[2] Heath stood 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and weighed 185 pounds (84 kg) and batted and threw right-handed during his playing days.

Heath was somewhat better known for his 18-year career as a minor league manager (1947–64), where he principally worked in the New York Giants and Los Angeles Angels farm systems, and in between piloted four Pacific Coast League clubs between 1952 and 1961.

[1] As the leader of the Giants' Minneapolis Millers Triple-A affiliate (1949–51), he managed future major leaguers such as Willie Mays and Hoyt Wilhelm — both members of the Baseball Hall of Fame.

In 1948, he managed the Trenton Giants to the Interstate League championship, the only title he won during his managerial career.

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