1929
Born February 18, 1929
Valmeyer, IL, USA
Cal Neeman Notable
b. February 18, 1929 · Chicago Cubs 1957–1960, Philadelphia Phillies 1960–1961, Pittsburgh Pirates 1962, Cleveland Indians 1963, Washington Senators 1963
Cal Neeman played for five clubs across seven seasons as a catcher, opening with the Chicago Cubs in 1957 and closing with the Washington Senators in 1963.
Across 376 games he batted .224, with 224 hits and 93 runs. He finished with 30 home runs, 35 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He played 352 games behind the plate, with 1,714 putouts and 22 errors. He turned 28 double plays.
He was born in Valmeyer, IL, USA on February 18, 1929, and died on October 1, 2015. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | CHC | 122 | 415 | 37 | 107 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 39 | 22 | 87 | 0 | .258 |
| 1958 | CHC | 76 | 201 | 30 | 52 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 29 | 21 | 41 | 0 | .259 |
| 1959 | CHC | 44 | 105 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 0 | .162 |
| 1960 | CHC/PHI | 68 | 173 | 13 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 47 | 0 | .179 |
| 1961 | PHI | 19 | 31 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | .226 |
| 1962 | PIT | 24 | 50 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 0 | .180 |
| 1963 | CLE/WSA | 23 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .037 |
| Career | — | 376 | 1002 | 93 | 224 | 35 | 4 | 30 | 97 | 79 | 221 | 1 | .224 |
On this day & linked events
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