Stan Lopata
Baseball
A two-time all-star, he was the first National League catcher to wear glasses.\n', '
Born in Delray, a neighborhood of Detroit, Lopata was a graduate of Southwestern High School. After finishing his service in World War II with the 14th Armored Division in Europe in 1945, Lopata began his professional baseball career in the minor leagues with the Terre Haute Phillies of the Class B Illinois–Indiana–Iowa League in 1946 after the big-league Philadelphia club signed him to a $20,000 bonus. The Phillies discovered Lopata when he emerged as a star in the sandlots of Detroit, Michigan, as well as the tough American Legion Baseball league. He did well in his first season for Terre Haute, posting up a .292 batting average with a .540 slugging percentage, 9 home runs, and 11 triples in just 67 games played.\n', '
Lopata was very successful in 1947. He was still a few years of seasoning away fro…
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