Baseball Guru
12-27-2004, 01:35 PM
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December 27, 2004
TORONTO (AP) -- Doug Ault, who hit two home runs in the first game in Toronto Blue Jays history in 1977, died at 54.
He died at his home in Tarpon Springs, Fla., a few miles from the Blue Jays' spring training quarters in Dunedin, the team said Monday. The club provided no further details about his death.
With a snow storm in Toronto and a cold wind blowing off Lake Ontario, Ault homered twice in the Blue Jays' 9-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox on April 7, 1977. Before 44,649 chilled fans at Exhibition Stadium, Ault hit home runs off Ken Brett, the first a solo shot and the second a two-run homer.
Ault, a first baseman, hit only 17 homers during his four years in the majors. His career average was .236 in 256 games.
He was selected by Toronto in the 1976 expansion draft from the Texas Rangers and spent three seasons with the Blue Jays before retiring in 1980.
Ault, who was born in Beaumont, Texas, worked as a manager in the Jays' organization, handling teams at Class-A Dunedin, Kingston and St. Catharines before managing the Triple-A Syracuse Chiefs.
December 27, 2004
TORONTO (AP) -- Doug Ault, who hit two home runs in the first game in Toronto Blue Jays history in 1977, died at 54.
He died at his home in Tarpon Springs, Fla., a few miles from the Blue Jays' spring training quarters in Dunedin, the team said Monday. The club provided no further details about his death.
With a snow storm in Toronto and a cold wind blowing off Lake Ontario, Ault homered twice in the Blue Jays' 9-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox on April 7, 1977. Before 44,649 chilled fans at Exhibition Stadium, Ault hit home runs off Ken Brett, the first a solo shot and the second a two-run homer.
Ault, a first baseman, hit only 17 homers during his four years in the majors. His career average was .236 in 256 games.
He was selected by Toronto in the 1976 expansion draft from the Texas Rangers and spent three seasons with the Blue Jays before retiring in 1980.
Ault, who was born in Beaumont, Texas, worked as a manager in the Jays' organization, handling teams at Class-A Dunedin, Kingston and St. Catharines before managing the Triple-A Syracuse Chiefs.