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Buddy Rosar Caught 2 No-Hitters (1945 & 1947)Led All Catchers in Fielding Average 1944, 46-48 All-Star Selection 1942-43, 1946-48 |
| Full Name: Warren Vincent Rosar Bats: Right Throws: Right Height: 5-9 Weight: 190 lbs. Born: Jul 3, 1914 in Buffalo, New York College: ? Major League Debut: April 29, 1939 Died: Mar 13, 1994 in Rochester, New York |
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| CAREER BATTING STATISTICS |
| BATTING | |||||||||||||||
| YEAR | TEAM | LG | AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | OBP | SLG |
| 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 |
NYY NYY NYY NYY Cle Cle Phi Phi Phi Phi Phi Bos Bos |
AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL |
.276 .298 .287 .230 .283 .263 .210 .283 .259 .255 .200 .298 .229 |
43 73 67 69 115 99 92 121 102 90 32 27 58 |
105 228 209 209 382 331 300 424 359 302 95 84 170 |
18 34 25 18 53 29 23 34 40 30 7 13 11 |
29 68 60 48 108 87 63 120 93 77 19 25 39 |
5 11 17 10 17 9 12 22 20 13 2 2 7 |
1 3 2 0 1 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 |
0 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 4 0 1 1 |
12 37 36 34 41 30 25 47 33 41 6 12 13 |
13 19 22 17 33 34 20 36 40 39 16 7 19 |
10 11 10 20 12 17 16 17 13 12 5 4 14 |
.356 .357 .355 .288 .340 .339 .262 .339 .335 .344 .315 .352 .307 |
.343 .425 .402 .306 .340 .308 .267 .358 .334 .338 .221 .357 .288 |
| Totals | AVG .261 |
G 988 |
AB 3198 |
R 335 |
H 836 |
2B 147 |
3B 15 |
HR 18 |
RBI 367 |
BB 315 |
K 161 |
OBP .330 |
SLG .334 |
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| BATTING | BASERUNNING | MISC | |||||||||||
| YEAR | TEAM | LG | HBP | GDP | TB | IBB | SH | SF | SB | CS | SB% | AB/HR | AB/K |
| 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 |
NYY NYY NYY NYY Cle Cle Phi Phi Phi Phi Phi Bos Bos |
AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL |
0 2 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 |
3 6 8 9 10 7 11 20 11 3 3 3 3 |
36 97 84 64 130 102 80 152 120 102 21 30 49 |
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- |
3 5 2 0 4 6 4 4 9 6 3 0 2 |
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- |
4 7 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 |
0 1 0 2 4 2 1 3 3 2 0 0 0 |
1.000 .875 -.--- .333 .000 .333 .667 .250 .250 .000 -.--- -.--- -.--- |
--.- 57.0 209.0 104.5 382.0 --.- 300.0 212.0 359.0 75.5 --.- 84.0 170.0 |
10.5 20.7 20.9 10.5 31.8 19.5 18.8 24.9 27.6 25.2 19.0 21.0 12.1 |
| Totals | HBP 10 |
GDP 97 |
TB 1067 |
IBB -- |
SH 48 |
SF -- |
SB 17 |
CS 18 |
SB% .486 |
AB/HR 177.7 |
AB/K 19.9 |
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| CAREER FIELDING STATISTICS |
| YEAR | TEAM | LG | POS | G | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | FPCT |
| 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 |
NYY NYY NYY NYY Cle Cle Phi Phi Phi Phi Phi Bos Bos |
AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL |
C C C C C C C C C C C C C |
35 63 60 58 114 98 85 117 102 90 31 25 56 |
150 293 271 276 581 473 397 605 478 375 122 115 256 |
137 258 246 249 480 409 338 532 406 335 112 108 235 |
10 30 24 26 91 59 54 73 70 39 9 6 20 |
3 5 1 1 10 5 5 0 2 1 1 1 1 |
1 8 6 7 11 13 6 9 12 10 2 1 6 |
0.980 0.983 0.996 0.996 0.983 0.989 0.987 1.000 0.996 0.997 0.992 0.991 0.996 |
| Totals | G 934 |
Ch 4392 |
PO 3845 |
A 511 |
E 36 |
DP 92 |
FPCT 0.992 |
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| WORLD SERIES BATTING STATISTICS |
| BATTING | |||||||||||||||
| YEAR | TEAM | LG | AVG | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | OBP | SLG |
| 1941 1942 |
NYY NYY |
AL AL |
-.--- 1.000 |
1 1 |
0 1 |
0 0 |
0 1 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
-.--- 1.000 |
-.--- 1.000 |
| Totals | AVG 1.000 |
G 2 |
AB 1 |
R 0 |
H 1 |
2B 0 |
3B 0 |
HR 0 |
RBI 0 |
BB 0 |
K 0 |
OBP 1.000 |
SLG 1.000 |
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| BATTING | BASERUNNING | MISC | |||||||||||
| YEAR | TEAM | LG | HBP | GDP | TB | IBB | SH | SF | SB | CS | SB% | AB/HR | AB/K |
| 1941 1942 |
NYY NYY |
AL AL |
0 0 |
0 0 |
0 1 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
0 0 |
-.--- -.--- |
--.- --.- |
--.- --.- |
| Totals | HBP 0 |
GDP 0 |
TB 1 |
IBB 0 |
SH 0 |
SF 0 |
SB 0 |
CS 0 |
SB% -.--- |
AB/HR --.- |
AB/K --.- |
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| WORLD SERIES FIELDING |
| YEAR | TEAM | POS | G | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | FPCT |
| 1941 |
NYY |
C |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-.--- |
| Totals | G 1 |
Ch 0 |
PO 0 |
A 0 |
E 0 |
DP 0 |
FPCT -.--- |
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Rosar was a fine defensive catcher who played behind the Yankees' Bill Dickey for
four years. Although he appeared in two World Series for the Yankees, he batted only
once, producing a pinch-hit single in 1942. Traded to Cleveland after the 1942 season,
he became an All-Star being named five times. In 1946 with the A's, he set the record for errorless games
by a catcher, fielding 1.000 in 117 games. The next year he extended his perfect
play to 147 games, second only to Yogi Berra's 148-game streak. Led all catchers in Fielding Average four years (1944, 1946-48).
Holds the 20th Century Career Record for Fewest Passed Balls per Games Caught (0.0300) with only 28 miscues in 934 games as catcher.