgers in the Class B Three-I League for the 1946 season. The next two seasons, Abrams was with the Mobile Bears in the Class AA Southern Association. On April 20, 1949, he made his major league debut with the Dodgers and then was sent to the Fort Worth Cats of the AA Texas League for the rest of the season. He split 1950 between the St. Paul Saints of the AAA American Association and the Dodgers. He remained in the major leagues into the 1956 season when he was sent to the Miami Marlins in the AAA International League. The next year Abrams retired from play. In all of his minor league seasons his lowest batting average was .331. He played in 567 major league games with the Dodgers, Reds, Pirates, Orioles and White Sox.