Earl Jesse Battey, Jr. (January 5, 1935 – November 15, 2003) was an American catcher in Major League Baseball. Battey was born in Los Angeles, California, and died of cancer at the age of 68 in Ocala, Florida.

Battey was a four time All-Star catcher and a key player on the Minnesota Twins 1965 World Series team. A great fielder, Battey won three Gold Glove Awards. Battey received the most votes by an American Leaguer for the 1965 All-Star Game, which was played in his home ball park, Metropolitan Stadium.^[1]

On August 26, 1962 Battey caught Jack Kralick's no-hitter.

Battey was part of a charity program sponsored by Con Edison of NY whereby children were given free bleacher tickets to New York Yankee games. Battey talked baseball and was a "big brother" to all the kids who were lucky enough to benefit from the program.

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• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
• TheDeadBallEra.com - Battey's obituary
• The African American Registry
• FindAGrave.com
• Battey Biography

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