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Gus Niarhos

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 160lb (183cm, 72kg)

Born: December 6, 1920 in Birmingham, AL us

Died: December 29, 2004 in Harrisonburg, VA

Buried: St. Ann Cemetery, Phoenixville, PA

High School: West End HS (Birmingham, AL)

School: Auburn University (Auburn, AL)

Debut: June 9, 1946 (Age 25-185d, 10,166th in major league history)
vs. CLE 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 9, 1955 (Age 34-277d)
vs. STL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season

Full Name: Constantine Gregory Niarhos

Pronunciation: \NYE-uh-hoss\

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1949 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.4

691

174

.252

114

RBI

OBP

.390

SLG

.308

OPS

.699

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1941	20	NYY-min	C	112	382	382		117	24	10	3						.306	.306	.445	.751		170							AKR · MATL
1942	21	NYY-min	A	127	407	407		113	14	4	0						.278	.278	.332	.609		135							BNG · EL
1946	25	NYY-min	AAA	17	56	51	8	12	2	0	0	3	2		5	4	.235	.304	.275	.578		14	2	0	0				KCY · AA
1946	25	NYY	AL	37	51	40	11	9	1	1	0	2	1	0	11	2	.225	.392	.300	.692	94	12	2	0	0		0	2H

1947	26	NYY-min	AAA	96	307	237	44	76	11	0	1	26	2		62	22	.321	.470	.380	.850		90	6	5	3				KCY · AA
1948	27	NYY	AL	83	285	228	41	61	12	2	0	19	1	3	52	15	.268	.404	.338	.741	99	77	3	0	5		4	2/H
1949	28	NYY	AL	32	57	43	7	12	2	1	0	6	0	0	13	8	.279	.456	.372	.828	120	16	1	1	0		1	2/H
1950	29	TOT	AL	42	121	105	17	34	4	0	0	16	0	0	14	6	.324	.408	.362	.770	101	38	3	1	1		1	2/H
1950	29	NYY	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0		0	/H
1950	29	CHW	AL	41	121	105	17	34	4	0	0	16	0	0	14	6	.324	.408	.362	.770	101	38	3	1	1		1	2/H
1951	30	CHW	AL	66	217	168	27	43	6	0	1	10	4	3	47	9	.256	.419	.310	.728	101	52	5	0	2		4	2/H
1952	31	BOS	AL	29	72	58	4	6	0	0	0	4	0	0	12	9	.103	.268	.103	.371	3	6	1	1	1		0	2/H
1953	32	BOS	AL	16	41	35	6	7	1	1	0	2	0	1	4	4	.200	.300	.286	.586	56	10	0	1	1		0	2
1954	33	BOS-min	AAA	17	45	35	0	4	1	0	0	3	0		7	3	.114	.279	.143	.422		5	5	1	2	0			LOU · AA
1954	33	PHI	NL	3	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.200	.200	.200	.400	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	/2
1955	34	PHI	NL	7	9	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.111	.111	.111	.222	-40	1	1	0	0	0	0	/2
1956	35	PHI-min	AAA	78	260	207	29	45	9	0	0	14	0		48	32	.217	.368	.261	.629		54		2	2	1			MIA · IL
1957	36	PHI-min	A,AA	82	272	227	27	57	9	0	1	20	2		40	22	.251	.366	.300	.665		68		1	4	0			SDY,TUL · EL,TL
1958	37	PHI-min	AA	1	3	3		0									.000	.000											TUL · TL
9 Yrs				315	858	691	114	174	26	5	1	59	6	7	153	56	.252	.390	.308	.699	89	213	16	4	10	0	10
162 Game Avg.				162	441	355	59	89	13	3	1	30	3	4	79	29	.252	.390	.308	.699	89	110	8	2	5		5

NYY (4 yrs)				153	393	311	59	82	15	4	0	27	2	3	76	25	.264	.410	.338	.747	102	105	6	1	5		5
PHI (2 yrs)				10	14	14	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.143	.143	.143	.286	-24	2	1	0	0	0	0
BOS (2 yrs)				45	113	93	10	13	1	1	0	6	0	1	16	13	.140	.279	.172	.451	23	16	1	2	2		0
CHW (2 yrs)				107	338	273	44	77	10	0	1	26	4	3	61	15	.282	.415	.330	.745	101	90	8	1	3		5

AL (7 yrs)				305	844	677	113	172	26	5	1	59	6	7	153	53	.254	.394	.312	.706	91	211	15	4	10		10
NL (2 yrs)				10	14	14	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.143	.143	.143	.286	-24	2	1	0	0	0	0