Lonnie Goldstein | |
Position: | First baseman |
Bats: | Left |
Throws: | Left |
Birth Date: | 13 May 1918 |
Birth Place: | Austin, Texas, U.S. |
Death Place: | Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
Debutleague: | MLB |
Debutdate: | September 11 |
Debutyear: | 1943 |
Debutteam: | Cincinnati Reds |
Finalleague: | MLB |
Finaldate: | September 27 |
Finalyear: | 1946 |
Finalteam: | Cincinnati Reds |
Statleague: | MLB |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .100 |
Stat2label: | Home runs |
Stat2value: | 0 |
Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
Stat3value: | 0 |
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Leslie Elmer Goldstein (May 13, 1918 - January 28, 2013) was an American first baseman in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Cincinnati Reds during the and seasons. He batted and threw left-handed. A native of Austin, Texas, Goldstein was one of many major leaguers who saw his baseball career interrupted by a military stint during World War II. In 1943 he appeared in five games as a backup for first baseman Frank McCormick. He enrolled in the United States Army in 1944, serving for two and half years before rejoining the Reds in the 1946 midseason as a reserve player and pinch hitter.
In a two-season career, Goldstein was a .100 hitter (1-for-10) with a run scored and a .308 on-base percentage in 11 games.
Goldstein died on January 28, 2013, at the age of 94.