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Charles Leo "Gabby" Hartnett,also nicknamed "Old Tomato Face",was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played almost his entire career in Major League Baseball as a catcher with the Chicago Cubs,from 1922 to 1940. He spent the final season of his career as a player-coach with the New York Giants in 1941. After his playing career,Hartnett continued his involvement in baseball as a coach and as a minor league manager.
John Sherman Lollar Jr. was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from 1946 to 1963,most prominently as a member of the Chicago White Sox where he was a perennial All-Star player and was an integral member of the 1959 American League pennant-winning team.
Paul Rapier Richards was an American professional baseball player,manager,scout and executive in Major League Baseball. During his playing career,he was a catcher and right-handed batter with the Brooklyn Dodgers (1932),New York Giants (1933–1935),Philadelphia Athletics (1935) and Detroit Tigers (1943–1946). After retiring,he became the manager of the Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Orioles (1955–1961). He also served as the general manager for the Orioles,the Houston Colt .45s / Astros and the Atlanta Braves.
James Luther "Luke" Sewell was an American professional baseball player,coach and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the Cleveland Indians,Washington Senators (1933–1934),Chicago White Sox (1935–1938) and the St. Louis Browns (1942). Sewell batted and threw right-handed. He was regarded as one of the best defensive catchers of his era.
Constantine Gregory "Gus" Niarhos was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the New York Yankees,Chicago White Sox (1950–51),Boston Red Sox (1952–53) and Philadelphia Phillies (1954–55). Niarhos batted and threw right-handed,stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighed 160 pounds (73 kg).
Cecil Randolph Hundley Jr. is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the San Francisco Giants,Chicago Cubs,Minnesota Twins,and the San Diego Padres. Hundley played the majority of his career with the Cubs and was considered their leader in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Despite being a light-hitter,Hundley was regarded as one of the best defensive catchers of his era,and the best Cubs catcher since Gabby Hartnett in 1940.
Virgil Lawrence "Spud" Davis was an American professional baseball player,coach,scout and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals,Philadelphia Phillies,Cincinnati Reds,and Pittsburgh Pirates. Davis' .308 career batting average ranks fourth all-time among major league catchers.
John Lester Moss was an American professional baseball player,coach,scout and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the St. Louis Browns for the most significant portion of his career,and was a backup catcher almost all his career.
Robert Arthur O'Farrell was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for 21 seasons with the Chicago Cubs,St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Giants. O'Farrell also played for the Cincinnati Reds,albeit briefly. He was considered one of the greatest defensive catchers of his generation.
William Presley Baker was an American professional baseball player,coach and umpire. The catcher appeared in seven seasons in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Reds (1940–1941),Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals (1948–1949). Born in Paw Creek,Mecklenburg County,North Carolina,Baker batted and threw right-handed and was listed as 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and 20 pounds (9.1 kg). He played baseball and football at Boyden High School in Salisbury,North Carolina.
Clinton Dawson Courtney,nicknamed "Scrap Iron",was an American professional baseball catcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees (1951),St. Louis Browns / Baltimore Orioles,Chicago White Sox (1955),Washington Senators (1955–1959) and Kansas City Athletics (1961). He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Milton Scott May is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1970 to 1984 for the Pittsburgh Pirates,Houston Astros,Detroit Tigers,Chicago White Sox,and San Francisco Giants.
Edward Martin Herrmann was an American professional baseball player born in San Diego,California. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the Chicago White Sox,the New York Yankees,the California Angels,the Houston Astros and the Montreal Expos from 1967 through 1978. He batted left and threw right handed.
Carl Ernest Sawatski was an American professional baseball player and executive. In the Major Leagues,he was a catcher for the Chicago Cubs,Chicago White Sox (1954),Milwaukee Braves (1957–58),Philadelphia Phillies (1958–59) and St. Louis Cardinals (1960–63). He also was an influential figure in minor league baseball.
David Martin Rader is an American former professional baseball player. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1971 through 1980,with the San Francisco Giants (1971–1976),St. Louis Cardinals (1977),Chicago Cubs (1978),Philadelphia Phillies (1979) and Boston Red Sox (1980). He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Timothy P. Blackwell is an American former professional baseball player,coach,and minor league manager. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1974 to 1983 for the Boston Red Sox,Philadelphia Phillies,Chicago Cubs,and Montreal Expos. He was a switch-hitter who threw right-handed. Blackwell was known as a light-hitting,defensive specialist with good pitch-calling skills and possessed a strong,accurate throwing arm.
Nathan Edward Ott,nicknamed "Otter",is an American former professional baseball player,coach and manager. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1974 to 1981,most notably as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates with whom he won a World Series championship in 1979. He also played for the California Angels. Ott was a left-handed batter and threw right-handed.
Alfred Chester Todd was an American professional baseball player,manager and scout. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1932 to 1943 for the Philadelphia Phillies,Pittsburgh Pirates,Brooklyn Dodgers and Chicago Cubs. Todd threw and batted right-handed;he was listed as 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and 198 pounds (90 kg).
William Angel Rariden,was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from 1909 to 1920 for the Boston Doves/Rustlers/Braves,Indianapolis Hoosiers/Newark Pepper,New York Giants,and Cincinnati Reds.
Charles Walter Kuhn,known also as "Red" Kuhn,was a professional baseball player. During his playing career,Kuhn,a catcher,played three seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Chicago White Sox (1912–1914). Over those three years,he compiled a batting average of .205 with 25 runs scored,55 hits,nine doubles,and 15 runs batted in (RBIs) in 119 games played. The majority of Kuhn's career was spent in the minor leagues. He played seven seasons in the minors with the Fresno California State League club (1905),San Francisco Orphans (1908),Fresno Tigers/Raisin Growers (1908–1910),Portland Beavers (1911),Oakland Oaks (1915),Salt Lake City Bees (1916),Waco Navigators (1916),and Dallas Giants (1917).
