Books and articles about Gus Triandos

Big, powerful, strong-armed, and slow-footed, Triandos came to the Orioles as part of a 17-player trade in 1954 and was their regular catcher for seven seasons. He hit over 20 home runs three times, tying the AL record for catchers with 30 in 1958.

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With the Phillies on June 21, 1964 Triandos caught Jim Bunning's perfect game, the first in the NL in 84 years. Oddly, he owns the ML record with 1,206 consecutive games without being caught stealing; he stole only one base. (AL)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » November 18, 1954: In an enormous two-part trade begun on November 14, the Yankees and Orioles exchange 17 players. Included are 1B Dick Kryhoski, pitchers Bob Turley and Don Larsen, and SS Billy Hunter from Baltimore. To the Orioles go OF Gene Woodling, SS Willie Miranda, pitchers Harry Byrd and Jim McDonald, and catchers Gus Triandos and Hal Smith. The trade will help both teams. » September 20, 1958: Orioles P Hoyt Wilhelm, in a rare start (he is 0-6 this year when starting), pitches a 1–0 no-hitter, the first in O's history, against Don Larsen of the Yankees, fanning 8. Larsen allows one hit through six innings. The Orioles acquired Wilhelm in August for the $20,000 waiver price. The win, Wilhelm's first ML complete game, and his only this year for the O's, improves his record to 3-10. The winning margin is Gus Triandos' 30th home run, off reliever Bobby Shantz. » April 9, 1959: In the 5th against Washington, the Orioles become the first team in history to turn a triple play on Opening Day. Ed Fitzgerald lines out to Bob Boyd to start the tri-killing. Vice President Richard Nixon, a righthander, substitutes for President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who's away golfing, and watches the Senators win, 9–2. It's the first time since FDR died just before the 1945 opener that a chief executive was not on hand. Ramos loses his shutout when Gus Triandos hits a 2-run, 2-out home run in the 9th. » April 26, 1959: Surprising Baltimore sweeps a pair from the Yankees, coming from behind to score two in the 9th and win the opener, 5–4, and scoring in the final frame of the nitecap to win, 3–2. The O's use six pinch hitters in the opener, while New York uses four for a new ML mark. Hoyt Wilhelm goes the distance in the nitecap, but his knuckler proves elusive for Gus Triandos, who ties the major-league record with four passed balls. Ray Katt, who was the lone holder of the record, also caught Wilhelm. » July 18, 1959: The Tigers drop game one to the Orioles, 5–2, their 13th loss in 15 games, then win the nitecap, 2–0, despite getting just two hits off Wilhelm. Hoyt allows two singles, but his knuckler proves elusive to Myron Ginsberg, who allows four passed balls to tie the American League record held by Gus Triandos and two others. O's catchers Ginsberg & Triandos will set the modern major-league record for passed balls this season with 49. » May 4, 1960: The Orioles C Gus Triandos sets American League records with three passed balls in one inning (6th) and four in one game, but Hoyt Wilhelm, making a rare start, goes seven innings and gets credit for a 6–4 Baltimore win over the White Sox. Early Wynn records his 2,000th strikeout in a no-decision effort for the Sox. Triandos' PB mark for an inning will be tied by reserve backstop Myron Ginsberg in six days, and Tom Egan will collect five PBs in 1970 to erase Gus' name. » May 10, 1960: Joe Ginsberg of the Orioles loses a struggle with Hoyt Wilhelm's knuckler, and ties the record set six days earlier by teammate Gus Triandos with three passed balls in one inning. Dick Williams of the A's belts a grand slam, as the American League record of three on one day in one league is tied for the 2nd time in 16 days. Williams also doubles in a 9-run 5th inning. Kansas City beats Baltimore 10–0. » April 30, 1961: Jim Gentile, Gus Triandos, and Ron Hansen hit consecutive home runs in the 7th inning for the Orioles, as they beat Detroit 4–2 to split a twin bill. The O's had one hit in the 1st six innings off Paul Foytack. The Tigers win the opener, 8–2, after going scoreless in six innings against young Steve Barber. » June 14, 1962: Join the club. The Orioles Charlie Lau ties an American League record with three passed balls in the 8th inning, and a total of 4, but Baltimore beats Boston 7–4. Lau now shares the team (and AL) record with Myron Ginsberg and Gus Triandos for most passed balls in inning, all catching Hoyt Wilhelm. The 20th century mark is four in an inning, set by the Giants Ray Katt in 1954. No surprise who was on the mound then—Wilhelm. » December 4, 1963: Detroit P Jim Bunning is traded to the Phillies with C Gus Triandos for OF Don Demeter and P Jack Hamilton. Not a smart move for Detroit as Bunning will win 75 games for Philley over the next four seasons. » June 21, 1964: On Father's Day at Shea Stadium, Jim Bunning fans 10, drives in two runs, and pitches the first perfect game (excluding Don Larsen's 1956 World Series effort and Harvey Haddix's 1959 overtime loss) since Charlie Robertson's on April 30, 1922. Philadelphia beats the Mets 6–0. He also becomes the first pitcher to win no-hitters in both leagues, and Gus Triandos becomes the first C to catch a no-hitter in each league. Bunning throws just 90 pitches in winning his 2nd no-hitter. The next time Bunning faces the Mets he will shut them out, the first no-hit pitcher this century to do that. The Mets don't fare much better in the nitecap as 18-year-old rookie Rick Wise wins his 1st game and gives up just three hits for an 8–2 win. Johnny Klippstein comes on in the 9th. The Phils increase their National League lead to two games over the Giants. » September 28, 1982: Detroit's Lance Parrish hits his 31st home run of the season in a 9–6 win over the Orioles, breaking the American League single-season record for catchers that he had shared with Yogi Berra and Gus Triandos.