Tom Haller

Tom Haller
Catcher
Born: (1937-06-23)June 23, 1937
Lockport, Illinois, U.S.
Died: November 26, 2004(2004-11-26) (aged 67)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 11, 1961, for the San Francisco Giants
Last MLB appearance
October 4, 1972, for the Detroit Tigers
MLB statistics
Batting average.257
Home runs134
Runs batted in504
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Thomas Frank Haller (June 23, 1937 – November 26, 2004) was an American professional baseball player, coach, and executive. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1961 to 1972, most notably as a member of the San Francisco Giants where he made two of his three All-Star teams. Haller ended his playing career with the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Detroit Tigers.[1]

Haller was considered one of the top catchers in the National League (NL) during the late 1960s.[2] In 2008, he was part of the inaugural class of inductees into the San Francisco Giants Wall of Fame.[3]

  1. ^ "Tom Haller Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2019. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  2. ^ James, Bill (2001). The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract. New York: Free Press. p. 392. ISBN 0-684-80697-5.
  3. ^ "San Francisco Giants Wall of Fame at MLB.com". mlb.com. Archived from the original on November 29, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2020.