Heinie Sand
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John Henry Sand
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 5' 8", Weight 160 lb.
- Debut April 17, 1923
- Final Game September 30, 1928
- Born July 3, 1897 in San Francisco, CA USA
- Died November 3, 1958 in San Francisco, CA USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Heinie Sand belongs to that small group of players who always had at least 120 games and 400+ at-bats in every major league season played. He was mostly at shortstop with the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1920's, at a time when they weren't competitive for the pennant.
Sand is most famous for being the person that a couple Giants tried to bribe in 1924. Sand told the major league authorities about it, and it made headlines.
