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john(z28jd)Buck Ewing was good for a PB every other game.Chief Zimmer a pretty decent 19th century(mainly) catcher averaged a passed ball approx. every 4 games caught.Roger Bresnahan who was a pretty good defensive catcher averaged a passed ball every 7 games during his career.Yogi Berra,good for a sprint to the backstop every 22 games.Carlton Fisk,a very good modern catcher averaged one every 18 games
Ed Whiting holds the record for passed balls with 105 for Baltimore of the American Association in 1882.He averaged 3 passed balls every 2 games over his career
In a book written by Connie Mack in 1903 he mentions that the catcher should stand upright to be able to catch the ball easier at any height.He wrote this because alot of the newer catchers were crouching lower to the ground as opposed to almost 99% of 19th century catchers who were almost standing upright.He specifically says "catchers should refrain from crouching to the ground"