Frank Joseph "Noodles" Zupo (August 29, 1939 in San Francisco, California

San Francisco, California

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 - March 25, 2005 in Burlingame, California

Burlingame, California

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) was a professional baseball player who played catcher

Catcher

Catcher is a position for a baseball or softball player. When a batter takes his turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. This is a catcher's primary duty, but he is also called upon to master many other skills in order to...

 for the Baltimore Orioles

Baltimore Orioles

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 in 1957-1958 and 1961. He entered the league at age 17.

In 1957

1957 in baseball

-Major League Baseball:*World Series: Milwaukee Braves over New York Yankees ; Lew Burdette, MVP*All-Star Game, July 9 at Busch Stadium: American League, 6-5-Other champions:*Caribbean World Series: Marianao *College World Series: California...

, Zupo and George Zuverink

George Zuverink

George Zuverink is a former professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of eight seasons with the Cleveland Indians, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers and Baltimore Orioles...

 twice formed the only "Z

Z

Z is the twenty-sixth and final letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.-Name and pronunciation:In most dialects of English, the letter's name is zed , reflecting its derivation from the Greek zeta but in American English, its name is zee , deriving from a late 17th century English dialectal...

" battery

Battery (baseball)

In baseball, the term battery refers collectively to the pitcher and the catcher, who may also be called batterymen or batterymates of one another.- History :...

 in major league

Major League Baseball

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 history, the first time coming on July 1, 1957 when Zupo made his big-league debut with a 10th-inning

Innings

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 catching appearance against the New York Yankees

New York Yankees

The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...

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After Baseball

Zupo held many different jobs including a fishing guide, business owner, and wholesale leather proprietor.

External links

• http://www.baseball-reference.com/z/zupofr01.shtml
• http://www.historicbaseball.com/players/z/zupo_frank.html