Tom Saffell

Positions: Centerfielder and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 170lb (180cm, 77kg)

Born: July 26, 1921 in Etowah, TN us

Died: September 10, 2012 in Sarasota, FL

Buried: Green Hill Cemetery, Etowah, TN

School: Maryville College (Maryville, TN)

Debut: July 1, 1949 (Age 27-340d, 10,630th in major league history)
vs. CHC 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 25, 1955 (Age 34-061d)
vs. CHW 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1949 season

Full Name: Thomas Judson Saffell

Pronunciation: \SAFF-el\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-2.0

602

143

.238

RBI

OBP

.307

SLG

.296

OPS

.602

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	31-51 / in Starts: 6-25
Longest Hitting Streak	8 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	31 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 173 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	83 (47-28-8) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 173 PAs	19
Avg. Runners on Base	110 (58-34-17)

Most Driven In
D Groat	1
F Thomas	1
V Power	1
Self	1
V Law	0

Most Driven In By
J Lynch	5
F Thomas	2
G Zernial	2
G Freese	2
R Clemente	2
J Shepard	2
P Ward	2
D Long	1

1955 Batting Game Log

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1955 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	190	1	Apr 13	PIT	@	BRO	L,1-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	.93	-0.097	2.28	-0.14%	-1.12	CF
2	191	8 (6)	Apr 23	PIT	@	PHI	L,0-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	.33	-0.035	.33	-0.02%	-0.95	CF
3	192	10 (1)	Apr 24 susp	PIT	@	PHI	L,0-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	3						RF
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	193	20 (9)	May 5	PIT		MLN	W,9-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6	.04	-0.001	.04	0.00%	-0.32	CF
5	194	21	May 6	PIT	@	NYG	W,3-2	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	7	.67	-0.016	.77	-0.01%	-0.30	CF
6	195	22	May 7	PIT	@	NYG	L,3-11	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						PH
7	196	23	May 8 (1)	PIT	@	NYG	W,7-5	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	3	.74	-0.021	.81	-0.01%	-0.33	PR CF
8	197	25 (1)	May 10	PIT	@	MLN	W,9-6	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5						CF
9	198	27 (1)	May 12	PIT	@	CHC	L,0-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.063	.000	.063	1	.91	0.024	.93	0.02%	0.27	CF
10	199	28	May 14	PIT	@	STL	L,0-6	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.150	.105	.255	1	.60	-0.001	.48	0.00%	0.25	CF
11	200	29	May 15	PIT	@	STL	L,1-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.130	.167	.130	.297	1	.76	0.005	.49	0.00%	0.05	CF
12	201	32 (2)	May 18	PIT	@	CIN	L,1-5	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.115	.179	.115	.294	1	.58	-0.015	.24	0.00%	-0.33	CF
13	202	34 (1)	May 21	PIT		NYG	L,2-3	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.172	.111	.284	9	.87	-0.022	.32	-0.01%	-0.16	PH
14	203	35	May 22 (1)	PIT		NYG	L,2-5	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	.107	.167	.107	.274	9						PH
15	204	37 (1)	May 24	PIT		BRO	W,15-1	5-GF	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.129	.182	.129	.311	7	.26	-0.030	.05	0.00%	-0.08	PH CF
16	205	38	May 26	PIT		BRO	L,2-6	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.118	.189	.118	.307	1	1.83	0.053	.47	0.01%	0.51	CF
17	206	39	May 27	PIT		PHI	L,2-5	CG(10)	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.190	.105	.296	1	.65	-0.027	.09	0.00%	-0.54	CF
18	207	40	May 28	PIT		PHI	L,4-8	CG(11)	6	5	3	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.163	.250	.186	.436	1	1.68	0.084	.22	0.01%	1.10	CF
19	208	41	May 29 (1)	PIT		PHI	L,2-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.235	.174	.409	1	.96	-0.092	.07	0.00%	-0.92	CF
20	209	42	May 29 susp	PIT		PHI	W,11-5	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.146	.226	.167	.393	3	.04	-0.002	.01	0.00%	-0.79	CF
21	210	43	May 30 (1)	PIT	@	BRO	L,4-8	3-3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.163	.241	.184	.424	9	.69	0.030	.07	0.00%	0.39	PH
22	211	45 (1)	May 31	PIT	@	BRO	W,6-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.163	.241	.184	.424	3						CF
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
23	212	48 (2)	Jun 3	PIT		CIN	W,7-6	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.163	.241	.184	.424	5		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
24	213	50 (1)	Jun 5 (1)	PIT		CIN	W,7-6	7-8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.163	.241	.184	.424	8		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
25	214	52 (1)	Jun 7	PIT		CHC	L,3-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.163	.241	.184	.424	1						PR
26	215	57 (4)	Jun 12 (2)	PIT		MLN	L,5-6	7-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.163	.255	.184	.438	9	.43	0.020	.00	0.00%	0.26	PH
27	216	58	Jun 14	PIT	@	STL	W,10-5	4-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.263	.196	.459	4	.04	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.40	CF
28	217	62 (3)	Jun 18	PIT	@	CIN	L,1-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.173	.259	.192	.451	9	.67	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.33	PH
29	218	65 (2)	Jun 20	PIT	@	MLN	L,1-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.173	.259	.192	.451	2						PR
30	219	66	Jun 21	PIT	@	MLN	L,4-6	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	.170	.254	.189	.443	9						PH
31	220	69 (2)	Jun 25	PIT	@	CHC	L,4-6	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.175	.254	.193	.447	1	1.00	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-0.22	CF
32	221	72 (2)	Jun 28	PIT	@	PHI	W,7-5	CG(10)	5	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.265	.210	.474	1	1.58	0.055	.00	0.00%	-0.06	LF
33	222	73	Jun 29	PIT	@	PHI	L,3-6	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.268	.262	.529	1	.70	-0.011	.00	0.00%	0.34	LF
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
34	223	74	Jul 1	PIT	@	BRO	W,3-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.268	.262	.529	3						PR LF
35	224	75	Jul 2	PIT	@	BRO	W,7-6	CG(10)	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.289	.254	.543	1	1.04	0.096	.00	0.00%	0.56	LF
36	225	77 (1)	Jul 3 (2)	PIT	@	BRO	L,1-3	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.181	.272	.236	.508	1	1.53	-0.179	.00	0.00%	-1.37	LF
37	226	79 (1)	Jul 4 (2)	PIT		NYG	L,3-5	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.181	.272	.236	.508	6						PR
38	227	81 (1)	Jul 6 (1)	PIT		BRO	L,5-10	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.181	.272	.236	.508	9						PR
39	228	82	Jul 6 (2)	PIT		BRO	W,4-1	8-9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.181	.272	.236	.508	5		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
40	229	83	Jul 7	PIT		BRO	L,3-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.181	.272	.236	.508	7						PR
41	230	84	Jul 8	PIT		PHI	L,1-5	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.178	.268	.233	.501	9	2.07	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.31	PH
42	231	86 (1)	Jul 10 (1)	PIT		PHI	L,1-4	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.178	.268	.233	.501	6						PR
43	232	87	Jul 10 (2)	PIT		PHI	W,3-1	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.267	.224	.491	1	.82	-0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.25	CF
44	233	90 (2)	Jul 16	PIT		STL	W,5-1	6-7	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.171	.267	.224	.491	6		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR
45	234	91	Jul 17 (1)	PIT		STL	L,8-9	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	.165	.258	.215	.474	1						CF
46	235	93 (1)	Jul 19	PIT		MLN	W,4-3	9-GF(19)	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.269	.210	.479	8	3.21	-0.076	.00	0.00%	-0.01	PR CF
47	236	94	Jul 20	PIT		MLN	W,4-3	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.160	.269	.210	.479	9						PH
48	237	95	Jul 21	PIT		MLN	L,3-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.160	.269	.210	.479	5						PR
49	238	96	Jul 22	PIT		CHC	W,3-1	0-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.269	.210	.479	5						PR CF
50	239	98 (1)	Jul 24 (1)	PIT		CHC	W,12-5	0-GF	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1	0	0	.171	.277	.220	.496	1						PH CF
51	240	99	Jul 24 (2)	PIT		CHC	W,3-2	CG(10)	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	.165	.283	.212	.495	1						CF
52	241	102 (2)	Jul 28	PIT	@	STL	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.169	.282	.213	.495	1	.95	-0.060	.00	0.00%	-0.57	CF
53	242	104 (1)	Jul 30	PIT	@	CIN	L,2-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.169	.282	.213	.495	8						CF
54	243	105	Jul 31 (1)	PIT	@	CIN	L,4-7	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.170	.278	.213	.491	1	1.15	-0.121	.00	0.00%	-0.99	CF
55	244	106	Jul 31 (2)	PIT	@	CIN	L,5-6	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.168	.275	.211	.486	3	2.09	-0.053	.00	0.00%	-0.80	CF
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
56	245	107	Aug 1	PIT	@	CHC	W,5-4	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.168	.275	.211	.486	1						CF
57	246	108	Aug 2	PIT	@	CHC	L,4-12	7-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.177	.282	.219	.501	9	.13	0.005	.00	0.00%	0.39	PH
58	247	109	Aug 3 (1)	PIT	@	CHC	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.177	.282	.219	.501	5		0.000		0.00%	0.00	PR CF
59	248	110	Aug 3 (2)	PIT	@	CHC	L,4-5	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.170	.272	.210	.482	1	1.11	-0.085	.00	0.00%	-0.61	CF
60	249	111	Aug 4	PIT	@	CHC	L,10-11	0-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	.168	.276	.208	.484	9						PH CF
61	250	115 (3)	Aug 7 (2)	PIT	@	MLN	L,2-4	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.274	.206	.479	9	4.69	-0.106	.00	0.00%	-0.47	PH CF
62	251	116	Aug 9	PIT	@	PHI	L,1-9	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.165	.271	.204	.475	9	.32	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.10	PH
63	252	119 (2)	Aug 14 (2)	PIT	@	NYG	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.159	.262	.196	.459	1	1.70	-0.164	.00	0.00%	-1.13	LF
64	253	123 (3)	Aug 20	PIT		NYG	L,9-14	8-GF(12)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.258	.193	.451	3	1.24	-0.063	.00	0.00%	-0.53	PR CF
65	254	125 (1)	Aug 24	PIT		CIN	W,4-2	6-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.164	.264	.200	.464	3	.09	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.43	PR RF
66	255	126	Aug 25	PIT		CHC	W,2-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.164	.264	.200	.464	5						RF
67	256	127	Aug 26	PIT		CHC	L,3-6	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.162	.262	.198	.460	9	.33	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.16	PH
68	257	129 (1)	Aug 28 (1)	PIT		MLN	W,5-3	8-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.170	.268	.205	.473	9	2.34	0.079	.00	0.00%	0.39	PH CF
69	258	130	Aug 28 (2)	PIT		MLN	W,2-0	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.170	.268	.205	.473	3						RF
70	259	132 (1)	Aug 31	PIT		STL	W,4-3	9-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.170	.268	.205	.473	1						PR CF
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
71	260	133	Sep 1	PIT		STL	W,7-6	9-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.170	.268	.205	.473	1	3.19	-0.013	.00	0.00%	-0.20	PH
72	261	134	Sep 2	PIT	@	BRO	L,0-2	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.170	.268	.205	.473	9						PR
73	262	136 (1)	Sep 4	PIT	@	BRO	L,5-6	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.168	.266	.204	.469	9	1.14	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.25	PH
				Player went from Pittsburgh Pirates to Kansas City Athletics
74	263	147	Sep 16	KCA		CHW	W,13-7	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.169	.263	.203	.467	2	.40	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.66	CF
75	264	148	Sep 17	KCA		CHW	L,8-12	CG(10)	6	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.266	.203	.469	2	1.74	-0.093	.00	0.00%	-0.08	CF
76	265	149	Sep 18	KCA		CHW	W,8-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.175	.273	.206	.479	2	.68	0.002	.00	0.00%	0.79	CF
77	266	150	Sep 19	KCA	@	DET	L,0-4	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.178	.279	.209	.488	2	1.54	-0.028	.00	0.00%	-0.26	CF
78	267	151	Sep 20	KCA	@	DET	L,3-7	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.276	.209	.485	2	.65	-0.047	.00	0.00%	-0.71	CF
79	268	152	Sep 21	KCA	@	DET	L,1-10	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.181	.276	.210	.486	2	.19	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.35	CF
80	269	153	Sep 23	KCA	@	CHW	L,4-12	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.183	.280	.211	.491	2	.26	0.023	.00	0.00%	0.11	CF
81	270	154	Sep 24	KCA	@	CHW	L,0-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.185	.279	.212	.491	2	.92	-0.073	.00	0.00%	-1.00	CF
82	271	155	Sep 25	KCA	@	CHW	L,0-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.180	.272	.207	.479	2	.84	-0.084	.00	0.00%	-0.77	CF
							31-51		173	150	26	27	1	0	1	4	19	3	29	0	4	0	3	2	2	0	.180	.272	.207	.479		1.02	-1.345	.16	-0.18%	-13.44

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