Denny Sothern
From BR Bullpen
born Dennis Elwood Southern
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 5' 11", Weight 175 lb.
- Debut September 10, 1926
- Final Game September 21, 1931
- Born January 20, 1904 in Washington, DC USA
- Died December 7, 1977 in Durham, NC USA
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Denny Sothern got most of his major league at-bats in the lively ball era with a team that played in a lively park, the Philadelphia Phillies. For much of the year 1930, he was the centerfielder on a team that featured Chuck Klein and Lefty O'Doul as the other two outfielders.
He is mentioned in the book "Occasional Glory: The History of the Philadelphia Phillies".
He managed the Kinston Eagles, an independent franchise in the Coastal Plain League for part of 1940.
