Ron Hassey
American baseball player and coach (born 1953) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ronald William Hassey (born February 27, 1953) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a catcher for the Cleveland Indians (1978–1984), Chicago Cubs (1984), New York Yankees (1985–1986),[1] Chicago White Sox (1986–1987), Oakland Athletics (1988–1990), and Montreal Expos (1991). Hassey is notable for being the only catcher in MLB history to have caught more than one perfect game (the first with Len Barker in 1981[2] and his second with Dennis Martínez in 1991[3]). Hassey joined Gus Triandos as the only catchers in MLB history to have caught a no-hitter in both leagues.[4]
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Born: (1953-02-27) February 27, 1953 (age 71) Tucson, Arizona, U.S. | |||||||||||||||
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||
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April 23, 1978, for the Cleveland Indians | |||||||||||||||
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September 3, 1991, for the Montreal Expos | |||||||||||||||
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Batting average | .266 | ||||||||||||||
Home runs | 71 | ||||||||||||||
Runs batted in | 438 | ||||||||||||||
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