Francis James "Salty" Parker (July 8, 1912 – July 27, 1992) was a

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infielder, coach and

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. Born in

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, he batted and threw right-handed, stood tall and weighed . His professional baseball career began in the

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in 1930. Parker played in the Major Leagues for one month from August 13, 1936 through September 16, 1936. He appeared in 11 games, seven of which were at shortstop, for the Detroit Tigers, collecting seven hits and four RBIs for a .280 batting average and a .333 on-base percentage. Parker was traded from the Tigers on December 2, 1936 to Indianapolis Indians of the American Association, completing a deal that had brought Dizzy Trout to the Tigers. Though Parker only played a month in the Major Leagues, Trout was a Major League pitcher for years, and eventually the Tigers' ace. After a lengthy minor league managerial career, including a stint managing Leones de Escogido in the

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(1957–1959), Parker coached for the

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(1958–1961),

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(1962), Los Angeles/California Angels (1964–1966; 1973–1974),

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(1967) and

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(1968–1972) and served brief stints as manager of the Mets, where he had a 4–7 record in 11 games in 1967 in relief of the departed

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, and the Astros, where he won the only game he managed on August 26, 1972, in between the tenures of

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and

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. After his MLB coaching career, Parker scouted for the Angels and remained active in

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-area baseball, coaching in the Karl Young League for many years. He died in 1992 at age 80 in Houston.

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