Johnnie Heving
Johnnie Heving | |
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Catcher | |
Born: Covington, Kentucky | April 29, 1896|
Died: December 24, 1968 Salisbury, North Carolina | (aged 72)|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 24, 1920, for the St. Louis Browns | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 5, 1932, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .265 |
Home runs | 1 |
Runs batted in | 90 |
Teams | |
John Aloysius Heving (April 29, 1896 – December 24, 1968) was an American professional baseball catcher. He played all or part of eight season in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Browns, Boston Red Sox, and Philadelphia Athletics. His younger brother, Joe, was a major league pitcher from 1930 to 1945.
Major league career
Browns and Red Sox
A non-power hitting backup catcher, Having reached the majors in 1920 with the
Athletics
After the 1930 season, he was claimed on waivers by the Philadelphia Athletics, for whom he played in 1931–32. He hit his only major league home run for the A's on June 13, 1931, against his old team, the Browns, and pitcher Lefty Stewart.[1]
Minor leagues
In 1933, he returned to the minor leagues once again with the
In an eight-season major league career, Heving was a .265 hitter (261-for-985) with one home run and 90 RBI in 399 games.
Heving died in Salisbury, North Carolina, at the age of 72.
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Retrosheet