33 Facts About Jeff Heath

John Geoffrey Heath was a Canadian-born American left fielder in Major League Baseball who played most of his career for the Cleveland Indians.

Jeff Heath was one of the American League's most promising power hitters of the late 1930s and early 1940s, twice led the AL in triples, and batted at least.

Jeff Heath played for the Washington Senators and St Louis Browns during the 1946 season and the National League's Boston Braves beginning in 1948.

Jeff Heath incurred a compound fracture to his ankle in late September 1948 in a game in Brooklyn shortly after Boston had clinched the pennant.

Jeff Heath was born April 1,1915, in Fort William, Ontario.

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Jeff Heath's family moved to Victoria, British Columbia before settling in Seattle, Washington.

Jeff Heath attended Garfield High School in Seattle where he played baseball and football.

Jeff Heath was a multi-sport athlete and was offered scholarships from various schools to play American football.

Jeff Heath chose a future in baseball and in 1935, he signed with the Yakima Bears of the semipro Northwest League, where he hit.

Jeff Heath was selected as an All-American amateur team member, managed by Les Mann and played games in Japan.

Jeff Heath faced difficulties being allowed re-entry upon the team's arrival to the US and became a naturalized US citizen.

Jeff Heath was called up to join the Indians before the 1936 season ended.

Jeff Heath had 21 home runs and 112 RBIs, collected 58 hits in August alone, and was among the league leaders in slugging average and total bases for the 1938 season.

Twenty-one Indians signed the document, while Jeff Heath was one of four who did not, as he was one of two in the hospital at the time of the meeting.

The Indians lost the AL pennant by one game to the Detroit Tigers and Jeff Heath received much of the blame, although Vitt was released as the team's manager and replaced by Roger Peckinpaugh.

Jeff Heath came back in 1941 with a season campaign in which he again led the AL with 20 triples, batted.

Jeff Heath finished second in total bases and RBIs as well as second in hits, made his first All-Star team, and finished eighth in the Most Valuable Player award voting.

Jeff Heath worked as a draftsman for Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation during the off-season leading up to 1943.

In years previous, Jeff Heath had been described as "lazy" and "lacking aggressiveness" but the 1943 season appeared to be different, including investing extra time in batting practice.

Jeff Heath was selected for the All-Star Game and finished fourth in the AL in home runs with 18.

Jeff Heath was rejected in 1944 for military duty due to knee problems.

Jeff Heath did not join the team until June of the 1945 season after a two-month holdout.

Jeff Heath finished with 12 home runs and 57 RBIs in 86 games with the Browns.

Brown found one of Jeff Heath's damaged bats and applied tape to the affix the knob to the end of the bat.

When he returned to the dugout Jeff Heath destroyed the bat when he hit it against the dugout wall.

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Jeff Heath had a career-high 27 home runs during the 1947 season, but the Browns finished in eighth and last place in the AL.

Jeff Heath played in the minors the following season before eventually rejoining the Braves during the 1949 season.

Jeff Heath ended his final major league season after 36 games into the 1949 season.

Sportswriter Franklin Lewis interviewed Jeff Heath and asked if he would do anything differently in his career if he was given the chance.

Jeff Heath was the first player to hit a home run in all AL and NL ballparks.

Jeff Heath worked briefly as a scout for the Cleveland Indians.

Jeff Heath later worked as a color commentator with the Rainiers and did advertising work in the Seattle area.

Jeff Heath had suffered a heart attack in 1957 at the age of 43.