Katt spent his entire Major League playing career with two teams, the New York Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals, spending two separate terms with each club. Katt originally signed with the Giants and after two brief trials with them in 1952–53, he became the club\'s semi-regular backstop during its final championship season in New York in 1954. Playing in 86 games, he split catching duties with veteran Wes Westrum, hitting .255 with nine home runs and 33 runs batted in.\n', '

That year, he set a Major League record with four passed balls in one inning, catching knuckleballer Hoyt Wilhelm. The record was later tied by Gino Petralli of the Texas Rangers in 1987, catching knuckleballer Charlie Hough, and by Ryan Lavarnway of the Boston Red Sox in 2013, catching knuckleballer Steve Wright in Wright\'s first big-league start.\n', '

Westrum took over the catching during the 1954 World Series, won by the Giants in four consecutive games, and Katt did not appear. However, in 1955, he became the club\'s regular receiver, playing in 124 games and compiling a career-high 326 at bats, but his batting average plummeted to .215 and he spent the rest of his MLB career as a back-up.\n', '

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