He played ten seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1938 and 1951 for the Washington Senators, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, New York Giants, Boston Braves and Brooklyn Dodgers.

[1] Born in Newberry, South Carolina, he batted and threw right-handed, stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 185 pounds (84 kg).

[2] Livingston began his professional career at age 22 in 1937 after playing semipro baseball in South Carolina's textile leagues.

[3] He made his MLB debut the following season, on September 17, 1938, by collecting three hits in four at bats, including a double, as his Senators outlasted the St. Louis Browns 10–9 at Sportsman's Park.

He played for the last time on September 20 and did not appear in the tie-breaker postseason series, which ended October 3, 1951, with the "Shot Heard 'Round the World" pennant-winning home run by the Giants' Bobby Thomson.