![]() Major League Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick intervened, removing Bell and Post from the starting lineup and replacing them with Hank Aaron and Willie Mays. In 1957, Post and six of his Redleg teammates- Ed Bailey, Johnny Temple, Roy McMillan, Don Hoak, Gus Bell and Frank Robinson-were "voted" starters on the National League All-Star team, the result of a ballot stuffing campaign by Redlegs fans. 309 with 40 home runs with 109 RBI, all career highs. ![]() His most productive season came in 1955, when he hit. Post spent time in both the minor and major leagues for the next two years before finally being permanently called up to Cincinnati in 1954. Post broke into professional baseball as a minor league pitcher in 1946 and was converted to an outfielder in 1949, the year of his majors debut. A powerful slugger in the mid-1950s, he also was respected for his strong and accurate throwing arm. He spent most of his career with Cincinnati teams. Post is a native of Wendelin, Ohio, and played baseball for St. 266 hitter with 210 home runs and 699 RBI in 1,204 games. He batted and threw right-handed, stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 190 pounds (86 kg). Walter Charles Post (J– January 6, 1982) was a right fielder in Major League Baseball. September 18, 1949, for the Cincinnati Reds
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