Sidney Langston

Sidney Carl Langston

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 6' 3", Weight 195 lb.
• High School Jones Valley High School
• Born April 3, 1928 in Tuscaloosa, AL USA
• Died July 16, 2013 in Edina, MN USA

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Biographical Information

Sidney Langston spent seven years in the minor leagues, from 1945 to 1951. He spent the first six in the St. Louis Cardinals system and his final season in the New York Giants organization. He won one batting title.

He began his career as a 17-year-old with the Johnson City Cardinals, hitting .364 with a .528 slugging average in 341 at-bats. He tied with Ken Guettler for third in the Appalachian League in triples with ten and also finished second behind Guettler in slugging percentage. In 1946, he played for the Salisbury Cardinals and Winston-Salem Cardinals. With Salisbury, he hit .353/.374/.497 with 27 doubles, only 10 walks and 122 hits in 84 games. He led the Eastern Shore League in batting average.

With the Duluth Dukes in 1947, Langston hit .312/?/.458 with 13 triples in 96 games. He tied Joseph Wojey for second in the Northern League in triples. In 1948, Langston played for the St. Joseph Cardinals and Columbus Cardinals, hitting a combined .318 with 30 doubles, 20 triples and 10 home runs. He spent most of the year with St. Joseph, and therefore tied Albert Smith for the Western Association lead in triples (18). Suiting up for the Omaha Cardinals in 1949, Langston slumped to .243 with a .367 slugging percentage in 104 games. He hit only .224/.260/.352 in 35 games for the Columbus Cardinals in 1950 and in 1951, to wrap up his career, he hit .244/?/.387 in 40 games for the Sioux City Soos.