Joe Garagiola Notable

b. February 12, 1926 · St. Louis Cardinals 1946–1951, Pittsburgh Pirates 1951–1953, Chicago Cubs 1953–1954, New York Giants 1954

Joe Garagiola played for four clubs across nine seasons as a catcher, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1946 and closing with the New York Giants in 1954.

Across 676 games he batted .257, with 481 hits and 198 runs. He finished with 42 home runs, 82 doubles and 5 stolen bases.

He played 614 games behind the plate, with 2,395 putouts and 38 errors. He turned 29 double plays.

He was born in St. Louis, MO, USA on February 12, 1926, and died on March 23, 2016. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1946	STL	74	211	21	50	4	1	3	22	23	25	0	.237
1947	STL	77	183	20	47	10	2	5	25	40	14	0	.257
1948	STL	24	56	9	6	1	0	2	7	12	9	0	.107
1949	STL	81	241	25	63	14	0	3	26	31	19	0	.261
1950	STL	34	88	8	28	6	1	2	20	10	7	0	.318
1951	PIT/STL	99	284	33	68	11	4	11	44	41	27	4	.239
1952	PIT	118	344	35	94	15	4	8	54	50	24	0	.273
1953	CHC/PIT	101	301	30	79	14	4	3	35	31	34	1	.262
1954	CHC/NYG	68	164	17	46	7	0	5	22	29	14	0	.280
Career	—	676	1872	198	481	82	16	42	255	267	173	5	.257

On this day & linked events

1926

Born February 12, 1926

St. Louis, MO, USA

2016

Died March 23, 2016

Image: Bowman Gum, public domain