Andy Seminick

Andy Seminick
Andy Seminick in 1947
Catcher
Born: (1920-09-12)September 12, 1920
Pierce, West Virginia, U.S.
Died: February 22, 2004(2004-02-22) (aged 83)
Palm Bay, Florida, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 14, 1943, for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
September 21, 1957, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Batting average.243
Home runs164
Runs batted in556
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Andrew Wasal Seminick (September 12, 1920 – February 22, 2004) was an American professional baseball player.[1] He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the Philadelphia Phillies between 1943 and 1951, and the Cincinnati Reds/Redlegs from 1952 through part of 1955, when he rejoined the Phillies for the rest of his career until his release at the end of the 1957 season. Seminick was an integral part of the 1950 "Whiz Kids" Phillies team that won their first pennant since 1915.[2][3]

  1. ^ Andy Seminick at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ Seminick-Key Man of Phils, by Charles Dexter, Baseball Digest November 1950, Vol. 9, No. 11, ISSN 0005-609X
  3. ^ Goldstein, Richard (February 24, 2004). "Andy Seminick, 83, Catcher for Whiz Kids (Published 2004)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 16, 2015.