Calvin Wayne Emery (June 28, 1937 – November 28, 2010), was a

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and

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, who played in

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(MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies. He also spent the season with

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of the

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(NPB). During his playing days, Emery stood tall, weighing ; he threw and batted left-handed. Emery attended Penn State University.

Career

Emery was signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur

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, on June 5, 1958. About 5 years later, on July 15, 1963, at the age of 26, he made his big league debut. In 16 career MLB games (most as a pinch hitter), he hit .158, in 19 at-bats. Of Emery’s 3 major league hits, one was a

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; however, he showed a keen eye at the plate, by

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only twice. (In a 500 at-bat season, that would only be about 53 strikeouts.) Emery played his final big league game on September 20, 1963. During Emery's only MLB season, he wore uniform number 9. Emery hit .400 for the Triple-A

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, in the Pacific Coast League (PCL), in , collecting 104 hits, in 260 at-bats. The following season, he played for the NPB Hankyu Braves. After his playing career, Emery managed in Minor League Baseball (MiLB), scouted for multiple organizations, and served as a big league batting coach for the

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. On November 28, 2010, Emery died at age 73 in

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Other information

*Emery won the Most Outstanding Player Award in the

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. *Emery served as a coach for the Chicago White Sox in 1988. *Emery was the MVP of the Three-I League (aka the Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League). He played for the Des Moines Demons. *Emery was selected as the first baseman on the 1969 '' Sporting News'' Triple-A West All-Star Team.

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