Sammy White (baseball)
| Sammy White | |||
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White in 1952
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| Catcher | |||
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Born: July 7, 1927 Wenatchee, Washington |
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Died: August 5, 1991 (aged 64) Princeville, Hawaii |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 26, 1951, for the Boston Red Sox | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| August 23, 1962, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .262 | ||
| Home runs | 66 | ||
| Runs batted in | 421 | ||
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Sammy Charles White (July 7, 1927 – August 5, 1991) was a Major League Baseball catcher and right-handed batter who played with the Boston Red Sox (1951–59), Milwaukee Braves (1961) and Philadelphia Phillies (1962). He was a solid defensive catcher, with a good arm and the ability to get the most out of a Boston pitching staff that included Mel Parnell, Ellis Kinder, Bill Monbouquette, Mike Fornieles and Frank Sullivan.
White was born in Wenatchee, Washington. A college baseball player and All-American college basketball player at the University of Washington, he signed his first professional baseball contract with the Seattle Rainiers of the Pacific Coast League in 1949. After the 1949 minor league season ended, the Minneapolis Lakers asked White to join their National Basketball Association team. But the Red Sox, who had acquired White's contract during 1949, were furious and prevented White from doing that.
An All-Star in 1953, White enjoyed his best season with the bat in 1954, hitting .282 with 14 home runs and 75 runs batted in (RBIs). In a May 1, 1955, game against the Cleveland Indians, 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 in that game. On June 24, 1955, Chicago White Sox shortstop Chico Carrasquel embarrassed White by catching him off second base in the ninth inning with the hidden ball trick. Chicago won the game 3–2.
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