Clarence Everett "Yam" Yaryan (November 5, 1892 – November 16, 1964) was a

professional baseball Professional baseball is organized baseball in which players are selected for their talents and are paid to play for a specific team or club system. It is played in baseball league, leagues and associated farm teams throughout the world. Mod ...

player. Yaryan played two seasons in

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for the

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in 1921 and 1922, primarily as a

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 recei ...

. He batted and threw right-handed. Yaryan was born in Knowlton,

Ringgold County, Iowa Ringgold County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,663, making it the Iowa county with the second-smallest population. The county seat is Mount Ayr. The county is named after Maj. Samuel ...

and died in

Birmingham, Alabama Birmingham ( ) is a city in the north central region of the U.S. state of Alabama. Birmingham is the seat of Jefferson County, Alabama's most populous county. As of the 2021 census estimates, Birmingham had a population of 197,575, down 1% fr ...

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SABR The Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) is a membership organization dedicated to fostering the research and dissemination of the history and record of baseball primarily through the use of statistics. Established in Cooperstown, New ...

Bio Project Major League Baseball catchers Chicago White Sox players Wichita Witches players Wichita Jobbers players Toledo Mud Hens players Seattle Indians players Memphis Chickasaws players Birmingham Barons players Fort Worth Panthers players Baton Rouge Standards players Chattanooga Lookouts players York White Roses players New Haven Bulldogs players Andalusia Reds players Andalusia Bulldogs players Easton Yankees players Gadsden Pilots players Anniston Rams players Brewton Millers players Baseball players from Iowa People from Ringgold County, Iowa 1892 births 1964 deaths {{US-baseball-catcher-1890s-stub