Chuck Diering

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Charles Edward Allen Diering (February 5, 1923 – November 23, 2012) was an American professional baseball player who appeared in 752 games in Major League Baseball as outfielder and third baseman over all or part of nine seasons between 1947 and 1956 for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants and Baltimore Orioles. He batted and threw right-handed and was listed as 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and 165 pounds (75 kg). Born in St. Louis, Diering attended Beaumont High School and began his pro career in the Cardinals' organization in 1941, then missed the 1943–1945 seasons performing World War II service in the United States Army. Diering returned to baseball in 1946, and made the Cardinals' roster at the outset of the 1947 season. But he didn't win a regular job until 1949, when he was the Redbirds' starting center fielder, batting a career-high .263 in 131 games played. He only held that job for 1949 and part of 1950, then reverted to a backup role. He was traded to the Giants with Max Lanier for Eddie Stanky on December 11, 1951. He hit only .174 in sparse duty for the 1952 Giants, and spent much of that campaign and all of 1953 with Triple-A Minneapolis. Selected by the transp

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