CLOSED...1961 Topps $15 Auction...Day 36

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Four more cards added today, including two more beloved skippers! Well, Solly Hemus may not have been beloved by all, since he wasn't exactly known for his racial diversity policies. Gus Triandos showed up today and reminded me of a good friend of mine who passed away years ago, way too early. One of his big collecting pleasures was his Gus Triandos shrine, so Gus always makes me smile. When I looked up his bio, Wikiedia says he is #6 on the all-time list of catching base stealers, so I went to Baseball Reference to see who the others were. Well, that Wikipedia article was a bit erroneous, as Gus was #69, actually. I know...it's on the internet, so how can it be wrong? Anyway, you'll be interested to know, only 13 catchers have managed to throw out over 50% of the runners in their career, and it's a wide smattering of eras, albeit nobody of recent stock. For your viewing pleasure, here's the 13:

Roy Campanella (57%)
Gabby Hartnett
Buddy Rosar
Al Lopez
Mickey O'Neil
Hank Gowdy
Ray Mueller
Jimmy Archer
Sam Agnew
Ray Schalk
Patsy Charity
Ray Mancuso
Paul Richards

Interestingly, two of those guys are on the same scan as Triandos, now as managers. George Mitterwald is #226, just thought you should know. And no active catcher is even close, with Yadier Molina topping the list at 41%. Have a great day!!

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