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20 pass balls in one season is unheard of by a catcher.
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It would really be unheard of from a 3rd baseman.
Not to defend LaRue (I'll leave that windmill for someone else)
But..... it's more common then you'd think
Since 1950
Code:
PASSED BALLS YEAR PB PB
1 Geno Petralli 1987 35 35
2 J.C. Martin 1965 33 33
T3 Earl Williams 1972 28 28
T3 Ted Simmons 1975 28 28
T3 Gus Triandos 1959 28 28
T6 Bob Uecker 1967 27 27
T6 Bob Didier 1969 27 27
8 Mike Macfarlane 1995 26 26
T9 Dick Dietz 1970 25 25
T9 Jason Varitek 1999 25 25
T9 Ted Simmons 1973 25 25
T12 Ed Herrmann 1973 24 24
T12 J.C. Martin 1964 24 24
T14 Benito Santiago 1993 23 23
T14 Dick Bertell 1961 23 23
16 Benito Santiago 1987 22 22
T17 Joe Ginsberg 1959 21 21
T17 Jody Davis 1983 21 21
T17 Jesse Gonder 1964 21 21
T17 John Bateman 1966 21 21
T17 Fran Healy 1974 21 21
T17 Gus Triandos 1961 21 21
T17 Chad Kreuter 1989 21 21
T17 Lance Parrish 1979 21 21
T25 Phil Nevin 1998 20 20
T25 Bill Freehan 1965 20 20
T25 Ellie Rodriguez 1974 20 20
T25 Geno Petralli 1988 20 20
T25 Dick Dietz 1971 20 20
T25 Luis Pujols 1982 20 20
T25 Geno Petralli 1990 20 20
T25 Don Slaught 1987 20 20
T33 Ed Herrmann 1969 19 19
T33 Lance Parrish 1991 19 19
T33 Bob Boone 1973 19 19
T33 Mark Bailey 1985 19 19
T37 Earl Battey 1960 18 18
T37 Tim McCarver 1965 18 18
T37 Ted Simmons 1971 18 18
T37 Milt May 1975 18 18
T37 Harry Chiti 1958 18 18
T37 Tim McCarver 1971 18 18
T37 Jorge Posada 2001 18 18
T37 Ed Herrmann 1972 18 18
T37 Joe Ferguson 1973 18 18
T37 Mike Stanley 1996 18 18
T37 Mike Stanley 1987 18 18
T37 Jason Varitek 1998 18 18
T37 Johnny Bench 1968 18 18
T37 Brian Harper 1993 18 18
T37 Donnie Scott 1984 18 18