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Thomas Frank Haller (June 23, 1937 – November 26, 2004) was an American professional baseball player and baseball executive.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Tom Haller at Baseball Reference )〕 He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball with the San Francisco Giants (–), Los Angeles Dodgers (–) and Detroit Tigers ().〔 In the late 1960s, Haller was considered one of the top catchers in the National League. ==Major League career== Haller was born in Lockport, Illinois and attended the University of Illinois, where he played as a quarterback for the Illinois Fighting Illini football team.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Tom Haller )〕 Haller was signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent in 1958.〔 After playing in the minor leagues for three seasons, he made his major league debut with the Giants on April 11, 1961 at the age of 24.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Tom Haller minor league statistics )〕 Haller hit .261 with 18 home runs and 55 RBIs for the Giants in 1962, in a platoon system alongside Ed Bailey.〔 Haller and Bailey combined to give the Giants 35 home runs and 100 runs batted in from the catcher's position as they battled the Los Angeles Dodgers in a tight pennant race.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1962 San Francisco Giants )〕 The two teams ended the season tied for first place and met in the 1962 National League tie-breaker series.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1962 National League Team Statistics and Standings )〕 The Giants won the three-game series to clinch the National League championship. The Giants then lost the New York Yankees in the 1962 World Series in seven games. Haller collected four hits in 14 at-bats with a home run and three runs batted in during the Series.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Tom Haller post season batting statistics )〕 Haller continued in a platoon role alongside Bailey through the 1963 season, finishing the year second to Johnny Edwards among National League catchers in fielding percentage.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1963 National League Fielding Leaders )〕 In December 1963, the Giants traded Bailey to the Milwaukee Braves for veteran catcher Del Crandall, and Haller became their undisputed starting catcher. He was a solid defensive catcher for the Giants from 1964 to 1967. In his book, ''The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract'', baseball historian Bill James said the decision to award Joe Torre with the National League Gold Glove Award was absurd, stating that he was given the award because of his offensive statistics and that, either Haller or John Roseboro were more deserved of the award.〔 Haller also 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. However, the Giants faltered and ended the season two games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1965 National League Team Statistics and Standings )〕 The following season, Haller earned his first All-Star berth when he was named as a reserve player for the National League team in the 1966 All-Star Game.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1966 All-Star Game )〕 He was the catcher for two twenty-game winners in 1966, as Juan Marichal won 25 games and Gaylord Perry won 21 games.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1966 San Francisco Giants )〕 Haller finished the season with career-highs of 27 home runs and 67 runs batted in, as the Giants once again finished second to the Dodgers by a game and a half.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1966 National League Team Statistics and Standings )〕 He 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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1967 All-Star Game )〕 Haller ended the 1967 season second to Tim McCarver among the league's catchers in assists and in fielding percentage, and guided the Giants' pitching staff to the lowest team earned run average in the National League, as Giants pitcher, Mike McCormick, won the National League Cy Young Award with a 22-10 record.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1967 National League Fielding Leaders )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1967 National League Team Statistics and Standings )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1967 National League Cy Young Award balloting results )〕 The Giants finished in second place for a third consecutive season, this time to the St. Louis Cardinals.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1967 National League Team Statistics and Standings )〕 In February 1968, the Giants were in need of good infielders, and with four young catching prospects including Dick Dietz and Dave Rader, club president Chub Feeney decided to trade Haller along with a player to be named later, to the Los Angeles Dodgers for infielders Ron Hunt and Nate Oliver.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Tom Haller Trades and Transactions )〕 The trade was the first between the two teams since their move to the West Coast in , and also the first since the one that would have sent Jackie Robinson from the Dodgers to the Giants after the season.〔 Haller played well in 1968, posting a .285 batting average in 144 games and earned his third consecutive All-Star berth.〔 He also played well defensively with career-highs in assists (83) and in double plays (23).〔 He 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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1968 National League Team Statistics and Standings )〕 After spending four seasons with the Dodgers, Haller was traded to the Detroit Tigers in December 1971.〔 He batted .207 with two home runs and 12 runs batted in during the 1972 season as a backup catcher for Bill Freehan, when the Tigers won the American League Eastern Division championship.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1972 American League Team Statistics and Standings )〕 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. His playing time was reduced when the Tigers acquired catcher Duke Sims in August.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1972 Tom Haller batting log )〕 In the 1972 American League Championship Series against the Oakland Athletics, Haller made only one appearance as a pinch hitter in Game 2, as the Tigers lost the series in five games.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1972 American League Championship Series Game 2 box score )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1972 American League Championship Series )〕 In October 1972, the Tigers traded Haller to the Philadelphia Phillies for pitcher Don Leshnock. He then made the decision to retire at the age of 35. 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「Tom Haller」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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