1998 All-Star Florida Marlin catcher Darren Daulton, retires
1996 New York Yankee Jim Leyitz is 2nd catcher to wear a hockey mask
1996 New York Met Todd Huntley sets record of 41 home runs by a catcher
1995 Rick Ferrell, Hall of Fame catcher, dies at 89
1993 Bill Dickey, HOF baseball catcher (New York Yankees, 1928-46), dies at 86
1993 Carlton Fisk, 45, released by White Sox, as all time leader of most games caught and most home runs by a catcher
1993 Roy Campanella, 3xMVP catcher (Dodgers), dies of a heart attack at 71
1990 Bo Diaz, catcher, crushed to death by a satellite dish at 37
1990 Carlton Fisk ties Johnny Bench hitting 327 home runs as a catcher
1989 Carlton Fisk becomes AL catcher HR hitter, 307th at Yankee stadium
1989 New York Mets Rick Cerone, errors after 159 errorless games as catcher
1987 Benito Santiago, Padres catcher, wins NL Rookie of Year
1987 Benito Santiago ends longest catcher/rookie hitting streak at 34
1987 Knuckleballer Charlie Hough on the mound, Rangers catcher Geno Petralli ties the major league record by allowing 6 passed balls
1985 Carlton Fisk becomes 5th catcher to steal 100 bases
1984 Yankees trade catcher Rick Cerone to Braves for pitcher Brian Fisher
1982 KC's John Wathan steals 31st en route to 36 base for catcher's record
1981 Arbitrator Goetz declares Red Sox catcher Carlton Fisk a free agent
1980 Elston Howard, MVP catcher (New York Yankees), dies at 59
1980 Johnny Bench hits his 314th HR as a catcher breaks Yogi Berra's record
1975 Matt LeCroy, Anderson, South Carolina, baseball catcher 1996 Olympics bronze
1975 Natalie Titcume, Australian softball catcher 1996 Olympics bronze
1975 New York Yank catcher Thurman Munson's 1st-inning single and RBI are
1974 Jason Kendall, born in San Diego, California, catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates
1974 A. J. Hinch, Wavely, Iowa, baseball catcher 1996 Olympics bronze
1973 Brian Loyd, Lynwood California, baseball catcher 1996 Olympics bronze
1973 Gillian Boxx, born in Fontana, California, softball catcher, 1996 Olympics gold
1972 Sandy Martinez, Villa Mella, Dominican Republic, catcher for the Toronto Blue Jays
1972 Colleen Thornburn, born in Toronto, Ontario, softball catcher 1996 Olympics
1972 Plate ump and catcher in a game are brothers. Bill Haller is ump and Tom Haller is Tigers catcher, Kansas City Royals win 1-0
1972 Scott Dawes, Australian baseball catcher 1996 Olympics
1972 Joanne Brown, Australian softball catcher and 1st baseman, 1996 Olympics bronze
1972 Mike Lieberthal, born in Glendale California, catcher for the Philadelphia Phillies
1971 Ivan Rodriguez, Vega Baja Puerto Rico, catcher for the Texas Rangers
1971 Sal Fasano, born in Chicago, Illinois, catcher for the Kansas City Royals
1971 Charles Johnson, born in Fort Pierce, Florida, catcher, U.S. Olympics 1992, Marlins
1971 103rd Belmont: Walter Blum aboard Pass Catcher wins in 2:30.6
1971 Pam Schaffrath, born in Chicago, Illinois, female catcher, Colo Silver Bullets
1971 Gregory Zaun, born in Glendale, California, catcher for the Baltimore Orioles
1971 Mike Hubbard, Lynchburg, Virginia, catcher for the Chicago Cubs
1971 Tyler Houston, U.S. baseball catcher, Atlanta Braves
1971 Alexander Delgado, Palmerejo Venezuela, catcher for the Boston Red Sox
1970 Yankees catcher Thurman Munson wins AL Rookie of Year
1970 Javier Lopez, Ponce Puerto Rico, catcher, Atlanta Braves
1970 Mike Matheny, Columbus, Ohio, catcher for the Milwaukee Brewers
1970 Missy Cress, born in Burbank, California, female catcher, Colo Silver Bullets
1970 New York Met Jerry Grote sets record of 20 put outs by a catcher
1970 Kelly Stinnett, U.S. baseball catcher for the New York Mets
1970 Alberto Castillo, Dominican/U.S. baseball catcher for the New York Mets
1969 Dave Nilsson, Brisbane Australia, catcher for the Milwaukee Brewers
1969 Matthew Walbeck, Sacramento California, catcher for the Minnesota Twins
1969 Todd Hundley, Martinsville, Virginia, catcher for the New York Mets
1969 George Williams, born in Lacrosse WI, catcher for the Oakland A's
1969 Brad Ausmus, born in New Haven, Connecticut, catcher for the Detroit Tigers
1969 Dan Wilson, born in Arlington Heights, Illinois, catcher for the Seattle Mariners
1969 Kerry Dienelt, Australian softball catcher/1st baseman, Oly-bronze-96
1969 Jayhawk Owens, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, catcher for the Colorado Rockies
1969 John Moore, Australian baseball catcher 1996 Olympics
1969 Juanita Clayton, Manitou Manitoba, softball catcher 1996 Olympics
1968 Randy Knorr, San Gabriel California, catcher for the Houston Astros
1968 Eddie Taubensee, Beeville, Texas, catcher for the Cincinnati Reds
1968 Keith Osik, Port Jefferson, New York, catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates
1968 Mike Piazza, born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers
1968 Eddie Perez, Cuidad Ojeda, Venezuela, catcher, Atlanta Braves
1968 Brent Mayne, Loma Linda California, catcher for the New York Mets
1968 Jesse Levis, Philadephia, Pennsylvania, catcher for the Milwaukee Brewers
1968 Eric Wedge, U.S. baseball catcher for the Boston Red Sox
1968 Brian Johnson, born in Oakland California, catcher for the San Diego Padres
1967 Shelly Stokes, Sacramento California, softball catcher, 1996 Olympics gold
1967 John Flaherty, New York City, catcher for the San Diego Padres
1967 Carrie Flemmer, born in Stettler, Alberta, softball catcher 1996 Olympics
1967 Rick Wilkins, born in Jacksonville, Florida, catcher for the Houston Astros
1967 Scott Servais, born in La Crosse, Wisconsin, catcher for the Chicago Cubs
1967 Rich Rowland, U.S. baseball catcher for the Detroit Tigers
1967 Todd Pratt, U.S. baseball catcher for the Philadelphia Phillies
1966 Darrin Fletcher, Elmhurst, Illinois, catcher for the Montreal Expos
1966 Tim Spehr, born in Excelsior Springs, Missouri, catcher for the Montreal Expos
1966 Sandy Alomar, born in Salinas, Puerto Rico, catcher, Cleveland Indians
1966 Bill Haselman, Long Branch, New Jersey, catcher for the Boston Red Sox
1966 Greg Myers, born in Riverside, California, catcher for the Minnesota Twins
1966 Chris Howard, U.S. baseball catcher for the Seattle Mariners
1965 Rob Natal, born in Long Beach, California, catcher for the Florida Marlins
1965 Steve Decker, Rock Island, Illinois, catcher for the San Francisco Giants
1965 Phillies catcher Pat Corrales sets record by reaching base twice on catcher's interference in one game and 6 times in one season
1965 Joe Oliver, born in Memphis, Tennessee, catcher for the Cincinnati Reds
1965 Kirt Manwaring, born in Elmira, New York, catcher for the San Francisco Giants
1965 Denny McLain in relief strikesout 1st 7 batters faced and record 14 in 6 2/3 innings, Bill Freehan ties catcher record of 19 putouts
1965 Chris Hoiles, Bowling Green, Ohio, catcher for the Baltimore Orioles
1965 Benito Santiago, born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, catcher for the Philadelphia Phillies
1965 Lenny Webster, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, catcher for the Montreal Expos
1964 Joe Girardi, Peoria, Illinois, catcher, New York Yankees
1964 Chad Kreuter, Marin County California, catcher, Chicago White Sox
1964 Tom Prince, born in Kankakee, Illinois, catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers
1964 Mike Macfarlane, Stockton California, catcher for the Kansas City Royals
1964 Tom Lampkin, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, catcher for the San Francisco Giants
1963 Jim Leyritz, Lakewood, Ohio, catcher, New York Yankees
1963 ML Rules Committee bans oversized catcher's mitts, effective in 1965
1963 Ron Karkovice, born in Union, New Jersey, catcher, Chicago White Sox
1963 Mike Stanley, born in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, catcher, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox
1963 Pat Borders, Columbus, Ohio, catcher for the California Angels
1963 John Marzano, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, catcher for the Seattle Mariners
1962 Jeff Reed, Joliet, Illinois, catcher for the Colorado Rockies
1962 Tom Pagnozzi, born in Tucson, Arizona, catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals
1962 Mickey Cochrane, baseball hall of fame catcher, dies at 59
1962 Terry Steinbach, born in New Ulm, Minnesota, catcher for the Oakland A's
1962 Darren Daulton, U.S. baseball catcher for the Philadelphia Phillies
1961 Mark Parent, Ashland OR, catcher for the Detroit Tigers
1961 Danny Sheaffer, born in Jacksonville, Florida, catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals
1961 Pat Dufficy, born in Westerly, Rhode Island, female catcher, Colo Silver Bullets
1961 Charlie O'Brien, Tulsa, Oklahoma, catcher, Brewers, Mets, Braves, Blue Jays
1960 David Valle, Bayside, New York, catcher for the Texas Rangers
1960 Mickey Tettleton, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, catcher for the Texas Rangers
1960 Balt manager Paul Richards devises oversized catcher's mitt
1959 Yankee catcher Yogi Berra's errorless streak of 148 games ends
1958 Don Slaught, born in Long Beach, California, catcher, California Angels, New York Yankees
1958 Dale Long becomes 1st major league lefty catcher in 52 years
1958 Joyce Lester, Australian softball catcher, 1996 Olympics bronze
1958 Dodger catcher Roy Campanella is paralyzed in an automobile wreck
1957 Alex Trevino, catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers
1957 Tony Pena, born in Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic, catcher, Cleveland Indians
1956 Yanks Yogi Berra ties career record for home runs (236) by a catcher
1955 Brooklyn catcher Roy Campanella wins his 3rd MVP Award
1954 Attempting to handle Hoyt Wilhelm's knuckleball catcher Ray Katt of Giants sets a major league record with 4 passed balls
1954 Rick Cerone, Newark, New Jersey, catcher, Yankees/Red Sox/Mets/Expos
1954 Gary Carter, catcher, Montreal Expos, New York Mets
1953 Roy Campanella sets catcher record of 125 (en route to 142) RBIs
1953 Roy Campanella sets record for home runs by a catcher at 38
1951 New York Yankee Catcher Yogi Berra wins 1st of his 3 MVP awards
1951 Brooklyn Dodger catcher Roy Campanella wins 1st of his 3 NL MVP
1951 Brooklyn catcher Roy Campanella wins NL MVP
1951 Novel "Catcher in Rye" by J. D. Salinger published
1948 Steve Yeager, catcher, LA Dodger
1948 Brooklyn's Roy Campanella debuts as catcher
1947 Carlton Fisk, born in Vermont, all star catcher, Red Sox, White Sox
1947 Johnny Bench, baseball catcher, Reds
1947 Bob Boone, San Diego, catcher, Phillies, Angels
1947 Thurman Munson, baseball catcher/captain, New York Yankees
1947 A's catcher Warren Rosar catches his 147th game without an error
1945 Catherine Burns, New York City, actress, Last Summer, One Life to Live, Catcher
1945 A's catcher George George punches ump Joe Rue gets suspended
1943 Robert Cooper, father of Card pitcher Mort and catcher Walker, dies
1943 Andy Etchebarren, baseball catcher for the Baltimore Orioles
1941 Tim McCarver, baseball catcher, Cards, Phils, asportscaster, ABC, CBS
1940 Willard Hershberger, catcher (Cin Reds), commits suicide
1939 Yankee catcher Bill Dickey hits 3 consecutive HRs
1938 Mickey Stratton, born in Meriden, Connecticut, softball catcher, Hall of Fame 1969
1935 Bob Uecker, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, catcher/actor, Mr Belvedere
1934 Moe Berg, Senators catcher, plays AL record 117th cons errorless game
1932 Earl Grace, ends NL catcher record streak of 110 cons errorless games
1930 Brooklyn catcher Al Lopez hits major league's last recorded bounce HR
1929 Elston Howard, Yankee catcher, 1st black New York Yankee/1963 AL MVP
1927 Smokey Burgess, baseball catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates
1926 St. Louis Browns acquire catcher Wally Schang from New York Yankees
1922 Catcher Butch Henline is 1st NLer to hit 3 home runs in a game since 1897
1921 Roy Campanella, Brooklyn Dodger catcher, NL MVP 1951/53/55
1919 White Sox catcher Ray Schalk is 2nd man ejected from a World Series
1918 Washington catcher Eddie Ainsmith applies for deferment from the draft Sec of War Newton D. Baker rules baseball players are not draft exempt
1914 Yankee catcher Nunamaker throws out 3 would be stealers in 1 inning
1914 Arthur Sydney Martin, spy catcher
1907 Nationals steal a record 13 bases off catcher Branch Rickey
1907 Bill Dickey, New York Yankee hall-of-fame catcher, 1928-43, /manager, 1946
1907 New York Giant Roger Bresnahan becomes 1st catcher to wear shin guards
1906 William "Buck" Ewing, hall of fame catcher (New York Giants), dies at 67
1905 Rick Ferrell, baseball Hall of Fame catcher
1903 Mickey Cochrane, baseball hall of fame catcher, .320 avg
1897 Roger Bresnahan debuts as Washington Senator pitcher (later HOF catcher)
1897 Washington Senator catcher Charlie Farrell throws out 8 attempted stealers
1879 Roger P Bresnaham, hall of fame catcher/manager
1878 Frederick Thayer patents catcher's mask (pat # 200,358)
1877 Catcher's mask 1st used in a baseball game
1859 William "Buck" Ewing, hall of fame catcher, New York Giants, for the Cincinnati Reds
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