Stefan Alexander Biras (February 26, 1917 – April 21, 1965) was a

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second baseman who played for one season. He played for the

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from September 15, 1944, to September 26, 1944. Biras originally played semi-pro baseball in St. Louis before being signed by the Cleveland Indians. He played in only two games. He debuted on September 15, 1944, against the

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, pinch hitting for

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in the fifth inning with Cleveland trailing 5-0. Against Detroit pitching ace, and 1944

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MVP Hal Newhouser, Biras singled in his first Major League at bat. This game would be Newhouser's 25th victory in a season in which he won 29 games. Biras' last game came on September 26 in an 8-3 loss to the Washington Senators. Biras came on as a substitute for second baseman

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, and made one fielding error, one putout and one fielding assist for a fielding average of .667. In his lone at bat in the game, Biras hit a single off of Dutch Leonard, driving in two runners ( RBI's). After the 1944 season ended, he was assigned to the

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, but refused to report to the team. He instead returned to his semi-pro team in St. Louis, ending his professional career. Biras died on April 21, 1965, in St. Louis,

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, at the age of 48.

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