Wallace Larry Haney (born November 19, 1942) is an American former

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catcher Catcher is a position in baseball and softball. When a batter takes their turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the ( home) umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. In addition to this primary duty, the ca ...

. He played from 1966 to 1978 for the

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, Seattle Pilots / Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics, and

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. Haney later served as

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with the Brewers. His son,

Chris Haney Christopher Deane Haney (born November 19, 1968) is an American former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. He pitched from 1991–2000 and in 2002 for the Montreal Expos, Kansas City Royals, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, and Boston Re ...

, pitched in the majors, primarily for the Kansas City Royals. During a 13-year baseball career, he

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.215, with 12

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s and 73

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. Haney was valued by teams mainly for his defensive abilities. In addition to his .985 fielding percentage and skill at working with pitching staffs, he threw out 110 of 282 stolen base attempts (39.0%) and picked off 8 baserunners during his career. He was acquired three separate times by the Oakland A's, and was on their roster during their entire World Championship year of 1974. On July 27, 1966, he hit a home run in his first major league game (second at bat) against John O'Donoghue of the

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. On September 6, 1968, Haney had his first and only 4-hit game, when he hit three singles and a

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against the

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. He has also had five 3-hit games in his career. Haney played in two

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games for the Oakland A's in 1974 against the

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. In his minor league career, he led California League catchers with 18

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and 38 passed balls while playing for the Stockton Ports in 1962, and led Eastern League catchers with 17 double plays while playing for the Elmira Pioneers in 1963. After his major league career, Haney went to work for the Milwaukee Brewers organization. He was a major league coach in 1978–91, serving as bullpen coach from 1978 until 1989 and pitching coach in 1990 and 1991. He continued working for the Brewers in various capacities until .Baseball America Executive Database
/ref> Haney's Topps baseball cards for 1968 and 1969 are popular because the 1969 card is simply the reverse image of the 1968 card. He appears as a left-handed throwing catcher (with a mitt that fits on his right hand) in the 1969 card. The player/coach in the background (of both cards) is also reversed.

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