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as a player, he earned acclaim within the game (amongst both peers and journalists) as one of the best defensive catchers of his era and a capable handler of pitching staffs. Hegan ultimately earned five
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Despite his considerable defensive skills, because he was a light-hitting player, Hegan is almost a forgotten man in major league baseball history. Yankee Hall of Fame catcher
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was quoted as saying,"He was one of the best defensive catchers in baseball history. Jim called a good game. We disagreed rarely. Jim was very good at keeping pitchers calm."
769:. He finished his career in uniform back with the Yankees as a coach (1979–80), and was serving as a scout for the Yankees when he died on June 17, 1984, at the age of 63 in
708:(1947), Bob Lemon (1948) and Bob Feller (1951). Moreover, Hegan caught for a record seven different pitchers who would eventually be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
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in his career, ranking him 9th all-time among major league catchers. He is the
Indians' all-time leader in games played as a catcher with 1,491.
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skills continued to be made evident as, the Indian's pitching staff would lead the
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five times during his playing career. During his career, Hegan was the catcher for six 20-game winning pitchers (Bob Feller, Bob Lemon,
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among retired catchers. His 49.77% career caught stealing percentage ranks 16th all-time among major league catchers. Hegan caught 121
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once said about Hegan's fielding abilities, "If I had been able to catch like Hegan I wouldn't have needed to hit".
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with a then-record 111 victories in a 154-game season. The
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Indians boasted three 20-game winning pitchers for the third time during his career.
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who played major league baseball from 1964 to 1977, and later a
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Hegan would be the
Indians starting catcher for 11 seasons from
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at the age of 20. Hegan appeared in 68 games for the
Indians in
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1390:"Career Leaders & Records for Caught Stealing Percentage"
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he became the Indians' regular starting catcher, replacing
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September 9, 1941, for the Cleveland Indians
1087:"1948 American League Most Valuable Player Award ballot"
1047:"Bearden, Boudreau, Keltner Share Honors as Indians Win"
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and Indians, retiring shortly before his death in 2013.
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List of second-generation Major League Baseball players
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1478:"Catchers Who Caught The Most Hall Of Fame Pitchers"
989:"Jim Hegan – Society for American Baseball Research"
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voting, due in part to his handling of the Indians'
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United States Coast Guard personnel of World War II
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848:"Former Catcher Jim Hegan: Defense Was His Game"
1522:"For Catchers, The Name of the Game is Defense"
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739:, helping to mentor future catching stand outs
654:and, had a career fielding percentage of .990.
1603:Former Catcher Jim Hegan: Defense Was His Game
1549:Career statistics and player information from
1229:"Never Underestimate A Good Defensive Catcher"
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1342:"1956 Cleveland Indians Pitching Statistics"
1276:"1954 Cleveland Indians Pitching Statistics"
1203:"1952 Cleveland Indians Pitching Statistics"
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1134:"1949 American League Pitching Statistics"
1112:"1948 American League Pitching Statistics"
427:when, he was selected as a reserve in the
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747:. He served with the Yankees through the
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431:. He had his best season offensively in
304:(August 3, 1920 – June 17, 1984) was an
1414:. The Encyclopedia of Baseball Catchers
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3213:Springfield Indians (baseball) players
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3173:Major League Baseball bullpen coaches
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967:"Jim Hegan Trades and Transactions"
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904:"Cleveland Guardians Hall of Fame"
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1365:"They're Not Unmasking Hegan Now"
940:"Jim Hegan at Baseball Reference"
547:. So I stopped shaking him off."
470:Recognition for handling pitchers
454:After defeating the Red Sox in a
2686:Cleveland Guardians Hall of Fame
1605:, Baseball Digest, February 1999
1025:"1948 American League Standings"
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320:. He played for 17 seasons as a
292:Cleveland Guardians Hall of Fame
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369:Cleveland Indians Hall of Fame
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3193:Oklahoma City Indians players
1053:. October 5, 1948. p. 8.
846:Dolgan, Bob (February 1999).
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1363:Lewis, Franklin (May 1955).
246:Career highlights and awards
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1567:Baseball Reference (Minors)
877:Doyle, Al (November 2002).
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355:Although Hegan was a light-
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879:"Sustaining a Long Career"
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682:American League All-Star
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3188:New York Yankees scouts
1227:Doyle, Al (June 1997).
415:When Hegan returned in
391:. After playing in the
344:, most notably for the
3168:Detroit Tigers players
3163:Detroit Tigers coaches
2639:Giants–Yankees rivalry
1051:The Milwaukee Journal
403:, before joining the
326:Major League Baseball
209:Philadelphia Phillies
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3148:Chicago Cubs coaches
1392:. Baseball Reference
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1005:. Baseball Reference
1003:"1947 All-Star Game"
942:. Baseball Reference
618:, Hegan had a 1,087
223:San Francisco Giants
1456:"Cleveland Indians"
1298:"1954 World Series"
1065:"1948 World Series"
754:He then moved with
652:fielding percentage
381:Lynn, Massachusetts
348:with whom he won a
120:Last MLB appearance
68:Lynn, Massachusetts
40:Hegan in about 1953
1559:Baseball Reference
969:. Baseball Almanac
795:sports commentator
789:, was an All-Star
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488:winning percentage
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700:), and he caught
602:Career statistics
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383:, Hegan attended
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3054:John Adams
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2966:Herb Score
2875:Nap Lajoie
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2819:Mel Harder
2812:Joe Gordon
2784:Bob Feller
2777:Larry Doby
2575:Ralph Houk
2554:Jim Bouton
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2437:Bob Turley
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2126:Al Downing
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2086:Hal Reniff
2037:Tony Kubek
2016:Yogi Berra
1911:Mel Harder
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1763:Sam Zoldak
1755:Bob Feller
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2994:Jim Thome
2882:Bob Lemon
2840:Jim Hegan
2833:John Hart
2614:Jim Hegan
2514:Phil Linz
2490:Bud Daley
2482:Jack Reed
2474:Dale Long
2416:Tom Tresh
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2150:Bud Daley
2142:Jack Reed
1980:champions
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1771:Bob Lemon
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