Four of the 167 Cincinnati catchers had a ONE-GAME CAREER. These
very short cup-of-coffee Reds' backstops are:
Mark "Big Stick" Stewart - October 4, 1913
Louis William "Red" Lutz - May 31, 1922
Thomas Brandon Sullivan - June 14, 1925
Harry Chozen - September 21, 1937
Seven catchers were born in Cincinnati and played for Cincinnati:
Amos Booth - born September 14, 1853 - Reds' catcher 1876-1877
Jack Boyle - born March 22, 1866 - Reds' catcher 1886
Charles "Red" Dooin - born June 12, 1879 - Reds' catcher 1915
Emil Haberer - born February 2, 1878 - Reds' catcher 1901, 03, 1909
Al Lakeman - born December 31, 1918 - Reds' catcher 1942 -1947
Louis "Red" Lutz - born Dec 17, 1898 - Reds' catcher 1922
George Henry "Admiral" Schlei - born January 12, 1878 - Reds' catcher 1904-1908
There have been 41 catchers who also pitched in the majors [See PITCHING CATCHERS.]
Ten of these 41 caught for Cincinnati and 8 both pitched & caught for the Reds. These SOLO BATTERY guys are:
Clarence "Kid" Baldwin - Caught 1885-1890 - Pitched 1885
Sal Butera - Caught 1986-1987 - Pitched 1986
Tom Dowse - Caught 1892 - Pitched 1890 for Cle
Jim Keenan - Caught 1885-1891 - Pitched 1885-1886
Al "Moose" Lakeman - Caught 1942-1947 - Pitched 1948 for Phi
Dee Moore - Caught 1936-1937 - Pitched 1936
Heinie Peitz - Caught 1896-1904 - Pitched 1897, 1899
Jimmy Peoples - Caught 1884-1885 - Pitched 1885
Dave Pierson - Caught 1876 - Pitched 1875
Harry "Farmer" Vaughn - Caught 1886, 1891-1899 - Pitched 1891
Jim Keenan has the LOWEST CAREER ERA (2.37) among the 41 catchers who also
pitched.
There have been 13 Cincinnati catchers who served in the military [See MILITARY CATCHERS.]
These VETERANS and their years of military service are:
Bill Baker 1944-1945 U.S. Army
Walker Cooper 1944-1945 U.S. Navy
Scott Hastings 1864 
Rollie Hemsley 1945 U.S. Navy
Nat Hicks 1861-1865
Ray Lamanno 1943-1945 U.S. Navy
Dee Moore 1944-1945 U.S. Navy
Ray Mueller 1945 U.S. Army
Hugh Poland 1945 U.S. Army
Bob Scheffing 1943-1945 U.S. Navy
Admiral Schlei 1898-1899 Spanish-American War
Hank Severeid 1945 U.S. Army
Dick West 1944-1945 U.S. Navy
There have been 20 Cincinnati catchers who managed in the majors [See
CATCHER MANAGERS.] These Skippers are:
John Clapp
Pat Corrales
Spud Davis
Red Dooin
Lee Fohl
Mike Gonzalez
Scott Hastings
Nat Hicks
Darrell Johnson
Johnny Kling |
Jack O'Connor
Bob O'Farrell
Bill Plummer
Bob Scheffing
Harry Smith
Pop Snyder
Gabby Street
Clyde Sukeforth
Jimmie Wilson
Ivey Wingo |
4 of the above were
Managers for Cincinnati:
John Clapp (1880), Bob O'Farrell (1934), Pop Snyder (1882-84), and Ivey Wingo (1916).
Reds' catcher Larry McLean holds the record for being the TALLEST catcher ever at 6-5. He also is one
of only 4 catchers who were murdered (post career). McLean was shot dead on 3/24/1921 by a Boston bartender in a barroom brawl.
The YOUNGEST
Cincinnati catcher was Jack O'Connor (born 6/2/1869) who caught at the age
of 19 (1887). The OLDEST
Cincinnati catcher was Jimmie Wilson (born 7/23/1900) who last caught for
the Reds in 1940 at the age of 41.
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