1961 Topps Baseball Card #285
Provided by Cary Smith

Sherm Lollar

First Golden Glove Winner 1957 (Award for all MLB)
Golden Glove Winner 1958, 59
All-Star Selection 1950, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60

Full Name: John Sherman Lollar
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Height: 6'1" Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: Aug 23, 1924 in Durham, Arkansas
Major League Debut: Apr 20, 1946
Died: Sep 24, 1977 in Springfield, Missouri

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CAREER BATTING STATISTICS
BATTING
YR
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
TM
Cle
NY
NY
StL
StL
StL
Chi
Chi
Chi
Chi
Chi
Chi
Chi
Chi
Chi
Chi
Chi
Chi
LG
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
POS
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
G
28
11
22
109
126
98
132
113
107
138
136
101
127
140
129
116
84
35
AB
62
32
38
284
396
310
375
334
316
426
450
351
421
505
421
337
220
73
R
7
4
0
28
55
44
35
46
31
67
55
33
53
63
43
38
17
4
H
15
7
8
74
111
78
90
96
77
111
132
90
115
134
106
95
59
17
2B
6
0
0
9
22
21
15
19
13
13
28
11
16
22
23
10
12
4
3B
0
1
0
1
3
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
3
0
1
0
0
HR
1
1
0
8
13
8
13
8
7
16
11
11
20
22
7
7
2
0
RBI
9
6
4
49
65
44
50
54
34
61
75
70
84
84
46
41
26
6
TB
24
12
8
109
178
123
144
139
111
174
197
138
191
228
150
128
77
21
BB
5
1
1
32
64
43
54
47
37
68
53
35
57
55
42
37
32
8
IBB
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
4
2
3
6
3
10
9
0
Totals G
1752
AB
5351
R
623
H
1415
2B
244
3B
14
HR
155
RBI
808
TB
2152
BB
671
IBB
49


BATTING BASERUNNING PERCENTAGES
YR
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
TM
Cle
NY
NY
StL
StL
StL
Chi
Chi
Chi
Chi
Chi
Chi
Chi
Chi
Chi
Chi
Chi
Chi
LG
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
K
9
5
6
22
25
26
34
29
28
34
34
24
37
49
39
22
23
7
HBP
0
0
0
2
8
4
12
8
7
10
16
13
8
9
8
6
3
1
SH
3
0
0
3
6
2
6
7
3
4
2
0
1
2
5
1
1
1
SF
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
6
4
4
5
8
3
0
0
GDP
1
3
4
8
12
20
15
7
5
10
19
7
12
27
22
5
5
2
SB
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
4
2
0
1
0
CS
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
1
3
0
0
0
0
SB%
.000
.000
-.---
.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
1.000
.000
.500
1.000
1.000
.667
.571
1.000
-.---
1.000
-.---
AVG
.242
.219
.211
.261
.280
.252
.240
.287
.244
.261
.293
.256
.273
.265
.252
.282
.268
.233
OBP
.299
.242
.231
.340
.391
.350
.354
.388
.334
.374
.383
.342
.367
.345
.326
.360
.369
.317
SLG
.387
.375
.211
.384
.449
.397
.384
.416
.351
.408
.438
.393
.454
.451
.356
.380
.350
.288
AB/HR
62.0
32.0
--.-
35.5
30.5
38.8
28.8
41.8
45.1
26.6
40.9
31.9
21.1
23.0
60.1
48.1
110.0
--.-
AB/K
6.9
6.4
6.3
12.9
15.8
11.9
11.0
11.5
11.3
12.5
13.2
14.6
11.4
10.3
10.8
15.3
9.6
10.4
Totals K
453
HBP
115
SH
47
SF
34
GDP
184
SB
20
CS
10
SB%
.667
BAVG
.264
OBP
.357
SLG
.402
AB/HR
34.5
AB/K
11.8


CAREER FIELDING STATISTICS
YEAR TEAM LG POS G Ch PO A E DP FPCT
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1951
1952
1953
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1963
Cle
NYY
NYY
StL
StL
StL
StL
CWS
CWS
CWS
CWS
CWS
CWS
CWS
CWS
CWS
CWS
CWS
CWS
CWS
CWS
CWS
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
C
C
C
C
C
3B
C
C
1B
C
C
C
C
C
C
1B
C
C
C
C
1B
C
24
9
10
93
109
1
85
120
1
107
93
136
132
96
116
24
122
123
107
66
2
23
99
47
41
322
423
0
411
650
3
524
436
730
724
500
669
195
679
612
513
324
4
105
89
44
36
279
367
0
361
590
3
470
395
664
679
454
597
177
623
555
464
298
4
94
9
3
4
39
48
0
48
53
0
51
38
62
40
45
63
17
51
54
48
23
0
9
1
0
1
4
8
0
2
7
0
3
3
4
5
1
9
1
5
3
1
3
0
2
1
0
1
3
9
0
8
4
0
2
8
12
6
5
8
19
14
12
6
0
0
2
0.990
1.000
0.976
0.988
0.981
-.---
0.995
0.989
1.000
0.994
0.993
0.995
0.993
0.998
0.987
0.995
0.993
0.995
0.998
0.991
1.000
0.981
Totals G
1599
Ch
8011
PO
7243
A
705
E
63
DP
120
FPCT
0.992


ALL-STAR STATISTICS - BATTING TOTALS

BATTING PERCENTAGES
YR
1950
1954
1955
1956
1958
1959
1959
1960
1960
TM
StL
Chi
Chi
Chi
Chi
Chi
Chi
Chi
Chi
LG
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
G
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
AB
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
1
2
R
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
H
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2B
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3B
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
HR
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
RBI
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
TB
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
BB
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
K
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
SB
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
BAVG
-.---
-.---
-.---
.500
-.---
.000
-.---
.000
.500
SLG
-.---
-.---
-.---
.500
-.---
.000
-.---
.000
1.000
AB/HR
--.-
--.-
--.-
--.-
--.-
--.-
--.-
--.-
--.-
AB/K
--.-
--.-
--.-
--.-
--.-
--.-
--.-
--.-
--.-
Totals G
5
AB
6
R
0
H
2
2B
1
3B
0
HR
0
RBI
0
TB
3
BB
1
K
0
SB
0
AVG
.333
SLG
.500
AB/HR
--.-
AB/K
--.-


WORLD SERIES STATISTICS - BATTING TOTALS

BATTING PERCENTAGES
YR
1947
1959
TM
NY
Chi
LG
AL
AL
G
2
6
AB
4
22
R
3
3
H
3
5
2B
2
0
3B
0
0
HR
0
1
RBI
1
5
TB
5
8
BB
0
1
K
0
3
SB
0
0
BAVG
.750
.227
SLG
1.250
.364
AB/HR
--.-
22.0
AB/K
--.-
7.3
Totals G
8
AB
26
R
6
H
8
2B
2
3B
0
HR
1
RBI
6
TB
13
BB
1
K
3
SB
0
AVG
.308
SLG
.500
AB/HR
26.0
AB/K
8.7


WORLD SERIES FIELDING
YEAR TEAM POS G Ch PO A E DP FPCT
1947
1959
NYY
CWS
C
C
2
6
3
34
2
29
1
5
0
0
0
0
1.000
1.000
Totals G
8
Ch
37
PO
31
A
6
E
0
DP
0
FPCT
1.000


TEAM ABBREVIATION KEY
YEARS
1946
1947-1948
1949-1951
1952-1963
TM
Cle
NY
StL
Chi
LG
AL
AL
AL
AL
TEAM NAME
Cleveland Indians
New York Yankees
St. Louis Browns
Chicago White Sox
LEAGUE NAME
American League
American League
American League
American League


Lollar, a quiet workhorse who led by example, was the White Sox' catcher through the "Go-Go" years. This was ironic, since he was painfully slow. But he was a dangerous hitter with good power and was outstanding on defense. He led AL backstops four times in fielding and his .992 career average ranks in the top five all-time. In 1962 he equaled the ML record by catching six pop-ups in one game.

Lollar came up with the Indians in 1946 but was traded to the Yankees that December in the deal that sent Gene Bearden to Cleveland. After he put in two years of backup work in New York, the Browns acquired him in one of their many deals with the Yankees. In 1952 an eight-player deal brought him to Chicago, where he appeared in over 100 games for ten straight seasons.

On April 23, 1955 he became the third major leaguer in history to collect two hits in one inning twice in the same game. He slugged a pair of homers and had five RBI as the Sox defeated Kansas City 29-6. His best season was 1959. He hit 22 homers and had 84 RBI while handling Sox pitchers faultlessly as Chicago won its first pennant in 40 years.