Pitcher and 1st basemen in baseball,was there any left handed infielders & catchers In the Majors.?

Answer 1

Lefty catchers are rare - the last one was Benny DiStefano, who caught 3 games for the Pirates in 1989; it's been over a century since there was one who caught more than a handful of games.

Answer 2

Everything happens occasionally.

A complete list of lefty catchers in Major League history, by games played:

1,073 Clements, Jack
272 Trott, Sam
202 Tate, Pop
186 Sutcliffe, Sy
128 Harbridge, Bill
99 Hines, Mike
75 Humphries, John
71 Tenney, Fred
52 Twineham, Art
50 Baker, Phil
45 Donahue, Jiggs
35 Oldfield, Dave
34 Householder, Charlie
21 Malone, Fergy
16 McMahon, Jack
12 Krehmeyer, Charlie
7 WallL, Joe
5 Foster, Elmer
3 DiStefano, Benny
3 Hillebrand, Homer
2 Egan, Jim
2 Long, Dale
2 Squires, Mike
1 Cassidy, John
1 Eden, Charlie
1 Marr, Lefty
1 Mullen, John
1 Powell, Martin
1 Redmon, Billy
1 Short, Chris

Answer 3

one element about left handed catchers that hasn't been said is at the same time as human beings throw the ball oftentimes the ball has a organic "screw ball" damage to it. So on steals a left hander's throw will be tailing far off from the sliding runner the position as a suitable hander's throw will be tailing into the sliding runner. actually a left handed catcher would have an earnings on pickoff throws to first and on bunts. there has been some left handed catchers in the majors, Benny Distefano (1989-3 video games), Mike Squires (1980-2 video games), and Dale lengthy (1958-2 video games). Squires actually performed 14 video games at third base as well. As previousily said, a left handed SS or 3B would could show his body to make a throw to first.

Answer 4

There are certain positions in baseball that are better played by left- or right-handed players.

Out fielders: You want the glove toward the foul line when the player is facing home plate: a lefty in left field, a righty in right field. A centre fielder can be either.

Infielders: A left handed first baseman has his glove toward second base when he faces home plate; right handed firstbasemen must turn their back on home plate, which is a disadvantage. Conversely, second basemen, shortstops and third basemen need to be right handed so they can face and come toward home plate, making for an easier throw to first on a ground ball.

Catchers must be righthanded, and not because of a rule. Baserunners go counterclockwise (1B, 2B, 3B, home) so the catcher needs to throw ahead of the baserunners, to second and third, more than he needs to throw to first base. There's also the matter of body positioning. It's easier for a right-throwing catcher to turn toward second or third as he throws than it is for a lefty who must turn against his body movement.

Answer 5

wasnt mark grace a leftie

Answer 6

the answer is no