win ▁David ▁Jo ost ▁( J une ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 1 6 A pril ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁professional ▁baseball ▁player ▁and ▁manager . ▁He ▁played ▁as ▁a ▁short stop ▁in ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁for ▁all ▁or ▁port ions ▁of ▁ 1 7 ▁seasons ▁between ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁In ▁, ▁Jo ost ▁became ▁the ▁third ▁and ▁last ▁manager ▁in ▁the ▁ 5 4 - year ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Athletics . ▁Under ▁Jo ost , ▁the ▁A ' s ▁finished ▁last ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁League ▁and ▁lost ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁games . ▁After ▁that ▁season , ▁they ▁re located ▁to ▁Kansas ▁City . ▁ ▁An ▁out standing ▁def ensive ▁player , ▁the ▁right - hand ed - h itting ▁Jo ost ▁hit ▁for ▁power ▁but ▁struck ▁out ▁at ▁a ▁higher ▁rate ▁for ▁his ▁era . ▁In ▁a ▁ 1 7 - year ▁major ▁league ▁playing ▁career ▁( 1 9 3 6 – 3 7 ; ▁ 1 9 3 9 – 4 3 ; ▁ 1 9 4 5 ; ▁ 1 9 4 7 – 5 5 ) ▁for ▁the ▁C inc inn ati ▁Red s , ▁Boston ▁Bra ves , ▁Athletics ▁and ▁Boston ▁Red ▁So x , ▁Jo ost ▁sm ashed ▁ 1 3 4 ▁home ▁runs , ▁with ▁a ▁batt ing ▁average ▁of ▁. 2 3 9 . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁During ▁a ▁ 1 9 4