Gus Niarhos
American baseball player (1920-2004) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Constantine Gregory "Gus" Niarhos (December 6, 1920 – December 29, 2004) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the New York Yankees (1946, 1948–50), Chicago White Sox (1950–51), Boston Red Sox (1952–53) and Philadelphia Phillies (1954–55).[1] Niarhos batted and threw right-handed, stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighed 160 pounds (73 kg).[1][2]
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Gus Niarhos | |
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![]() Niarhos' 1949 Bowman Gum baseball card | |
Catcher | |
Born: (1920-12-06)December 6, 1920 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | |
Died: December 29, 2004(2004-12-29) (aged 84) Harrisonburg, Virginia, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
June 9, 1946, for the New York Yankees | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 9, 1955, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .252 |
Home runs | 1 |
Runs batted in | 59 |
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