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John Rikard Dempsey is an American former professional baseball player. He played for 24 seasons as a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1969 to 1992,most prominently for the Baltimore Orioles where he played for 10 years and was a member of the 1983 World Series winning team. Dempsey was known for being one of the best defensive catchers of his era. In 1997,he was inducted into the Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame.
Gerald Wayne Grote was an American professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball from 1963 through 1981 for the Houston Colt .45s,New York Mets,Los Angeles Dodgers,and Kansas City Royals.
John Alvin Bateman was an American professional baseball catcher,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Colt .45s / Astros,Montreal Expos,and Philadelphia Phillies. Bateman batted and threw right-handed. During his playing days,he stood 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall,weighing 210 pounds (95 kg).
Robert William Brown was an American professional baseball third baseman and executive who was the president of the American League (AL) from 1984 to 1994. He also was a physician who studied for his medical degree during his eight-year playing career with the New York Yankees,where he was a member of four World Series championship teams.
Merritt Thomas Ranew was an American professional baseball catcher who appeared in 269 games over all or parts of five Major League Baseball seasons for five different teams. He batted left-handed,threw right-handed,and was listed as 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and 170 pounds (77 kg).
John Alban Edwards is an American former professional baseball player. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Reds (1961–67),St. Louis Cardinals (1968) and Houston Astros (1969–74). Known for his excellent defensive skills,Edwards was a three-time All-Star and a two-time National League Gold Glove Award winner. He batted left-handed,threw right-handed,and was listed as 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) tall and 220 pounds (100 kg).
Ralph Foster "Cy" Perkins was an American professional baseball player,coach and manager. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball most notably for the Philadelphia Athletics. Perkins batted and threw right-handed,stood 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and weighed 158 pounds (72 kg). He was born in Gloucester,Massachusetts.
Clayton Errol Dalrymple is an American former professional baseball player. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies (1960–1968) and Baltimore Orioles (1969–1971). Dalrymple was known for his strong throwing arm and solid defensive skills. Over his career,he threw out 48.8% of the base runners who attempted a stolen base,placing him 30th on the all-time list.
Robert Dale "Hawk" Taylor was an American professional baseball player who appeared in 394 games over all or part of 11 Major League Baseball (MLB) seasons as a catcher and outfielder for the Milwaukee Braves,New York Mets (1964–67),California Angels (1967) and Kansas City Royals (1969–70). Born in Metropolis,Illinois,he threw and batted right-handed,and was listed as 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and 187 pounds (85 kg).
Henry Adrian Garrett Jr.,nicknamed "Pat" and "Smokey",was an American professional baseball player and coach. A utility man in Major League Baseball,he appeared in 163 total games during eight seasons between 1966 and 1976 for the Atlanta Braves,Chicago Cubs,Oakland Athletics and California Angels. He batted left-handed,threw right-handed,and was listed at 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall and 185 pounds (84 kg).
Julio Bécquer Villegas was a Cuban-born American professional baseball player,a first baseman who played in 488 games over seven seasons for the Washington Senators / Minnesota Twins and Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball. A native of Havana,he batted and threw left-handed;Bécquer stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighed 178 pounds (81 kg) during his active career.
Douglas Joseph Camilli is an American former catcher and coach who played in Major League Baseball from 1960 to 1967 and in 1969 for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Washington Senators. Camilli threw and batted right-handed,stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighed 195 pounds (88 kg) during his active career.
Jesse Lemar Gonder was an American professional baseball player. A catcher and pinch hitter,he played in Major League Baseball from 1960 to 1967 for the New York Yankees,Cincinnati Reds,New York Mets,Milwaukee Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates. Gonder batted left-handed,threw right-handed,and was listed as 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and 180 pounds (82 kg). He played for Baseball Hall of Fame manager Casey Stengel with both the Yankees (1960) and Mets (1963–65).
William Cordes "Rudy" Schlesinger was an American professional baseball player who had only one at bat in Major League Baseball as a pinch hitter for the 1965 Boston Red Sox.
Calvin Amandus Neeman was an American professional baseball player who played catcher in the Major Leagues from 1957 to 1963 for the Chicago Cubs,Philadelphia Phillies,Pittsburgh Pirates,Cleveland Indians and Washington Senators. A native of Valmeyer,Illinois,he threw and batted right-handed,stood 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and weighed 192 pounds (87 kg). He was an alumnus of Illinois Wesleyan University,where he played both baseball and basketball.
Morris Benton Thacker was an American professional baseball player. A catcher,Thacker's pro career extended for 13 seasons and included the entire 1962 campaign and parts of four others in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals (1963). He threw and batted right-handed,stood 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall and weighed 205 pounds (93 kg).
Henry Nels Erickson was an American professional baseball catcher. Erickson spent seven seasons in professional baseball,one of which was in Major League Baseball with the Cincinnati Reds. Over his major league career,Erickson batted .261 with nine runs,23 hits,three doubles,two triples,one home run,and four runs batted in (RBIs) in 37 games. His only season in the majors was cut short because of injuries he suffered in an automobile accident.
Jesse Hall "Pete" Allen was a professional baseball player whose career spanned two seasons,including a part of one in Major League Baseball with the Cleveland Spiders (1893). Allen played one game in the majors and went hitless four at-bats. In that game,Allen played catcher. He also played in the minor leagues with the Binghamton Bingoes (1893) and the New Castle,Pennsylvania baseball team (1895). During Allen's time in the minors,he played catcher and outfielder. After his baseball career was over,Allen enrolled in the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine where he graduated in 1897. Soon after,Allen began practicing medicine,specializing in proctology.
Earl James Browne was an American professional baseball player and manager. An outfielder and first baseman,he threw and batted left-handed,stood 6 feet 0 inches (1.83 m) tall and weighed 175 pounds (79 kg). He was born in Louisville,Kentucky,and attended Manual High School in that city.
William Dills Smith is an American professional baseball catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for the Louisville Cardinals. He was selected by the Dodgers in the first round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft,and made his MLB debut in 2019.
