Hal Finney (baseball)
Introduction '''Harold Wilson Finney''' (July 30, 1905 - December 22, 1991) was a Major League Baseball catcher. He played all or part of five seasons in the majors, between  and , for the Pittsburgh Pirates. During the 1922 season, he appeared in six games, exclusively as a pinch runner.Finney held the record for non-pitchers for most at bats in a season without a hit. In 1936, Finney went 0-for-35, with an on-base percentage of .000 as well. This was the overall record for most at bats with a .000 OBP until , when it was broken by pitcher Jason Bergmann. He did score 3 runs and have 3 RBI in his last major league season. Dodgers's infielder Eugenio Vélez finished the 2011 season hitless in 37 at-bats to break Finney's record.Finney was the brother of fellow major leaguer Lou Finney.
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