Harry Chiti

Harry Dominic Chiti Jr. (pronounced /ˈtʃiːtiː/ CHEE-tee) (November 16, 1932 – January 31, 2002) was an American catcher in Major League Baseball.

He appeared in 502 games over all or parts of ten seasons between 1950 and 1962 for the Chicago Cubs, Kansas City Athletics, Detroit Tigers and New York Mets.

After two years in the United States Army during the Korean War, Chiti returned to Chicago and handled the starting job in 1955, batting .231 with 11 home runs and 41 RBI in a career-high 113 games.

On May 30 (Memorial Day) he made an entry for himself in Cubs trivia, during the second game of a windblown doubleheader against the Milwaukee Braves, in which 39 runs were scored overall.

Chiti never played in another major league game, spending his last two years with the Triple-A Toronto Maple Leafs before retiring after the 1964 season.