David Baird Cheadle, Jr. (February 19, 1952 – February 25, 2012) was an American professional baseball player. A 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m), 203 lb (92 kg) left-handed pitcher, he appeared in two Major League games pitched for the 1973 Atlanta Braves. He was born in Greensboro, North Carolina, and attended high school in Asheville, North Carolina. He attended and graduated from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, after his baseball career ende...
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David Baird Cheadle, Jr. (February 19, 1952 – February 25, 2012) was an American professional baseball player. A 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m), 203 lb (92 kg) left-handed pitcher, he appeared in two Major League games pitched for the 1973 Atlanta Braves. He was born in Greensboro, North Carolina, and attended high school in Asheville, North Carolina. He attended and graduated from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, after his baseball career ended.
Cheadle was drafted in the first round of the 1970 Major League Baseball Draft by the New York Yankees and spent almost four seasons in the Bombers' farm system before his inclusion in an August 1973 trade to that sent veteran right-handed pitcher Pat Dobson to New York from the Braves. Cheadle made his Major League debut on September 16, 1973, at Riverfront Stadium in relief against the eventual National League West Division champion Cincinnati Reds. In the extra-inning contest, he pitched a scoreless 11th inning, retiring Reds stars Pete...
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