Earl Battey Notable

b. January 5, 1935 · Chicago White Sox 1955–1959, Washington Senators 1960, Minnesota Twins 1961–1967

Earl Battey played for three clubs across 13 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Chicago White Sox in 1955 and closing with the Minnesota Twins in 1967.

Across 1,141 games he batted .270, with 969 hits and 393 runs. He finished with 104 home runs, 150 doubles and 13 stolen bases.

He played 1,087 games behind the plate, with 6,176 putouts and 69 errors. He turned 73 double plays.

He took three Gold Gloves, between 1960 and 1962. He was selected to four All-Star teams between 1962 and 1966.

He was born in Los Angeles, CA, USA on January 5, 1935, and died on November 15, 2003. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	4	1962, 1963, 1965, 1966
Gold Glove	3	1960, 1961, 1962
The Sporting News All-Star	2	1962, 1965

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1955	CHW	5	7	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.286
1956	CHW	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.250
1957	CHW	48	115	12	20	2	3	3	6	11	38	0	.174
1958	CHW	68	168	24	38	8	0	8	26	24	34	1	.226
1959	CHW	26	64	9	14	1	2	2	7	8	13	0	.219
1960	WSH	137	466	49	126	24	2	15	60	48	68	4	.270
1961	MIN	133	460	70	139	24	1	17	55	53	66	3	.302
1962	MIN	148	522	58	146	20	3	11	57	57	48	0	.280
1963	MIN	147	508	64	145	17	1	26	84	61	75	0	.285
1964	MIN	131	405	33	110	17	1	12	52	51	49	1	.272
1965	MIN	131	394	36	117	22	2	6	60	50	23	0	.297
1966	MIN	115	364	30	93	12	1	4	34	43	30	4	.255
1967	MIN	48	109	6	18	3	1	0	8	13	24	0	.165
Career	—	1141	3586	393	969	150	17	104	449	421	470	13	.270

On this day & linked events

1935

Born January 5, 1935

Los Angeles, CA, USA

2003

Died November 15, 2003

1955

Major-league debut: Earl Battey

Earl Battey made a major-league debut on September 10, 1955.

1967

Final major-league game: Earl Battey

Earl Battey played a final major-league game on September 27, 1967.

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