Gus Triandos

All-Star Selection 1957-1960

Full Name: Gus Triandos
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Height: 6-3 Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: Jul 30, 1930 in San Francisco, CA
College: ?
Major League Debut: August 13, 1953
Died:

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CAREER BATTING STATISTICS
  BATTING
Year Team Avg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K OBP SLG OPS
1953 NYY .157 18 51 5 8 2 0 1 6 3 9 -- .255 --
1954 NYY .000 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000
1955 BAL .277 140 481 47 133 17 3 12 65 40 55 .333 .399 .732
1956 BAL .279 131 452 47 126 18 1 21 88 48 73 .348 .462 .810
1957 BAL .254 129 418 44 106 21 1 19 72 38 73 .317 .445 .762
1958 BAL .245 137 474 59 116 10 0 30 79 60 65 .327 .456 .782
1959 BAL .216 126 393 43 85 7 1 25 73 65 56 .330 .430 .760
1960 BAL .269 109 364 36 98 18 0 12 54 41 62 .343 .418 .761
1961 BAL .244 115 397 35 97 21 0 17 63 44 60 .320 .426 .746
1962 BAL .159 66 207 20 33 7 0 6 23 29 43 .262 .280 .542
1963 DET .239 106 327 28 78 13 0 14 41 32 67 .315 .407 .722
1964 PHI .250 73 188 17 47 9 0 8 33 26 41 .339 .426 .765
1965 PHI .171 30 82 3 14 2 0 0 4 9 17 .253 .195 .448
1965 HOU .181 24 72 5 13 2 0 2 7 5 14 .244 .292 .535
1965 Total .175 54 154 8 27 4 0 2 11 14 31 .249 .240 .489
  AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K OBP SLG OPS
Totals .244 1206 3907 389 954 147 6 167 608 440 636 .322 .413 .735


  BATTING BASERUNNING MISC
Year Team HBP GDP TB IBB SH SF SB CS SB% AB/HR AB/K
1953 NYY 0 0 13 0 1 0 0 0 .000 51.0 5.7
1954 NYY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 1.0
1955 BAL 2 9 192 4 3 3 0 0 .000 40.1 8.7
1956 BAL 2 21 209 4 3 4 0 0 .000 21.5 6.2
1957 BAL 3 12 186 7 4 4 0 0 .000 22.0 5.7
1958 BAL 1 22 216 4 2 7 1 0 1.000 15.8 7.3
1959 BAL 3 12 169 6 4 3 0 0 .000 15.7 7.0
1960 BAL 1 11 152 5 5 2 0 0 .000 30.3 5.9
1961 BAL 1 13 169 7 1 2 0 0 .000 23.4 6.6
1962 BAL 0 6 58 2 0 1 0 0 .000 34.5 4.8
1963 DET 6 10 133 4 1 3 0 0 .000 23.4 4.9
1964 PHI 1 7 80 5 2 3 0 0 .000 23.5 4.6
1965 PHI 0 3 16 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 4.8
1965 HOU 1 2 21 0 0 0 0 0 .000 36.0 5.1
1965 Total 1 5 37 1 0 0 0 0 .000 77.0 5.0
  HBP GDP TB IBB SH SF SB CS SB% AB/HR AB/K
Totals 21 128 1614 49 26 32 1 0 1.000 23.4 6.1


CAREER FIELDING STATISTICS
Year Team POS G PO A E DP FPCT
1953 NYY C 5 17 1 1 0 .947
1953 NYY 1B 12 100 6 1 8 .991
1953 Total   17 117 7 2 8 .984
1954 NYY C 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1955 BAL C 36 127 13 3 3 .979
1955 BAL 3B 1 0 2 0 0 1.000
1955 BAL 1B 103 839 69 10 92 .989
1955 Total   140 966 84 13 95 .988
1956 BAL C 89 417 50 5 12 .989
1956 BAL 1B 52 373 39 7 27 .983
1956 Total   141 790 89 12 39 .987
1957 BAL C 120 580 64 5 13 .992
1958 BAL C 132 698 61 10 11 .987
1959 BAL C 125 597 63 13 5 .981
1960 BAL C 105 516 45 6 5 .989
1961 BAL C 114 642 55 8 9 .989
1962 BAL C 63 355 28 6 2 .985
1963 DET C 90 535 29 1 4 .998
1964 PHI C 64 371 24 6 4 .985
1964 PHI 1B 1 8 1 0 0 1.000
1964 Total   65 379 25 6 4 .985
1965 PHI C 28 144 10 4 2 .975
1965 HOU C 20 124 5 4 0 .970
1965 Total   48 268 15 8 2 .973
  G PO A E DP FPCT
Totals 1161 6443 565 90 197 .987



Big, powerful, strong-armed, and slow-footed, Triandos came to the Orioles as part of a 17-player trade in 1954 and was their regular catcher for seven seasons. He hit over 20 home runs three times, tying the AL record for catchers with 30 in 1958. Gus is one of only 12 players to have hit a Homerun in 3 consecutive Opening Days (1957-1959).

With the Phillies on June 21, 1964 Triandos caught Jim Bunning's perfect game, the first in the NL in 84 years. Oddly, he owns the ML record with 1,206 consecutive games without being caught stealing; he stole only one base.

FROM THE BASEBALL LIBRARY CHRONOLOGY
» November 18, 1954: In an enormous two-part trade begun on November 14, the Yankees and Orioles exchange 17 players. Included are 1B Dick Kryhoski, pitchers Bob Turley and Don Larsen, and SS Billy Hunter from Baltimore. To the Orioles go OF Gene Woodling, SS Willie Miranda, pitchers Harry Byrd and Jim McDonald, and catchers Gus Triandos and Hal Smith. The trade will help both teams.

» April 26, 1959: Surprising Baltimore sweeps a pair from the Yankees, coming from behind to score two in the 9th and win the opener, 5–4, and scoring in the final frame of the nitecap to win, 3–2. The O's use six pinch hitters in the opener, while New York uses four for a new ML mark. Hoyt Wilhelm goes the distance in the nitecap, but his knuckler proves elusive for Gus Triandos, who ties the major-league record with four passed balls. Ray Katt, who was the lone holder of the record, also caught Wilhelm.

» July 18, 1959: The Tigers drop game one to the Orioles, 5–2, their 13th loss in 15 games, then win the nitecap, 2–0, despite getting just two hits off Wilhelm. Hoyt allows two singles, but his knuckler proves elusive to Myron Ginsberg, who allows four passed balls to tie the American League record held by Gus Triandos and two others. O's catchers Ginsberg & Triandos will set the modern major-league record for passed balls this season with 49.

» May 4, 1960: The Orioles C Gus Triandos sets American League records with three passed balls in one inning (6th) and four in one game, but Hoyt Wilhelm, making a rare start, goes seven innings and gets credit for a 6–4 Baltimore win over the White Sox. Early Wynn records his 2,000th strikeout in a no-decision effort for the Sox. Triandos' PB mark for an inning will be tied by reserve backstop Myron Ginsberg in six days, and Tom Egan will collect five PBs in 1970 to erase Gus' name.

» May 10, 1960: Joe Ginsberg of the Orioles loses a struggle with Hoyt Wilhelm's knuckler, and ties the record set six days earlier by teammate Gus Triandos with three passed balls in one inning.

» June 14, 1962: Join the club. The Orioles Charlie Lau ties an American League record with three passed balls in the 8th inning, and a total of 4, but Baltimore beats Boston 7–4. Lau now shares the team (and AL) record with Myron Ginsberg and Gus Triandos for most passed balls in inning, all catching Hoyt Wilhelm. The 20th century mark is four in an inning, set by the Giants Ray Katt in 1954. No surprise who was on the mound then—Wilhelm.

» December 4, 1963: Detroit P Jim Bunning is traded to the Phillies with C Gus Triandos for OF Don Demeter and P Jack Hamilton.

» June 21, 1964: On Father's Day at Shea Stadium, Jim Bunning fans 10, drives in two runs, and pitches the first perfect game (excluding Don Larsen's 1956 World Series effort and Harvey Haddix's 1959 overtime loss) since Charlie Robertson's on April 30, 1922. Philadelphia beats the Mets 6–0. He also becomes the first pitcher to win no-hitters in both leagues, and Gus Triandos becomes the first Catcher to catch a no-hitter in each league. Bunning throws just 90 pitches in winning his 2nd no-hitter.

» September 28, 1982: Detroit's Lance Parrish hits his 31st home run of the season in a 9–6 win over the Orioles, breaking the American League single-season record for catchers that he had shared with Yogi Berra and Gus Triandos.


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