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Sustaining a long career: despite weak hitting abilities, some catchers make an impact in the major leagues strictly on their defensive expertise.
IN A TIME WHEN EVEN middle infielders are expected to hit for power and average, is there any way for a player of modest offensive skills to have a lenghty big league career?
Just look behind the plate to find the answer. Catchers who work well with pitching staffs and play solid defense often spend a decade or more in the majors regardless of their batting average.
This is hardly a new trend, as the story of Bill Bergen demonstrates the value of a skilled receiver.
Despite an all-time low .170 career batting average, Bergen was a regular or platoon catcher for the Reds and Dodgers from 1901 to 1911. He accumulated 3,028 at-bats while having ...
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- Reference information from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger January 1, 1995 700+ words
Hegan, Alice, see Rice, Alice .
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- Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times DARYL VAN SCHOUWEN July 31, 1995 700+ words
BALTIMORE At least John Kruk went out the way he wanted, with a base hit in his final major-league at-bat at Camden Yards on Sunday. Overweight, hurting from an ailing knee and clearly not enjoying himself anymore, the White Sox designated hitter retired after lining an opposite-field single to
