| Jay Van Noy | |
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| Outfielder | |
| Born:(1928-11-04)November 4, 1928 Garland, Utah, U.S. | |
| Died: November 6, 2010(2010-11-06) (aged 82) Logan, Utah, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 18, 1951, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| June 28, 1951, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .000 |
| At-bats | 7 |
| Runs scored | 1 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
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Jay Lowell Van Noy (November 4, 1928 – November 6, 2010) was an American professionalbaseball player who spent all but six of his 1,100-plus-game career inminor league baseball. Anoutfielder born inGarland, Utah, his onlyMajor League Baseball experience came in the middle of the1951 season as a member of theSt. Louis Cardinals. He batted left-handed, threw right-handed and was listed as 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and 200 pounds (91 kg).
Van Noy attendedUtah State University, where he excelled in four sports:baseball,football,basketball andtrack. He was selected by theLos Angeles Rams in the tenth round of the1950 National Football League Draft, but elected to play baseball.[1] Van Noy's six MLB games occurred inJune 1951 when the Cardinals recalled him fromTriple-ARochester. He drew abase on balls offSal Maglie of theNew York Giants in his firstat bat, but seven subsequentplate appearances produced sixstrikeouts and Van Noy returned to the minor leagues for good. From 1957–1959, while he was still an active player, Van Noy spent his springs as head baseball coach atBrigham Young University, where he fashioned a 50–24–1win–loss record.[2] He later was recreation director of the city ofLogan, Utah.[3]
He was elected to theUtah Sports Hall of Fame (1997) and the Utah State University Sports Hall of Fame (2007). In 1999,Sports Illustrated named Van Noy one of the top 50 Utah athletes of the 20th century.[1]
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