Chris Cannizzaro

Christopher John Cannizzaro
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: May 3, 1938 in Oakland, CA
Signed: 1956 by the St. Louis Cardinals
Acquired: via the Expansion Draft from the Cardinals, October 1961
Departed: traded to the Atlanta Braves for Don Dillard, April 1966
Died: December 30, 2016 in San Diego, CA

I don't believe Casey Stengel ever did really know what Chris' last name was, but that didn't stop him from having a pretty successful career as a backup catcher for quite a few years in the big leagues. Chris led the National League in caught-stealing percentage in 1962 and 1965. He was even named to the National League All-Star team in 1969. The card pictured at the right is from 1965 Topps. More scans are shown below.

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BATTING RECORD (team-leading totals in red)

YEAR CLUB     G   AB   R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  TB SB CS  SO  BB HBP SAC SF  OBP  SLG  AVG
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1960 StL NL   7    9   0   2  0  0  0   1   2  0  0   3   1   0   0  1 .273 .222 .222
1961 StL NL   6    2   0   1  0  0  0   0   1  0  0   0   0   0   0  0 .500 .500 .500
1962 *METS*  59  133   9  32  2  1  0   9  36  1  1  26  19   1   1  2 .335 .271 .241
1963 *METS*  16   33   4   8  1  0  0   4   9  0  0   8   1   0   0  1 .257 .273 .242
1964 *METS*  60  164  11  51 10  0  0  10  61  0  5  28  14   1   2  1 .367 .372 .311
1965 *METS* 114  251  17  46  8  2  0   7  58  0  2  60  28   2   3  0 .270 .231 .183
1968 Pit NL  25   58   5  14  2  2  1   7  23  0  0  13   9   0   3  0 .343 .397 .241
1969 S D NL 134  418  23  92 14  3  4  33 124  0  1  81  42   0   7  2 .290 .297 .220
1970 S D NL 111  341  27  95 13  3  5  42 129  2  7  49  48   1   4  3 .366 .378 .279
1971 2teams  92  260  20  54  9  1  6  31  83  0  0  34  39   2   6  2 .313 .319 .208
1972 L A NL  73  200  14  48  6  0  2  18  60  0  1  38  31   0   1  1 .341 .300 .240
1973 L A NL  17   21   0   4  0  0  0   3   4  0  0   3   3   0   0  1 .280 .190 .190
1974 S D NL  26   60   2  11  1  0  0   4  12  0  0  11   6   0   1  0 .258 .200 .183
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METS TOTALS 249  581  41 137 21  3  0  30 164  1  8 122  62   4   6  4 .312 .282 .236
OTHER CLUBS 491 1369  91 321 45  9 18 139 438  2  9 232 179   3  22 10 .322 .320 .234
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CAREER TOTS 740 1950 132 458 66 12 18 169 602  3 17 354 241   7  28 14 .319 .309 .235

SPLIT SEASONS

YEAR CLUB     G   AB   R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  TB SB CS  SO  BB HBP SAC SF  OBP  SLG  AVG
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1971 S D NL  21   63   2  12  1  0  1   8  16  0  0  10  11   1   0  0 .320 .254 .190
1971 Chi NL  71  197  18  42  8  1  5  23  67  0  0  24  28   1   6  2 .311 .340 .213

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This is a list of the cards of this player that I had in my Mets collection before I transferred the ownership of said collection to another diligent and capable Mets fan. The cards that are listed in light gray print and struck through are cards that were sold for charity prior to my divestiture. The cards listed in white text are the ones that still remained until that final deal. Items listed in green I kept out of the deal, just so I'd have something to display in my office and den. At the bottom and listed in orange text are cards that I picked up after the dealing was done, in order to maintain a certain continuity at this site; that is, so I'd have a card to show you at the top of the page, and maybe in the autographs and game-used areas. If an orange card is struck through, it has also departed the collection. I am still accepting donations, should you feel so moved. Contact me by following this link: NYMHall.

1971 MLB Official Stamps	1972 Topps	1975 Topps Mini

1961 Topps #118 (Rookie)

1962 Topps #26

1965 Jay Publishing Mets
1965 Topps #61

1966 Topps #497

1969 Topps #131

1970 Topps #329

1971 Dell MLB Official Photostamps
1971 Topps #426

1972 Topps #759

1975 Topps #355
1975 Topps Mini #355

1982 Renata Galasso 20 Years of New York Met Baseball #6

1991 Nobody Beats the Wiz Mets #60

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