| Earl Battey Earl Jesse Battey Position: Catcher
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Born: January 5, 1935 in Los Angeles, CA
High School: Jordan HS (Watts, CA)
Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1953.
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Debut: September 10, 1955 (Age 20)
vs. NYY 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Teams (by GP): Twins/WhiteSox/Senators 1955-1967
Final Game: September 27, 1967 (Age 32)
vs. CAL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Died: November 15, 2003 in Ocala, FL
Buried: Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, CA
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| Rk | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Apr 11 | MIN | @ | BAL | L,3-6 | CG | 35 | 8.0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | C |
| 2 | 2 | Apr 13 | MIN | @ | BAL | L,1-7 | CG | 35 | 8.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | C |
| 3 | 3 | Apr 14 | MIN | DET | W,5-3 | CG | 42 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | C | |
| 4 | 4 | Apr 15 | MIN | DET | L,3-4 | CG | 40 | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | C | |
| 5 | 5 | Apr 16 | MIN | CLE | L,3-4 | CG | 35 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | C | |
| 6 | 6 | Apr 19 | MIN | BAL | W,3-2 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | C | |
| 7 | 14 (7) | Apr 30 (1) | MIN | @ | WSA | L,3-7 | CG | 38 | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | C |
| May | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 8 | 18 (3) | May 5 | MIN | BOS | W,5-2 | CG | 38 | 9.0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | C | |
| 9 | 19 | May 6 | MIN | BOS | W,4-2 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | C | |
| 10 | 25 (5) | May 13 | MIN | KCA | L,2-5 | CG | 38 | 9.0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | C | |
| 11 | 26 | May 14 | MIN | KCA | L,2-4 | CG | 40 | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | C | |
| 12 | 27 | May 16 | MIN | @ | CHW | W,1-0 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | C |
| 13 | 28 | May 17 | MIN | @ | CHW | L,4-5 | CG | 33 | 8.0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | C |
| 14 | 39 (10) | May 28 (2) | MIN | @ | KCA | L,2-7 | GS | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | C |
| 15 | 42 (2) | May 31 | MIN | @ | BOS | L,2-3 | GS | 17 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | C |
| June | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 16 | 47 (4) | Jun 5 | MIN | CLE | W,5-4 | GF | 14 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | C | |
| 17 | 48 | Jun 6 (1) | MIN | CLE | L,4-6 | GS | 33 | 9.0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | C | |
| 18 | 50 (1) | Jun 8 | MIN | CLE | L,5-7 | GS | 31 | 8.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | C | |
| 19 | 51 | Jun 9 | MIN | BAL | L,2-11 | CG | 45 | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | C | |
| 20 | 55 (3) | Jun 12 | MIN | DET | W,11-5 | CG | 41 | 9.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | C | |
| 21 | 56 | Jun 13 | MIN | DET | L,10-15 | GF | 16 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | PH C | |
| 22 | 60 (3) | Jun 17 | MIN | @ | CLE | L,3-7 | CG | 34 | 8.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | C |
| 23 | 63 (2) | Jun 19 (2) | MIN | @ | BAL | L,5-9 | GS | 18 | 3.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | C |
| 24 | 67 (3) | Jun 24 | MIN | CHW | L,2-5 | GF | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | PH C | |
| July | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 25 | 80 (12) | Jul 8 | MIN | @ | CHW | L,0-1 | GS | 25 | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | C |
| 26 | 84 (3) | Jul 14 | MIN | KCA | L,2-3 | GF | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | PH C | |
| 27 | 85 | Jul 15 | MIN | KCA | W,3-2 | CG | 35 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | C | |
| 28 | 86 | Jul 16 (1) | MIN | CAL | W,5-1 | GS | 25 | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | C | |
| 29 | 87 | Jul 16 (2) | MIN | CAL | W,7-6 | GF | 22 | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | PH C | |
| 30 | 88 | Jul 17 | MIN | CAL | L,0-2 | GF | 14 | 4.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | C | |
| 31 | 91 (2) | Jul 21 | MIN | @ | CAL | L,1-2 | CG | 35 | 8.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | C |
| 32 | 94 (2) | Jul 25 | MIN | @ | NYY | T,1-1 | GS | 27 | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | C |
| 33 | 100 (5) | Jul 29 (2) | MIN | @ | BOS | W,10-3 | CG | 35 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | C |
| 34 | 101 | Jul 30 | MIN | @ | BOS | W,7-5 | GS | 30 | 8.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | C |
| 35 | 102 | Jul 31 | MIN | @ | BOS | L,0-4 | CG | 32 | 8.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | C |
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 36 | 104 (1) | Aug 2 | MIN | @ | WSA | L,4-5 | GF | 3 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | C |
| 37 | 109 (4) | Aug 8 | MIN | WSA | W,3-2 | GS | 8 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | C | |
| September | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 38 | 138 (28) | Sep 4 (1) | MIN | CLE | W,4-1 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | C | |
| 39 | 143 (4) | Sep 8 (1) | MIN | @ | BAL | W,7-2 | GS | 28 | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | C |
| 40 | 148 (4) | Sep 12 | MIN | @ | WSA | L,4-5 | GS | 30 | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | C |
| 41 | 162 (13) | Sep 27 | MIN | CAL | L,1-5 | GF | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | C | |
| 41gm | 272.2 | 212 | 17 | 3 | 232 | 2 | |||||||||
| Rk | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PB | WP | PO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Apr 11 | MIN | @ | BAL | L,3-6 | CG | 35 | 8.0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | Apr 13 | MIN | @ | BAL | L,1-7 | CG | 35 | 8.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 3 | Apr 14 | MIN | DET | W,5-3 | CG | 42 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 4 | Apr 15 | MIN | DET | L,3-4 | CG | 40 | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 5 | 5 | Apr 16 | MIN | CLE | L,3-4 | CG | 35 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 6 | Apr 19 | MIN | BAL | W,3-2 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 14 (7) | Apr 30 (1) | MIN | @ | WSA | L,3-7 | CG | 38 | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| May | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PB | WP | PO | |||
| 8 | 18 (3) | May 5 | MIN | BOS | W,5-2 | CG | 38 | 9.0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | 19 | May 6 | MIN | BOS | W,4-2 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 25 (5) | May 13 | MIN | KCA | L,2-5 | CG | 38 | 9.0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | 26 | May 14 | MIN | KCA | L,2-4 | CG | 40 | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | 27 | May 16 | MIN | @ | CHW | W,1-0 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 28 | May 17 | MIN | @ | CHW | L,4-5 | CG | 33 | 8.0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 39 (10) | May 28 (2) | MIN | @ | KCA | L,2-7 | GS | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 42 (2) | May 31 | MIN | @ | BOS | L,2-3 | GS | 17 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PB | WP | PO | |||
| 16 | 47 (4) | Jun 5 | MIN | CLE | W,5-4 | GF | 14 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | 48 | Jun 6 (1) | MIN | CLE | L,4-6 | GS | 33 | 9.0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | 50 (1) | Jun 8 | MIN | CLE | L,5-7 | GS | 31 | 8.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | 51 | Jun 9 | MIN | BAL | L,2-11 | CG | 45 | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | 55 (3) | Jun 12 | MIN | DET | W,11-5 | CG | 41 | 9.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 21 | 56 | Jun 13 | MIN | DET | L,10-15 | GF | 16 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | 60 (3) | Jun 17 | MIN | @ | CLE | L,3-7 | CG | 34 | 8.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | 63 (2) | Jun 19 (2) | MIN | @ | BAL | L,5-9 | GS | 18 | 3.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | 67 (3) | Jun 24 | MIN | CHW | L,2-5 | GF | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| July | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PB | WP | PO | |||
| 25 | 80 (12) | Jul 8 | MIN | @ | CHW | L,0-1 | GS | 25 | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 84 (3) | Jul 14 | MIN | KCA | L,2-3 | GF | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | 85 | Jul 15 | MIN | KCA | W,3-2 | CG | 35 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | 86 | Jul 16 (1) | MIN | CAL | W,5-1 | GS | 25 | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 | 87 | Jul 16 (2) | MIN | CAL | W,7-6 | GF | 22 | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | 88 | Jul 17 | MIN | CAL | L,0-2 | GF | 14 | 4.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | 91 (2) | Jul 21 | MIN | @ | CAL | L,1-2 | CG | 35 | 8.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | 94 (2) | Jul 25 | MIN | @ | NYY | T,1-1 | GS | 27 | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | 100 (5) | Jul 29 (2) | MIN | @ | BOS | W,10-3 | CG | 35 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | 101 | Jul 30 | MIN | @ | BOS | W,7-5 | GS | 30 | 8.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | 102 | Jul 31 | MIN | @ | BOS | L,0-4 | CG | 32 | 8.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PB | WP | PO | |||
| 36 | 104 (1) | Aug 2 | MIN | @ | WSA | L,4-5 | GF | 3 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | 109 (4) | Aug 8 | MIN | WSA | W,3-2 | GS | 8 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| September | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PB | WP | PO | |||
| 38 | 138 (28) | Sep 4 (1) | MIN | CLE | W,4-1 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 39 | 143 (4) | Sep 8 (1) | MIN | @ | BAL | W,7-2 | GS | 28 | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | 148 (4) | Sep 12 | MIN | @ | WSA | L,4-5 | GS | 30 | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | 162 (13) | Sep 27 | MIN | CAL | L,1-5 | GF | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 41gm | 272.2 | 212 | 17 | 3 | 232 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||
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