Playing Career
Heinie Beckendorf debuted on April 16, 1909 for the Detroit Tigers, and played his final game on September 10, 1910 for the Washington Senators. In 1910, he reportedly caught three of the eight shutouts thrown by Walter Johnson that year. In 55 major league games (53 as a catcher), Beckendorf had a .182 batting average with no home runs and 13 RBIs. His abilities as a catcher brought him to the major leagues, but his 1910 fielding percentage of .988 (20 points above league average) and Range factor of 6.39 (25 points higher than league avearage) were not enough to keep him in the big leagues. Weighing against his fine fielding was his 1910 batting average of .164 (81 points below league average) and his slugging percentage of .173 (143 points lower than league average). As a result, Beckendorf did not play in the major leagues again after 1910.
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