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A utility man valuable for his catching skills, Porter never had more than 140 at-bats in a season and never hit above .250. His full name was in fact J.W.; the initials stood for nothing else. (SFS)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » December 4, 1952: Detroit trades P Virgil Trucks, who tossed two no-hitters during the year, along with P Hal White and OF Johnny Groth, to the Browns in exchange for 2B Owen Friend, OF Bob Nieman, and OF/C J.W. Porter. » February 18, 1958: Cleveland sends veteran C Jim Hegan and P Hank Aguirre to Detroit for C-OF J.W. Porter and P Hal Woodeshick. Aguirre will pitch 10 years for Detroit.