Sal Yvars

Sal Yvars

Infobox MLB retired
name=Sal Yvars
position=Catcher
bats=Right
throws=Right
debutdate=September 27
debutyear=1947
debutteam=New York Giants
finaldate=September 26
finalyear=1954
finalteam=St. Louis Cardinals
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.244
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=10
stat3label=RBI
stat3value=42
teams=
*New York Giants (1947–1953)
*St. Louis Cardinals (1953–1954)
highlights=

Salvador Anthony Yvars (born February 20, 1924 in New York City, New York) was a Major League Baseball catcher who played with the New York Giants from by|1947 to by|1953 and the St. Louis Cardinals from by|1953 to by|1954. Born in Manhattan's Little Italy to a Spanish gravedigger and an Italian laundress, he was a three-sport star at White Plains High School, playing football, basketball, and baseball.cite news|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C07E5DE1531F93AA35751C0A9679C8B63|first=Charlie|last=Leduff|title=PUBLIC LIVES; A Telescopic Lens on a Baseball Legend|date=2001-02-09|publisher=The New York Times] He originally signed with the Giants in 1942, and enlisted in the United States Army Air Force shortly afterward. During his time in the Army, Yvars was effectively a test dummy, with him saying of his ability to handle the tests, "I could take six and a half G's without a pressure helmet."

After World War II, Yvars again played for the Giants' farm system. He played for Manchester of the New England League during the 1946 season, and the Jersey City Jerseys of the International League during the 1947 season. He made his major league debut on September 27, 1947 in the only game he played that season for the Giants.cite web|url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/y/yvarssa01.shtml|title=Sal Yvars Statistics|publisher=Baseball-reference.com|accessdate=2008-09-12] His lone hit of the season came off of Schoolboy Rowe, a single to left field. In 1948, Yvars played in 15 games and had a batting average of .211. He played three games in 1949 and nine in 1950 for the Giants.

During the 1951 New York Giants season, Yvars was the backup catcher behind Wes Westrum, and played in 25 games, hitting .317 during the season.He is best remembered as the player on the New York Giants who relayed stolen signals to his teammates awaiting in the batters box during the 1951 Pennant-winning season.

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