Ron Hassey Baseball player

Ronald William Hassey (born February 27, 1953 in Tucson, Arizona) is a retired Major League Baseball catcher. Hassey began his career with the Cleveland Indians (1978–1984) after the Indians drafted him in the 18th round of the 1976 MLB amateur draft. He would also play for the Chicago Cubs (1984), New York Yankees (1985–1986), Chicago White Sox (1986–1987), Oakland Athletics (1988–1990), and Montreal Expos (1991). Hassey is the only catcher in major league history to catch two perfect games (the first with Len Barker in 1981 and his second with Dennis Martínez in 1991 ).

Personal facts

Birth dateFebruary 27, 1953
Birth place
Tucson Arizona

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Baseball player

Career startApril 23, 1978
Career endSeptember 03, 1991
batting sideLeft
former teams
Cleveland Indians
Montreal Expos
position
Catcher
teams
Chicago Cubs
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians
Colorado Rockies
Montreal Expos
Oakland Athletics
Seattle Mariners
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Yankees
throwing sideRight

Ron Hassey on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://seamheads.com/baseballgauge/player.php?ID=115594
  2. http://www.purapelota.com/lvbp/mostrar.php?id=hassron001
  3. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/H/Phassr001.htm