Hutchinson said "Hal Smith looks like a better catcher." He was selected a National League All-Star in 1957 and 1959. Smith led NL catchers in throwing out...
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League Baseball from 1955 to 1964 — mostly as a catcher, but also as a third baseman and first baseman. Smith played with five different MLB teams but is...
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San Francisco Giants Turk Farrell, pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers Hal Smith, catcher, Pittsburgh Pirates Al Spangler, outfielder, Milwaukee Braves The...
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tall and weighed 180 pounds (81.7 kg). He was the uncle of Major League catcher, coach and manager Jerry Narron and MLB coach Johnny Narron, and the grandfather...
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Harold Homer Chase (February 13, 1883 – May 18, 1947), nicknamed "Prince Hal", was an American professional baseball first baseman and manager in Major...
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Error (baseball) (section Catchers)
rules on errors for catchers. If a catcher makes a "wild throw" in an attempt to prevent a stolen base and the runner is safe, the catcher is not charged with...
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(born June 24, 1937) is an American former professional baseball player, a catcher who played 82 games in the Major Leagues for the Houston Colt .45s during...
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and Concepcion. Bench had an injury plagued season and was moved from catcher to third base. Tom Seaver had a win–loss record of 14–2 and an ERA of 2...
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Hobie Landrith (category Major League Baseball catchers)
Landrith started the season as the Cardinals' number two catcher behind Hal Smith. However, Smith suffered a split index finger on just the third game of...
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frontier judge known as "The Hanging Judge" Hal Smith (1931–2014), United States Air Force veteran and MLB catcher Alexander E. Steen (1827–1862 †), Missouri...
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