Harold Wilson Finney was a Major League Baseball

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 catcher

Catcher

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. He played all or part of five seasons in the majors, between and , for the Pittsburgh Pirates

Pittsburgh Pirates

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. During 1922, he appeared in six games, exclusively as a pinch runner.

Finney held the record for non-pitchers for most at bat

At bat

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s in a season without a hit

Hit (baseball)

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. In 1936, Finney went 0-for-35, with an on base percentage

On base percentage

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 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

Jason Bergmann

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. He did score 3 runs and have 3 RBI

Run batted in

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 in his last major league season. Dodgers

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's infielder Eugenio Velez

Eugenio Vélez

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 finished the 2011 season hitless in 37 at bats to break Finney's record.

Finney was the brother of fellow major leaguer Lou Finney

Lou Finney

Louis Klopsche Finney was an American outfielder and first baseman in Major League Baseball. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics , Boston Red Sox , St. Louis Browns and Philadelphia Phillies...

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