Hal Naragon

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Harold Richard Naragon (born October 1, 1928 in Zanesville, Ohio) is a former catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Cleveland Indians (1951, 1954-1959) and Washington Senators & Minnesota Twins (1959-1962). He batted left handed and threw right handed.

In a 10-season career, Naragon was a .266 hitter with six home runs and 87 RBI in 424 games played.

Naragon was winding up his major league career as a non-power hitting backup catcher, and usually platooned with Jim Hegan at Cleveland and with Earl Battey for the Senators and Twins. His most productive season came in 1959, when he posted career-highs in games (85) and average (.247) while dividing his playing time with Cleveland and Washington. He also catched for the Indians in the 1954 World Series against the New York Giants.

Following his playing career, Naragon coached for the Minnesota Twins and Detroit Tigers.