Years of Service: 6 (1951-52, 1956-59)
Position: Outfielder
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Nieman hit home runs in his first two major league at-bats, the first player ever to do so. He is the first on my A to Z list to play in both St. Louis Brown and Baltimore Oriole uniforms. He also played one year in Japan for the Chunichi Dragons.
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He also played one year in Japan for the Chunichi Dragons.
ReplyDeleteI must admit I did not know American players went to Japan as early as the 60s....
I went to a game at Oriole Field once. Is that what it's called? I don't remember. Been over 10 years since I lived in the DC area.
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