Larry Haney
| Larry Haney | |||
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| Catcher | |||
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Born: November 19, 1942 Charlottesville, Virginia |
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| MLB debut | |||
| July 27, 1966, for the Baltimore Orioles | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 1, 1978, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .215 | ||
| Home runs | 12 | ||
| Runs batted in | 73 | ||
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Wallace Larry Haney (born November 19, 1942 in Charlottesville, Virginia) is an American former Major League Baseball catcher. He played from 1966 to 1978 for the Baltimore Orioles, Seattle Pilots, Oakland Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals, and Milwaukee Brewers. Haney later served as bullpen coach with the Brewers. His son, Chris Haney, pitched in the majors, primarily for the Kansas City Royals. During a 13-year baseballcareer, He hit .215, 12 home runs, and 73 runs batted in.
Haney was valued by teams mainly for his defensive abilities. In addition to his .985 fielding percentage and skill at working with pitching staffs, he threw out 110 of 282 stolen base attempts (39.0%) and picked off 8 baserunners during his career. He was acquired three separate times by the Oakland A's, and was on their roster during their entire World Championship year of 1974.
On July 27, 1966, he hit a home run in his first major league game (second at bat) against John O'Donoghue of the Cleveland Indians.
On September 6, 1968, Haney had his first and only 4-hit game, when he hit three singles and a double against the Chicago White Sox.
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