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In 1908, The Sporting News called him one of the best catchers in the game. Charles Faber, in his book Baseball Ratings, called Bergen the third-best defensive catcher in history, behind Gabby Hartnett and Pop Snyder, and ahead of Johnny Edwards and Roy Campanella. Total Baseball ranks Bergen the fifth-best defensive catcher of all-time. [7]
Jake Beckley, the all-time leader in career putouts. In baseball statistics, a putout (denoted by PO or fly out when appropriate) is given to a defensive player who records an out by a Tagging a runner with the ball when he is not touching a base (a tagout), catching a batted or thrown ball and tagging a base to put out a batter or runner (a Force out), catching a thrown ball and tagging a ...
A four-time All-Star player, Roseboro is considered one of the best defensive catchers of the 1960s, winning two Gold Glove Awards. He was the Dodgers' starting catcher in four World Series with the Dodgers winning three of those.
He soon developed a reputation as one of the best defensive catchers in major league baseball. [12] Before Schalk, most catchers were large and slow of foot. [12] Schalk was a small, agile man — he was only 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m) tall — who caught with the energy and mobility of a fifth infielder. [5]
He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from 1974 to 1989, most prominently as a member of the Texas Rangers where he established himself as one of the top defensive catchers of his era. [2] [3] A three-time All-Star player, Sundberg won six consecutive Gold Glove Awards during his tenure with the Rangers. [4]
Jerry was the best defensive catcher in the history of our organization and guided the incredible 1969 pitching staff. ... The 24-time All-Star and two-time Most Valuable Player, who spent the ...
Salvador Pérez, the active leader in assists by a catcher and is tied for 119th all-time. Ray Schalk, holder of the American League career record Red Dooin, holder of the National League career record Bill Rariden posted the two highest assist totals in history in the short-lived Federal League.
Jerry Grote, the starting catcher during the Mets' first World Series title in 1969, died in Austin, Texas, on Sunday at the age of 81.