Tom Haller
| Tom Haller | |||
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| Catcher | |||
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Born: June 23, 1937 Lockport, Illinois |
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Died: November 26, 2004 (aged 67) Los Angeles, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 11, 1961, for the San Francisco Giants | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| October 4, 1972, for the Detroit Tigers | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .257 | ||
| Home runs | 134 | ||
| Runs batted in | 504 | ||
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Thomas Frank Haller (June 23, 1937 – November 26, 2004) was an American professional baseball player and baseball executive. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball with the San Francisco Giants (1961–1967), Los Angeles Dodgers (1968–1971) and Detroit Tigers (1972). In the late 1960s, Haller was considered one of the top catchers in the National League.
Haller was born in Lockport, Illinois and attended the University of Illinois, where he played as a quarterback for the Illinois Fighting Illini football team. Haller was signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent in 1958. After playing in the minor leagues for three seasons, he made his major league debut with the Giants on April 11, 1961 at the age of 24.
Haller hit .261 with 18 home runs and 55 RBIs for the Giants in 1962, in a platoon system alongside Ed Bailey. Haller and Bailey combined to give the Giants 35 home runs and 100 runs batted in from the catcher's position as they battled the Los Angeles Dodgers in a tight pennant race. The two teams ended the season tied for first place and met in the 1962 National League tie-breaker series. The Giants won the three-game series to clinch the National League championship. The Giants then lost the New York Yankees in the 1962 World Series in seven games. Haller collected four hits in 14 at-bats with a home run and three runs batted in during the Series.
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