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==Early and personal life==
==Early and personal life==
Mickey Haslin was born '''Michael Joseph Hazlinsky''' on October 25, 1909 in [[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania]] to George and Helen Hazlinsky, both of [[Austria]].<ref name=20cen>{{cite web|title=[[1920 United States Census]]|work=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|publisher=[[U.S. Federal Government]]|accessdate=22 April 2011|date=1920}}</ref> George Hazlinsky worked in the [[Pennsylvania]] [[coal mine]]s.<ref name=20cen /> Mickey Haslin had eight siblings; brothers George, Joseph, and John; and sisters Mary, Elizabeth, Anna, Susan, and Margaret. Mickey Haslin attended [[high school]] for just one year.<ref name=army>{{cite web|title=U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records|work=[[U.S. Army]]|publisher=[[U.S. Federal Government]]|accessdate=21 April 2011|date=28 April 1944}}</ref> From an early age, Haslin worked in the [[coal mine]]s of his home-town.<ref name=coal/> Haslin had a fear of [[insect]]s, and [[snake]]s, which caused many teammates to use them against him when playing a [[practical joke]] during his baseball career.<ref>{{cite news|title=[Untitled]|accessdate=22 April 2011|newspaper=[[Clinton County Weekly]]|date=29 July 1937|location=[[Clinton, Illinois]]|page=4|pages=14|language=English}}</ref>
Mickey Haslin was born '''Michael Joseph Hazlinsky''' on October 25, 1909 in [[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania]] to George and Helen Hazlinsky, both of [[Austria]].<ref name=20cen>{{cite web|title=[[1920 United States Census]]|work=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|publisher=[[U.S. Federal Government]]|accessdate=22 April 2011|year=1920}}</ref> George Hazlinsky worked in the [[Pennsylvania]] [[coal mine]]s.<ref name=20cen /> Mickey Haslin had eight siblings; brothers George, Joseph, and John; and sisters Mary, Elizabeth, Anna, Susan, and Margaret. Mickey Haslin attended [[high school]] for just one year.<ref name=army>{{cite web|title=U.S. WWII Army Enlistment Records|work=[[U.S. Army]]|publisher=[[U.S. Federal Government]]|accessdate=21 April 2011|date=28 April 1944}}</ref> From an early age, Haslin worked in the [[coal mine]]s of his home-town.<ref name=coal/> Haslin had a fear of [[insect]]s, and [[snake]]s, which caused many teammates to use them against him when playing a [[practical joke]] during his baseball career.<ref>{{cite news|title=[Untitled]|accessdate=22 April 2011|newspaper=[[Clinton County Weekly]]|date=29 July 1937|location=[[Clinton, Illinois]]|page=4|pages=14}}</ref>


==Baseball career==
==Baseball career==
In 1930, Haslin signed with the [[minor league baseball|minor league]] [[St. Catharines Brewers]] of the [[Minor league baseball#Class B, C and D|Class-C]] [[Ontario League]]. With the Brewers, he [[batting average|batted]] .295 with 57 [[hit (baseball)|hits]], five [[double (baseball)|doubles]], three [[triple (baseball)|triples]], and three [[home run]]s in 50 [[games played]]. Defensively, he was used as a [[shortstop]]. Haslin spent the next season playing [[semi-professional]] baseball. He joined the Class-D [[Stroudsburg Poconos]] in 1932, a team that featured future [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) player [[Goody Rosen]].<ref name=stoud>{{cite web|title=1932 Stroudsburg Poconos|url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/team.cgi?id=2cec4231|work=Baseball-Reference,com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=21 April 2011}}</ref> Stroudsburg were members of the [[Interstate League]] that season.<ref name=stoud /> In 26 games that year, Haslin batted .417 with 48 hits, 13 doubles, four triples, and seven home runs. In the field, he played [[second base]], and shortstop.
In 1930, Haslin signed with the [[minor league baseball|minor league]] [[St. Catharines Brewers]] of the [[Minor league baseball#Class B, C and D|Class-C]] [[Ontario League]]. With the Brewers, he [[batting average|batted]] .295 with 57 [[hit (baseball)|hits]], five [[double (baseball)|doubles]], three [[triple (baseball)|triples]], and three [[home run]]s in 50 [[games played]]. Defensively, he was used as a [[shortstop]]. Haslin spent the next season playing [[semi-professional]] baseball. He joined the Class-D [[Stroudsburg Poconos]] in 1932, a team that featured future [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) player [[Goody Rosen]].<ref name=stoud>{{cite web|title=1932 Stroudsburg Poconos|url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/team.cgi?id=2cec4231|work=Baseball-Reference,com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=21 April 2011}}</ref> Stroudsburg were members of the [[Interstate League]] that season.<ref name=stoud /> In 26 games that year, Haslin batted .417 with 48 hits, 13 doubles, four triples, and seven home runs. In the field, he played [[second base]], and shortstop.
[[File:Mickey Haslin Batter Up.png|thumb|alt=Mickey Haslin with a baseball bat in a baseball uniform.|rollover=Mickey Haslin|Haslin signed with the [[Philadelphia Phillies]] at the end of the 1933 season after being discovered by [[scout (sports)|scout]] [[Patsy O'Rourke]] at a [[semi-professional]] baseball game in [[Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania]].]]
[[File:Mickey Haslin Batter Up.png|thumb|alt=Mickey Haslin with a baseball bat in a baseball uniform.|rollover=Mickey Haslin|Haslin signed with the [[Philadelphia Phillies]] at the end of the 1933 season after being discovered by [[scout (sports)|scout]] [[Patsy O'Rourke]] at a [[semi-professional]] baseball game in [[Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania]].]]
At the start of the 1933 season, Haslin signed with the minor league [[Knoxville Smokies]] to play [[third base]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Wilson|first=Bob|title=Smokies will be new team this season|accessdate=21 April 2011|newspaper=[[Middlesboro Daily News]]|date=1 April 1933|location=[[Middlesboro, Kentucky]]|page=2|pages=3|language=English}}</ref> However, he never made an appearance with that team. Instead, Haslin signed as a second baseman with a semi-professional baseball team, which represented [[Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Odds and ends in sports|accessdate=22 April 2011|newspaper=[[Hammond Times]]|date=25 June 1937|location=[[Hammond, Indiana]]|page=15|language=English}}</ref><ref name=accident>{{cite news|title=Haslin Owes Big League Job To Accident|accessdate=22 April 2011|newspaper=[[Gazette Bulletin]]|date=20 March 1937|location=[[Williamsport, Pennsylvania]]|page=8|pages=14|language=English}}</ref> [[Patsy O'Rourke]], who was a [[scout (sports)|scout]] for the [[Philadelphia Phillies]], was in Stroudsburg after his wife was injured in an [[automobile accident]].<ref name=accident/> O'Rourke went to a semi-pro game which featured Haslin's team.<ref name=accident/> His talent impressed O'Rourke, so he offered Haslin a major league contract with the Phillies on the spot.<ref name=accident/> He made his MLB debut on September 7, against the [[St. Louis Cardinals]].<ref name=33log>{{cite web|title=Mickey Haslin 1933 Batting Gamelogs|url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.cgi?id=haslimi01&t=b&year=1933|work=Baseball-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=21 April 2011}}</ref> In that game, Haslin got his first major league hit, a double.<ref name=33log/> He also [[base on ball|walked]] once, and played the second base position.<ref name=33log/> Haslin's first major league [[run batted in]] (RBI) came on September 14, in a game against the [[Cincinnati Reds]].<ref name=33log/> Over 26 games that season with the Phillies, he batted .236 with three [[runs scored]], 21 hits, two doubles, nine RBIs, and one [[stolen base]]. Haslin played all of his 26 games at second base, committing six [[error (baseball)|errors]], and converting 12 [[assist (baseball)|assists]] in 137 [[total chances]].
At the start of the 1933 season, Haslin signed with the minor league [[Knoxville Smokies]] to play [[third base]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Wilson|first=Bob|title=Smokies will be new team this season|accessdate=21 April 2011|newspaper=[[Middlesboro Daily News]]|date=1 April 1933|location=[[Middlesboro, Kentucky]]|page=2|pages=3}}</ref> However, he never made an appearance with that team. Instead, Haslin signed as a second baseman with a semi-professional baseball team, which represented [[Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Odds and ends in sports|accessdate=22 April 2011|newspaper=[[Hammond Times]]|date=25 June 1937|location=[[Hammond, Indiana]]|page=15}}</ref><ref name=accident>{{cite news|title=Haslin Owes Big League Job To Accident|accessdate=22 April 2011|newspaper=[[Gazette Bulletin]]|date=20 March 1937|location=[[Williamsport, Pennsylvania]]|page=8|pages=14}}</ref> [[Patsy O'Rourke]], who was a [[scout (sports)|scout]] for the [[Philadelphia Phillies]], was in Stroudsburg after his wife was injured in an [[automobile accident]].<ref name=accident/> O'Rourke went to a semi-pro game which featured Haslin's team.<ref name=accident/> His talent impressed O'Rourke, so he offered Haslin a major league contract with the Phillies on the spot.<ref name=accident/> He made his MLB debut on September 7, against the [[St. Louis Cardinals]].<ref name=33log>{{cite web|title=Mickey Haslin 1933 Batting Gamelogs|url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.cgi?id=haslimi01&t=b&year=1933|work=Baseball-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=21 April 2011}}</ref> In that game, Haslin got his first major league hit, a double.<ref name=33log/> He also [[base on ball|walked]] once, and played the second base position.<ref name=33log/> Haslin's first major league [[run batted in]] (RBI) came on September 14, in a game against the [[Cincinnati Reds]].<ref name=33log/> Over 26 games that season with the Phillies, he batted .236 with three [[runs scored]], 21 hits, two doubles, nine RBIs, and one [[stolen base]]. Haslin played all of his 26 games at second base, committing six [[error (baseball)|errors]], and converting 12 [[assist (baseball)|assists]] in 137 [[total chances]].


Haslin was used as the Philadelphia Phillies' starting shortstop at the beginning of the 1934 season after [[Dick Bartell]], the Phillies every-day shortstop, suffered an injury.<ref>{{cite news|last=Niel|first=Edward J.|title=Reds and Phils have built up new infields|accessdate=21 April 2011|newspaper=[[Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune]]|date=6 April 1934|agency=[[Associated Press]]|location=[[Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin]]|page=3|pages=7|language=English}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=[Untitled]|accessdate=21 April 2011|newspaper=[[Lima News]]|date=3 April 1934|agency=Associated Press|location=[[Lima, Ohio]]|page=5|pages=12|language=English}}</ref> Haslin's first hit of the season came on April 12, against the [[Brooklyn Dodgers]].<ref name=34log>{{cite web|title=Mickey Haslin 1934 Batting Gamelogs|url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.cgi?id=haslimi01&t=b&year=1934|work=Baseball-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=21 April 2011}}</ref> He hit his first career major league home run on June 10, against the [[New York Giants (NL)|New York Giants]].<ref name=34log/> He finished the season with a .265 batting average, 28 runs scored, 44 hits, eight doubles, two triples, one home run, 11 RBIs, and one stolen base in 72 games played that year. Defensively, he was used as a [[utility infielder]], playing 26 games at third base, 21 games at second base, and six games at shortstop.
Haslin was used as the Philadelphia Phillies' starting shortstop at the beginning of the 1934 season after [[Dick Bartell]], the Phillies every-day shortstop, suffered an injury.<ref>{{cite news|last=Niel|first=Edward J.|title=Reds and Phils have built up new infields|accessdate=21 April 2011|newspaper=[[Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune]]|date=6 April 1934|agency=[[Associated Press]]|location=[[Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin]]|page=3|pages=7}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=[Untitled]|accessdate=21 April 2011|newspaper=[[Lima News]]|date=3 April 1934|agency=Associated Press|location=[[Lima, Ohio]]|page=5|pages=12}}</ref> Haslin's first hit of the season came on April 12, against the [[Brooklyn Dodgers]].<ref name=34log>{{cite web|title=Mickey Haslin 1934 Batting Gamelogs|url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.cgi?id=haslimi01&t=b&year=1934|work=Baseball-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=21 April 2011}}</ref> He hit his first career major league home run on June 10, against the [[New York Giants (NL)|New York Giants]].<ref name=34log/> He finished the season with a .265 batting average, 28 runs scored, 44 hits, eight doubles, two triples, one home run, 11 RBIs, and one stolen base in 72 games played that year. Defensively, he was used as a [[utility infielder]], playing 26 games at third base, 21 games at second base, and six games at shortstop.


In 1935, Haslin won the starting shortstop job for the Philadelphia Phillies over veteran [[Blondy Ryan]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Coal, Good Luck Charm|accessdate=21 April 2011|newspaper=[[The Charleroi Mail]]|date=7 August 1935|agency=[[International News Service]]|location=[[Charleroi, Pennsylvania]]|page=5|pages=6|language=English}}</ref> On April 18, during the top of the tenth [[inning]] in a game against the Brooklyn Dodgers, Haslin batted in the game-winning run to give the Phillies a 10–to–9 [[win (baseball)|win]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Philly homers defeat Dodgers|accessdate=21 April 2011|newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|date=19 April 1935|agency=Associated Press|location=[[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]|page=18|pages=28|language=English}}</ref> Haslin participated in the first-ever MLB [[night game]] that season, driving in the Phillies only run against the Cincinnati Reds in a 2–to–1 [[Loss (baseball)|loss]].<ref>{{cite journal|last=Grosshandler|first=Stan|title=40 Years Ago: First Night Game Played In Majors|journal=[[Baseball Digest]]|year=1975|month=May|volume=34|issue=5|pages=28; 29; 30|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=eTIDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA29&dq=Mickey+Haslin&hl=en&ei=FoSvTemdGajniAKKk5WvBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Mickey%20Haslin&f=false|accessdate=21 April 2011|publisher=[[Lakeside Publishing]]|language=English|issn=0005-609X}}</ref> During the season, it was reported that Haslin carried around a lump of [[coal]] as a [[good-luck charm]], and a reminder of how far he has come from his days of mining in his home-town of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.<ref name=coal>{{cite news|title=Sports Slants|accessdate=21 April 2011|newspaper=[[Kingston Daily Freeman]]|date=16 August 1935|location=[[Kingston, New York]]|page=19|pages=20|language=English}}</ref> In late-August, it was discovered that Haslin had [[appendicitis]], causing him to miss time after recovering from emergency surgery to remove his [[vermiform appendix]] at Sacred Heart Hospital in [[Allentown, Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Sylvester Johnson Sent To Hospital|accessdate=21 April 2011|newspaper=[[San Antonio Express]]|date=27 August 1935|agency=Associated Press|location=[[San Antonio, Texas]]|page=9|pages=16|language=English}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=[Untitled]|accessdate=21 April 2011|newspaper=[[Tyrone Daily Herald]]|date=26 August 1935|agency=International News Service|location=[[Tyrone, Pennsylvania]]|page=7|pages=8|language=English}}</ref> On the season, he batted .265 with 53 runs scored, 108 hits, 17 doubles, three triples, three home runs, 52 RBIs, and five stolen bases in 110 games played. In the field, Haslin played 87 games at shortstop, 11 games at third base, and nine games at second base.
In 1935, Haslin won the starting shortstop job for the Philadelphia Phillies over veteran [[Blondy Ryan]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Coal, Good Luck Charm|accessdate=21 April 2011|newspaper=[[The Charleroi Mail]]|date=7 August 1935|agency=[[International News Service]]|location=[[Charleroi, Pennsylvania]]|page=5|pages=6}}</ref> On April 18, during the top of the tenth [[inning]] in a game against the Brooklyn Dodgers, Haslin batted in the game-winning run to give the Phillies a 10–to–9 [[win (baseball)|win]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Philly homers defeat Dodgers|accessdate=21 April 2011|newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]|date=19 April 1935|agency=Associated Press|location=[[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]|page=18|pages=28}}</ref> Haslin participated in the first-ever MLB [[night game]] that season, driving in the Phillies only run against the Cincinnati Reds in a 2–to–1 [[Loss (baseball)|loss]].<ref>{{cite journal|last=Grosshandler|first=Stan|title=40 Years Ago: First Night Game Played In Majors|journal=[[Baseball Digest]]|year=1975|month=May|volume=34|issue=5|pages=28; 29; 30|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=eTIDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA29&dq=Mickey+Haslin&hl=en&ei=FoSvTemdGajniAKKk5WvBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Mickey%20Haslin&f=false|accessdate=21 April 2011|publisher=[[Lakeside Publishing]]|issn=0005-609X}}</ref> During the season, it was reported that Haslin carried around a lump of [[coal]] as a [[good-luck charm]], and a reminder of how far he has come from his days of mining in his home-town of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.<ref name=coal>{{cite news|title=Sports Slants|accessdate=21 April 2011|newspaper=[[Kingston Daily Freeman]]|date=16 August 1935|location=[[Kingston, New York]]|page=19|pages=20}}</ref> In late-August, it was discovered that Haslin had [[appendicitis]], causing him to miss time after recovering from emergency surgery to remove his [[vermiform appendix]] at Sacred Heart Hospital in [[Allentown, Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Sylvester Johnson Sent To Hospital|accessdate=21 April 2011|newspaper=[[San Antonio Express]]|date=27 August 1935|agency=Associated Press|location=[[San Antonio, Texas]]|page=9|pages=16}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=[Untitled]|accessdate=21 April 2011|newspaper=[[Tyrone Daily Herald]]|date=26 August 1935|agency=International News Service|location=[[Tyrone, Pennsylvania]]|page=7|pages=8}}</ref> On the season, he batted .265 with 53 runs scored, 108 hits, 17 doubles, three triples, three home runs, 52 RBIs, and five stolen bases in 110 games played. In the field, Haslin played 87 games at shortstop, 11 games at third base, and nine games at second base.


Haslin joined the Philadelphia Phillies for [[spring training]] in [[Florida]] during the start of the 1936 season.<ref>{{cite news|title=Phillies head for their Florida camp|accessdate=21 April 2011|newspaper=[[Nevada State Journal]]|date=2 March 1936|agency=[[United Press International]]|location=[[Reno, Nevada]]|page=6|pages=8|language=English}}</ref> After playing 16 games with the Phillies during the [[regular season]], Haslin was traded to the [[Boston Bees]] in exchange for [[Pinky Whitney]]. He batted .344 with six runs scored, 22 hits, one doubles, one triple, and six RBIs in 16 games played with the Phillies, while playing 12 games at second base, and five games at third defensively. After his trade, the Bees [[manager (baseball)|manager]], [[Bill McKechnie]], suspended Haslin after he refused to report to the team until his demand of a higher salary was met.<ref name=suspended>{{cite news|title=Baseball|accessdate=21 April 2011|newspaper=[[Ironwood Daily Globe]]|date=2 May 1936|agency=Associated Press|location=[[Ironwood, Michigan]]|page=5|pages=12|language=English}}</ref> On May 15, he agreed to new contract terms and reported to the Boston club.<ref>{{cite news|title=Haslin agrees to terms|accessdate=21 April 2011|newspaper=[[Beckley Post-Herald]]|date=16 May 1936|agency=Associated Press|location=[[Beckley, West Virginia]]|page=8|pages=12|language=English}}</ref> On July 4, in a game against the New York Giants, Haslin hit two home runs.<ref name=36log>{{cite web|title=Mickey Haslin 1936 Batting Gamelogs|url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.cgi?id=haslimi01&t=b&year=1936|work=Baseball-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=21 April 2011}}</ref> With Boston, he batted .279 with 14 runs scored, 29 hits, one doubles, two triples, two home runs, 11 RBIs in 36 games played. In the field, he played 17 games at third base, and seven games at second base.
Haslin joined the Philadelphia Phillies for [[spring training]] in [[Florida]] during the start of the 1936 season.<ref>{{cite news|title=Phillies head for their Florida camp|accessdate=21 April 2011|newspaper=[[Nevada State Journal]]|date=2 March 1936|agency=[[United Press International]]|location=[[Reno, Nevada]]|page=6|pages=8}}</ref> After playing 16 games with the Phillies during the [[regular season]], Haslin was traded to the [[Boston Bees]] in exchange for [[Pinky Whitney]]. He batted .344 with six runs scored, 22 hits, one doubles, one triple, and six RBIs in 16 games played with the Phillies, while playing 12 games at second base, and five games at third defensively. After his trade, the Bees [[manager (baseball)|manager]], [[Bill McKechnie]], suspended Haslin after he refused to report to the team until his demand of a higher salary was met.<ref name=suspended>{{cite news|title=Baseball|accessdate=21 April 2011|newspaper=[[Ironwood Daily Globe]]|date=2 May 1936|agency=Associated Press|location=[[Ironwood, Michigan]]|page=5|pages=12}}</ref> On May 15, he agreed to new contract terms and reported to the Boston club.<ref>{{cite news|title=Haslin agrees to terms|accessdate=21 April 2011|newspaper=[[Beckley Post-Herald]]|date=16 May 1936|agency=Associated Press|location=[[Beckley, West Virginia]]|page=8|pages=12}}</ref> On July 4, in a game against the New York Giants, Haslin hit two home runs.<ref name=36log>{{cite web|title=Mickey Haslin 1936 Batting Gamelogs|url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.cgi?id=haslimi01&t=b&year=1936|work=Baseball-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=21 April 2011}}</ref> With Boston, he batted .279 with 14 runs scored, 29 hits, one doubles, two triples, two home runs, 11 RBIs in 36 games played. In the field, he played 17 games at third base, and seven games at second base.


During the off-season before the 1937 season, the Boston Bees traded Haslin to the New York Giants in exchange for [[Eddie Mayo]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Want new faces|accessdate=21 April 2011|newspaper=[[Evening State Journal]]|date=5 December 1936|location=[[Lincoln, Nebraska]]|page=5|pages=8|language=English}}</ref> At the start of the 1937 season, Haslin was competing against [[Lou Chiozza]], and [[Tommy Thevenow]] for the starting third baseman job.<ref>{{cite news|last=Super|first=Henry|title=One Little Word To Play Big Part In Winning Flags|accessdate=22 April 2011|newspaper=Nevada State Journal|agency=United Press International|location=Reno, Nevada|page=5|pages=10|language=English}}</ref> With the Giants that season, he batted .190 with eight runs scored, eight hits, one double, and five RBIs in 27 games played. He played nine games at shortstop, four games at second base, and four games at third base, defensively. In July, the Giants sent Haslin to the minor leagues.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ryan at Short in Giants Debut|accessdate=22 April 2011|newspaper=[[The Milwaukee Journal]]|date=27 June 1937|location=[[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]]|page=16|pages=18|language=English}}</ref> Major league scouts [[Bill Essick]] of the [[Cleveland Indians]], and [[Eddie Herr]] of the [[New York Yankees]] watched Haslin make his debut in the minors that year with the [[Kansas City Blues (American Association)|Kansas City Blues]] to decide if he would be a good fit for their organizations.<ref>{{cite news|title=Former Giants Shortstop Joins Kansas City|accessdate=22 April 2011|newspaper=[[Daily Capital News]]|date=29 July 1937|agency=Associated Press|location=[[Jefferson City, Missouri]]|page=7|pages=10|language=English}}</ref> In 40 games in the minors that year, he batted .299 with 43 hits, eight doubles, three triples, and two home runs. In the field, Haslin played 28 games at shortstop.
During the off-season before the 1937 season, the Boston Bees traded Haslin to the New York Giants in exchange for [[Eddie Mayo]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Want new faces|accessdate=21 April 2011|newspaper=[[Evening State Journal]]|date=5 December 1936|location=[[Lincoln, Nebraska]]|page=5|pages=8}}</ref> At the start of the 1937 season, Haslin was competing against [[Lou Chiozza]], and [[Tommy Thevenow]] for the starting third baseman job.<ref>{{cite news|last=Super|first=Henry|title=One Little Word To Play Big Part In Winning Flags|accessdate=22 April 2011|newspaper=Nevada State Journal|agency=United Press International|location=Reno, Nevada|page=5|pages=10}}</ref> With the Giants that season, he batted .190 with eight runs scored, eight hits, one double, and five RBIs in 27 games played. He played nine games at shortstop, four games at second base, and four games at third base, defensively. In July, the Giants sent Haslin to the minor leagues.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ryan at Short in Giants Debut|accessdate=22 April 2011|newspaper=[[The Milwaukee Journal]]|date=27 June 1937|location=[[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]]|page=16|pages=18}}</ref> Major league scouts [[Bill Essick]] of the [[Cleveland Indians]], and [[Eddie Herr]] of the [[New York Yankees]] watched Haslin make his debut in the minors that year with the [[Kansas City Blues (American Association)|Kansas City Blues]] to decide if he would be a good fit for their organizations.<ref>{{cite news|title=Former Giants Shortstop Joins Kansas City|accessdate=22 April 2011|newspaper=[[Daily Capital News]]|date=29 July 1937|agency=Associated Press|location=[[Jefferson City, Missouri]]|page=7|pages=10}}</ref> In 40 games in the minors that year, he batted .299 with 43 hits, eight doubles, three triples, and two home runs. In the field, Haslin played 28 games at shortstop.


Haslin began the 1938 season with the New York Giants. On May 23, Haslin was [[at-bat]] during the sixth inning of a game against the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] when he hit a [[pitcher|pitch]] from Pirates' [[starting pitcher|starter]] [[Mace Brown]], which went directly back to Brown and struck him in the [[rib]]s.<ref>{{cite news|title=Line Drive Kayoes Hurler|accessdate=24 April 2011|newspaper=Kingston Daily Freeman|date=24 May 1937|location=Kingston, New York|page=13|pages=14|language=English}}</ref> After the Giants received [[Alex Kampouris]] in a trade from the Cincinnati Reds in June, Haslin was sent-down to the minor league [[Jersey City Giants]] of the Double-A [[International League]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Kampouris and Berger Change Team in Trade|accessdate=24 April 2011|newspaper=[[The Nebraska State Journal]]|date=7 June 1938|agency=Associated Press|location=[[Lincoln, Nebraska]]|page=9|pages=16|language=English}}</ref> In the minors, he batted .310 with 122 hits, 17 doubles, seven triples, and five home runs in 101 games played. Defensively, he played all of his 101 games at second base. In September that year, Haslin was called-up to play with the Giants for the remainder of the season.<ref>{{cite news|title=Queen City Player Bought By Giants|accessdate=24 April 2011|newspaper=[[Portsmouth Herald]]|date=3 September 1938|location=[[Portsmouth, New Hampshire]]|page=5|pages=8|language=English}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Reds Drop Two Games To Giants|accessdate=24 April 2011|newspaper=[[The Times Recorder]]|date=23 September 1937|agency=Associated Press|location=[[Zanesville, Ohio]]|page=20|pages=28|language=English}}</ref> On September 22, Haslin hit two home runs in a game against the Cincinnati Reds.<ref name=38log>{{cite web|title=Mickey Haslin 1938 Batting Gamelogs|url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.cgi?id=haslimi01&t=b&year=1938|work=Baseball-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=24 April 2011}}</ref> The final game of Haslin's major league career would come on October 2, in a game against the Boston Bees.<ref name=38log/> On the season with New York, Haslin batted .324 with 33 hits, three doubles, three home runs, and 15 RBIs in 31 games played. He played 15 games at third base, and 13 games at second base that year.
Haslin began the 1938 season with the New York Giants. On May 23, Haslin was [[at-bat]] during the sixth inning of a game against the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] when he hit a [[pitcher|pitch]] from Pirates' [[starting pitcher|starter]] [[Mace Brown]], which went directly back to Brown and struck him in the [[rib]]s.<ref>{{cite news|title=Line Drive Kayoes Hurler|accessdate=24 April 2011|newspaper=Kingston Daily Freeman|date=24 May 1937|location=Kingston, New York|page=13|pages=14}}</ref> After the Giants received [[Alex Kampouris]] in a trade from the Cincinnati Reds in June, Haslin was sent-down to the minor league [[Jersey City Giants]] of the Double-A [[International League]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Kampouris and Berger Change Team in Trade|accessdate=24 April 2011|newspaper=[[The Nebraska State Journal]]|date=7 June 1938|agency=Associated Press|location=[[Lincoln, Nebraska]]|page=9|pages=16}}</ref> In the minors, he batted .310 with 122 hits, 17 doubles, seven triples, and five home runs in 101 games played. Defensively, he played all of his 101 games at second base. In September that year, Haslin was called-up to play with the Giants for the remainder of the season.<ref>{{cite news|title=Queen City Player Bought By Giants|accessdate=24 April 2011|newspaper=[[Portsmouth Herald]]|date=3 September 1938|location=[[Portsmouth, New Hampshire]]|page=5|pages=8}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Reds Drop Two Games To Giants|accessdate=24 April 2011|newspaper=[[The Times Recorder]]|date=23 September 1937|agency=Associated Press|location=[[Zanesville, Ohio]]|page=20|pages=28}}</ref> On September 22, Haslin hit two home runs in a game against the Cincinnati Reds.<ref name=38log>{{cite web|title=Mickey Haslin 1938 Batting Gamelogs|url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.cgi?id=haslimi01&t=b&year=1938|work=Baseball-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=24 April 2011}}</ref> The final game of Haslin's major league career would come on October 2, in a game against the Boston Bees.<ref name=38log/> On the season with New York, Haslin batted .324 with 33 hits, three doubles, three home runs, and 15 RBIs in 31 games played. He played 15 games at third base, and 13 games at second base that year.


On December 7, 1938, Haslin was traded by the New York Giants to the minor league [[San Diego Padres (PCL)|San Diego Padres]] of the Double-A [[Pacific Coast League]] in exchange for [[Manny Salvo]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Giants Trade Off Michael Haslin|accessdate=24 April 2011|newspaper=San Antonio Express|date=8 December 1938|agency=Associated Press|location=San Antonio, Texas|page=14|pages=22|language=English}}</ref> The trade was originally intended to have two players go to the Padres, but San Diego's president [[Spider Baum]] agreed to take Haslin after he hear from baseball executives around the majors that he would "be lucky to land [him]".<ref>{{cite news|last=Cohen|first=Samuel B.|title=Saying of the Spectator|accessdate=24 April 2011|newspaper=[[The Meriden Daily Journal]]|date=30 December 1938|location=[[Meriden, Connecticut]]|page=3|pages=6|language=English}}</ref> However, Haslin's tenure with the Padres started out rough after he failed to report to spring training until his demand of a higher salary was met.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mickey Haslin Asks $900 Monthly Wage From Coast Club|accessdate=24 April 2011|newspaper=[[Syracuse Herald]]|date=12 March 1939|location=[[Syracuse, New York]]|page=13|pages=41|language=English}}</ref> On March 18, Haslin joined the Padres, signing a contract worth [[US$]]600 a month, a third less than his original asking price of the US$900 a month.<ref>{{cite news|title=Haslin Signs|accessdate=24 April 2011|newspaper=[[Ogden Standard Examiner]]|date=19 March 1939|agency=Associated Press|location=[[Ogden, Utah]]|page=10|pages=32|language=English}}</ref> It was not the last of Haslin's issues that year, because after a game on May 10, he got into an argument with San Diego manager [[Cedric Durst]] over a matter Durst called "unimportant" and Haslin left the [[Lane Field (baseball)|team's stadium]].<ref name=SanDiegosusp>{{cite news|title=Haslin Quits San Diego Club|accessdate=24 April 2011|newspaper=San Antonio Express|date=11 May 1939|agency=Associated Press|location=San Antonio, Texas|page=11|pages=20|language=English}}</ref> After the ordeal, Durst suspended Haslin and fined him US$100.<ref name=SanDiegosusp /> During a game on June 25, against the [[Oakland Oaks (PCL)|Oakland Oaks]], Haslin hit two home runs and drove in all the Padres runs leading them to a 5–to–2 victory.<ref>{{cite news|title=Oaks, Padres Split|accessdate=24 April 2011|newspaper=[[Modesto Bee]]|date=26 June 1939|location=[[Modesto, California]]|page=16|pages=24|language=English}}</ref> With the Padres that season, Haslin batted .345 with 185 hits, 29 doubles, five triples, and 11 home runs in 151 games played. In the field, he played all of his games at third base.
On December 7, 1938, Haslin was traded by the New York Giants to the minor league [[San Diego Padres (PCL)|San Diego Padres]] of the Double-A [[Pacific Coast League]] in exchange for [[Manny Salvo]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Giants Trade Off Michael Haslin|accessdate=24 April 2011|newspaper=San Antonio Express|date=8 December 1938|agency=Associated Press|location=San Antonio, Texas|page=14|pages=22}}</ref> The trade was originally intended to have two players go to the Padres, but San Diego's president [[Spider Baum]] agreed to take Haslin after he hear from baseball executives around the majors that he would "be lucky to land [him]".<ref>{{cite news|last=Cohen|first=Samuel B.|title=Saying of the Spectator|accessdate=24 April 2011|newspaper=[[The Meriden Daily Journal]]|date=30 December 1938|location=[[Meriden, Connecticut]]|page=3|pages=6}}</ref> However, Haslin's tenure with the Padres started out rough after he failed to report to spring training until his demand of a higher salary was met.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mickey Haslin Asks $900 Monthly Wage From Coast Club|accessdate=24 April 2011|newspaper=[[Syracuse Herald]]|date=12 March 1939|location=[[Syracuse, New York]]|page=13|pages=41}}</ref> On March 18, Haslin joined the Padres, signing a contract worth [[US$]]600 a month, a third less than his original asking price of the US$900 a month.<ref>{{cite news|title=Haslin Signs|accessdate=24 April 2011|newspaper=[[Ogden Standard Examiner]]|date=19 March 1939|agency=Associated Press|location=[[Ogden, Utah]]|page=10|pages=32}}</ref> It was not the last of Haslin's issues that year, because after a game on May 10, he got into an argument with San Diego manager [[Cedric Durst]] over a matter Durst called "unimportant" and Haslin left the [[Lane Field (baseball)|team's stadium]].<ref name=SanDiegosusp>{{cite news|title=Haslin Quits San Diego Club|accessdate=24 April 2011|newspaper=San Antonio Express|date=11 May 1939|agency=Associated Press|location=San Antonio, Texas|page=11|pages=20}}</ref> After the ordeal, Durst suspended Haslin and fined him US$100.<ref name=SanDiegosusp /> During a game on June 25, against the [[Oakland Oaks (PCL)|Oakland Oaks]], Haslin hit two home runs and drove in all the Padres runs leading them to a 5–to–2 victory.<ref>{{cite news|title=Oaks, Padres Split|accessdate=24 April 2011|newspaper=[[Modesto Bee]]|date=26 June 1939|location=[[Modesto, California]]|page=16|pages=24}}</ref> With the Padres that season, Haslin batted .345 with 185 hits, 29 doubles, five triples, and 11 home runs in 151 games played. In the field, he played all of his games at third base.


At the start of the 1940 season, Haslin refused a contract with the San Diego Padres, and held-out for what he hoped would be a better offer.<ref>{{cite news|title=Padres Sign Detore; Haslin Is Holdout|accessdate=24 April 2011|newspaper=[[Fresno Bee Republican]]|date=6 March 1940|agency=United Press International|location=[[Fresno, California]]|page=13|pages=18|language=English}}</ref> On March 12, Padres president [[Charles Mel Lott]] called Haslin at his home in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania to alert him that the San Diego would only wait ten more days for him to sign a contract for the 1940 season, or else they would release him.<ref>{{cite news|title=Haslin Is Ordered To Report-Or Else|accessdate=24 April 2011|newspaper=Fresno Bee Republican|date=12 March 1940|agency=Associated Press|location=Fresno, California|page=10|pages=16|language=English}}</ref> On March 25, two-days past Lott's ten-day window for Haslin to sign, he returned to San Diego to meet with Padres executives.<ref>{{cite news|title=Haslin Confers With San Diego President|accessdate=24 April 2011|newspaper=Fresno Bee Republican|date=25 March 1940|agency=Associated Press|location=Fresno, California|page=11|pages=16|language=English}}</ref> Haslin reportedly asked Lott for a trade in that meeting.<ref name=askfortrade/> He also threatened to retire from baseball if he did not receive a higher salary.<ref>{{cite news|title=Haslin Threatens to Quit Baseball in Salary Dispute|accessdate=24 April 2011|newspaper=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]] (subscription required)|date=17 March 1940|location=[[Chicago, Illinois]]|page=B1|language=English}}</ref> He reported to spring training on March 26, but was still unsigned.<ref name=askfortrade>{{cite news|title=Training camp briefs|accessdate=24 April 2011|newspaper=[[Yuma Daily Sun]]|date=26 March 1940|agency=United Press International|location=[[Yuma, Arizona]]|page=4|pages=6|language=English}}</ref> Haslin eventually signed with San Diego and played with them for the entire season. On the season, he batted .321 with 198 hits, 43 doubles, two triples, and nine home runs in 164 games played. Haslin played all of his games at third base. He was fourth in the Pacific Coast League in doubles that season.<ref>{{cite web|title=1940 Pacific Coast League Batting Leaders|url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/leader.cgi?type=bat&id=377bde65&sort_by=2B|work=Baseball-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=24 April 2011}}</ref>
At the start of the 1940 season, Haslin refused a contract with the San Diego Padres, and held-out for what he hoped would be a better offer.<ref>{{cite news|title=Padres Sign Detore; Haslin Is Holdout|accessdate=24 April 2011|newspaper=[[Fresno Bee Republican]]|date=6 March 1940|agency=United Press International|location=[[Fresno, California]]|page=13|pages=18}}</ref> On March 12, Padres president [[Charles Mel Lott]] called Haslin at his home in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania to alert him that the San Diego would only wait ten more days for him to sign a contract for the 1940 season, or else they would release him.<ref>{{cite news|title=Haslin Is Ordered To Report-Or Else|accessdate=24 April 2011|newspaper=Fresno Bee Republican|date=12 March 1940|agency=Associated Press|location=Fresno, California|page=10|pages=16}}</ref> On March 25, two-days past Lott's ten-day window for Haslin to sign, he returned to San Diego to meet with Padres executives.<ref>{{cite news|title=Haslin Confers With San Diego President|accessdate=24 April 2011|newspaper=Fresno Bee Republican|date=25 March 1940|agency=Associated Press|location=Fresno, California|page=11|pages=16}}</ref> Haslin reportedly asked Lott for a trade in that meeting.<ref name=askfortrade/> He also threatened to retire from baseball if he did not receive a higher salary.<ref>{{cite news|title=Haslin Threatens to Quit Baseball in Salary Dispute|accessdate=24 April 2011|newspaper=[[Chicago Daily Tribune]] (subscription required)|date=17 March 1940|location=[[Chicago, Illinois]]|page=B1}}</ref> He reported to spring training on March 26, but was still unsigned.<ref name=askfortrade>{{cite news|title=Training camp briefs|accessdate=24 April 2011|newspaper=[[Yuma Daily Sun]]|date=26 March 1940|agency=United Press International|location=[[Yuma, Arizona]]|page=4|pages=6}}</ref> Haslin eventually signed with San Diego and played with them for the entire season. On the season, he batted .321 with 198 hits, 43 doubles, two triples, and nine home runs in 164 games played. Haslin played all of his games at third base. He was fourth in the Pacific Coast League in doubles that season.<ref>{{cite web|title=1940 Pacific Coast League Batting Leaders|url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/leader.cgi?type=bat&id=377bde65&sort_by=2B|work=Baseball-Reference.com|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=24 April 2011}}</ref>


Haslin reported to the San Diego Padres during spring training on March 3, 1940 .<ref>{{cite news|title=Defore, Haslin Start At Plate For San Diego|accessdate=24 April 2011|newspaper=Fresno Bee Republican|date=3 March 1941|agency=United Press International|location=Fresno, California|page=11|pages=14|language=English}}</ref> He was selected to play in the [[Triple-A All-Star Game|Pacific Coast League All-Star Game]] as a [[utility player]] that season.<ref>{{cite news|last=Scherck|first=George|title=Down he Stretch|accessdate=24 April 2011|newspaper=[[Oakland Tribune]]|date=15 July 1941|location=[[Oakland, California]]|page=14|pages=32|language=English}}</ref> On the season, he batted .301 with 65 runs scored, 138 hits, 27 doubles, three triples, five home runs, 75 RBIs, and 10 stolen bases in 125 games played. In the field, he played exclusively at third base. At the start of the 1942 season, Haslin filed to report to spring training with the Padres, again seeking a higher salary.<ref name=tradeTor>{{cite news|title=[Untitled]|accessdate=24 April 2011|newspaper=Fresno Bee Republican|location=Fresno, California|date=10 March 1942|agency=Associated Press|page=10|pages=16|language=English}}</ref> San Diego president Charles Mel Lott then traded Haslin to the Double-A [[Toronto Maple Leafs (International League)|Toronto Maple Leafs]] of the International League in exchange for John Hill.<ref name=tradeTor/> With Toronto that year, Haslin played just two games, getting one hit in five at-bats. He had to sit out the majority of the season with a leg injury, which he had surgery for during the off-season.<ref name=Inditrade>{{cite news|title=Mickey Haslin Bought By Indianapolis|accessdate=24 April 2011|newspaper=The Milwaukee Journal|date=11 February 1943|agency=Associated Press|location=Milwaukee, Wisconsin|page=32|language=English}}</ref>
Haslin reported to the San Diego Padres during spring training on March 3, 1940 .<ref>{{cite news|title=Defore, Haslin Start At Plate For San Diego|accessdate=24 April 2011|newspaper=Fresno Bee Republican|date=3 March 1941|agency=United Press International|location=Fresno, California|page=11|pages=14}}</ref> He was selected to play in the [[Triple-A All-Star Game|Pacific Coast League All-Star Game]] as a [[utility player]] that season.<ref>{{cite news|last=Scherck|first=George|title=Down he Stretch|accessdate=24 April 2011|newspaper=[[Oakland Tribune]]|date=15 July 1941|location=[[Oakland, California]]|page=14|pages=32}}</ref> On the season, he batted .301 with 65 runs scored, 138 hits, 27 doubles, three triples, five home runs, 75 RBIs, and 10 stolen bases in 125 games played. In the field, he played exclusively at third base. At the start of the 1942 season, Haslin filed to report to spring training with the Padres, again seeking a higher salary.<ref name=tradeTor>{{cite news|title=[Untitled]|accessdate=24 April 2011|newspaper=Fresno Bee Republican|location=Fresno, California|date=10 March 1942|agency=Associated Press|page=10|pages=16}}</ref> San Diego president Charles Mel Lott then traded Haslin to the Double-A [[Toronto Maple Leafs (International League)|Toronto Maple Leafs]] of the International League in exchange for John Hill.<ref name=tradeTor/> With Toronto that year, Haslin played just two games, getting one hit in five at-bats. He had to sit out the majority of the season with a leg injury, which he had surgery for during the off-season.<ref name=Inditrade>{{cite news|title=Mickey Haslin Bought By Indianapolis|accessdate=24 April 2011|newspaper=The Milwaukee Journal|date=11 February 1943|agency=Associated Press|location=Milwaukee, Wisconsin|page=32}}</ref>


In February 1943, Haslin was traded from the Toronto Maple Leafs to the Double-A [[Indianapolis Indians]] of the [[American Association (20th century)|American Association]].<ref name=Inditrade/> With the Indians that season, he batted .239 with 32 runs scored, 89 hits, 13 doubles, three triples, one home run, and 50 RBIs. He played second, and third base, defensively. After the season, Haslin was purchased by the Double-A [[Atlanta Crackers]] of the [[Southern Association]], but never made an appearance.<ref>{{cite news|title=Crackers Buy Two Minor Leaguers|accessdate=24 April 2011|newspaper=[[The Times Recorder]]|date=3 December 1943|agency=Associated Press|location=[[Zanesville, Ohio]]|page=13|pages=22|language=English}}</ref>
In February 1943, Haslin was traded from the Toronto Maple Leafs to the Double-A [[Indianapolis Indians]] of the [[American Association (20th century)|American Association]].<ref name=Inditrade/> With the Indians that season, he batted .239 with 32 runs scored, 89 hits, 13 doubles, three triples, one home run, and 50 RBIs. He played second, and third base, defensively. After the season, Haslin was purchased by the Double-A [[Atlanta Crackers]] of the [[Southern Association]], but never made an appearance.<ref>{{cite news|title=Crackers Buy Two Minor Leaguers|accessdate=24 April 2011|newspaper=[[The Times Recorder]]|date=3 December 1943|agency=Associated Press|location=[[Zanesville, Ohio]]|page=13|pages=22}}</ref>


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Mickey Haslin
Haslin as a member of the New York Giants, circa 1937–38
Infielder
Born: (1909-10-25)October 25, 1909
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Died: March 7, 2002(2002-03-07) (aged 92)
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
debut
September 7, 1933, for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last appearance
October 2, 1938, for the New York Giants
Career statistics
Batting average.272
Home runs9
Runs batted in109
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Michael Joseph "Mickey" Haslin (October 25, 1909 – March 7, 2002), born Michael Joseph Hazlinsky, was an Austrian American professional baseball player whose career spanned 13 seasons, six of which were spent in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Philadelphia Phillies (1933–36), Boston Bees (1936), and New York Giants (1937–38). Over his career in the majors, Haslin batted a combined .272 with 265 hits, 33 doubles, eight triples, nine home runs, and 109 runs batted in (RBIs) in 318 games played. He played shortstop, second base, and third base, defensively. Haslin also played in the semi-pros, and minor leagues before breaking in to the majors.

In the minors, he played with the St. Catharines Brewers (1930), Stroudsburg Poconos (1932), Kansas City Blues (1937), Jersey City Giants (1938), San Diego Padres (1939–1941), Toronto Maple Leafs (1942), and Indianapolis Indians (1943). Haslin compiled a career minor league batting average of .311 with 881 hits, 155 doubles, 30 triples, and 43 home runs in 776 games played. He batted and threw right-handed. During his playing career, Haslin stood at 5 feet 8 inches (173 cm) and weighed 165 pounds (75 kg). After retirement from baseball, he served in the United States Army during World War II.

Early and personal life

Mickey Haslin was born Michael Joseph Hazlinsky on October 25, 1909 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania to George and Helen Hazlinsky, both of Austria.[1] George Hazlinsky worked in the Pennsylvania coal mines.[1] Mickey Haslin had eight siblings; brothers George, Joseph, and John; and sisters Mary, Elizabeth, Anna, Susan, and Margaret. Mickey Haslin attended high school for just one year.[2] From an early age, Haslin worked in the coal mines of his home-town.[3] Haslin had a fear of insects, and snakes, which caused many teammates to use them against him when playing a practical joke during his baseball career.[4]

Baseball career

In 1930, Haslin signed with the minor league St. Catharines Brewers of the Class-C Ontario League. With the Brewers, he batted .295 with 57 hits, five doubles, three triples, and three home runs in 50 games played. Defensively, he was used as a shortstop. Haslin spent the next season playing semi-professional baseball. He joined the Class-D Stroudsburg Poconos in 1932, a team that featured future Major League Baseball (MLB) player Goody Rosen.[5] Stroudsburg were members of the Interstate League that season.[5] In 26 games that year, Haslin batted .417 with 48 hits, 13 doubles, four triples, and seven home runs. In the field, he played second base, and shortstop.

Mickey Haslin with a baseball bat in a baseball uniform.
Haslin signed with the Philadelphia Phillies at the end of the 1933 season after being discovered by scout Patsy O'Rourke at a semi-professional baseball game in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.

At the start of the 1933 season, Haslin signed with the minor league Knoxville Smokies to play third base.[6] However, he never made an appearance with that team. Instead, Haslin signed as a second baseman with a semi-professional baseball team, which represented Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.[7][8] Patsy O'Rourke, who was a scout for the Philadelphia Phillies, was in Stroudsburg after his wife was injured in an automobile accident.[8] O'Rourke went to a semi-pro game which featured Haslin's team.[8] His talent impressed O'Rourke, so he offered Haslin a major league contract with the Phillies on the spot.[8] He made his MLB debut on September 7, against the St. Louis Cardinals.[9] In that game, Haslin got his first major league hit, a double.[9] He also walked once, and played the second base position.[9] Haslin's first major league run batted in (RBI) came on September 14, in a game against the Cincinnati Reds.[9] Over 26 games that season with the Phillies, he batted .236 with three runs scored, 21 hits, two doubles, nine RBIs, and one stolen base. Haslin played all of his 26 games at second base, committing six errors, and converting 12 assists in 137 total chances.

Haslin was used as the Philadelphia Phillies' starting shortstop at the beginning of the 1934 season after Dick Bartell, the Phillies every-day shortstop, suffered an injury.[10][11] Haslin's first hit of the season came on April 12, against the Brooklyn Dodgers.[12] He hit his first career major league home run on June 10, against the New York Giants.[12] He finished the season with a .265 batting average, 28 runs scored, 44 hits, eight doubles, two triples, one home run, 11 RBIs, and one stolen base in 72 games played that year. Defensively, he was used as a utility infielder, playing 26 games at third base, 21 games at second base, and six games at shortstop.

In 1935, Haslin won the starting shortstop job for the Philadelphia Phillies over veteran Blondy Ryan.[13] On April 18, during the top of the tenth inning in a game against the Brooklyn Dodgers, Haslin batted in the game-winning run to give the Phillies a 10–to–9 win.[14] Haslin participated in the first-ever MLB night game that season, driving in the Phillies only run against the Cincinnati Reds in a 2–to–1 loss.[15] During the season, it was reported that Haslin carried around a lump of coal as a good-luck charm, and a reminder of how far he has come from his days of mining in his home-town of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.[3] In late-August, it was discovered that Haslin had appendicitis, causing him to miss time after recovering from emergency surgery to remove his vermiform appendix at Sacred Heart Hospital in Allentown, Pennsylvania.[16][17] On the season, he batted .265 with 53 runs scored, 108 hits, 17 doubles, three triples, three home runs, 52 RBIs, and five stolen bases in 110 games played. In the field, Haslin played 87 games at shortstop, 11 games at third base, and nine games at second base.

Haslin joined the Philadelphia Phillies for spring training in Florida during the start of the 1936 season.[18] After playing 16 games with the Phillies during the regular season, Haslin was traded to the Boston Bees in exchange for Pinky Whitney. He batted .344 with six runs scored, 22 hits, one doubles, one triple, and six RBIs in 16 games played with the Phillies, while playing 12 games at second base, and five games at third defensively. After his trade, the Bees manager, Bill McKechnie, suspended Haslin after he refused to report to the team until his demand of a higher salary was met.[19] On May 15, he agreed to new contract terms and reported to the Boston club.[20] On July 4, in a game against the New York Giants, Haslin hit two home runs.[21] With Boston, he batted .279 with 14 runs scored, 29 hits, one doubles, two triples, two home runs, 11 RBIs in 36 games played. In the field, he played 17 games at third base, and seven games at second base.

During the off-season before the 1937 season, the Boston Bees traded Haslin to the New York Giants in exchange for Eddie Mayo.[22] At the start of the 1937 season, Haslin was competing against Lou Chiozza, and Tommy Thevenow for the starting third baseman job.[23] With the Giants that season, he batted .190 with eight runs scored, eight hits, one double, and five RBIs in 27 games played. He played nine games at shortstop, four games at second base, and four games at third base, defensively. In July, the Giants sent Haslin to the minor leagues.[24] Major league scouts Bill Essick of the Cleveland Indians, and Eddie Herr of the New York Yankees watched Haslin make his debut in the minors that year with the Kansas City Blues to decide if he would be a good fit for their organizations.[25] In 40 games in the minors that year, he batted .299 with 43 hits, eight doubles, three triples, and two home runs. In the field, Haslin played 28 games at shortstop.

Haslin began the 1938 season with the New York Giants. On May 23, Haslin was at-bat during the sixth inning of a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates when he hit a pitch from Pirates' starter Mace Brown, which went directly back to Brown and struck him in the ribs.[26] After the Giants received Alex Kampouris in a trade from the Cincinnati Reds in June, Haslin was sent-down to the minor league Jersey City Giants of the Double-A International League.[27] In the minors, he batted .310 with 122 hits, 17 doubles, seven triples, and five home runs in 101 games played. Defensively, he played all of his 101 games at second base. In September that year, Haslin was called-up to play with the Giants for the remainder of the season.[28][29] On September 22, Haslin hit two home runs in a game against the Cincinnati Reds.[30] The final game of Haslin's major league career would come on October 2, in a game against the Boston Bees.[30] On the season with New York, Haslin batted .324 with 33 hits, three doubles, three home runs, and 15 RBIs in 31 games played. He played 15 games at third base, and 13 games at second base that year.

On December 7, 1938, Haslin was traded by the New York Giants to the minor league San Diego Padres of the Double-A Pacific Coast League in exchange for Manny Salvo.[31] The trade was originally intended to have two players go to the Padres, but San Diego's president Spider Baum agreed to take Haslin after he hear from baseball executives around the majors that he would "be lucky to land [him]".[32] However, Haslin's tenure with the Padres started out rough after he failed to report to spring training until his demand of a higher salary was met.[33] On March 18, Haslin joined the Padres, signing a contract worth US$600 a month, a third less than his original asking price of the US$900 a month.[34] It was not the last of Haslin's issues that year, because after a game on May 10, he got into an argument with San Diego manager Cedric Durst over a matter Durst called "unimportant" and Haslin left the team's stadium.[35] After the ordeal, Durst suspended Haslin and fined him US$100.[35] During a game on June 25, against the Oakland Oaks, Haslin hit two home runs and drove in all the Padres runs leading them to a 5–to–2 victory.[36] With the Padres that season, Haslin batted .345 with 185 hits, 29 doubles, five triples, and 11 home runs in 151 games played. In the field, he played all of his games at third base.

At the start of the 1940 season, Haslin refused a contract with the San Diego Padres, and held-out for what he hoped would be a better offer.[37] On March 12, Padres president Charles Mel Lott called Haslin at his home in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania to alert him that the San Diego would only wait ten more days for him to sign a contract for the 1940 season, or else they would release him.[38] On March 25, two-days past Lott's ten-day window for Haslin to sign, he returned to San Diego to meet with Padres executives.[39] Haslin reportedly asked Lott for a trade in that meeting.[40] He also threatened to retire from baseball if he did not receive a higher salary.[41] He reported to spring training on March 26, but was still unsigned.[40] Haslin eventually signed with San Diego and played with them for the entire season. On the season, he batted .321 with 198 hits, 43 doubles, two triples, and nine home runs in 164 games played. Haslin played all of his games at third base. He was fourth in the Pacific Coast League in doubles that season.[42]

Haslin reported to the San Diego Padres during spring training on March 3, 1940 .[43] He was selected to play in the Pacific Coast League All-Star Game as a utility player that season.[44] On the season, he batted .301 with 65 runs scored, 138 hits, 27 doubles, three triples, five home runs, 75 RBIs, and 10 stolen bases in 125 games played. In the field, he played exclusively at third base. At the start of the 1942 season, Haslin filed to report to spring training with the Padres, again seeking a higher salary.[45] San Diego president Charles Mel Lott then traded Haslin to the Double-A Toronto Maple Leafs of the International League in exchange for John Hill.[45] With Toronto that year, Haslin played just two games, getting one hit in five at-bats. He had to sit out the majority of the season with a leg injury, which he had surgery for during the off-season.[46]

In February 1943, Haslin was traded from the Toronto Maple Leafs to the Double-A Indianapolis Indians of the American Association.[46] With the Indians that season, he batted .239 with 32 runs scored, 89 hits, 13 doubles, three triples, one home run, and 50 RBIs. He played second, and third base, defensively. After the season, Haslin was purchased by the Double-A Atlanta Crackers of the Southern Association, but never made an appearance.[47]

Later life

After his baseball career, Haslin served in World War II as a Private in the United States Army.[2] Haslin died on March 7, 2002 at the age of 92 in his home-town of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He was burred at Saint Mary's Cemetery in Wilkes-Barre.

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