Red Munson

{{short description|American baseball player (1883-1957)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name=Red Munson |image= |position=Catcher |bats=Unknown |throws=Right |birth_date={{birth date|1883|7|31}} |birth_place=Cincinnati, Ohio |death_date={{death date and age|1957|2|19|1883|7|31}} |death_place=Mishawaka, Indiana |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=August 28 |debutyear=1905 |debutteam=Philadelphia Phillies |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=October 7 |finalyear=1905 |finalteam=Philadelphia Phillies |statleague = MLB |stat1label=Batting average |stat1value=.115 |stat2label=Home runs |stat2value=0 |stat3label=Runs batted in |stat3value=2 |teams= *Philadelphia Phillies ({{mlby|1905}}) }} '''Clarence Hanford "Red" Munson''' (July 31, 1883 – February 19, 1957) was a catcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1905.<ref name="statistics">[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/munsore01.shtml "Red Munson Statistics and History"]. ''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2011-02-18.</ref>

In February prior to the 1905 season, Munson was ice skating on the Ohio River to keep in shape when he saved the life of an elderly man who had fallen through the ice.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ball Player Proved Himself a Hero |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-ball-player-prov/189047364/ |access-date=16 January 2026 |work=The Cincinnati Enquirer |date=10 February 1905 |pages=4}}</ref>

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