CALVIN NEEMAN
Ht: 6-2, weight: 190. Born February 18, 1929. Bats right, throws right.
Drafted from Denver (AAA) where he hit .265 in first 32 games of '56 before finishing out year at Richmond (AAA) with .249 in 62 games. In Yankee chain since '49, his best year was '55, when he hit .294 in 111 games for Birmingham (AA) and led Southern Association catchers in chances. In '54 made Eastern League (A) All-Star team with Binghamton. Hit only five homers and only one triple last year.
German ancestry. Home: East St. Louis, Illinois. Married, one son.
Scouting Report: "Not impressive; Triple-A probably his peak. Average receiver with average arm."
-Baseball Digest, March 1957
"Cal stepped into the Cub lineup and was away to a fast start polling two early season homers. A bear for work, he even caught both ends of the first Chicago doubleheader.
As a student at Illinois Wesleyan College, Cal was a star baseball and basketball player. After coming to the Yankees' spring training camp in 1949 uninvited, he impressed NY scouts enough to sign a contract. In '54 he was elected to the Eastern League All-Star team."
-1957 Topps No. 353
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