Fran Healy (baseball)
Fran Healy | |
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Catcher | |
Born: Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S. | September 6, 1946|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 3, 1969, for the Kansas City Royals | |
Last MLB appearance | |
April 21, 1978, for the New York Yankees | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .250 |
Home runs | 20 |
Runs batted in | 141 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Francis Xavier Healy (born September 6, 1946) is an American former
Playing career
In his baseball career, Healy played for the
Broadcasting career
After his playing career ended in 1978, he worked on radio broadcasts for the Yankees until 1981. In 1979, he added the Yankees' cable television broadcasts on SportsChannel (which became Fox Sports Net New York) to the resume, staying with the cable crew until the end of the 1983 season. Healy worked on Mets telecasts from 1984 to 2005, also working as the host of Mets Inside Pitch and Halls of Fame, a series that profiled careers of famous athletes (and originally taking its name from the cough drop company that shared the name). In 1987, Healy interviewed former President Richard Nixon during one of his post-game shows, discussing a range of baseball issues of the day. He is one of three sportscasters who was a regular announcer for both the Yankees and the Mets; the others are Tom Seaver and Tim McCarver.
When
References
- ^ "Yankees trade pitcher Gura". The Palm Beach Post. UPI. 17 May 1976. p. D5. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
- ^ "Retrosheet Boxscore: Kansas City Royals 3, Detroit Tigers 0". Retrosheet.org. 1973-04-27. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
- ^ "Retrosheet Boxscore: Kansas City Royals 2, Milwaukee Brewers 0". Retrosheet.org. 1974-06-19. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
- Profile from MSG Network
- The 100 Greatest Royals of All-Time- #77 Fran Healy