 Complete the following phrase:  After spending all or part of four seasons with the New York Cubans of the Negro National League and two years at the Triple-A level of minor league baseball, Noble was 32 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 18, 1951 with the New York Giants. The rookie was the Giants second-string catcher that season, starting 26 games behind the plate workhorse Wes Westrum started 119. He batted .234 with 33 hits, five home runs and 26 runs batted in; all were career highs. During that pent-winning season, Noble was in the Giants lineup as their catcher during the ninth inning of Game 3 of the 