Editing Sherm Lollar

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{{Short description|American baseball player (1924–1977)}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Sherm Lollar
|image=Sherm Lollar.jpg
|caption=Lollar in about 1953
|position=[[Catcher]]
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{Birth date|1924|8|23}}
|birth_place=[[Durham, Arkansas]], U.S.
|death_date={{death date and age|1977|9|24|1924|8|23}}
|death_place=[[Springfield, Missouri]], U.S.
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=April 20
|debutyear=1946
|debutteam=Cleveland Indians
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=September 7
|finalyear=1963
|finalteam=Chicago White Sox
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=[[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
|stat1value=.264
|stat2label=[[Home run]]s
|stat2value=155
|stat3label=[[Runs batted in]]
|stat3value=808
|teams=
* [[Cleveland Indians]] ({{mlby|1946}})
* [[New York Yankees]] ({{mlby|1947}}–{{mlby|1948}})
* [[Baltimore Orioles#St. Louis Browns|St. Louis Browns]] ({{mlby|1949}}–{{mlby|1951}})
* [[Chicago White Sox]] ({{mlby|1952}}–{{mlby|1963}})
|highlights=
* 9× [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] ([[1950 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1950]], [[1954 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1954]]–[[1956 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1956]], [[1958 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1958]]–[[1960 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (second game)|1960²]])
* 2× [[World Series champion]] ({{wsy|1947}}, {{wsy|1966}})
* 3× [[Gold Glove Award]] (1957–1959)
}}
'''John Sherman Lollar Jr.''' (August 23, 1924 – September 24, 1977) was an American professional [[baseball]] player and [[Coach (baseball)|coach]]. He played in [[Major League Baseball]] as a [[catcher]] from 1946 to 1963, most prominently as a member of the [[Chicago White Sox]] where he was a perennial [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] player and was an integral member of the {{mlby|1959}} [[List of American League pennant winners|American League pennant]]-winning team.<ref name="Sherm Lollar">{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lollash01.shtml |title=Sherm Lollar |publisher=Baseball Reference |access-date=November 14, 2010 }}</ref>

Although he was often overshadowed by his contemporary, New York Yankee catcher [[Yogi Berra]], Lollar was considered to be one of the best catchers in the major leagues during the 1950s.<ref name=sabrbio>{{sabrbio|565b7d20|John McMurray|October 24, 2011}}</ref><ref name="The Go-sox Go Again">{{cite magazine |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1132285/index.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130956/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1132285/index.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 25, 2012 |title=The Go-sox Go Again |author=Terrell, Roy |publisher=Sports-Illustrated.com |date=May 13, 1957 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |access-date=August 30, 2010 }}</ref> Lollar began his career playing for the [[Cleveland Indians]], [[New York Yankees]], and the [[St. Louis Browns]] where he earned his first All-Star berth however, he blossomed as a player while with the White Sox. He was an [[American League]] [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] for seven seasons. In 1957, Lollar received the first [[Rawlings Gold Glove Award]] for the catcher position in Major League Baseball.

Lollar became a coach in the major leagues and managed at the minor league level after his MLB playing career ended. He was chosen for the Chicago White Sox All-Century Team on September 30, 2000.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/cws/history/all_century.jsp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070225053600/http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/cws/history/all_century.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 25, 2007 |title=Chicago White Sox Team of the Century |publisher=chicago.whitesox.mlb.com |date=September 30, 2000 |work=MLB |access-date=July 15, 2013 }}</ref>

==Biography==
Lollar was born in [[Durham, Arkansas]] in the rural Ozark mountains.<ref name="Sherm Lollar"/> He was a [[batboy]] for the Fayetteville, Arkansas [[Minor league baseball|Class D]] minor league team in the [[Arkansas–Missouri League]] in the 1930s.<ref name=sabrbio/> In 1943 Lollar was signed as an 18-year-old by the Baltimore Orioles, which then was a minor league franchise in the [[International League]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KiwDAAAAMBAJ&q=sherm+lollar&pg=PA31 |title=It's General Sherman of the White Sox |author=Dexter, Charles |date=October 1953 |work=Baseball Digest |access-date=November 14, 2010 }}</ref><ref name="Sherm Lollar Trades and Transactions at Baseball Almanac">{{cite web |url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/trades.php?p=lollash01 |title=Sherm Lollar Trades and Transactions |publisher=Baseball Almanac |access-date=November 14, 2010 }}</ref> In 1945 he hit 34 home runs and led the [[International League]] with a .364 [[batting average (baseball)|batting average]], winning the league's [[Most Valuable Player]] award.<ref name=sabrbio/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/league.cgi?id=11891#league_batting |title=1945 International League Batting Leaders |publisher=Baseball Reference |access-date=August 30, 2010 }}</ref> Baltimore had a working agreement with the [[Cleveland Indians]], and sold Lollar to the Indians after the 1945 season.

===MLB career===

====Cleveland Indians (1946)====
Lollar made his major league debut on April 20, [[1946 Cleveland Indians season|1946]]. He was a backup catcher for the Cleveland Indians behind catchers [[Frankie Hayes]] and then [[Jim Hegan]]. His playing time as a third string catcher was minimal so, he requested to be sent back to the minor leagues.<ref name=sabrbio/>

====New York Yankees (1947–1948)====
Lollar was traded to the [[New York Yankees]] along with [[Ray Mack]] after the 1946 season,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2206&dat=19461206&id=xFEtAAAAIBAJ&pg=4929,2983650 |title=Yanks Trade Three Men For Mack, Lollar|first=Leo H.|last=Petersen|agency=United Press International|date=December 6, 1946|page=7-B|newspaper=The Miami News |access-date=January 7, 2014}}</ref> and competed with [[Yogi Berra]] in 1947 for the Yankee catching job.<ref name="Sherm Lollar Trades and Transactions at Baseball Almanac"/> Both Lollar and Berra were considered excellent hitting prospects but defensive liabilities, although both eventually would become outstanding receivers. Lollar started two games in the [[1947 World Series]] for the Yankees against the [[1947 Brooklyn Dodgers season|Brooklyn Dodgers]] and went 3 for 4 with two [[Double (baseball)|double]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1947_WS.shtml |title=1947 World Series |publisher=Baseball Reference |access-date=August 30, 2010 }}</ref> Yankee coach and [[Hall of Fame]] catching great, [[Bill Dickey]], advised the Yankees that Berra's left-hand bat was more suited to the dimensions of [[Yankee Stadium]] (301'-457'-461'-407'-296' LF-LCF-CF-RCF-RF) than Lollar's right-hand bat. During the 1948 season, Lollar suffered a hand injury due to a foul tip, resulting in limited action for the rest of the [[1948 New York Yankees season|year]].

====St. Louis Browns (1949–1951)====
Lollar was traded to the [[St. Louis Browns]] and replaced [[Les Moss]] as their starting catcher for the [[1949 St. Louis Browns season|1949 season]].<ref name=sabrbio/><ref name="Sherm Lollar Trades and Transactions at Baseball Almanac"/> In 1950, Lollar was hitting .314 in mid-July and earned his first of seven [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] selections (nine total games).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.cgi?id=lollash01&t=b&year=1950 |title=1950 Sherm Lollar Batting Log |publisher=Baseball Reference |access-date=November 21, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ALS/ALS195007110.shtml |title=1950 All-Star Game |publisher=Baseball Reference |access-date=November 21, 2010 }}</ref> He ended the season hitting .280 with a career-high .391 [[on-base percentage]].<ref name="Sherm Lollar"/> In 1951, Lollar hit .252 for the season and was traded to the White Sox that November.

====Chicago White Sox (1952–1963)====
[[File:Sherman Lollar - Chicago White Sox - 1958.jpg|thumb|180px|Lollar in 1958]]
In 1952, Lollar took over the season's regular catching job for the White Sox from catcher [[Phil Masi]].<ref name="Sherm Lollar Trades and Transactions at Baseball Almanac"/> His defensive skills improved under the tutelage of manager and former major league catcher [[Paul Richards (baseball)|Paul Richards]].<ref>{{cite book |author=James, Bill |title=The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract |publisher=Free Press |location=New York |year=2001 |page=[https://archive.org/details/newbilljameshist00jame/page/407 407] |isbn=0-684-80697-5 |url=https://archive.org/details/newbilljameshist00jame/page/407 }}</ref> Lollar, whom Richards called "a manager on the field", was a quiet workhorse who led by example and was an excellent handler of pitchers.<ref name="The Go-sox Go Again"/><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qzQDAAAAMBAJ&q=sherm+lollar&pg=PA79 |title=Sam Esposito Recalls White Sox Pennant Year |author=Grosshandler, Stan |date=October 1979 |work=Baseball Digest |access-date=November 14, 2010 }}</ref> In [[1954 Chicago White Sox season|1954]], after allowing a stolen base to Al Smith on May 25, he threw out all 18 would-be base stealers during the remainder of the year. He became a mainstay behind the plate for the [[History of the Chicago White Sox#1950–1967: The Go-Go Era|Go-Go White Sox]] teams of the 1950s and early 1960s, which included future [[Baseball Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] members [[Luis Aparicio]], [[Nellie Fox]], [[George Kell]], [[Hoyt Wilhelm]], and [[Early Wynn]].

Described as a dangerous hitter with power in ''Who's Who in Baseball History'',<ref>Johnson, Lloyd and Ward, Linda. S. ''Who's Who in Baseball History'', Brompton Books, 1994. {{ISBN|1-56619-469-5}}</ref> Lollar played most of his career in cavernous Comiskey Park, whose dimensions were 352'-415'-352' LF-CF-RF. He tied a major League record on April 23, [[1955 Chicago White Sox season|1955]] when he got hits twice in two different [[inning]]s of the same game.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/KC1/KC1195504230.shtml |title=April 23, 1955 White Sox-Athletics box score |publisher=Baseball Reference |access-date=November 14, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lysDAAAAMBAJ&q=sherm+lollar&pg=PA11 |title=Letters To The Editor |date=July 2000 |work=Baseball Digest |access-date=November 14, 2010 }}</ref> Lollar never struck out more than 50 times in a season and walked more than he struck out in each of the 15 seasons he played after becoming an every day player.<ref>{{cite book |editor-last=Wolff |editor-first=Rick |title=The Baseball Encyclopedia |edition=9th |publisher=Macmillan |location=New York |year=1993 |isbn=0-02-579041-2 |url=https://archive.org/details/baseballencyclop93newy }}</ref> His career on-base percentage was higher than Berra's (.357 ''versus'' .348).<ref>''BaseballReference.com'' www.baseball-reference.com</ref> He hit a career-high .293 with 28 [[Double (baseball)|doubles]] in 1956.

The White Sox finished in third place for five consecutive seasons until [[1957 Chicago White Sox season|1957]], when the Sox held first place until late June, before finishing the season in second place behind the [[1957 New York Yankees season|Yankees]].<ref name="The Go-sox Go Again"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHW/1957-schedule-scores.shtml |title=1957 Chicago White Sox Season |publisher=Baseball Reference |access-date=August 30, 2010 }}</ref> Lollar won the first [[Gold Glove Award]] for catcher in {{mlby|1957}}, which initially had one recipient per position for both leagues.<ref name="Gold Glove Award winners at Baseball Reference">{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/gold_glove_al.shtml |title=Gold Glove Award winners |publisher=Baseball Reference |access-date=November 14, 2010 }}</ref> That year he caught [[Bob Keegan (baseball)|Bob Keegan]]'s [[no-hitter]] on August 20.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA195708202.shtml |title=August 20, 1957 Senators-White Sox box score |publisher=Baseball Reference |access-date=August 30, 2010 }}</ref> In [[1958 Chicago White Sox season|1958]], the White Sox would battle back from being in last place on June 14 to once again finish the season in second place behind the [[1958 New York Yankees season|Yankees]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHW/1958-schedule-scores.shtml |title=1958 Chicago White Sox Schedule, Box Scores and Splits |publisher=Baseball Reference |access-date=August 30, 2010 }}</ref> Lollar led the team with 20 [[home run]]s and 84 [[runs batted in]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHW/1958.shtml |title=1958 Chicago White Sox Season |publisher=Baseball Reference |access-date=August 30, 2010 }}</ref>

In [[1959 Chicago White Sox season|1959]], the White Sox won their first American League [[Pennant (sports)|pennant]] since the [[Black Sox scandal]] in {{mlby|1919}}, finishing the regular season five games ahead of the [[1959 Cleveland Indians season|Cleveland Indians]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/1959.shtml |title=1959 American League Final Standings |publisher=Baseball Reference |access-date=August 30, 2010 }}</ref> Lollar helped guide the White Sox pitching staff to the lowest [[earned run average]] in the American League.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/AL/1959.shtml#teams_standard_pitching::none |title=1959 American League Team Statistics and Standings
 |publisher=baseball-reference.com |access-date=June 25, 2011 }}</ref> He also led the team once again with a career-high 22 home runs and 84 runs batted in and winning his third consecutive Gold Glove Award.<ref name="Sherm Lollar"/><ref name="Gold Glove Award winners at Baseball Reference"/> He had 5 hits and 5 runs batted in, including a home run, in the [[1959 World Series]], as the White Sox were defeated by the [[1959 Los Angeles Dodgers season|Los Angeles Dodgers]] in a six-game series.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1959_WS.shtml |title=1959 World Series |publisher=Baseball Reference |access-date=August 30, 2010 }}</ref>

Lollar remained the White Sox starting catcher through the [[1961 Chicago White Sox season|1962 season]]. In [[1962 Chicago White Sox season|1962]], he fractured his thumb on June 20 when he was hit by a pitch by [[Ted Sadowski]] of the [[Minnesota Twins]]. He did not return until July 25, and appeared in only 84 total games during the season. Lollar retired from playing at the end of the [[1963 Chicago White Sox season|1963 season]] at the age of 38.<ref name="Sherm Lollar"/>

[[Ned Garver]] enjoyed working with Lollar, recalling that he would often pitch entire games throwing the first pitch Lollar flashed a sign for.<ref name="Garver">{{cite book|last1=Garver|first1=Ned|last2=Bozman|first2=Bill|last3=Joyner|first3=Ronnie|title=Touching All the Bases|publisher=Pepperpot Productions, Inc.|year=2003|asin=B00B6JBVV6|page=52}}</ref>

==Hall of Fame eligibility==
In ''The Case for Those Overlooked by the Baseball Hall of Fame'', published in 1992, Lollar was named as one of 32 former major league players considered worthy of Hall of Fame consideration. Seven of the book's players have since been enshrined in the Hall of Fame: [[Richie Ashburn]], [[Orlando Cepeda]], [[Larry Doby]], [[Nellie Fox]], [[Bill Mazeroski]], [[Hal Newhouser]], and [[Ron Santo]].<ref>Kelley, Brent. ''The Case for Those Overlooked by the Baseball Hall of Fame'', McFarland & Co., London,1992. {{ISBN|0-89950-715-8}}</ref> Lollar is one of 36 catchers who are portrayed in Thomas Owens’ ''Great Catchers''.<ref>Owens, Thomas S. ''Great Catchers'', Michael Friedman Publishing Co., New York,1997. {{ISBN|1-56799-417-2}}</ref>

Lollar is currently eligible to be identified as a Golden Era ballot candidate in November 2017 by the [[Baseball Writers' Association of America]]'s-appointed Historical Overview Committee (screening committee of 10-12 BBWAA members). If he is selected for the Golden Era ballot list of 10 candidates, he is eligible for consideration for election to the Hall of Fame in December 2017 by the 16-member Golden Era Committee, under the Hall of Fame's, Golden Era  rules for election for players.<ref>National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Eras: Golden, "Rules For Election..."{{cite web |url=http://www.baseballhall.org/hall-famers/rules-election/eras-golden |title=Eras: Golden &#124; Baseball Hall of Fame |access-date=April 13, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130430052048/http://baseballhall.org/hall-famers/rules-election/eras-golden |archive-date=April 30, 2013 }}</ref>

==MLB stats and highlights==

In an eighteen-year major league career, Lollar played in 1,752 [[Games played|games]], accumulating 1,415 [[Hit (baseball)|hits]] in 5,351 [[at bats]] for a .264 career batting average along with 155 home runs, 808 [[runs batted in]] and a .357 [[on-base percentage]].<ref name="Sherm Lollar"/> A seven-time [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]], Lollar led American League catchers in [[fielding percentage]] four times over his career.<ref name="Fielding Leaders">{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LSsDAAAAMBAJ&q=july+2001+fielding+leaders+baseball+digest&pg=PA86 |title=Fielding Leaders |date=July 2001 |work=Baseball Digest |access-date=November 14, 2010 }}</ref> In [[1961 Chicago White Sox season|1961]], he committed only one [[Error (baseball)|error]] over the entire season.<ref name="Sherm Lollar"/> At the time of his retirement in [[1963 Chicago White Sox season|1963]], Lollar's .992 career fielding percentage was the highest for a catcher in major league history.<ref name="members.tripod.com">{{cite web |url=http://members.tripod.com/bb_catchers/catchers/8cfldfld.htm |title=Catchers career fielding percentages |publisher=The Encyclopedia of Baseball Catchers |access-date=November 14, 2010 }}</ref> During his career, Lollar threw out 46.18% of the [[Baserunning|base runners]] who tried [[Stolen base|steal]] a base on him, ranking him 5th on the all-time list.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://members.tripod.com/bb_catchers/catchers/100BestCSCar.pdf |title=100 Best Catcher CS% Totals |publisher=The Encyclopedia of Baseball Catchers |access-date=November 14, 2010 }}</ref> He caught 110 [[shutouts in baseball|shutouts]] during his career, ranking him 21st all-time among major league catchers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bb_catchers.tripod.com/catchers/tmonth1.htm |title=The Encyclopedia of Catchers – Trivia December 2010 – Career Shutouts Caught |publisher=The Encyclopedia of Baseball Catchers |access-date=December 29, 2015 }}</ref> At the time of his retirement in 1963, he ranked 9th all-time in career home runs by catchers.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cTMDAAAAMBAJ&q=baseball+digest+sherm+lollar&pg=PA13 |title=Most Home Runs By Catchers |date=October 1977 |work=Baseball Digest |access-date=November 14, 2010 |last1=Co |first1=Lakeside Publishing }}</ref>

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{|class="wikitable"
|Years
|Games
|[[At-bat|AB]]
|[[Run (baseball)|Runs]]
|[[Hit (baseball)|Hits]]
|[[double (baseball)|2B]]
|[[triple (baseball)|3B]]
|[[Home runs|HR]]
|[[Runs batted in|RBI]]
|[[stolen base|SB]]
|[[base on ball|W]]
|[[strikeouts|SO]]
|[[On-base percentage|OBP]]
|[[Slugging percentage|SLG]]
|[[batting average (baseball)|BA]]
|[[fielding average|Fld%]]
|-
| 18
| 1752
| 5351
| 623
| 1415
| 244
| 14
| 155
| 808
| 20
| 671
| 453
| .357
| .402
| .264
| .992
|}
</div>

* [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All Star]] (AL): 1950, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959-2, 1960-2<ref name="Sherm Lollar"/>
* American League leader in fielding percentage for catcher: 1951, 1953, 1956, 1960, 1961<ref name="Fielding Leaders"/>
* Gold Glove Award (ML): 1957
* Gold Glove Award (AL): 1958, 1959
* Major League record: .992 fielding average as catcher<ref name="members.tripod.com"/>
* Chicago White Sox All-Century Team: 2000

==Coaching and minor league managing career==
Lollar was hired as the [[coach (baseball)|bullpen coach]] for the [[Baltimore Orioles]] on November 27, 1963.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19631128&id=qWNSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=13wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4599,4278567&hl=en "Lollar New Orioles Coach"], Associated Press, Thursday, November 28, 1963</ref> He remained in that capacity through the [[1966 World Series]] championship season until the announcement on September 28, 1967, that he would not be retained for the 1968 season.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1298&dat=19670929&id=kdRNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZIoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4490,3498981&hl=en "Bauer to Return; Three Coaches Fired"],  Associated Press, Friday, September 29, 1967</ref> He subsequently was a coach for the [[Oakland Athletics]] in [[1968 Oakland Athletics season|1968]], and managed the Athletics' minor league affiliates the [[Iowa Oaks (baseball)|Iowa Oaks]] and the [[Tucson Toros]] in the 1970s.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=lollar001joh#standard_managing |title=Sherm Lollar minor league manager statistics |publisher=Baseball Reference |access-date=November 14, 2010 }}</ref> Lollar eventually owned a [[bowling]] alley in [[Springfield, Missouri]], where he died of [[cancer]] at age 53 on September 24, 1977.<ref>[http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1977/09/25/page/85/article/sherm-lollar-dies-sox-catcher-in-59 "Sherm Lollar dies; Sox catcher in '59"], ''Chicago Tribune'', Sunday, September 25, 1977</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of AL Gold Glove winners at catcher]]

==References==
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==External links==
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