Gene Stone (baseball)
Eugene Daniel Stone was an American professional baseball player. Born in Burbank, California, he was a first baseman who appeared in 18 games in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies in. He threw and batted left-handed and was listed as tall and. He attended Citrus College.
Stone's pro career lasted for five seasons, all in the Philadelphia system, and he hit 19, 21 and 20 home runs in successive minor-league campaigns. His 18-game MLB stint, in May and June 1969, included five starts at first base. Of his six career hits, one went for extra bases, a triple on June 20 against Lou Marone of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Stone died in Colorado Springs at the age of 65.
