Art Mahan
First baseman
Born: (1913-06-08)June 8, 1913
Somerville, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died: December 7, 2010(2010-12-07) (aged 97)
Villanova, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
April 30, 1940, for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
September 29, 1940, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Batting average.244
Stolen bases4
Runs batted in39
Teams

Arthur Leo Mahan (June 8, 1913 – December 7, 2010) was a professional baseball player, who played as a first baseman in the major leagues for the Philadelphia Phillies during the 1940 season. Born in Somerville, Massachusetts, he batted and threw left-handed.[1]

Mahan played in the Boston Red Sox organization from 1936 until he was sold to the Phillies in April 1940.[2] He played one season for the Phillies, and posted a .244 batting average (133-for-544) with two home runs and 39 RBI in 146 games played, including 55 runs, 24 doubles and five triples.[1] He hit a double off the wall his first time at bat and led the Phillies in stolen bases. During World War II, Mahan served as a training officer in the United States Navy, working in training cadets.[3] After the season, Mahan was sold back to his previous minor league team, the Little Rock Travelers of the Southern Association.[2] He made one last minor league appearance, in 1946 for the Providence Chiefs of the class-B New England League.[2]

A 1936 graduate of Villanova University, Mahan later became their head baseball coach from 1950 until 1972, and athletic director until 1973.[4]

Mahan died on December 7, 2010, in Villanova, Pennsylvania at the age of 97.[4] Up to the time of his death, he had been recognized as the fourth-oldest living Major League baseball player.

References

  1. 1 2 "Art Mahan". retrosheet.org. Retrosheet, Inc. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 "Art Mahan". baseball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
  3. ↑ "Rydal resident Art Mahan is: Oldest living Phillie". Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2010-12-09.
  4. 1 2 "Former Phillie, Villanova athletic director Art Mahan dies at age 97". The Morning Call. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
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