Matthew Daniel `` Matt '' Batts ( October 16 , 1921 -- July 14 , 2013 ) was an American Major League Baseball ( MLB ) catcher who played from 1947 through 1956 for the Boston Red Sox ( 1947 -- 1951 ) , St. Louis Browns ( 1951 ) , Detroit Tigers ( 1952 -- 1954 ) , Chicago White Sox ( 1954 ) and Cincinnati Reds ( 1955 -- 1956 ) , with brief trades to Baltimore and Cleveland .
Matthew Daniel `` Matt '' Batts ( October 16 , 1921 -- July 14 , 2013 ) was a Major League Baseball catcher . He played from 1947 through 1956 for the Boston Red Sox ( 1947 -- 1951 ) , St. Louis Browns ( 1951 ) , Detroit Tigers ( 1952 -- 1954 ) , Chicago White Sox ( 1954 ) and Cincinnati Reds ( 1955 -- 1956 ) .