youngest catcher with 20 season home runs

Coonie Blank and Tom Hess are tied for the youngest catchers in a season. They were 16 years old.

	NAME	Age	HR	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Coonie Blank C. Blank	16	0	1909	SLN	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0				.000	.000	.000	.000	0	-0.4	.000	-95	-0.4
2	Tom Hess T. Hess	16	0	1892	BAL	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0					.000	.000	.000	.000	0	-0.5	.000	-77	-0.5
3	Ed Kirkpatrick E. Kirkpatrick	17	0	1962	LAA	3	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-1	-1.5	.000	-106	-1.5
4	Tim McCarver T. McCarver	17	0	1959	STL	8	24	3	4	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	26	5	1	0	0	0	0	.167	.231	.208	.439	1	-2.3	.208	16	-2.7
5	Frank Zupo F. Zupo	17	0	1957	BAL	10	12	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	-1	-2	.123	-29	-2
6	Jim Pagliaroni J. Pagliaroni	17	0	1955	BOS	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0		.000			0	-0.3	.000	-122	-0.3
7	Nick Koback N. Koback	17	0	1953	PIT	7	16	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	4	0	0	18	4	1	1			2	.125	.176	.250	.426	0	-2.1	.193	1	-2.3
8	Harry Chiti H. Chiti	17	0	1950	CHC	3	6	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		6	2	0	0			0	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	-0.2	.310	75	-0.2
9	Jimmie Foxx J. Foxx	17	0	1925	PHA	10	9	2	6	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	9	7	1	0				.667	.667	.778	1.444	4	2.3	.664	275	2.2
10	Harry Hanson H. Hanson	17	0	1913	NYY	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0				.000	.000	.000	.000	0	-0.5	.000	-107	-0.5
11	Mike Loan M. Loan	17	0	1912	PHN	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	1	0	0				.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0.2	.480	169	0.2
12	Brian Milner B. Milner	18	0	1978	TOR	2	9	3	4	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	9	6	1	0	0	0	0	.444	.444	.667	1.111	2	1.2	.490	209	1.1
13	Mike Ivie M. Ivie	18	0	1971	SDP	6	17	0	8	0	0	3	1	1	1	0	0	19	8	0	0	0	1	3	.471	.526	.471	.997	4	1.9	.446	188	1.8
14	Ted Simmons T. Simmons	18	0	1968	STL	2	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	1	0.3	.397	167	0.3
15	Dave Duncan D. Duncan	18	1	1964	KCA	25	53	2	9	0	1	5	2	0	20	0	0	55	14	2	0	0	0	1	.170	.200	.264	.464	2	-4.1	.208	25	-4.8
16	Ed Kirkpatrick E. Kirkpatrick	18	2	1963	LAA	34	77	4	15	5	0	7	6	1	19	1	0	85	26	7	0	1	0	1	.195	.259	.338	.596	7	-2.2	.269	73	-2.7
17	Tim McCarver T. McCarver	18	0	1960	STL	10	10	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	10	2	0	0	0	0	1	.200	.200	.200	.400	0	-1.1	.181	-2	-1.2
18	Frank Zupo F. Zupo	18	0	1958	BAL	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	-0.5	.000	-114	-0.5
19	Hawk Taylor H. Taylor	18	0	1957	MIL	7	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	-0.2	.000	-105	-0.2
20	Nick Koback N. Koback	18	0	1954	PIT	4	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	10	0	0	0	0		0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-1	-2.6	.000	-116	-2.7
21	Walt Streuli W. Streuli	18	0	1954	DET	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		1.000			0	0.3	.724	360	0.3
22	Harry Chiti H. Chiti	18	0	1951	CHC	9	31	1	11	2	0	5	2	0	2	0	0	34	13	2	1			3	.355	.394	.419	.813	5	1.1	.378	119	0.8
23	Roy Jarvis R. Jarvis	18	0	1944	BKN	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1	0	0	0			0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	-0.2	.000	-110	-0.2
24	Hank Ruszkowski H. Ruszkowski	18	0	1944	CLE	3	8	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	8	3	0	0			1	.375	.375	.375	.750	1	0.2	.354	119	0.2
25	Frankie Hayes F. Hayes	18	0	1933	PHA	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	5	0	0	0				.000	.000	.000	.000	-1	-1.3	.000	-103	-1.4

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