1932
Born November 16, 1932
Kincaid, IL, USA
Harry Chiti Notable
b. November 16, 1932 · Chicago Cubs 1950–1952, 1955–1956, Kansas City Athletics 1958–1960, Detroit Tigers 1960–1961, New York Mets 1962
Harry Chiti played for four clubs across 13 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Chicago Cubs in 1950 and closing with the New York Mets in 1962.
Across 502 games he batted .238, with 356 hits and 135 runs. He finished with 41 home runs, 49 doubles and 4 stolen bases.
He played 458 games behind the plate, with 2,197 putouts and 42 errors. He turned 35 double plays.
He was born in Kincaid, IL, USA on November 16, 1932, and died on January 31, 2002. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | CHC | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| 1951 | CHC | 9 | 31 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .355 |
| 1952 | CHC | 32 | 113 | 14 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | .274 |
| 1955 | CHC | 113 | 338 | 24 | 78 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 41 | 25 | 68 | 0 | .231 |
| 1956 | CHC | 72 | 203 | 17 | 43 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 35 | 0 | .212 |
| 1958 | KCA | 103 | 295 | 32 | 79 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 44 | 18 | 48 | 3 | .268 |
| 1959 | KCA | 55 | 162 | 20 | 44 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 17 | 26 | 0 | .272 |
| 1960 | DET/KCA | 95 | 294 | 25 | 59 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 33 | 27 | 45 | 1 | .201 |
| 1961 | DET | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .083 |
| 1962 | NYM | 15 | 41 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .195 |
| Career | — | 502 | 1495 | 135 | 356 | 49 | 9 | 41 | 179 | 115 | 242 | 4 | .238 |
On this day & linked events
2002
Died January 31, 2002
1950
Major-league debut: Harry Chiti
Harry Chiti made a major-league debut on September 27, 1950.
1962
Final major-league game: Harry Chiti
Harry Chiti played a final major-league game on June 10, 1962.
Image: Bowman, public domain