Hal Naragon
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Harold Richard Naragon (October 1, 1928 – August 31, 2019) was a
right-handed, and was listed as 6 feet (1.83 m) tall and 160 pounds (73 kg). Naragon was born in Zanesville, Ohio
, and graduated from Barberton (Ohio) High School.
Career
In his 10-season MLB career, Naragon was a .266
New York Giants. He spent much of his career backing up starting catchers Jim Hegan and Earl Battey
.
Following his playing career, Naragon was the bullpen coach for the Minnesota Twins and Detroit Tigers from 1963 to 1969. He was closely associated with pitching coach Johnny Sain, and was a member of the 1965 American League champion Twins and the 1968 world champion Tigers.[1]
He participated in the 50th anniversary commemoration of the 1968 Detroit Tigers World Series championship in 2018 at Comerica Park.
Death
Naragon died August 31, 2019, at the age of 90.[2]
References
- ^ Hal Naragon at the SABR Baseball Biography Project , by Tracy J. R. Collins, Retrieved August 31, 2019.
- ^ "Former Cleveland Indians catcher Hal Naragon dies at 90". News 5 Cleveland. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
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