Phil Masi Notable

b. January 6, 1916 · Boston Bees 1939–1940, Boston Braves 1941–1949, Pittsburgh Pirates 1949, Chicago White Sox 1950–1952

Phil Masi played for four clubs across 14 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Boston Bees in 1939 and closing with the Chicago White Sox in 1952. His longest stay was with the Boston Braves, from 1941 to 1949.

Across 1,229 games he batted .264, with 917 hits and 420 runs. He finished with 47 home runs, 164 doubles and 45 stolen bases.

He played 1,101 games behind the plate, with 3,690 putouts and 72 errors. He turned 59 double plays.

He was selected to four consecutive All-Star teams, from 1945 to 1948.

He was born in Chicago, IL, USA on January 6, 1916, and died on March 29, 1990. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	4	1945, 1946, 1947, 1948
Baseball Magazine All-Star	1	1948

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1939	BSN	46	114	14	29	7	2	1	14	9	15	0	.254
1940	BSN	63	138	11	27	4	1	1	14	14	14	0	.196
1941	BSN	87	180	17	40	8	2	3	18	16	13	4	.222
1942	BSN	57	87	14	19	3	1	0	9	12	4	2	.218
1943	BSN	80	238	27	65	9	1	2	28	27	20	7	.273
1944	BSN	89	251	33	69	13	5	3	23	31	20	4	.275
1945	BSN	114	371	55	101	25	4	7	46	42	32	9	.272
1946	BSN	133	397	52	106	17	5	3	62	55	41	5	.267
1947	BSN	126	411	54	125	22	4	9	50	47	27	7	.304
1948	BSN	113	376	43	95	19	0	5	44	35	26	2	.253
1949	BSN/PIT	85	240	29	59	8	1	2	19	31	26	2	.246
1950	CHW	122	377	38	105	17	2	7	55	49	36	2	.279
1951	CHW	84	225	24	61	11	2	4	28	32	27	1	.271
1952	CHW	30	63	9	16	1	1	0	7	10	10	0	.254
Career	—	1229	3468	420	917	164	31	47	417	410	311	45	.264

On this day & linked events

1916

Born January 6, 1916

Chicago, IL, USA

1990

Died March 29, 1990

1939

Major-league debut: Phil Masi

Phil Masi made a major-league debut on April 23, 1939.

1952

Final major-league game: Phil Masi

Phil Masi played a final major-league game on August 17, 1952.