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American baseball player (born 1954)
Baseball player
Gene Ellis "Mickey" Klutts
(born September 20, 1954) is an American former professional
baseball
third baseman
, who played in
Major League Baseball
(MLB) from 1976 to 1983 with the
New York Yankees
,
Oakland Athletics
, and
Toronto Blue Jays
. An infielder, Klutts was a favorite of manager
Billy Martin
, for whom he played in both New York and Oakland. He batted .319 with 24
home runs
and 80
runs batted in (RBI)
with the
Syracuse Chiefs
and shared
International League Most Valuable Player (MVP)
honors with
Rich Dauer
and
Joe Lis
in 1976.
[1]
Klutts attended
El Rancho High School
in
Pico Rivera, California
.
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