A protégé of longtime MLB executive Branch Rickey, Narron continued in baseball after his playing career ended in 1948. He was the bullpen catcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers[2] during 1949 and 1950, the last two years of Rickey's tenure there, then followed him to the Pittsburgh Pirates as the Buccos' Major League bullpen coach from 1951 through 1964.
He was inducted in the Kinston Professional Baseball Hall of Fame in 1988. Sam Narron died in Raleigh, North Carolina, at the age of 83.
Referencesedit
^Ringolsby, Tracy (24 March 2014). "Oh, Brother! Narrons Living Baseball Dream Together". MLB.com. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
^The Associated Press (5 January 1997). "Sam Narron, Catcher and Coach, 83 [obituary]". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
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Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference
narron, catcher, samuel, woody, narron, august, 1913, december, 1996, american, major, league, baseball, player, coach, born, middlesex, north, carolina, narron, batted, threw, right, handed, stood, tall, weighed, pounds, uncle, major, league, catcher, coach, . Samuel Woody Narron August 25 1913 December 31 1996 was an American Major League Baseball player and coach Born in Middlesex North Carolina Narron batted and threw right handed he stood 5 ft 10 in 1 78 m 178 cm tall and weighed 180 pounds 81 7 kg He was the uncle of Major League catcher coach and manager Jerry Narron and MLB coach Johnny Narron 1 and the grandfather of pitcher Sam Narron Sam NarronCatcherBorn 1913 08 25 August 25 1913Middlesex North Carolina U S Died December 31 1996 1996 12 31 aged 83 Raleigh North Carolina U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutSeptember 15 1935 for the St Louis CardinalsLast MLB appearanceSeptember 30 1943 for the St Louis CardinalsMLB statisticsBatting average 286Home runs0Runs batted in1TeamsSt Louis Cardinals 1935 1942 1943 Career highlights and awards2 World Series champion 1942 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates 1960 43 Sam Narron game worn road jersey Narron spent almost his entire playing career in minor league baseball Originally an outfielder he led the Class D Georgia Florida League in batting average with a 349 mark in 1936 The following year he became a catcher and twice batted over 300 for the Rochester Red Wings of the AA International League In the Major Leagues Narron appeared in parts of three seasons 1935 1942 and 1943 with the St Louis Cardinals playing in 24 games and hitting 286 with one run batted in in just 28 at bats A protege of longtime MLB executive Branch Rickey Narron continued in baseball after his playing career ended in 1948 He was the bullpen catcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers 2 during 1949 and 1950 the last two years of Rickey s tenure there then followed him to the Pittsburgh Pirates as the Buccos Major League bullpen coach from 1951 through 1964 He was inducted in the Kinston Professional Baseball Hall of Fame in 1988 Sam Narron died in Raleigh North Carolina at the age of 83 References edit Ringolsby Tracy 24 March 2014 Oh Brother Narrons Living Baseball Dream Together MLB com Retrieved 18 May 2018 The Associated Press 5 January 1997 Sam Narron Catcher and Coach 83 obituary The New York Times Retrieved 18 May 2018 External links editCareer statistics and player information from MLB or ESPN or Baseball Reference Baseball Almanac Sam Narron at Find a Grave nbsp Sporting positions Preceded byN A Pittsburgh Pirates bullpen coach1951 1964 Succeeded byHal Smith Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sam Narron catcher amp oldid 1179565060, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
