Francis Healy (baseball)
American baseball player (1910-1997) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the 1930s catcher. For the 1970s catcher and this player's nephew, see Fran Healy (baseball). For other people with similar names, see Francis Healy.
Francis Xavier Paul Healy (June 29, 1910 – February 12, 1997) was an American Major League Baseball catcher who played in parts of four seasons for the New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals. He made it into 15 games for the 1934 World Series winners, mostly as a pinch hitter, but did not play in the series.
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Francis Healy | |
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Catcher | |
Born: (1910-06-29)June 29, 1910 Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
Died: February 12, 1997(1997-02-12) (aged 86) Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
April 29, 1930, for the New York Giants | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 26, 1934, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .241 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 5 |
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Healy is the uncle of former MLB catcher and current broadcaster Fran Healy.