Sal Yvars
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Sal Yvars | |
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Catcher | |
Batted: Right | Threw: Right |
MLB debut | |
September 27, 1947 for the New York Giants |
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Final game | |
September 26, 1954 for the St. Louis Cardinals |
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Career statistics | |
Batting average | .244 |
Home runs | 10 |
RBI | 42 |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Salvador Anthony Yvars (born February 20, 1924 in New York City, New York) was a Major League Baseball catcher from 1947 to 1954. He is best remembered as the player on the New York Giants who relayed stolen signals to his teammates awaiting in the batters box during the 1951 Pennant-winning season.
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- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference