Thomas Frank Haller was an American professional baseball player, coach, and executive.
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22 Facts About Tom Haller
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Tom Haller played as a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1961 to 1972, most notably as a member of the San Francisco Giants where he became a three-time All-Star.
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Tom Haller ended his playing career with the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Detroit Tigers.
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Tom Haller was considered one of the top catchers in the National League during the late 1960s.
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Tom Haller was signed by the San Francisco Giants, as an amateur free agent, in 1958.
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Tom Haller collected four hits in 14 at-bats, with a home run, and three RBI, during the Series.
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Tom Haller continued to platoon with Bailey through the 1963 season, finishing the year second to Johnny Edwards among National League catchers in fielding percentage.
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Tom Haller was a solid defensive catcher for the Giants from 1964 to 1967.
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Tom Haller helped offensively in 1965, hitting two home runs and driving in five runs during a game on September 27 to put the Giants in first place with one week left in the season.
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Tom Haller was the catcher for two twenty-game winners in 1966, as Juan Marichal won 25 games and Gaylord Perry won 21 games.
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Tom Haller finished the season with career-highs of 27 home runs and 67 runs batted in, as the Giants finished second to the Dodgers, by a game and a half.
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Tom Haller earned his second consecutive All-Star berth in 1967 when he was named as a reserve for the National League team in the 1967 All-Star Game.
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Tom Haller played well defensively with career-highs in assists and in double plays.
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Tom Haller guided the Dodgers' pitching staff to the second best team earned run average in the league, although the team finished the season in seventh place.
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Haller was the younger brother of American League umpire Bill Haller and in July 1972, the two men appeared in the same game with Tom catching for the Tigers while Bill stood behind him as the home plate umpire.
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Tom Haller led National League catchers in putouts in 1965, and in baserunners caught stealing in 1968.
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Tom Haller set the NL single-season record for double plays by a catcher with 23 in 1968.
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Tom Haller caught for six pitchers who would eventually be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Tom Haller caught 107 shutouts during his career, ranking him 23rd all-time among major league catchers.
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Tom Haller was named to the Giants' 25th anniversary team, in 1982.
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Early in the 1986 baseball season, Tom Haller served as the manager of the minor league Double-A Birmingham Barons, of the Southern League.
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