Personal Catchers for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Catchers and pitchers who tended to start together for the Los Angeles Dodgers
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| MIL | MIN | NYA | NYN | OAK | PHI | PIT | SDN | SEA | SFN | SLN | TBA | TEX | TOR | WAS |
| Year | Games | Pitcher (starts) | As battery | Catcher (starts) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 141 | Al Mamaux (22) | 15 | Otto Miller (48) |
| 1919 | 141 | Jeff Pfeffer (30) | 16 | Mack Wheat (30) |
| 1920 | 155 | Leon Cadore (30) | 21 | Ernie Krueger (41) |
| 1920 | 155 | Burleigh Grimes (33) | 33 | Otto Miller (87) |
| 1920 | 155 | Jeff Pfeffer (28) | 13 | Rowdy Elliott (26) |
| 1921 | 152 | Leon Cadore (30) | 19 | Ernie Krueger (39) |
| 1921 | 152 | Burleigh Grimes (35) | 33 | Otto Miller (88) |
| 1922 | 155 | Burleigh Grimes (34) | 29 | Otto Miller (54) |
| 1922 | 155 | Harry Shriver (13) | Bernie Hungling (26) | |
| 1922 | 155 | Dazzy Vance (31) | 28 | Hank DeBerry (73) |
| 1923 | 155 | Burleigh Grimes (38) | 31 | Zack Taylor (83) |
| 1923 | 155 | Dazzy Vance (35) | 25 | Hank DeBerry (58) |
| 1924 | 154 | Burleigh Grimes (36) | 33 | Zack Taylor (92) |
| 1924 | 154 | Dazzy Vance (34) | 33 | Hank DeBerry (59) |
| 1925 | 153 | Rube Ehrhardt (25) | 22 | Zack Taylor (89) |
| 1925 | 153 | Burleigh Grimes (31) | 29 | Zack Taylor (89) |
| 1925 | 153 | Dazzy Vance (31) | 30 | Hank DeBerry (52) |
| 1926 | 155 | Jesse Barnes (24) | 22 | Mickey OโNeil (68) |
| 1926 | 155 | Burleigh Grimes (29) | 28 | Charlie Hargreaves (52) |
| 1926 | 155 | Doug McWeeny (24) | 21 | Mickey OโNeil (68) |
| 1926 | 155 | Dazzy Vance (22) | 19 | Hank DeBerry (35) |
| 1927 | 154 | Doug McWeeny (22) | 15 | Butch Henline (50) |
| 1927 | 154 | Dazzy Vance (32) | 32 | Hank DeBerry (64) |
| 1928 | 155 | Dazzy Vance (32) | 32 | Hank DeBerry (72) |
| 1929 | 153 | Watty Clark (39) | 30 | Val Picinich (75) |
| 1929 | 153 | Clise Dudley (20) | 16 | Val Picinich (75) |
| 1929 | 153 | Ray Moss (20) | 19 | Hank DeBerry (63) |
| 1929 | 153 | Dazzy Vance (27) | 27 | Hank DeBerry (63) |
| 1930 | 154 | Dazzy Vance (31) | 20 | Hank DeBerry (30) |
| 1931 | 153 | Joe Shaute (19) | 14 | Ernie Lombardi (43) |
| 1933 | 157 | Van Mungo (28) | 27 | Al Lopez (114) |
| 1935 | 154 | Watty Clark (25) | 25 | Al Lopez (116) |
| 1936 | 156 | Van Mungo (37) | 31 | Ray Berres (87) |
| 1938 | 151 | Vito Tamulis (18) | 11 | Merv Shea (40) |
| 1943 | 153 | Kirby Higbe (27) | 18 | Bobby Bragan (50) |
| 1945 | 155 | Ralph Branca (15) | 10 | Mike Sandlock (40) |
| 1950 | 155 | Don Newcombe (35) | 33 | Roy Campanella (119) |
| 1967 | 162 | Claude Osteen (39) | 28 | John Roseboro (90) |
| 1973 | 162 | Andy Messersmith (33) | 15 | Steve Yeager (40) |
| 1974 | 162 | Andy Messersmith (39) | 31 | Steve Yeager (92) |
| 1982 | 162 | Burt Hooton (21) | 14 | Steve Yeager (55) |
| 1990 | 162 | Mike Morgan (33) | 13 | Rick Dempsey (33) |
| 2000 | 162 | Darren Dreifort (32) | 23 | Todd Hundley (82) |
| 2000 | 162 | Chan Ho Park (34) | 29 | Chad Kreuter (64) |
| 2001 | 162 | Terry Adams (22) | 21 | Paul Lo Duca (91) |
| 2001 | 162 | Chan Ho Park (35) | 35 | Chad Kreuter (58) |
| 2006 | 162 | Mark Hendrickson (12) | Toby Hall (14) |
Includes all games played 1919-2010.
Selected according to the formula (M - P * C / T) >= 6, where T = team games, P = games started by the pitcher, C = games started by the catcher, and M = mutual starts by the pitcher and catcher. In essence, any battery which started together 6 more times than would have been expected if their individual starts had been distributed randomly is considered to include a personal catcher.
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