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Bob Lipski An interview in 2022 with the former catcher Team: Cleveland Indians, 1963 Professional Career Prior to 1963 Bob Lipski was born in Scranton, PA on July 7, 1938. We don’t know much about his amateur baseball career, but we do know that the Philadelphia Phillies signed him as a 19 year old on […]
Marc Hill A 2023 interview with the former catcher Teams: St. Louis Cardinals, 1973 – 1974; San Francisco Giants, 1975 – 1980; Seattle Mariners, 1980; Chicago White Sox, 1981 – 1986 Life and Career Through 1973 Marc Kevin Hill was born on February 18, 1952 in Elsberry, Missouri, which is a tiny town on the […]
The Los Angeles Dodgers are a well known baseball team with a long and colorful past. Over the decades, many standout catchers have put on a Dodgers jersey. In this post, we examine the top Dodgers catchers since 1932, ranked by career and single season Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Keep scrolling to learn more! This […]
Barry Foote A 2022 interview with the former catcher Teams: Montreal Expos, 1973–1977; Philadelphia Phillies, 1977–1978; Chicago Cubs, 1979–1981; New York Yankees, 1981–1982 Life and Career Prior to 1973 Barry Foote was born on February 16, 1952 in Smithfield, NC. The town of Smithfield is not far from the state capital of Raleigh. Foote grew […]
Famous Left Handed Catchers A left handed catcher is a rarity in the game both today and across baseball history. Of the over 2,000 players to catch at least one MLB game, only a small handful were left handed. This post showcases some of the more noteworthy players in the lefty catcher club since the […]