Harry Dunlop

Harry Dunlop
Coach
Born: (1933-09-06) September 6, 1933 (age 90) Sacramento, California, U.S.
Died: November 16, 2022 Sacramento, California, U.S.
Batted: Left Threw: Right
Teams
Kansas City Royals (1969–1975) Chicago Cubs (1976) Cincinnati Reds (1979–1982) San Diego Padres (1983–1987) Cincinnati Reds (1998–2000) Florida Marlins (2005)

Harry Alexander Dunlop (September 6, 1933 - November 16, 2022) was an American former catcher, coach and manager in professional baseball. As a player, Dunlop never reached Major League Baseball—he spent his early career as a catcher and pilot in the minor leagues—but he spent 21 seasons in the big leagues as a coach during the period between 1969 and 2005.

Catcher for Necciai's 27-strikeout game

Dunlop batted left-handed, threw right-handed, stood 6'3" (190.5 cm) tall and weighed 200 pounds (91 kg). He played in the

The Necciai game is regarded as one of the most outstanding achievements in baseball history. While he recorded 27 strikeouts and one ground ball out, Necciai had to garner 28 outs in the game because of a passed ball by Dunlop on a strikeout in the ninth inning. "That was the first of three no-hitters I caught in 14 days", Dunlop said 35 years later. "But it was the only professional game anyone ever caught in which a pitcher struck out 27 batters in nine innings. I felt like a celebrity after it. I told [manager] George Detore, I said, 'George, I called a helluva game, didn't I?' You know what? George just looked at me and said, 'Why'd you call that pitch to so-and-so in the sixth?'"^[1]

Minor league manager

Dunlop's celebrity was short-lived. His playing career stalled in 1956 with the

He spent seven seasons (1969–75) as a coach with Kansas City, then served on the staffs of the Chicago Cubs (1976), Cincinnati Reds (1979–82), and San Diego Padres (1983–87).

During his Kansas City tenure, he worked for 2½ years (1973 through mid-1975) under Royals manager

He recently wrote a book "50 Years in a Kid's Game." Dunlop passed away on November 16, 2022, at the age of 89.[2]

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
• Jordan, Pat, Kid K, Sports Illustrated, June 1, 1987
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• Marcin, Joe, ed., The Official 1970 Baseball Register, St. Louis: The Sporting News, 1970.
• The Major League Baseball Directory, 1988-89-90 editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1988, 1989, 1990.
• Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, eds., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007.