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Red Dooin
Born: June 12, 1879 in Cincinnati, Ohio
Died: May 12, 1952 (aged 72) in Rochester, New York
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5’9″
Weight: 165 lbs.
Position: Catcher
Played For:
As Player
Philadelphia Phillies (1902–1914)
Cincinnati Reds (1915)
New York Giants (1915–1916)
As Manager
Philadelphia Phillies (1910–1914)
Biography:
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Dooin began his career with the St. Joseph, Missouri, club of the Western League in 1900. Two years later, he reached the Phillies and the National League, catching in 84 games. He was the club’s regular catcher from 1904 through 1910, and although a broken ankle and a broken leg — suffered in plays at home platein 1910 and 1911 — curtailed his playing career, he stayed in the majors as a catcher through 1916. A right-handed hitter, he batted .240 with ten career home runs. Oddly, six of those home runs came in one season: 1904, Dooin’s first season as a full-time regular.
Despite his diminutive size, Charley “Red” Dooin was an outstanding defensive backstop who caught 1,124 games for the Phillies, which is still the team record. “This writer has watched catchers from the days of Charley Farrell and Connie Mack and none could go farther for fouls or block off a runner at the plate as Dooin did,” wrote one reporter in The Sporting News in 1925. “When Dooin was in his playing prime he never weighed more than 145 lbs., yet he was absolutely spike fearless and would block the swiftest and heaviest runner when there was only a small chance to retire him.” Baseball history credits Roger Bresnahan with introducing shin guards. Dooin always maintained that Bresnahan got the idea from him a year later.
