Hal Naragon

Positions: Catcher and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

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

Born: October 1, 1928 in Zanesville, OH us

Died: August 31, 2019 in Barberton, OH

Buried: Greenlawn Cemetery, Akron, OH

High School: Barberton HS (Barberton, OH)

Debut: September 23, 1951 (Age 22-357d, 8,448th in MLB history)
vs. DET 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 5, 1962 (Age 33-308d)
vs. DET 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1954 season

Full Name: Harold Richard Naragon

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.6

AB

985

H

262

HR

BA

.266

R

RBI

SB

OBP

.321

SLG

.334

OPS

.655

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
1947	18	CLE-min	C	28	88	72	6	13	0	1	0	4	0		12	19	.181	.298	.208	.506		15		0	4				PFD · CAML
1948	19	CLE-min	B	64	195	195		38	5	0	0						.195	.195	.221	.415		43							HRB · ISLG
1949	20	CLE-min	B	81	269	239	34	63	7	2	2	26	0		30	18	.264	.346	.335	.680		80		0	0				HRB · ISLG
1950	21	CLE-min	AA	99	321	321		86	14	2	1						.268	.268	.333	.601		107							OKC · TL
1951	22	CLE-min	AAA	91	302	278	23	70	5	0	2	22	0		19	13	.252	.302	.291	.593		81		1	4				SDG · PCL
1951	22	CLE	AL	3	10	8	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	83	2	0	1	0		1	/2H
1952			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1953			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1954	25	CLE	AL	46	113	101	10	24	2	2	0	12	0	0	9	12	.238	.300	.297	.597	63	30	0	0	3	0	1	2/H
1955	26	CLE	AL	57	143	127	12	41	9	2	1	14	1	0	15	8	.323	.394	.449	.843	124	57	3	0	1	0	0	2H
1956	27	CLE	AL	53	140	122	11	35	3	1	3	18	0	0	13	9	.287	.355	.402	.757	99	49	3	1	2	2	2	2H
1957	28	CLE	AL	57	136	121	12	31	1	1	0	8	0	0	12	9	.256	.326	.281	.607	68	34	5	1	1	1	1	2H
1958	29	CLE-min	AAA	67	207	186	18	64	10	1	0	23	0		21	8	.344	.411	.409	.819		76	4	0	0	0			SDG · PCL
1958	29	CLE	AL	9	9	9	2	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.556	.889	142	5	0	0	0	0	0	/H
1959	30	TOT	AL	85	248	231	18	57	7	3	0	16	0	1	11	11	.247	.283	.303	.586	62	70	4	2	1	3	0	2H
1959	30	CLE	AL	14	41	36	6	10	4	1	0	5	0	0	3	2	.278	.341	.444	.786	117	16	0	1	0	1	0	2/H
1959	30	WSH	AL	71	207	195	12	47	3	2	0	11	0	1	8	9	.241	.272	.277	.549	52	54	4	1	1	2	0	2H
1960	31	WSH	AL	33	103	92	7	19	2	0	0	5	0	0	8	4	.207	.275	.228	.503	37	21	2	1	1	1	2	2/H
1961	32	MIN	AL	57	147	139	10	42	2	1	2	11	0	0	4	8	.302	.326	.374	.700	84	52	5	1	3	0	0	2H
1962	33	MIN	AL	24	39	35	1	8	1	0	0	3	0	0	3	1	.229	.282	.257	.539	44	9	1	0	0	1	1	H/2
10 Yrs				424	1088	985	83	262	27	11	6	87	1	1	76	62	.266	.321	.334	.655	77	329	23	7	12	8	8
162 Game Avg.				162	416	376	32	100	10	4	2	33	0	0	29	24	.266	.321	.334	.655	77	126	9	3	5		3

CLE (7 yrs)				239	592	524	53	146	19	8	4	57	1	0	53	40	.279	.347	.368	.715	93	193	11	4	7	4	5
MIN (4 yrs)				185	496	461	30	116	8	3	2	30	0	1	23	22	.252	.289	.295	.584	58	136	12	3	5	4	3