He was a catcher in major league baseball from 1943 to 1957, mainly
with the Philadelphia Phillies.
Catcher for the Philadelphia Blue Jays/Phillies (1943-1951 and 1955-1957)
and Cincinnati Reds (1952-1955).
Member of 1950 National League Champion Philadelphia Phillies
team.
Named to 1949 National League All Star Team.
Finished 14th in voting for 1950 National League MVP for having .288
Batting Average (113 for 393), 55 Runs, 15 Doubles, 3 Triples, 24 Home
Runs, 68 RBI, 68 Walks, .400 On base percentage, .524 Slugging
Percentage and 206 Total Bases in 130 Games.
Led National League in Grounding into Double Plays (19) in 1946.