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 » 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.
»
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.