Remembering Bo Diaz
November 23rd, 2008 by MattIt was 18 years ago today when former Phillies catcher Bo Diaz was killed when a satellite dish fell on him at his home in Venezuela.
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Diaz played from 1982 to 1985 with the Phils. His best statistical year offensively, 1982, ranks as one of the 5 best ever by a catcher, trailing only Darren Daulton (1992, 1993), Mike Lieberthal (1999) and Stan Lopata (1956).
In fact, Diaz is only the second Phillie catcher ever to have a season with a BA over .275, 25 doubles, and 15 homers. Only Mike Lieberthal joined him when he achieved all 3 in 1999. Darren Daulton had the 2 greatest overall offensive years by a catcher in 1992 and 1993, but his average in those years were .270 and .257, respectively.
Diaz’s numbers declined in 1983, his last season playing full-time for the Phils. 1984, Diaz played in only 27 games due to a knee injury, and lost his starting job to Ozzie Virgil Jr. In 1985, he was traded early in the year to the Reds for a player to be named later, who turned out to be Freddie Toliver .
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I listed this bit of information yesterday in the comments section of my blog.
I didn’t realize it was also the day the Carpenters bought the team, way back when.