Has there ever been a left-handed catcher in baseball and if so who?
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Theres been two left handed catchers Fergy Malone in the 1800's and Benny Distefano in the 80's and 90's. (I have his card)
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There is one. At the MLB website. You might need flash for it.
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Lefties suck at infield, if u want to play and be successful make the switch to outfield. i have been playing outfield for 2 years and i absolutely love it, as u get older more balls will be hit into the outfield, there is no better feeling in baseball then making a diving catch...Have fun kid
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Try the online Baseball Almanac. It has a very comprehensive list of just about anyone who picked up a bat in the 20th century.\n\nI don't remember the exact link, but use Google and type in "Baseball Almanac" and it should be the first link listed.
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Since when is doing cute and entertaining back flips the criteria for being the best shortstop in the Hall of Fame?\n\nHONUS WAGNER (correctly pronounced hon-iss - as in promise)\nwas clearly the best.  Exceptional glove work and no other shortstop comes close to his batting prowess (batting average and power).  Wagner was one of only 3 National League shortstops to win a batting title.  The Wizard of Aaahhhhhss was not one of the other two.
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Brooks Robinson, Jim Kaat (16).\n\nI don't like the Gold Glove idea for two reasons: 1. It didn't start until the late '50s, so it missed some great players. 2. It doesn't differentiate b/w LF, CF and RF, which has penalized some great outfielders. But there's your answer.
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Left handers have an advantage against left handed hitters. At least traditionally, there have been many who were actually better at getting right handed hitters out than lefties. \n\nThis became important because left hand hitters were beating up right handed pitching. So many hitters who throw right handed learned to switch hit or hit from the left side. You don't see many right handers hitting left handed any more but it was very common in the 50s and 60s. Even as late as the 70s you had alot of guys like Craig Nettles who threw right handed but hit left handed.  So left handed pitchers became exceptionally important in the left handed stacked lineups of the 50s and 60s. Many of the most dangerous hitters were switch hitters or left hand hitters. \n\nLeft handers are traditionally the only ones who can throw a screwball. For a time this was a devastating pitch that gave lefties a major advantage. The introduction of the less arm intensive sinker put an end to the arm damaging screwball. So Lefties lost another advantage they enjoyed. \n\nToday there really is no advantage for Lefties in baseball.  Switch hitters are rare. Not sure if anybody in the majors today bats left handed while throwing right handed.  The balence between left and right handed hitters is usually pretty even. A few lineups are stacked pretty heavy one way or another in the middle of the batting order.  The significance of the middle of the order has declined greatly as most defensive posisitions are expected to hit as well as be good fielders.  In the past if you could get the middle of the order out then you faced all or nothing easy KO victims for one or two spots and light hitting catchers, CFs and middle infielders who were often lucky to hit .250 with no power. Today the 9th hitter is often hitting .280 or better and many line ups do not have a single reguler who isn't a threat to hit 20 HRs.  They may not field as well as the skilled defensive players of the 50s and 60s but they outhit those guys by a ton. \n\nSo with the statistical advantage erased. The equalization of specialty pitches there is no advantage for a Lefty in the majors any more. \n\nLeft handers have done better than the statistical average says they should in many fields. Music is one you should look into. An amazing number of Rock guitarists for example are left handed.  In baseball they comprise a slightly higher than average number of star players. Historically Lefties have done very well but much of that was because of the reasons named above and Lefties no longer have those advantages.  Lefties are also known for skill in mathematics and art. Two endeavors they seem to do much better than the average in. \n\nI'm right handed, so it's just observations. Athletically Left handers have no advantage. In football, basketball and soccer where left/right makes little difference I think you'll find no edge in performance levels for Lefties. \n\nOne idea you might pursue. Left handers face more challenges as a child. The world is a right handed world. So Lefties are forced to adapt to the environment, create novel solutions to compensate and are far more likely to be ambidextrious as a result.  This early challenge might induce higher development in problem solving areas of the brain. If that is indeed the case we might want to re-evaluate many aspects of child rearing and education.
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Yes, he can.  I've it attempted on occasion when the pitcher gets the intentional outside pitch a little too close to the plate.\n\nAn interesting variation on the intentional walk took place in the World Series back in the early 70's.  I think it was between the A's and the Reds, and I do know that the batter was Johnny Bench.  There were men on, but first base was vacant with 2 out.  The count was 3 and 2 on Bench, and the A's catcher stood up with his glove out signalling for an intentional ball four.  Bench relaxed at the plate, the catcher squatted back down and the ball went down the middle for called strike 3.  Bench stood there like he'd been struck by lightning.  Anyway, I only added that to illustrate how important it is to be vigilant even when the intentional walk is called.  If Bench had been alert, he would have had a fat pitch to hit.
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Hmmm I was going to say Dave Winfield, I know he hit a bird with a throw once but he didn't play for the 1940s Red Sox
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One side of the baseball has the commissioner of baseball's imprinted signature.  A. Bartlett Giomatti was the comissioner of the National League from 1986- April 1989.  I was probably in that time period
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Actually it was Mickey Mantel. And Mantel broke alot of those records.. mantel had a total of 373 homerun hits left handed and 163 right handed homers. He still owns records for most homers, RBI, runs, walks, and strikeouts in World Series.
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The best left-handed pitcher in baseball today is Francisco Liriano #47, Minnesota Twins. This is only his first year in the league so you could argue that my choice is premature but ever since the minor leagues, it was evident that liriano would become a franchise ace and an all-star in the majors for many years. In 27 starts split between Double A New Britain and Triple A Rochester, liriano went 12-4 with a 2.63 ERA and a minor league leading 204 strikeouts over 167 2/3 innings. he really turned heads with his performance at Rochester. Liriano was named the best starter in Triple A on the strength of just 14 starts with the Red Wings. During that span, Liriano went 9-2 with a 1.78 ERA, allowing 56 hits over 91 innings while striking out 112. Those sorts of stats will always win a player plenty of admirers, and you won't find one bigger than Rich Miller, Liriano's manager in Rochester this past season. "Liriano is a kick-the-winning-field-goal kind of guy," Miller said. "He has great poise and never gets rattled if he's in a jam. He's quiet, well prepared and not boisterous or flamboyant. His hat is always going to fit." These qualities, coupled with prodigious pitching talent, make Liriano a force to be reckoned with on the mound.\n\n He is a pitcher in the mold of Johan Santana, his teammate and arguably the best left handed pitcher in the game today....but with liriano in the major leagues this year, it basically makes him the best. \n\nFirst and foremost, Francisco liriano is more intimidating as he stands at 6'2" which is 3" taller than johan. If you take a look at both of their stats this year thus far, Johan Santana has a record of 4-4 and a 3.42 ERA and has pitched in 75.1 innings surrendering 70 hits, 29 earned runs, 9 hrs, 15 walks, and accumulating 80 strikeouts. Santana has a K/9 ratio of just about 9 and an amazing K/BB ratio of 5.3  \n\non the other hand, Francisco Liriano has made his mark on the league already in his first season as a phenom. he started out the year in the bullpen and has just recently been inserted into the starting rotation so he does not have as many innings pitched. Liriano has a record of 3-0 with a 2.51 ERA, two wins as a starter one as a reliever and has pitched in 32.1 innings giving up 33 hits, 9 earned runs, 1 hr, 8 walks, and 43 strikeouts. talk about an amazing k/9 and k/bb ratio for santana, well this kids got a k/9 ratio of 12 and a k/bb ratio of 5.3 as well.\n\ni dont know what else to say but he has lived up to the hype and many minnesota twins fans ive talked to say liriano will be better than santana and that just speaks volumes.
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I would think this "accomplishment" has been achieved many, many times. I suspect most pitchers have struck out in both their first and final at-bats, and I'd have to believe that many other players have flailed in both at-bats as well.\n\nIn fact, given a few minutes, I suspect I could find several players whose only major league at-bats were all strikeouts.
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In general, a lefty would use a glove that goes on his right hand.  The reason is that you want your stronger arm (the left) available for throwing, which requires more strength than catching.
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I love Mizuno gloves, though I don't remember using a Mizuno catchers glove when I played catcher. I always used Rawlings catchers gloves in little league up through high school. My outfielders glove is Mizuno and I have had that for almost 20 years. My goodness!! 20 years!!! Am I that old? No, I just got it when I was in Jr High and it's still great.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Cricket_fielding_positions.svg\nThe above link contains the all fielding positions set for a right handed batsman.\n\nFor more info about cricket refer link\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket
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Yes. There have been many deaf players in the major leagues. The last one being Curtis Pride, who played with the Tigers and (I believe) the Mets. The earliest player recorded was Dummy Hoy, who I believe played for the Reds.