Tom Haller

All Star 1966, 67, 68

Full Name: Thomas Frank Haller
Bats: Left Throws: Right
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: Jun 23, 1937 in Lockport, IL
Major League Debut: Apr 11, 1961
Died: Nov 26, 2004 in Los Angeles, CA


CAREER BATTING STATISTICS
 BATTING
YEAR TEAM LG AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K OBP SLG
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
SF
SF
SF
SF
SF
SF
SF
LA
LA
LA
LA
Det
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
AL
.145
.261
.255
.253
.251
.240
.251
.285
.263
.286
.267
.207
30
99
98
117
134
142
141
144
134
112
84
59
62
272
298
388
422
471
455
474
445
325
202
121
5
53
32
43
40
74
54
37
46
47
23
7
9
71
76
98
106
113
114
135
117
93
54
25
1
13
8
14
4
19
23
27
18
16
5
5
0
1
1
3
3
2
5
5
3
6
0
2
2
18
14
16
16
27
14
4
6
10
5
2
8
55
44
48
49
67
49
53
39
47
32
13
9
51
34
55
47
53
62
46
48
32
25
15
23
59
45
51
67
74
61
76
58
35
30
14
.260
.384
.332
.345
.335
.323
.344
.345
.337
.351
.346
.292
.258
.515
.430
.428
.389
.461
.415
.388
.357
.465
.366
.331
Totals AVG
.257
G
1294
AB
3935
R
461
H
1011
2B
153
3B
31
HR
134
RBI
504
BB
477
K
593
OBP
.340
SLG
.414

 BATTINGBASERUNNINGMISC
YEAR TEAM LG HBP GDP TB IBB SH SF SB CS SB% AB/HR AB/K
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
SF
SF
SF
SF
SF
SF
SF
LA
LA
LA
LA
Det
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
AL
1
4
2
2
8
6
4
2
2
2
2
0
1
3
7
9
8
10
3
3
4
6
5
1
16
140
128
166
164
217
189
184
159
151
74
40
0
1
5
10
15
11
9
13
13
7
8
4
0
3
3
0
6
3
4
3
8
3
0
2
1
1
3
4
3
3
3
9
1
3
5
1
0
1
4
4
0
1
0
1
0
3
0
0
1
4
6
2
0
3
4
4
3
0
2
1
.000
.200
.400
.667
-.---
.250
.000
.200
.000
1.000
.000
.000
31.0
15.1
21.3
24.3
26.4
17.4
32.5
118.5
74.2
32.5
40.4
60.5
2.7
4.6
6.6
7.6
6.3
6.4
7.5
6.2
7.7
9.3
6.7
8.6
Totals HBP
35
GDP
60
TB
1628
IBB
96
SH
35
SF
37
SB
14
CS
30
SB%
.318
AB/HR
29.4
AB/K
6.6


CAREER FIELDING STATISTICS
YEAR TEAM LG POS G Ch PO A E DP FPCT
1961
1962
1963
1963
1964
1964
1965
1966
1966
1967
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
SF
SF
SF
SF
SF
SF
SF
SF
SF
SF
SF
LA
LA
LA
LA
Det
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
NL
AL
C
C
OF
C
OF
C
C
1B
C
OF
C
C
C
C
C
C
25
91
7
85
3
113
133
4
136
1
136
139
132
106
67
36
124
514
9
540
0
798
926
35
862
0
864
950
855
554
362
235
117
472
7
499
0
739
864
33
797
0
797
863
800
524
320
220
7
38
1
38
0
50
50
2
57
0
64
81
48
26
34
15
0
4
1
3
0
9
12
0
8
0
3
6
7
4
8
0
4
6
0
7
0
12
9
3
5
0
5
23
4
7
3
1
1.000
0.992
0.889
0.994
-.---
0.989
0.987
1.000
0.991
-.---
0.997
0.994
0.992
0.993
0.978
1.000
Totals G
1214
Ch
7628
PO
7052
A
511
E
65
DP
89
FPCT
0.991


LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES BATTING STATISTICS
 BATTING
YEAR TEAM LG AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K OBP SLG
1972
Det
AL
.000
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
Totals AVG
.000
G
1
AB
1
R
0
H
0
2B
0
3B
0
HR
0
RBI
0
BB
0
K
0
OBP
.000
SLG
.000

 BATTINGBASERUNNINGMISC
YEAR TEAM LG HBP GDP TB IBB SH SF SB CS SB% AB/HR AB/K
1972
Det
AL
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-.---
--.-
--.-
Totals HBP
0
GDP
0
TB
0
IBB
0
SH
0
SF
0
SB
0
CS
0
SB%
-.---
AB/HR
--.-
AB/K
--.-

WORLD SERIES BATTING STATISTICS
 BATTING
YEAR TEAM LG AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K OBP SLG
1962
SF
NL
.286
4
14
1
4
1
0
1
3
0
2
.286
.571
Totals AVG
.286
G
4
AB
14
R
1
H
4
2B
1
3B
0
HR
1
RBI
3
BB
0
K
2
OBP
.286
SLG
.571

 BATTINGBASERUNNINGMISC
YEAR TEAM LG HBP GDP TB IBB SH SF SB CS SB% AB/HR AB/K
1962
SF
NL
0
0
8
0
0
0
0
1
.000
14.0
7.0
Totals HBP
0
GDP
0
TB
8
IBB
0
SH
0
SF
0
SB
0
CS
1
SB%
.000
AB/HR
14.0
AB/K
7.0


LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES FIELDING
YEAR TEAM POS G Ch PO A E DP FPCT
This player has never fielded in a League Championship Series.

WORLD SERIES FIELDING
YEAR TEAM POS G Ch PO A E DP FPCT
1962
SF
C
4
31
29
2
0
1
1.000
Totals G
4
Ch
31
PO
29
A
2
E
0
DP
1
FPCT
1.000


ALL-STAR STATISTICS - BATTING TOTALS

BATTING PERCENTAGES
YR
1966
1967
1968
TM
SF
SF
LA
LG
NL
NL
NL
G
0
1
1
AB
0
1
2
R
0
0
0
H
0
0
0
2B
0
0
0
3B
0
0
0
HR
0
0
0
RBI
0
0
0
TB
0
0
0
BB
0
0
0
K
0
0
1
SB
0
0
0
BAVG
-.---
.000
.000
SLG
-.---
.000
.000
AB/HR
--.-
--.-
--.-
AB/K
--.-
--.-
2.0
Totals G
2
AB
3
R
0
H
0
2B
0
3B
0
HR
0
RBI
0
TB
0
BB
0
K
1
SB
0
AVG
.000
SLG
.000
AB/HR
--.-
AB/K
3.0



TEAM ABBREVIATION KEY
YEARS
1961-1967
1968-1971
1972
TM
SF
LA
Det
LG
NL
NL
AL
TEAM NAME
San Francisco Giants
Los Angeles Dodgers
Detroit Tigers
LEAGUE NAME
National League
National League
American League


After a career at quarterback for the University of Illinois, the 6'4" Haller signed with the Giants in 1958. In their pennant-winning 1962 season, he hit 18 HR as a platoon catcher. He was San Francisco's first-string receiver in the years 1964-67, and hit 27 HR in 1966. He went to the Dodgers in a 1968 trade for Ron Hunt and Nate Oliver, the first trade between the two clubs since 1956.

In a ML first, on July 14, 1972, Tom was the Tiger catcher while his brother, Bill, umpired behind the plate. The durable Haller caught all 23 innings of a May 31, 1964 Mets-Giants game, and set the NL record for most double plays by a catcher in a season (23, in 1968). After serving as a Giant coach from 1977 to 1979, he was their vice president of baseball operations from mid-1981 until September 1986.