Sammy White (baseball)

White was born in Wenatchee, Washington . He was a solid defensive catcher, with a good arm and the ability to get the most out of a Boston Pitching staff teams that include Mel Parnell , Ellis Kinder , Bill Monbouquette , Mike Fornieles and Frank Sullivan .

An All-Star in 1953 , White enjoyed his best season with the bat in 1954 , Hitting .282 with 14 Home Run s and 75 Runs Batted In .

After nine productive years in Boston, White was sent to the Braves in 1961, and finished his career with Philadelphia one year later. In eleven seasons, he was a career .262 hitter with 66 homers and 421 RBI in 1043 games.

Sammy White died in Princeville, Hawaii at the age of 63.

Highlights

''All-Star'' (1953)

Became the only 20th-century player to score three Runs in one inning (against Detroit , June 18, 1953)

Made an Unassisted Double Play (September 13, 1953)

Facts

In a game against Cleveland , White ruined Bob Feller 's No-hitter with a Single in the 7th inning. Feller posted a 2-0 Shutout and set a Major League record with his 12th one-hitter game (May 1, 1955 )

On June 24, 1955 , Chicago White Sox Shortstop Chico Carrasquel embarrassed White by catching him off the bag in the ninth inning with the Hidden Ball Trick . Chicago won the game 3-2 (June 24, 1955).

Quotation

''White steals more strikes from umpires than anyone else. I'm not being critical. I'm just bowing to his skill.'' - Casey Stengel , Yankees Manager ).

EXTERNAL LINKS

Sammy White at:

--- Baseball Reference

--- Encyclopedia of MLB catchers

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Sammy White (baseball)