Ben Egan
Ben Egan | |
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Catcher | |
Born: Augusta, New York, U.S. | November 20, 1883|
Died: February 18, 1968 Sherrill, New York, U.S. | (aged 84)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 29, 1908, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 23, 1915, for the Cleveland Indians | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .165 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 30 |
Teams | |
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Arthur Augustus "Ben" Egan (November 20, 1883 – February 18, 1968) was an American professional baseball catcher for the Philadelphia Athletics and Cleveland Indians from 1908 to 1915. He was later a coach for the Washington Senators for the first half of the 1924 season, the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1925, and the Chicago White Sox in 1926. Egan was Babe Ruth’s first catcher in professional baseball and went to the majors with Ruth when the two were sold to the Boston Red Sox.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ McPHerson, Steven. "Ben Egan". Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)