1920
Born December 6, 1920
Birmingham, AL, USA
Gus Niarhos Notable
b. December 6, 1920 · New York Yankees 1946, 1948–1950, Chicago White Sox 1950–1951, Boston Red Sox 1952–1953, Philadelphia Phillies 1954–1955
Gus Niarhos played for four clubs across 10 seasons as a catcher, opening with the New York Yankees in 1946 and closing with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1955.
Across 315 games he batted .252, with 174 hits and 114 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 26 doubles and 6 stolen bases.
He played 287 games behind the plate, with 1,133 putouts and 15 errors. He turned 21 double plays.
He was born in Birmingham, AL, USA on December 6, 1920, and died on December 29, 2004. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NYY | 37 | 40 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | .225 |
| 1948 | NYY | 83 | 228 | 41 | 61 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 52 | 15 | 1 | .268 |
| 1949 | NYY | 32 | 43 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 0 | .279 |
| 1950 | CHW/NYY | 42 | 105 | 17 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 0 | .324 |
| 1951 | CHW | 66 | 168 | 27 | 43 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 47 | 9 | 4 | .256 |
| 1952 | BOS | 29 | 58 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 0 | .103 |
| 1953 | BOS | 16 | 35 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .200 |
| 1954 | PHI | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| 1955 | PHI | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .111 |
| Career | — | 315 | 691 | 114 | 174 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 59 | 153 | 56 | 6 | .252 |
On this day & linked events
2004
Died December 29, 2004
1946
Major-league debut: Gus Niarhos
Gus Niarhos made a major-league debut on June 9, 1946.
1955
Final major-league game: Gus Niarhos
Gus Niarhos played a final major-league game on September 9, 1955.
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain