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Ellis Burton
Ellis Burton had speed, a fine glove, and could switch-hit. Unfortunately, he never made enough contact from wither side of the plate often enough to satisfy the five major league organizations for whom he played. Burton did have his moments, however. Twice in the majors he hit home runs from both sides of the plate in a single game and on May 3, 1961, Burton did something no player in organized baseball had ever done; he hit home runs from both sides of the plate in a single inning. Additionally, with the Cubs down 5-2 in the bottom of the ninth, two outs and the bases loaded, Burton hit a walk-off grand slam on reliever Hal Woodeshick's first pitch and the Cubs had the 6-5 win. - Crossing the Line: Black Major Leaguers
Redid the facegen. I used the B&W photo and a little of the left-hand smile uplift is still there, but it didn't bother me, and he seems to do it in a lot of his smiles.
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