Gus Triandos Notable

b. July 30, 1930 · New York Yankees 1953–1954, Baltimore Orioles 1955–1962, Detroit Tigers 1963, Philadelphia Phillies 1964–1965, Houston Astros 1965

Gus Triandos played for five clubs across 13 seasons as a catcher, opening with the New York Yankees in 1953 and closing with the Houston Astros in 1965. His longest stay was with the Baltimore Orioles, from 1955 to 1962.

Across 1,206 games he batted .244, with 954 hits and 389 runs. He finished with 167 home runs, 147 doubles and 1 stolen base.

He played 992 games behind the plate, with 5,123 putouts and 72 errors. He turned 70 double plays. He also played 168 games at first base.

He was selected to three consecutive All-Star teams, from 1957 to 1959.

He was born in San Francisco, CA, USA on July 30, 1930, and died on March 28, 2013. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	3	1957, 1958, 1959

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1953	NYY	18	51	5	8	2	0	1	6	3	9	0	.157
1954	NYY	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
1955	BAL	140	481	47	133	17	3	12	65	40	55	0	.277
1956	BAL	131	452	47	126	18	1	21	88	48	73	0	.279
1957	BAL	129	418	44	106	21	1	19	72	38	73	0	.254
1958	BAL	137	474	59	116	10	0	30	79	60	65	1	.245
1959	BAL	126	393	43	85	7	1	25	73	65	56	0	.216
1960	BAL	109	364	36	98	18	0	12	54	41	62	0	.269
1961	BAL	115	397	35	97	21	0	17	63	44	60	0	.244
1962	BAL	66	207	20	33	7	0	6	23	29	43	0	.159
1963	DET	106	327	28	78	13	0	14	41	32	67	0	.239
1964	PHI	73	188	17	47	9	0	8	33	26	41	0	.250
1965	HOU/PHI	54	154	8	27	4	0	2	11	14	31	0	.175
Career	—	1206	3907	389	954	147	6	167	608	440	636	1	.244

On this day & linked events

1930

Born July 30, 1930

San Francisco, CA, USA

2013

Died March 28, 2013

1953

Major-league debut: Gus Triandos

Gus Triandos made a major-league debut on August 3, 1953.

1965

Final major-league game: Gus Triandos

Gus Triandos played a final major-league game on August 15, 1965.

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