John Sherman Lollar (August 23, 1924 - September 24, 1977) was a professional baseball catcher who played in the major leagues for the Cleveland Indians (1946), New York Yankees (1947-1948), St. Louis Browns (1949-1951), and the Chicago White Sox (1952-1963).
Lollar was born in Durham, Arkansas. He was a batboy for the Fayetteville Angels in the Class D Arkansas-Missouri League in the 1930s. He signed with the Baltimore Orioles in the Internation...
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John Sherman Lollar (August 23, 1924 - September 24, 1977) was a professional baseball catcher who played in the major leagues for the Cleveland Indians (1946), New York Yankees (1947-1948), St. Louis Browns (1949-1951), and the Chicago White Sox (1952-1963).
Lollar was born in Durham, Arkansas. He was a batboy for the Fayetteville Angels in the Class D Arkansas-Missouri League in the 1930s. He signed with the Baltimore Orioles in the International League in 1943 at the age of 18. In 1945, he was the International League's Most Valuable Player and was sold to the Cleveland Indians. However, he asked to be sent back to the minor leagues after playing behind Jim Hegan in 1946.
Lollar was traded to the Yankees where he competed with Yogi Berra for the catching position in 1947. Lollar and Berra were considered excellent hitting prospects but defensive liabilities, although both eventually would become outstanding receivers. He started two games in the 1947 World Series for the Yankees...
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