Born in
Louisville, Kentucky, in 1929, Littrell initially signed with the
Boston Red Sox in 1948, and played in Boston's
farm system during the 1948 and 1949 seasons. In a
New York–Penn League game (then known as the PONY League) on August 15, 1949, he hit four home runs, coming on consecutive at bats. Littrell moved to the
Philadelphia Athletics prior to the 1950 season, and played in the Athletics' minor league system from 1950 through 1954. Littrell played in MLB with Philadelphia in 1952 and 1954, staying with the franchise in 1955 when the team relocated as the
Kansas City Athletics. The Athletics sold him to the
Brooklyn Dodgers in December 1955. Littrell played in the Dodgers' minor league organization during the 1956 season, and then played his final season in MLB in 1957, as a member of the
Chicago Cubs. Littrell completed his professional career in the minors for Chicago in 1958, Kansas City in 1959, and for the
Milwaukee Braves from 1960 through 1962. He appeared in a total of 111 MLB games, batting .204 with two home runs and 17 RBIs. Defensively, he appeared at all four infield positions, with most of his games (80) at shortstop. ==Personal life==