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Cal Neeman
Calvin Amandus Neeman

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 192 lb.
School Illinois Wesleyan University

Debut April 16, 1957
  vs. MLN 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 29, 1963
Born February 18, 1929 in Valmeyer, IL

Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1949. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1957 28 CHC NL 122  415   37  107  17  1  10   39   0  0  22  87  .258  .298  .376   81  156   2   3   5   3   8
 1958 29 CHC NL  76  201   30   52   7  0  12   29   0  0  21  41  .259  .336  .473  114   95   0   1   2   3   5
 1959 30 CHC NL  44  105    7   17   2  0   3    9   0  0  11  23  .162  .241  .267   36   28   1   0   2   0   1
 1960 31 TOT NL  68  173   13   31   7  2   4   13   0  0  16  47  .179  .257  .312   55   54   2   0   2   2   5
         CHC NL   9   13    0    2   1  0   0    0   0  0   0   5  .154  .154  .231    4    3   0   0   0   0   0
         PHI NL  59  160   13   29   6  2   4   13   0  0  16  42  .181  .264  .319   59   51   2   0   2   2   5
 1961 32 PHI NL  19   31    0    7   1  0   0    2   1  0   4   8  .226  .306  .258   53    8   0   1   1   0   2
 1962 33 PIT NL  24   50    5    9   1  1   1    5   0  0   3  10  .180  .226  .300   40   15   0   0   0   0   2
 1963 34 TOT AL  23   27    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   2   5  .037  .103  .037  -58    1   1   0   0   0   0
         CLE AL   9    9    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   5  .000  .100  .000  -69    0   1   0   0   0   0
         WSA AL  14   18    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   0  .056  .105  .056  -53    1   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      376 1002   93  224  35  4  30   97   1  0  79 221  .224  .284  .356   72  357   6   5  12   8  23
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        432   40   97  15  2  13   42   0  0  34  95  .224  .284  .356   72  154   3   2   5   3  10
 Career High    122  415   37  107  17  2  12   39   1  0  22  87  .258  .298  .376   81  156   2   3   5   3   8
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1957 28 CHC NL  445  321   46   3.9   102| .258  .267| .298  .331| .376  .414| .674  .744|  81  .420 -11.7  -1.2   0%
 1958 29 CHC NL  226  155   32   5.5   104| .259  .267| .336  .335| .473  .417| .809  .752| 114  .578   3.6   0.4   0%
 1959 30 CHC NL  117   90    7   2.1   104| .162  .269| .241  .335| .267  .416| .508  .751|  36  .188  -9.9  -1.0   0%
 1960 31 TOT NL  193  149   13   2.4    99| .179  .263| .257  .329| .312  .404| .569  .733|  55  .243 -11.2  -1.2   0%
         CHC NL   13   11    0   0.0    98| .154  .262| .154  .328| .231  .402| .385  .730|   4  .000  -1.7  -0.2   0%
         PHI NL  180  138   13   2.5    99| .181  .263| .264  .329| .319  .404| .583  .733|  59  .270  -9.5  -1.0   0%
 1961 32 PHI NL   36   27    2   2.0   104| .226  .268| .306  .334| .258  .417| .564  .751|  53  .173  -1.8  -0.2 100%
 1962 33 PIT NL   53   43    3   1.9   104| .180  .271| .226  .338| .300  .412| .526  .750|  40  .164  -4.6  -0.5   0%
 1963 34 TOT AL   30   27    0   0.0    95| .037  .255| .103  .321| .037  .394| .140  .716| -58  .000  -5.8  -0.6   0%
         CLE AL   11   10    0   0.0    95| .000  .255| .100  .322| .000  .394| .100  .716| -69  .000  -2.1  -0.2   0%
         WSA AL   19   17    0   0.0    95| .056  .255| .105  .321| .056  .394| .161  .716| -53  .000  -3.7  -0.4   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons      1100  812  103   3.4   102| .224  .267| .284  .332| .356  .412| .640  .744|  72  .369 -41.4  -4.3 100%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1957 28 CHC NL   C  118    703   56    8   13  .990  .988  6.43  4.99  6.86  5.98  111  996.0  11  22   42  30
 1958 29 CHC NL   C   71    340   25    3    6  .992  .988  5.14  5.19  6.49  6.06   57  506.0   8  12   23  13
 1959 30 CHC NL   C   38    158    9    1    1  .994  .989  4.39  5.24  5.68  6.34   34  264.7   3   6   20   2
 1960 31 TOT NL   C   61    286   35    6    3  .982  .986  5.26  5.41  6.29  6.58   53  459.3   4  13   32  21
         CHC NL   C    9     34    4    0    1 1.000  .987  4.22  5.41  8.93  6.58    4   38.3   0   4    5   2
         PHI NL   C   52    252   31    6    2  .979  .986  5.44  5.41  6.05  6.58   49  421.0   4   9   27  19
 1961 32 PHI NL   C   19     63    5    1    0  .986  .986  3.58  5.17  6.26  6.39   10   97.7   1   4    8   3
 1962 33 PIT NL   C   24    103   15    2    1  .983  .987  4.92  5.50  7.18  6.72   16  148.0   2   5    7   4
 1963 34 TOT AL   C   21     61    5    1    4  .985  .988  3.14  5.78  7.13  6.64    7   83.3   0   3    2   3
         CLE AL   C    9     32    2    0    1 1.000  .988  3.78  5.78  7.99  6.65    3   38.3   0   2    1   2
         WSA AL   C   12     29    3    1    3  .970  .988  2.67  5.78  6.40  6.64    4   45.0   0   1    1   1

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1957 28 CHC NL   C  118    703   56    8   13  .990  .988  6.43  4.99  6.86  5.98  111  996.0  11  22   42  30
 1958 29 CHC NL   C   71    340   25    3    6  .992  .988  5.14  5.19  6.49  6.06   57  506.0   8  12   23  13
 1959 30 CHC NL   C   38    158    9    1    1  .994  .989  4.39  5.24  5.68  6.34   34  264.7   3   6   20   2
 1960 31 TOT NL   C   61    286   35    6    3  .982  .986  5.26  5.41  6.29  6.58   53  459.3   4  13   32  21
         CHC NL   C    9     34    4    0    1 1.000  .987  4.22  5.41  8.93  6.58    4   38.3   0   4    5   2
         PHI NL   C   52    252   31    6    2  .979  .986  5.44  5.41  6.05  6.58   49  421.0   4   9   27  19
 1961 32 PHI NL   C   19     63    5    1    0  .986  .986  3.58  5.17  6.26  6.39   10   97.7   1   4    8   3
 1962 33 PIT NL   C   24    103   15    2    1  .983  .987  4.92  5.50  7.18  6.72   16  148.0   2   5    7   4
 1963 34 TOT AL   C   21     61    5    1    4  .985  .988  3.14  5.78  7.13  6.64    7   83.3   0   3    2   3
         CLE AL   C    9     32    2    0    1 1.000  .988  3.78  5.78  7.99  6.65    3   38.3   0   2    1   2
         WSA AL   C   12     29    3    1    3  .970  .988  2.67  5.78  6.40  6.64    4   45.0   0   1    1   1

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
 Position Total   C* 352   1714  150   22   28  .988  .988  5.30  5.22  6.57  6.22  288 2555.0  29  65  134  76
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
 Overall Total       352   1714  150   22   28  .988  .988  5.30  5.22  6.57  6.22  288   2555
An Important note about our fielding stats

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

Strikeouts
1957 NL-87-6

HOF Standards: Batting - 3.0 (3080) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

Before 1949 Season: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.

December 3, 1956: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs from the New York Yankees in the 1956 rule 5 draft.

May 13, 1960: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Tony Taylor to the Philadelphia Phillies for Ed Bouchee and Don Cardwell.

May 9, 1962: Purchased by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Philadelphia Phillies.

February 14, 1963: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bob Burda.

June 2, 1963: Purchased by the Cleveland Indians from the St. Louis Cardinals.

August 10, 1963: Purchased by the Washington Senators from the Cleveland Indians.

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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