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Gus Triandos
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Birthdate: 7/30/1930    
Height / Weight: 6' 3" / 215 lbs. Place of Birth: San Francisco, CA, USA
Bats / Throws: R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Gus Triandos was an All-Star catcher for the Baltimore Orioles in the late 1950's and early '60's. From 1956-1961, Triandos averaged almost 40 extra base hits a year, averaged over 20 home runs and over 70 RBIs per/year. The 6'3", 215 pound catcher led the Orioles' team in 1958 in homers (30) and in RBIs (79) and again in 1959 in HRs (25). Triandos carried a fine .324 life-time on-base-pct and a .413 slugging pct. Triandos made his' major league debut with the New York Yankees in 1953 and was then shipped to the Orioles in a 18 player trade between the two ball clubs. Well-liked by baseball's fans and the Orioles' pitching staff, who often remarked, "He calls a great game and his' large body provides an excellent back-ground target. He's tops at relaxing us in pressure situations." Gus Trandos Career: .244 BA, 954 hits, in 1206 games, 147 doubles, 167 HRs, 608 walks, fanned only 636 times in 3907 at bats. Baseballhistorian.com


Pitching Statistics
Year Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK ERA
14 years   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS IBB HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG
1953 NYY (AL) 18 51 5 8 2 0 1 6 3 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 .157 .204 SLG
1954 NYY (AL) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 .0 SLG
1955 BAL (AL) 140 481 47 133 17 3 12 65 40 55 0 0 4 2 3 3 .277 .333 SLG
1956 BAL (AL) 131 452 47 126 18 1 21 88 48 73 0 0 4 2 3 4 .279 .348 SLG
1957 BAL (AL) 129 418 44 106 21 1 19 72 38 73 0 0 7 3 4 4 .254 .317 SLG
1958 BAL (AL) 137 474 59 116 10 0 30 79 60 65 1 0 4 1 2 7 .245 .327 SLG
1959 BAL (AL) 126 393 43 85 7 1 25 73 65 56 0 0 6 3 4 3 .216 .330 SLG
1960 BAL (AL) 109 364 36 98 18 0 12 54 41 62 0 0 5 1 5 2 .269 .343 SLG
1961 BAL (AL) 115 397 35 97 21 0 17 63 44 60 0 0 7 1 1 2 .244 .320 SLG
1962 BAL (AL) 66 207 20 33 7 0 6 23 29 43 0 0 2 0 0 1 .159 .262 SLG
1963 DET (AL) 106 327 28 78 13 0 14 41 32 67 0 0 4 6 1 3 .239 .315 SLG
1964 PHI (NL) 73 188 17 47 9 0 8 33 26 41 0 0 5 1 2 3 .250 .339 SLG
1965 HOU (NL) 24 72 5 13 2 0 2 7 5 14 0 0 0 1 0 0 .181 .244 SLG
1965 PHI (NL) 30 82 3 14 2 0 0 4 9 17 0 0 1 0 0 0 .171 .253 SLG
14 years   1206 3907 389 954 147 6 167 608 440 636 1 0 49 21 26 32 .244 .322 .SLG



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