Bill Rariden

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Bill Rariden
Runs batted in
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Career highlights and awards

William Angel Rariden (February 4, 1888 – August 28, 1942), was an American

New York Giants, and Cincinnati Reds.[1]

Major League career

A light-

Newark Pepper of the Federal League in 1915.[2] He broke his own record the following season when he had 238 in 1915.[2] Major League status was retroactively applied to the Federal League in 1968
.

Before Rariden's career, most catchers were large, slow-footed players.

Deadball Era during which Rariden played, catchers played a huge defensive role, given the large number of bunts and stolen base attempts, therefore catchers of his era usually accumulated higher assist totals than did those of subsequent eras.[4]

Rariden had his best year offensively with the New York Giants in 1917 when he posted a .271 batting average in 101 games as, the Giants won the National League pennant before being defeated by the Chicago White Sox in the 1917 World Series.[5] Rariden was also a member of the 1919 Cincinnati Reds team which won the scandal-plagued 1919 World Series against the Chicago White Sox.[6]

Career statistics

In a twelve-year major league career, Rariden played in 982

runs batted in.[1] He ended his career with a .972 fielding percentage.[1] Rariden led Federal League catchers twice in putouts, twice in assists and twice in baserunners caught stealing.[1] He led National League catchers once in putouts.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Bill Rariden Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Single-Season Leaders & Records for Assists as C". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Slim Catchers Replace Big Men In Majors". The Pittsburgh Gazette Times. August 6, 1916. p. 8. Retrieved January 15, 2011.
  4. ^ Vass, George (May 2005). "For Catchers, The Name of the Game is Defense". Baseball Digest. Vol. 64, no. 3. pp. 26–35. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
  5. ^ "1917 World Series - Chicago White Sox over New York Giants (4-2)". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
  6. ^ "1919 World Series - Cincinnati Reds over Chicago White Sox (5-3)". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
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