Background
He was born in Los Angeles, California.
He was born in Los Angeles, California.
Workman attended the University of Southern California and was elected to the University of Southern California Athletic Hall of Fame in 2009.
Workman was listed at 6 feet 1 inch (185 m) tall and 185 pounds (84 kg). He threw right-handed and batted left-handed. Workman"s father, Tom, also lettered in baseball at University of Southern California (in 1912).
In his brief big league career, Workman played one game as a first baseman and one as a pinch hitter.
He had one hit in five at bats—a single off Harry Taylor of the Boston Red Sox on October 1, 1950—for a.200 batting average. Workman replaced future Baseball Hall of Fame member Joe DiMaggio as the fourth batter in the lineup the day he played first base.
He also played six years in minor league baseball, where he was primarily an outfielder, and in Cuba during the winter of 1952-1953. He became a lawyer after his baseball career ended.