Digit
Designated hitter/Outfield
1997 Paradise Pisces
Digit
Designated hitter/Outfield
1997 Paradise Pisces
Mountain Gorilla1962-1977
Digit spent all of his short fifteen years of life living in the dense misty Virunga mountains that rise between the borders of Rwanda, Zaire, and Uganda in Africa. The mountain gorillas (gorilla gorilla beringei) when studied by Dian Fossey, the well-known sociologist who spent fifteen years researching them, numbered only 240. Today, while still protected by the Rwandan government, the mountain gorilla population exceeds 600. Digit was Fossey's favorite because of his gentle demeanor and willingness to accept humans. Sadly, Digit was killed by poachers. He had become internationally known because he was the poster gorilla for Rwanda's Parcs Nationaux.
Digit
YEAR TEAM POS BA AB H HR RBI
1994 Pisces dh .250 228 57 0 19
1995 Pisces c/of .254 670 170 38 130
1996 Pisces dh .232 517 120 8 52
3 Seasons .245 1415 347 46 201
Mountain Gorillas in Peril- Home Page
Digit- Cosmic Baseball Player Plate
URL http://www.cosmicbaseball.com/digit7.html
Published: October 30, 1996
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