Harry Chiti
American baseball player (1932-2002) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Harry Dominic Chiti Jr. (pronounced /ˈtʃiːtiː/ CHEE-tee) (November 16, 1932 – January 31, 2002) was an American catcher in Major League Baseball. He appeared in 502 games over all or parts of ten seasons between 1950 and 1962 for the Chicago Cubs, Kansas City Athletics, Detroit Tigers and New York Mets. Chiti batted and threw right-handed, and was listed as 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and 221 pounds (100 kg). Born in Kincaid, Illinois, he was the father of major league coach Dom Chiti.
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Harry Chiti | |
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Catcher | |
Born: (1932-11-16)November 16, 1932 Kincaid, Illinois, U.S. | |
Died: January 31, 2002(2002-01-31) (aged 69) Haines City, Florida, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 27, 1950, for the Chicago Cubs | |
Last MLB appearance | |
June 10, 1962, for the New York Mets | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .238 |
Home runs | 41 |
Runs batted in | 179 |
Teams | |
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