Albert Eugene "Fuzz" White (June 27, 1916 – April 24, 2003) was a

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who played for the St. Louis Browns (1940) and

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(1947). His career was unusual in that he went almost seven years between major league appearances. During World War II, White served in the

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. White made his first two major league appearances (September, 1940) as a pinch-hitter, going 0-for-2. Six years later, on November 1, 1946 he was drafted by the New York Giants from the Browns in the 1946 rule V draft. Then, next season, at the age of 31, he played in seven games for the Giants. At the plate he went 3-for-13 with three runs scored, and on defense recorded 11 putouts with no errors. White died in his hometown of

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, at the age of 86.

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