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William Florine Sarni (September 19, 1927 – April 15, 1983) was an American professional baseball player who played as a catcher in the Major Leagues.〔(Bill Sarni at Baseball Reference )〕 A native of Los Angeles, California, he played for the St. Louis Cardinals (1951–1952, 1954–1956) and New York Giants (1956).〔 ==Baseball career== Sarni's professional baseball career began in at the age of 15 when he played for the Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast League.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bill Sarni minor league statistics )〕 In 33 games he went 19-for-83 (.229) with one home run and nine runs batted in.〔 Sarni led Texas League catchers with a .991 fielding percentage while playing for the Shreveport Sports in . He led American Association catchers with 597 putouts and a .989 fielding percentage while playing for the Columbus Red Birds in . Sarni made his major league debut with the St. Louis Cardinals on May 11, 1951 at the age of 23.〔 After hitting for only a .174 average during his rookie year, Sarni was sent back to the Columbus Red Birds in May 1952 in order to trim their roster down to the 25 player limit.〔 He posted a .277 batting average along with 8 home runs and 60 runs batted in during the season with Columbus and, earned a spot on the American Association All-Star team.〔 In October 1953, the Cardinals purchased Sarni from Columbus. Sarni became the Cardinals starting catcher when Del Rice was injured during a play at home plate on June 7, 1954. In 123 games he posted a .300 batting average with 9 home runs and 70 runs batted in.〔 He also led National League catchers with a .996 fielding percentage and 12 double plays.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1954 National League Fielding Leaders )〕 One odd footnote from the 1954 season was a game in St. Louis on July 18 against the Philadelphia Phillies in which, both Sarni and Phillies catcher Stan Lopata played the game without wearing chest protectors because of the intense heat. The Cardinals traded Rice to the Milwaukee Braves in June 1955 and, Sarni became their number one catcher. Although his batting average dipped to .255 in , he was hitting above .300 in early June 1956 when, the Cardinals traded him to the New York Giants along with Jackie Brandt, Dick Littlefield and Red Schoendienst for Alvin Dark, Ray Katt, Don Liddle and Whitey Lockman.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1956 Bill Sarni batting log )〕 Sarni took over as the Giants starting catcher and ended the year leading the league's catchers with 61 assists and 10 double plays.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1956 National League Fielding Leaders )〕 During spring training in 1957 he suffered a heart attack that ended his playing career.〔(''Mid-Career Tragedies'', by Bill Bryson, Baseball Digest, April 1958, Vol. 17, No. 3, ISSN 0005-609X )〕 He was just 29 years old. The Giants kept him on by creating a coaching position for him.〔 In he signed a contract to coach for the Rochester Red Wings in the St. Louis Cardinals organisation then, resigned after one season to take up a career selling stocks and bonds for an investment firm. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bill Sarni」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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