Prior to playing professionally, Platt attended Palm Beach High School. In 1938, he joined the United States team under international baseball proponent Leslie Mann to compete in the inaugural Amateur World Series in England.\n', '

He made his major league debut on September 16, 1942. He played in four games that season, collecting one hit in 16 at-bats for a .063 batting average. In 1943, he hit .171 in 41 at-bats, with three of his seven hits being doubles.\n', '

He missed the 1944 and 1945 seasons while serving with the United States Navy in the Pacific Theatre of World War II.\n', '

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