Joe Dunn (baseball)
Joseph Edward Dunn (March 11, 1885 – March 19, 1944) was a professional baseball player who played catcher for the Brooklyn Superbas during the 1908 & 1909 baseball seasons. He became a minor league baseball manager after his playing career ended, winning league championships in 1919, 1920 and 1930. Minor league managing career *Dallas Giants (1915) *Springfield Reapers (1916–1917) *Bloomington Bloomers (1919–1921) *Denver Bears (1922) *Birmingham Barons (1922) *Evansville Little Evas (1924) *Evansville Pocketeers (1925) *Elmira Colonels (1926–1927) *Springfield Buckeyes (1928) *Springfield Dunnmen (1929) *Springfield Blue Sox (1930) *Bloomington Cubs (1931) External links

1885 births 1944 deaths Major League Baseball catchers Birmingham Barons managers Brooklyn Superbas players Baseball players from Ohio Sportspeople from Springfield, Ohio Columbia Gamecocks players Roanoke Tigers players Evansville River Rats players Mobile Sea Gulls players Atlanta Crackers play ...
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Catcher
Catcher is a Baseball positions, position in baseball and softball. When a Batter (baseball), batter takes their at bat, turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the (home plate, home) Umpire (baseball), umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. In addition to this primary duty, the catcher is also called upon to master many other skills in order to field the position well. The role of the catcher is similar to that of the wicket-keeper in cricket. Positioned behind home plate and facing toward the outfield, the catcher can see the whole field, and is therefore in the best position to direct and lead the other players in a defensive play. The catcher typically calls for pitches using hand signals. The calls are based on the pitcher's mechanics and strengths, as well as the Batting (baseball), batter's tendencies and weaknesses. Essentially, the catcher controls what happens during the game when the ball is not "in play". Foul tips, bouncing balls in ...
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