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Dave Jolly
David Jolly (Gabby)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 165 lb.

Debut May 9, 1953
Final Game September 14, 1957
Born October 14, 1924 in Stony Point, NC
Died May 27, 1963 in Durham, NC

Signed by the St. Louis Browns as an amateur free agent in 1946. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1953 28 MLN NL   0   1  24   0   0   0  10  0   38.3   34   16   15   4   27   23   1   1   172       0  3.52  3.94  112 1.591
 1954 29 MLN NL  11   6  47   1   0   0  31 10  111.3   87   36   30   6   64   62   2   2   479       0  2.43  3.75  154 1.356
 1955 30 MLN NL   2   3  36   0   0   0  13  1   58.3   58   42   37   6   51   23   1   4   283   7   0  5.71  3.76   66 1.869
 1956 31 MLN NL   2   3  29   0   0   0  18  7   45.7   39   21   19   7   35   20   0   2   209   4   0  3.74  3.47   93 1.620
 1957 32 MLN NL   1   1  23   0   0   0  10  1   37.7   37   22   21   4   21   27   3   3   170   0   0  5.02  3.49   70 1.540
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  5 Yr WL% .533  16  14 159   1   0   0  82 19  291.3  255  137  122  27  198  155   7  12  1313  11   0  3.77  3.70   98 1.555
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     6   5  67   0   0   0  34  8  123.7  108   58   51  11   84   65   2   5   558   4   0  3.77  3.70   98 1.555
 Career High     11   6  47   1   0   0  31 10  111.3   87   42   37   7   64   62   3   4   479   7   0  2.43  3.76  154 1.356

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1953 28 MLN NL  24    2    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   1  .500  .667  .500  218    1   0           0   0
 1954 29 MLN NL  48   31    6    9   1  0   1    3   0  0   1   7  .290  .313  .419   94   13   2   0       0   1
 1955 30 MLN NL  36    6    0    1   1  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .167  .167  .333   32    2   0   0   0   0   0
 1956 31 MLN NL  29    4    0    0   0  0   0    2   0  0   1   2  .000  .200  .000  -38    0   1   0   0   0   0
 1957 32 MLN NL  23    5    1    3   0  0   0    2   0  0   0   1  .600  .600  .600  235    3   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 5 Seasons      160   48    8   14   2  0   1    7   0  0   3  13  .292  .333  .396   96   19   3   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         49    8   14   2  0   1    7   0  0   3  13  .292  .333  .396   96   19   3   0   0   0   1
 Career High     48   31    6    9   1  0   1    3   0  0   1   7                          13   2   0   0   0   1
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1953 28 MLN NL    3    1    1  26.4   105| .500  .267| .667  .337| .500  .416|1.167  .753| 218  .957   0.5   0.0   0%
 1954 29 MLN NL   34   25    4   4.3   104| .290  .267| .313  .337| .419  .412| .732  .749|  94  .449  -0.4   0.0   0%
 1955 30 MLN NL    6    5    0   0.0   101| .167  .260| .167  .330| .333  .411| .500  .740|  32  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 1956 31 MLN NL    6    5    0   0.0    98| .000  .257| .200  .323| .000  .406| .200  .728| -38  .000  -0.8  -0.1   0%
 1957 32 MLN NL    5    2    2  27.2    97| .600  .260| .600  .322| .600  .403|1.200  .725| 235  .962   0.9   0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 5 Seasons        54   38    7   4.9   102| .292  .264| .333  .333| .396  .411| .729  .744|  96  .519  -0.3  -0.1   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1953 28 MLN NL P 24 2 6 0 0 1.000 .952 0.33 0.87 1.88 2.07 0 38.3 1954 29 MLN NL P 47 4 21 1 3 .962 .962 0.53 0.87 2.02 2.07 1 111.3 1955 30 MLN NL P 36 2 15 2 2 .895 .950 0.47 0.83 2.62 2.04 0 58.3 1956 31 MLN NL P 29 0 5 1 1 .833 .962 0.17 0.83 0.98 2.05 0 45.7 1957 32 MLN NL P 23 1 7 0 0 1.000 .964 0.35 0.82 1.91 2.05 0 37.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1953 28 MLN NL P 24 2 6 0 0 1.000 .952 0.33 0.87 1.88 2.07 0 38.3 1954 29 MLN NL P 47 4 21 1 3 .962 .962 0.53 0.87 2.02 2.07 1 111.3 1955 30 MLN NL P 36 2 15 2 2 .895 .950 0.47 0.83 2.62 2.04 0 58.3 1956 31 MLN NL P 29 0 5 1 1 .833 .962 0.17 0.83 0.98 2.05 0 45.7 1957 32 MLN NL P 23 1 7 0 0 1.000 .964 0.35 0.82 1.91 2.05 0 37.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 159 9 54 4 6 .940 .957 0.40 0.85 1.95 2.06 1 291.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 159 9 54 4 6 .940 .957 0.40 0.85 1.95 2.06 1 291
An Important note about our fielding stats

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.

Won-Loss %
1954 NL-.647-9

Games
1954 NL-47-8

Saves
1954 NL-10-4
1956 NL-7-7

Games Finished
1954 NL-31-5

Gray Ink: Pitching - 10 (1437) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
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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Transactions 

Before 1946 Season: Signed by the St. Louis Browns as an amateur free agent.

November 19, 1947: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds from the St. Louis Browns in the 1947 minor league draft.

January 26, 1952: Purchased by the New York Yankees from the Cincinnati Reds. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

December 1, 1952: Drafted by the Milwaukee Braves from the New York Yankees in the 1952 rule 5 draft.

October 15, 1957: Purchased by the San Francisco Giants from the Milwaukee Braves.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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