Loyd Eugene Christopher (December 31, 1919 – September 5, 1991) was an American

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and

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. During his on-field career (1938–1952; 1955), he was an

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who appeared in

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for 16

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for the

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(1945),

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(1945) and

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(1947). The native of

Richmond, California Richmond is a city in western Contra Costa County, California, United States. The city was incorporated on August 7, 1905, and has a city council.

, stood tall and weighed , and threw and batted right-handed. His brother Russ Christopher was a Major League

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. In the Majors, Loyd Christopher collected nine

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in 37

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for a

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of .243, with one

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, four

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, five

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, and an

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of .333. In the field he recorded 24 putouts, one assist, no

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and participated in one

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. In the Minors, Christopher played a total of 16 seasons, including 13 seasons at the highest ( Double-A, then Triple-A) level, from 1940 through 1952. One of his best seasons was 1946, when he played 158 games for the

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, batted .304, and hit 26 home runs to lead the

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in that category. After his playing career, Christopher became a

based in

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for the

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and

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, signing players such as future

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, Dick Tidrow,

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and

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. Christopher died in his hometown of Richmond at the age of 71.

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