2010 Death J.D. Salinger, 'Catcher in the Rye' author, dies at the age of 91 1998 Event All-Star Florida Marlin catcher Darren Daulton, retires 1996 Event New York Yankee Jim Leyitz is 2nd catcher to wear a hockey mask 1996 Event New York Met Todd Huntley sets record of 41 home runs by a catcher 1995 Death Rick Ferrell, Hall of Fame catcher, dies at 89 1993 Death Bill Dickey, HOF baseball catcher (New York Yankees, 1928-46), dies at 86 1993 Event Carlton Fisk, 45, released by White Sox, as all time leader of most games caught and most home runs by a catcher 1993 Death Roy Campanella, 3xMVP catcher (Dodgers), dies of a heart attack at 71 1990 Death Bo Diaz, catcher, crushed to death by a satellite dish at 37 1990 Event Carlton Fisk ties Johnny Bench hitting 327 home runs as a catcher 1989 Event Carlton Fisk becomes AL catcher home run hitter, 307th at Yankee stadium 1989 Event New York Mets Rick Cerone, errors after 159 errorless games as catcher 1987 Event Benito Santiago, Padres catcher, wins NL Rookie of Year 1987 Event Benito Santiago ends longest catcher/rookie hitting streak at 34 1987 Event Knuckleballer Charlie Hough on the mound, Rangers catcher Geno Petralli ties the major league record by allowing 6 passed balls 1985 Event Carlton Fisk becomes 5th catcher to steal 100 bases 1984 Event Yankees trade catcher Rick Cerone to Braves for pitcher Brian Fisher 1982 Event KC's John Wathan steals 31st en route to 36 base for catcher's record 1981 Event Arbitrator Goetz declares Red Sox catcher Carlton Fisk a free agent 1980 Death Elston Howard, MVP catcher (New York Yankees), dies at 59 1980 Event Johnny Bench hits his 314th home run as a catcher breaks Yogi Berra's record 1975 Birthday Matt LeCroy, Anderson, South Carolina, baseball catcher 1996 Olympics bronze 1975 Birthday Natalie Titcume, Australian softball catcher 1996 Olympics bronze 1975 Event New York Yankees catcher Thurman Munson's 1st-inning single and RBI are 1974 Birthday Jason Kendall, born in San Diego, California, catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates 1974 Birthday A. J. Hinch, Wavely, Iowa, baseball catcher 1996 Olympics bronze 1973 Birthday Brian Loyd, Lynwood California, baseball catcher 1996 Olympics bronze 1973 Birthday Gillian Boxx, born in Fontana, California, softball catcher, 1996 Olympics gold 1972 Birthday Sandy Martinez, Villa Mella, Dominican Republic, catcher for the Toronto Blue Jays 1972 Birthday Colleen Thornburn, born in Toronto, Ontario, softball catcher 1996 Olympics 1972 Event Plate ump and catcher in a game are brothers. Bill Haller is ump and Tom Haller is Tigers catcher, Kansas City Royals win 1-0 1972 Birthday Scott Dawes, Australian baseball catcher 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Joanne Brown, Australian softball catcher and 1st baseman, 1996 Olympics bronze 1972 Birthday Mike Lieberthal, born in Glendale California, catcher for the Philadelphia Phillies 1971 Birthday Ivan Rodriguez, Vega Baja Puerto Rico, catcher for the Texas Rangers 1971 Birthday Sal Fasano, born in Chicago, Illinois, catcher for the Kansas City Royals 1971 Birthday Charles Johnson, born in Fort Pierce, Florida, catcher, U.S. Olympics 1992, Marlins 1971 Event 103rd Belmont: Walter Blum aboard Pass Catcher wins in 2:30.6 1971 Birthday Pam Schaffrath, born in Chicago, Illinois, female catcher, Colorado Silver Bullets 1971 Birthday Gregory Zaun, born in Glendale, California, catcher for the Baltimore Orioles 1971 Birthday Mike Hubbard, Lynchburg, Virginia, catcher for the Chicago Cubs 1971 Birthday Tyler Houston, U.S. baseball catcher, Atlanta Braves 1971 Birthday Alexander Delgado, Palmerejo Venezuela, catcher for the Boston Red Sox 1970 Event Yankees catcher Thurman Munson wins AL Rookie of Year 1970 Birthday Javier Lopez, Ponce Puerto Rico, catcher, Atlanta Braves 1970 Birthday Mike Matheny, Columbus, Ohio, catcher for the Milwaukee Brewers 1970 Birthday Missy Cress, born in Burbank, California, female catcher, Colorado Silver Bullets 1970 Event New York Met Jerry Grote sets record of 20 put outs by a catcher 1970 Birthday Kelly Stinnett, U.S. baseball catcher for the New York Mets 1970 Birthday Alberto Castillo, Dominican/U.S. baseball catcher for the New York Mets 1969 Birthday Dave Nilsson, Brisbane Australia, catcher for the Milwaukee Brewers 1969 Birthday Matthew Walbeck, Sacramento California, catcher for the Minnesota Twins 1969 Birthday Todd Hundley, Martinsville, Virginia, catcher for the New York Mets 1969 Birthday George Williams, born in Lacrosse WI, catcher for the Oakland A's 1969 Birthday Brad Ausmus, born in New Haven, Connecticut, catcher for the Detroit Tigers 1969 Birthday Dan Wilson, born in Arlington Heights, Illinois, catcher for the Seattle Mariners 1969 Birthday Kerry Dienelt, Australian softball catcher/1st baseman, Bronze Medal 1996 Olympics 1969 Birthday Jayhawk Owens, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, catcher for the Colorado Rockies 1969 Birthday John Moore, Australian baseball catcher 1996 Olympics 1969 Birthday Juanita Clayton, Manitou Manitoba, softball catcher 1996 Olympics 1968 Birthday Randy Knorr, San Gabriel California, catcher for the Houston Astros 1968 Birthday Eddie Taubensee, Beeville, Texas, catcher for the Cincinnati Reds 1968 Birthday Keith Osik, Port Jefferson, New York, catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates 1968 Birthday Mike Piazza, born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1968 Birthday Eddie Perez, born in Cuidad Ojeda, Venezuela, catcher, Atlanta Braves 1968 Birthday Brent Mayne, Loma Linda California, catcher for the New York Mets 1968 Birthday Jesse Levis, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, catcher for the Milwaukee Brewers 1968 Birthday Eric Wedge, U.S. baseball catcher for the Boston Red Sox 1968 Birthday Brian Johnson, born in Oakland California, catcher for the San Diego Padres 1967 Birthday Shelly Stokes, Sacramento California, softball catcher, 1996 Olympics gold 1967 Birthday John Flaherty, New York City, catcher for the San Diego Padres 1967 Birthday Carrie Flemmer, born in Stettler, Alberta, softball catcher 1996 Olympics 1967 Birthday Rick Wilkins, born in Jacksonville, Florida, Richard Wilkins, baseball player, catcher, played Major League teams San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs, also played for Houston Astros, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Dodgers, Seattle Mariners, New York Mets 1967 Birthday Scott Servais, born in La Crosse, Wisconsin, catcher for the Chicago Cubs 1967 Birthday Rich Rowland, U.S. baseball catcher for the Detroit Tigers 1967 Birthday Todd Pratt, U.S. baseball catcher for the Philadelphia Phillies 1966 Birthday Darrin Fletcher, Elmhurst, Illinois, catcher for the Montreal Expos 1966 Birthday Tim Spehr, born in Excelsior Springs, Missouri, catcher for the Montreal Expos 1966 Birthday Sandy Alomar, born in Salinas, Puerto Rico, catcher, Cleveland Indians 1966 Birthday Bill Haselman, Long Branch, New Jersey, catcher for the Boston Red Sox 1966 Birthday Greg Myers, born in Riverside, California, catcher for the Minnesota Twins 1966 Birthday Chris Howard, U.S. baseball catcher for the Seattle Mariners 1965 Birthday Rob Natal, born in Long Beach, California, catcher for the Florida Marlins 1965 Birthday Steve Decker, Rock Island, Illinois, catcher for the San Francisco Giants 1965 Event Phillies catcher Pat Corrales sets record by reaching base twice on catcher's interference in one game and 6 times in one season 1965 Birthday Joe Oliver, born in Memphis, Tennessee, catcher for the Cincinnati Reds 1965 Birthday Kirt Manwaring, born in Elmira, New York, catcher for the San Francisco Giants 1965 Event Denny McLain in relief strikesout 1st 7 batters faced and record 14 in 6 2/3 innings, Bill Freehan ties catcher record of 19 putouts 1965 Birthday Chris Hoiles, Bowling Green, Ohio, catcher for the Baltimore Orioles 1965 Birthday Benito Santiago, born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, catcher for the Philadelphia Phillies 1965 Birthday Lenny Webster, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, catcher for the Montreal Expos 1964 Birthday Joe Girardi, Peoria, Illinois, catcher, New York Yankees 1964 Birthday Chad Kreuter, Marin County California, catcher, Chicago White Sox 1964 Birthday Tom Prince, born in Kankakee, Illinois, catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1964 Birthday Mike Macfarlane, Stockton California, catcher for the Kansas City Royals 1964 Birthday Tom Lampkin, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, catcher for the San Francisco Giants 1963 Birthday Jim Leyritz, Lakewood, Ohio, catcher, New York Yankees 1963 Event ML Rules Committee bans oversized catcher's mitts, effective in 1965 1963 Birthday Ron Karkovice, born in Union, New Jersey, catcher, Chicago White Sox 1963 Birthday Mike Stanley, born in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, catcher, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox 1963 Birthday Pat Borders, Columbus, Ohio, catcher for the California Angels 1963 Birthday John Marzano, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, catcher for the Seattle Mariners 1962 Birthday Jeff Reed, Joliet, Illinois, catcher for the Colorado Rockies 1962 Birthday Tom Pagnozzi, born in Tucson, Arizona, catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals 1962 Death Mickey Cochrane, baseball hall of fame catcher, dies at 59 1962 Birthday Terry Steinbach, born in New Ulm, Minnesota, catcher for the Oakland A's 1962 Birthday Darren Daulton, U.S. baseball catcher for the Philadelphia Phillies 1961 Birthday Mark Parent, Ashland OR, catcher for the Detroit Tigers 1961 Birthday Danny Sheaffer, born in Jacksonville, Florida, catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals 1961 Birthday Pat Dufficy, born in Westerly, Rhode Island, female catcher, Colorado Silver Bullets 1961 Birthday Charlie O'Brien, Tulsa, Oklahoma, catcher, Brewers, Mets, Braves, Blue Jays 1960 Birthday David Valle, Bayside, New York, catcher for the Texas Rangers 1960 Birthday Mickey Tettleton, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, catcher for the Texas Rangers 1960 Birthday Mike Fitzgerald, born in Long Beach, California, professional baseball player, catcher, played for the New York Mets, Montreal Expos, California Angels Major League Baseball Teams, 1983 - 1992 1960 Birthday Barry Lyons, born in Biloxi, Mississippi, Barry Stephen Lyons, baseball player, catcher, played for Major League Baseball teams, New York Mets, Chicago White Sox, served as backup catcher to Gary Carter, named Most Valuable Player, South Atlantic League, 1984 1960 Event Baltimore manager Paul Richards devises oversized catcher's mitt 1959 Event Yankee catcher Yogi Berra's errorless streak of 148 games ends 1958 Birthday Don Slaught, born in Long Beach, California, catcher, California Angels, New York Yankees 1958 Event Dale Long becomes 1st major league lefty catcher in 52 years 1958 Birthday Joyce Lester, Australian softball catcher, 1996 Olympics bronze 1958 Event Dodger catcher Roy Campanella is paralyzed in an automobile wreck 1957 Birthday Alex Trevino, catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1957 Birthday Tony Pena, born in Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic, catcher, Cleveland Indians 1956 Event Yankees Yogi Berra ties career record for home runs (236) by a catcher 1956 Birthday Lance Parrish, born in Clairton, Pennsylvania, professional baseball player, catcher, played for many Major League Baseball teams, won All-Star eight times, won Silver Slugger award six times 1956 Birthday Terry Kennedy, born in Euclid, Ohio, professional baseball player, catcher, played for the Baltimore Orioles, San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants 1955 Event Brooklyn catcher Roy Campanella wins his 3rd MVP Award 1954 Event Attempting to handle Hoyt Wilhelm's knuckleball catcher Ray Katt of Giants sets a major league record with 4 passed balls 1954 Birthday Rick Cerone, Newark, New Jersey, catcher, Yankees/Red Sox/Mets/Expos 1954 Birthday Gary Carter, catcher, Montreal Expos, New York Mets 1953 Event Roy Campanella sets catcher record of 125 (en route to 142) RBIs 1953 Event Roy Campanella sets record for home runs by a catcher at 38 1951 Event New York Yankee Catcher Yogi Berra wins 1st of his 3 MVP awards 1951 Event Brooklyn Dodger catcher Roy Campanella wins 1st of his 3 NL MVP 1951 Event Brooklyn catcher Roy Campanella wins NL MVP 1951 Event Novel "Catcher in Rye" by J. D. Salinger published 1948 Birthday Steve Yeager, catcher, LA Dodger 1948 Event Brooklyn's Roy Campanella debuts as catcher 1947 Birthday Carlton Fisk, born in Vermont, all star catcher, Red Sox, White Sox 1947 Birthday Johnny Bench, baseball catcher, Reds 1947 Birthday Bob Boone, San Diego, catcher, Phillies, Angels 1947 Birthday Thurman Munson, baseball catcher/captain, New York Yankees 1947 Event A's catcher Warren Rosar catches his 147th game without an error 1945 Birthday Catherine Burns, New York City, actress, Last Summer, One Life to Live, Catcher 1945 Event A's catcher George George punches ump Joe Rue gets suspended 1943 Death Robert Cooper, father of Card pitcher Mort and catcher Walker, dies 1943 Birthday Andy Etchebarren, baseball catcher for the Baltimore Orioles 1941 Birthday Tim McCarver, baseball catcher, Cards, Phils, asportscaster, ABC, CBS 1940 Death Willard Hershberger, catcher (Cincinnati Reds), commits suicide 1939 Event Yankee catcher Bill Dickey hits 3 consecutive home runs 1938 Birthday Mickey Stratton, born in Meriden, Connecticut, softball catcher, Hall of Fame 1969 1935 Birthday Bob Uecker, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, catcher/actor, Mr Belvedere 1934 Event Moe Berg, Senators catcher, plays AL record 117th cons errorless game 1932 Event Earl Grace, ends NL catcher record streak of 110 cons errorless games 1930 Event Brooklyn catcher Al Lopez hits major league's last recorded bounce home run 1929 Birthday Elston Howard, Yankee catcher, 1st black New York Yankee/1963 AL MVP 1927 Birthday Smokey Burgess, baseball catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates 1926 Event St. Louis Browns acquire catcher Wally Schang from New York Yankees 1922 Event Catcher Butch Henline is 1st NLer to hit 3 home runs in a game since 1897 1921 Birthday Roy Campanella, Brooklyn Dodger catcher, NL MVP 1951/53/55 1919 Event White Sox catcher Ray Schalk is 2nd man ejected from a World Series 1919 Birthday J. D. Salinger, American Novelist, Catcher in the Rye 1918 Event Washington catcher Eddie Ainsmith applies for deferment from the draft Secretary of War Newton D. Baker rules baseball players are not draft exempt 1914 Event Yankee catcher Nunamaker throws out 3 would be stealers in 1 inning 1914 Birthday Arthur Sydney Martin, spy catcher 1907 Event Nationals steal a record 13 bases off catcher Branch Rickey 1907 Birthday Bill Dickey, New York Yankee hall-of-fame catcher, 1928 - 1943, manager, 1946 1907 Event New York Giant Roger Bresnahan becomes 1st catcher to wear shin guards 1906 Death William "Buck" Ewing, hall of fame catcher (New York Giants), dies at 67 1905 Birthday Rick Ferrell, baseball Hall of Fame catcher 1903 Birthday Mickey Cochrane, baseball hall of fame catcher, .320 avg 1897 Event Roger Bresnahan debuts as Washington Senator pitcher (later HOF catcher) 1897 Event Washington Senator catcher Charlie Farrell throws out 8 attempted stealers 1879 Birthday Roger P Bresnaham, hall of fame catcher/manager 1878 Event Frederick Thayer patents catcher's mask (pat # 200,358) 1877 Event Catcher's mask 1st used in a baseball game 1859 Birthday William "Buck" Ewing, hall of fame catcher, New York Giants, for the Cincinnati Reds
