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He was born in Spring Grove, Illinois.
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Nick Etten
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Etten attended Saint Rita of Cascia High School on the south side of Chicago. Etten attended Villanova University and was drafted by the Athletics from the Oakland Oaks minor league team
Career
Etten batted and threw left-handed. He made his major league debut with the Athletics late in 1938, also playing part-time for them in 1939. After playing two seasons with the Phillies, he was traded to the Yankees in January 1943, and he responded by leading the American League with 22 home runs, and drawing 97 walks in 1944, and with 111 RBIs the following season, also best in the league.
In 1947, he appeared in fourteen games for the Phillies before retiring.
In a nine-season career, Etten was a.277 hitter with 89 home runs and 526 RBIs. Etten died in Hinsdale, Illinois, at the age of 77.
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October 18, 1990 (aged 77)