William Eddleman Queen (November 28, 1928 – April 23, 2006) nicknamed "Doc", was an American

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. Listed at , , he batted and threw right-handed. The native of

Gastonia, North Carolina Gastonia is the largest city in and county seat of Gaston County, North Carolina, United States. It is the second-largest satellite city of the Charlotte area, behind Concord. The population was 80,411 at the 2020 census, up from 71,741 in 20 ...

, was 25 years old when he entered the Majors in with the Milwaukee Braves. A

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, he was hitless in his only two

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in three games. He

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against

Harvey Haddix Harvey Haddix, Jr. (September 18, 1925 – January 8, 1994) was an American professional baseball left-handed pitcher and pitching coach, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals (1952–1956), Philadelphia Phillies ...

of the

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on April 24, and whiffed the following day against

Al Brazle Alpha Eugene Brazle (October 19, 1913 – October 24, 1973) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. The left-hander was signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1936, and later traded to the St. Louis Cardinals for pitcher Mike Ryba ...

.1954-4-25 box score from Retrosheet
/ref> He then was sent to the Triple-A

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to continue what would be a 14-season (1947–1960) minor league career. Queen died in Gastonia at the age of 77.

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