<title>Double Play Records by Catchers

Double Play Records by Catchers

Baseball Almanac invites you to examine double play records for catchers. Research is complete through completion of the previous season and includes all of the possible double play record variations.

"Why has our pitching been so great? Our catcher (Yogi Berra) that's why. He looks cumbersome but he's quick as a cat." - Casey Stengel

Double Play Records Catchers
Record	Lg	Name	Team	Data
Fewest In A Season By The League Leader	AL	Mike DiFelice	Tampa Bay	8	1998
	AL	A.J. Hinch	Oakland	8	1998
	NL	Phil Masi	Boston⁽¹⁾	8	1949
		Phil Masi	Pittsburgh⁽⁷⁾
		Clyde McCullough	Pittsburgh
Most In A Career	AL	Ray Schalk	Chicago	217
Most In A Career	NL	Gabby Hartnett	Chicago	163
Most In A Game	AL	Earl Battey	Minnesota	3	08-11-1966
		Charlie Berry	Chicago		05-17-1932
		Rick Dempsey	Baltimore		06-01-1977
		Ed Herrmann	Chicago		07-04-1972
		J.C. Martin	Chicago		06-23-1963
		Bengie Molina	Anaheim		07-29-2003
	NL	Shanty Hogan	New York	3	08-19-1931
		Damian Miller	Arizona		05-25-1999
		Jack O'Neill	Chicago		04-26-1905
		Ebba St. Claire	Boston		08-09-1951
Most In A Game Extra Innings	AL	Billy Sullivan	Chicago	3	07-25-1912
	AL	Billy Sullivan	Chicago	3	10 Innings
	NL	Ron Hodges	New York	3	04-23-1978
		Ron Hodges	New York		11 Innings
		Bob O'Farrell	Chicago		07-09-1919
		Bob O'Farrell	Chicago		10 Innings
Most In A Season	AL	Steve O'Neill	Cleveland	36	1916
Most In A Season	NL	Tom Haller	Los Angeles	23	1968
Most Seasons Leading The League	AL	Yogi Berra	New York	6	1949
			New York		1950
			New York		1951
			New York		1952
			New York		1954
			New York		1956
	NL	Gabby Hartnett	Chicago	6	1925
			Chicago		1927
			Chicago		1930
			Chicago		1931
			Chicago		1934
			Chicago		1935
Record	Lg	Name	Team	Data
Double Play Records by Catchers

Frank Crossin (St. Louis in 1914) and Jorge Posada (New York in 2000) are the only two catchers in major league history to turn two (2) unassisted double plays during the same season.

On August 19, 1931, Shanty Hogan of the New York Giants became the first catcher to ever start three double plays during a single game. Sixty-eight (68) years later Damian Miller of the Arizona Diamondbacks tied that same record.

On July 29, 2003, Bengie Molina tied the record set by Hogan & Miller (see fact above), but is the first and only player from the American League with the record.

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