Frank Snyder

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Frank Snyder
Runs batted in
525
Teams
As player

As coach

Career highlights and awards

Frank Elton Snyder (May 27, 1895 – January 5, 1962), was an American

New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals.[1] Nicknamed Pancho, Snyder was of Mexican descent on his mother's side.[2]

Major league career

Snyder began his major league career with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1912 at the age of 18.[1] He was traded to the New York Giants in the middle of the 1919 season.[3] Snyder was a member of John McGraw's New York Giants teams that won four consecutive National League pennants between 1921 and 1924 and played on two World Series winners in 1921 and 1922.[1]

Snyder also homered in the final game of the 1923 World Series, but the Yankees staged a comeback to defeat the Giants.

During that period, Snyder posted a batting average above .300 three times, with a .320 average in 1921, a .343 average in 1922 and a .302 average in 1924.[1] Snyder hit the first major league home run in the history of Braves Field in 1922.[4] It was the first home run hit in the seven seasons played at the cavernous ballpark. In 1926, he was selected off waivers by the St. Louis Cardinals.[1] He played for the Cardinals in 1927 before retiring at the end of the season at the age of 33.[1]

Career statistics

In a sixteen-year major league career, Snyder played in 1,392

fielding average was 8 points higher than the league average over the span of his playing career.[1] Snyder led National League catchers in fielding percentage three times: in 1914, 1923 and 1925.[5] He also led the league twice in putouts and caught stealing percentage and, once in assists and in baserunners caught stealing.[1] His 204 assists as a catcher in 1915 is the seventh highest single-season total in major league baseball history.[6] His 1,332 career assists rank him 17th all-time among major league catchers.[7]

Richard Kendall of the

Deadball Era, catchers played a huge defensive role, given the large number of bunts and stolen base attempts, as well as the difficulty of handling the spitball pitchers who dominated pitching staffs.[9]

Coaching career

After his playing career, he served as a coach for the New York Giants, and was a

minor league manager.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Frank Snyder at Baseball Reference
  2. ISBN 0-684-80697-5
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  3. ^ Frank Snyder Trades and Transactions at Baseball Almanac
  4. ^ Frank, Stanley (July 1947). Diamonds Are Rough All Over. Retrieved February 24, 2012. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  5. ISSN 0005-609X
  6. ^ "Single-Season Leaders & Records for Assists as Catcher". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
  7. ^ "Career Leaders & Records for Assists as Catcher". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
  8. ^ Dominating Fielding Catchers at The Encyclopedia of Baseball Catchers
  9. ISSN 0005-609X
  10. ^ Frank Snyder Minor league Manager record at Baseball Reference

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