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Leo Durocher
Leo Ernest Durocher (The Lip)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 10", Weight 160 lb.

Debut October 2, 1925
Final Game April 18, 1945
Born July 27, 1905 in West Springfield, MA
Died October 7, 1991 in Palm Springs, CA

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1994.

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1925 19 NYY AL   2    1    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0    
 1928 22 NYY AL 102  296   46   80   8  6   0   31   1  4  22  52  .270  .327  .338   77  100   7           3    
 1929 23 NYY AL 106  341   53   84   4  5   0   32   3  1  34  33  .246  .320  .287   62   98   7           3    
 1930 24 CIN NL 119  354   31   86  15  3   3   32   0     20  45  .243  .287  .328   51  116   9           2    
 1931 25 CIN NL 121  361   26   82  11  5   1   29   0     18  32  .227  .264  .294   53  106   6           0    
 1932 26 CIN NL 143  457   43   99  22  5   1   33   3     36  40  .217  .275  .293   55  134  10           1    
 1933 27 TOT NL 139  446   51  113  19  4   3   44   3     30  37  .253  .302  .334   78  149  11           1  16
         CIN NL  16   51    6   11   1  0   1    3   0      4   5  .216  .273  .294   63   15   3           0   3
         STL NL 123  395   45  102  18  4   2   41   3     26  32  .258  .306  .339   80  134   8           1  13
 1934 28 STL NL 146  500   62  130  26  5   3   70   2     33  40  .260  .308  .350   72  175   6           2  16
 1935 29 STL NL 143  513   62  136  23  5   8   78   4     29  46  .265  .304  .376   79  193   4           0  16
 1936 30 STL NL 136  510   57  146  22  3   1   58   3     29  47  .286  .327  .347   82  177   8           2  18 MVP-10,AS
 1937 31 STL NL 135  477   46   97  11  3   1   47   6     38  36  .203  .262  .245   37  117   5           0  17
 1938 32 BRO NL 141  479   41  105  18  5   1   56   3     47  30  .219  .293  .284   58  136   3           3   9 MVP-18,AS
 1939 33 BRO NL 116  390   42  108  21  6   1   34   2     27  24  .277  .325  .369   83  144   3           1   9 MVP-8
 1940 34 BRO NL  62  160   10   37   9  1   1   14   1     12  13  .231  .285  .319   62   51   3           0   6 AS
 1941 35 BRO NL  18   42    2   12   1  0   0    6   0      1   3  .286  .302  .310   70   13   0           0   1
 1943 37 BRO NL   6   18    1    4   0  0   0    1   0      1   2  .222  .263  .222   41    4   0           0   1
 1945 39 BRO NL   2    5    1    1   0  0   0    2   0      0   0  .200  .200  .200   12    1   0           0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 17 Seasons    1637 5350  575 1320 210 56  24  567  31  5 377 480  .247  .299  .320   66 1714  82   0   0  18 109
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        529   57  131  21  6   2   56   3  0  37  48  .247  .299  .320   66  170   8   0   0   2  11
 Career High    146  513   62  146  26  6   8   78   6  4  47  52  .286  .327  .376   83  193  11   0   0   3  18
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1925 19 NYY AL    1    1    0   0.0   114| .000  .297| .000  .367| .000  .416| .000  .783|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1928 22 NYY AL  328  227   31   3.6   106| .270  .285| .327  .350| .338  .405| .665  .754|  77  .383 -10.0  -1.0  20%
 1929 23 NYY AL  385  265   31   3.1   107| .246  .284| .320  .350| .287  .410| .607  .760|  62  .300 -18.6  -1.8  75%
 1930 24 CIN NL  385  277   33   3.2   122| .243  .305| .287  .363| .328  .454| .615  .817|  51  .245 -27.6  -2.4     
 1931 25 CIN NL  385  285   28   2.6    98| .227  .278| .264  .336| .294  .392| .558  .728|  53  .262 -23.8  -2.4     
 1932 26 CIN NL  504  368   37   2.7   101| .217  .280| .275  .333| .293  .406| .568  .739|  55  .267 -28.5  -2.8     
 1933 27 TOT NL  488  360   45   3.3    95| .253  .279| .302  .332| .334  .382| .636  .714|  78  .412 -13.1  -1.4     
         CIN NL   58   46    4   2.3    90| .216  .272| .273  .324| .294  .372| .567  .696|  63  .264  -2.5  -0.3     
         STL NL  430  314   41   3.5    95| .258  .280| .306  .333| .339  .383| .645  .717|  80  .431 -10.6  -1.1     
 1934 28 STL NL  541  392   54   3.7   109| .260  .294| .308  .350| .350  .418| .658  .769|  72  .385 -21.1  -2.1     
 1935 29 STL NL  546  397   59   4.0   107| .265  .290| .304  .346| .376  .414| .680  .760|  79  .425 -16.8  -1.7     
 1936 30 STL NL  549  390   57   3.9   103| .286  .286| .327  .345| .347  .400| .674  .745|  82  .420 -13.3  -1.3     
 1937 31 STL NL  520  402   31   2.0   103| .203  .282| .262  .344| .245  .400| .507  .745|  37  .192 -42.5  -4.3     
 1938 32 BRO NL  532  386   39   2.7   100| .219  .277| .293  .341| .284  .394| .577  .736|  58  .292 -27.7  -2.8     
 1939 33 BRO NL  421  294   47   4.3   107| .277  .285| .325  .351| .369  .407| .694  .759|  83  .469 -10.0  -1.0     
 1940 34 BRO NL  175  132   15   3.1   103| .231  .279| .285  .344| .319  .401| .604  .745|  62  .343  -8.6  -0.9     
 1941 35 BRO NL   43   31    4   3.5    97| .286  .270| .302  .342| .310  .381| .612  .723|  70  .418  -1.8  -0.2     
 1943 37 BRO NL   19   15    1   1.8    89| .222  .265| .263  .333| .222  .359| .485  .693|  41  .192  -1.4  -0.2     
 1945 39 BRO NL    5    4    0   0.0    96| .200  .272| .200  .342| .200  .375| .400  .717|  12  .000  -0.6  -0.1     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 17 Seasons     5827 4226  512   3.2   104| .247  .285| .299  .345| .320  .406| .619  .750|  66  .339 -266.0 -26.4     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1928 22 NYY AL 2B 66 112 178 16 31 .948 .963 4.39 5.31 SS 29 46 96 9 11 .940 .938 4.90 4.74 1929 23 NYY AL SS 93 197 299 22 59 .958 .937 5.33 4.67 2B 12 32 28 1 7 .984 .968 5.00 5.48 1930 24 CIN NL SS 103 216 350 24 77 .959 .952 5.50 5.36 2B 13 24 30 0 5 1.000 .963 4.15 5.59 1931 25 CIN NL SS 120 212 344 20 86 .965 .954 4.63 5.06 1932 26 CIN NL SS 142 283 429 30 76 .960 .946 5.01 5.07 1933 27 TOT NL SS 139 275 422 29 74 .960 .949 5.01 4.94 CIN NL SS 16 37 64 5 10 .953 .949 6.31 4.94 STL NL SS 123 238 358 24 64 .961 .949 4.85 4.94 1934 28 STL NL SS 146 320 407 33 86 .957 .951 4.98 5.14 1935 29 STL NL SS 142 313 420 28 81 .963 .947 5.16 5.10 1936 30 STL NL SS 136 300 392 21 80 .971 .945 5.09 5.10 AS 1937 31 STL NL SS 134 279 381 28 72 .959 .951 4.93 4.85 1938 32 BRO NL SS 141 287 399 24 90 .966 .943 4.87 4.91 AS 1939 33 BRO NL SS 113 228 322 25 73 .957 .953 4.87 5.09 3B 1 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 2.80 1940 34 BRO NL SS 53 102 131 10 22 .959 .950 4.40 5.00 AS 2B 4 6 7 1 2 .929 .963 3.25 5.15 AS 1941 35 BRO NL SS 12 16 28 4 3 .917 .950 3.67 4.82 2B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 5.20 1943 37 BRO NL SS 6 23 11 0 5 1.000 .955 5.67 4.97 1945 39 BRO NL 2B 2 3 4 0 1 1.000 .972 3.50 5.05
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1928 22 NYY AL 2B 66 112 178 16 31 .948 .963 4.39 5.31 1929 23 NYY AL 2B 12 32 28 1 7 .984 .968 5.00 5.48 1930 24 CIN NL 2B 13 24 30 0 5 1.000 .963 4.15 5.59 1940 34 BRO NL 2B 4 6 7 1 2 .929 .963 3.25 5.15 1941 35 BRO NL 2B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 5.20 1945 39 BRO NL 2B 2 3 4 0 1 1.000 .972 3.50 5.05 1939 33 BRO NL 3B 1 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 2.80 1928 22 NYY AL SS 29 46 96 9 11 .940 .938 4.90 4.74 1929 23 NYY AL SS 93 197 299 22 59 .958 .937 5.33 4.67 1930 24 CIN NL SS 103 216 350 24 77 .959 .952 5.50 5.36 1931 25 CIN NL SS 120 212 344 20 86 .965 .954 4.63 5.06 1932 26 CIN NL SS 142 283 429 30 76 .960 .946 5.01 5.07 1933 27 TOT NL SS 139 275 422 29 74 .960 .949 5.01 4.94 CIN NL SS 16 37 64 5 10 .953 .949 6.31 4.94 STL NL SS 123 238 358 24 64 .961 .949 4.85 4.94 1934 28 STL NL SS 146 320 407 33 86 .957 .951 4.98 5.14 1935 29 STL NL SS 142 313 420 28 81 .963 .947 5.16 5.10 1936 30 STL NL SS 136 300 392 21 80 .971 .945 5.09 5.10 1937 31 STL NL SS 134 279 381 28 72 .959 .951 4.93 4.85 1938 32 BRO NL SS 141 287 399 24 90 .966 .943 4.87 4.91 1939 33 BRO NL SS 113 228 322 25 73 .957 .953 4.87 5.09 1940 34 BRO NL SS 53 102 131 10 22 .959 .950 4.40 5.00 1941 35 BRO NL SS 12 16 28 4 3 .917 .950 3.67 4.82 1943 37 BRO NL SS 6 23 11 0 5 1.000 .955 5.67 4.97
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ Position Total SS 1509 3097 4431 307 895 .961 .948 4.99 5.02 2B 98 178 247 18 46 .959 .964 4.34 5.36 3B 1 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 2.80 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ Overall Total 1608 3275 4680 325 941 .961 .949 4.95 5.04
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1928   WS    NYY STL     W   4   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1934   WS    STL DET     W   7  27   4   7  1  1  0   0   0   0  .259  .259  .370   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        2-0  11  29   4   7  1  1  0   0   0   1  .241  .241  .345   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1936   STL NL   *   3   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting SS 
 1938   BRO NL   *   3   1   1  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting SS 
 1940   BRO NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 2/3      2   6   1   2  0  0  0   0   0   2   0  0   0   0   0  .333  .333  .333 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1936 (SS)
1938 (SS)
1940

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1936-NL-10-0.10
1938-NL-18-0.02
1939-NL-8-0.15
Car-616-0.27 shares

Games
1934 NL-146-10

Strikeouts
1928 AL-52-7

Grounded into Double Plays
1934 NL-16-5
1935 NL-16-3
1936 NL-18-4
1937 NL-17-3

Youngest Player
1925 AL-19-6

Gray Ink: Batting - 1 (2306) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 9.9 (1700) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 15.0 (919) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

August, 1925: Purchased by the New York Yankees from the Hartford (Eastern) for $12,000.

February 5, 1930: Selected off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds from the New York Yankees.

May 7, 1933: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds with Dutch Henry and Jack Ogden to the St. Louis Cardinals for Paul Derringer, Sparky Adams, and Allyn Stout.

October 4, 1937: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Johnny Cooney, Jim Bucher, Joe Stripp, and Roy Henshaw.

June 20, 1944: Released by the Brooklyn Dodgers.

May 21, 1945: Released by the Brooklyn Dodgers.


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