Ramón Alberto Webster (born August 31, 1942) is a Panamanian former

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. He played in

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for the Kansas City / Oakland Athletics,

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, and

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. Webster came on strong in his

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season for the Athletics, and handily won the starting first base job over

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after hit .256 with 11

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s and 51

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in 360 at-bats. Since the 1968 Opening Day, Webster batted

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in the order behind

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and

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. Unfortunately, a leg injury suffered in early May limited his playing time for the rest of the season, dropping off to .214 with three homers and 23 RBI in 66 games, and never recovered his previous form. Eventually, he finished his career as a left-handed

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producing unsatisfactory results. In a five-season career, Webster was a .244 hitter (190-for-778) with 17 home runs and 98 RBI in 380 games, including 76 runs, 31 doubles, six

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, and nine stolen bases.

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