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Cal Abrams
Calvin Ross Abrams (Abie)
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: March 2, 1924 in Philadelphia, PA
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1942. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 20, 1949
Final Game: May 9, 1956
Died: February 25, 1997 in Ft.Lauderdale, FL
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1949 25 BRO NL 8 31 24 6 2 1 0 0 0 1 7 6 .083 .290 .125 .415 13 3 1 0 0 /O
1950 26 BRO NL 38 54 44 5 9 1 0 0 4 0 9 13 .205 .340 .227 .567 51 10 0 0 1 O
1951 27 BRO NL 67 186 150 27 42 8 0 3 19 3 2 36 26 .280 .419 .393 .813 118 59 5 0 0 O
1952 28 TOT NL 81 189 168 24 46 9 2 2 13 1 0 21 29 .274 .354 .387 .741 105 65 1 0 0 O
1952 28 BRO NL 10 12 10 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .200 .333 .200 .533 50 2 0 0 0 /O
1952 28 CIN NL 71 177 158 23 44 9 2 2 13 1 0 19 25 .278 .356 .399 .755 109 63 1 0 0 O
1953 29 PIT NL 119 512 448 66 128 10 6 15 43 4 4 58 70 .286 .368 .435 .803 109 195 2 0 6 *O
1954 30 TOT 132 558 465 73 130 23 8 6 27 1 4 82 76 .280 .391 .402 .793 124 187 7 4 6 1 *98/7 MVP-26
1954 30 PIT NL 17 52 42 6 6 1 1 0 2 0 0 10 9 .143 .308 .214 .522 41 9 2 0 0 0 /97
1954 30 BAL AL 115 506 423 67 124 22 7 6 25 1 4 72 67 .293 .400 .421 .821 133 178 5 4 6 1 *98
1955 31 BAL AL 118 407 309 56 75 12 3 6 32 2 8 89 69 .243 .413 .359 .773 117 111 6 3 3 3 2 897/3
1956 32 CHW AL 4 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .333 .600 .333 .933 151 1 0 0 0 0 0 /79
8 Seasons 567 1942 1611 257 433 64 19 32 138 12 18 304 290 .269 .386 .392 .778 112 631 22 7 16 4 2
162 Game Avg. 162 555 460 73 124 18 5 9 39 3 87 83 .269 .386 .392 .778 112 180 6 2 5
BRO (4 yrs) 123 283 228 39 55 10 0 3 23 4 2 54 49 .241 .387 .325 .711 91 74 6 0 1
PIT (2 yrs) 136 564 490 72 134 11 7 15 45 4 4 68 79 .273 .362 .416 .778 103 204 4 0 6 0
BAL (2 yrs) 233 913 732 123 199 34 10 12 57 3 12 161 136 .272 .406 .395 .801 126 289 11 7 9 4 2
CIN (1 yr) 71 177 158 23 44 9 2 2 13 1 0 19 25 .278 .356 .399 .755 109 63 1 0 0
CHW (1 yr) 4 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .333 .600 .333 .933 151 1 0 0 0 0 0
NL (6 yrs) 330 1024 876 134 233 30 9 20 81 9 6 141 153 .266 .368 .389 .757 101 341 11 0 7 0
AL (3 yrs) 237 918 735 123 200 34 10 12 57 3 12 163 137 .272 .407 .395 .802 126 290 11 7 9 4 2
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1949 BRO NL 25 OF 7 12 9 1 2 0 .833 1.43 .983 2.26 7-0-0
1950 BRO NL 26 OF 15 17 17 0 0 0 1.000 1.13 .976 2.14 9-1-5
1951 BRO NL 27 OF 34 71 64 3 4 1 .944 1.97 .982 2.23 34-0-0
1952 TOT NL 28 OF 47 88 87 1 0 1 1.000 1.87 .981 2.10 32-18-0
1952 BRO NL 28 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.10 1-0-0
1952 CIN NL 28 OF 46 88 87 1 0 1 1.000 1.91 .981 2.10 31-18-0
1953 PIT NL 29 OF 112 224 205 13 6 3 .973 1.95 .980 2.11 0-0-112
1954 TOT 30 OF 128 121 1077.0 285 271 8 6 1 .979 6.4 7.1 6.4 1.8 4.5 0 2.33 2.18 .979 2.39 2.17 MVP-26
1954 TOT 30 RF 111 104 937.0 235 224 5 6 1 .974 8.7 11.1 7.7 1.8 5.8 1 2.20 2.06 .975 2.05 1.82 MVP-26
1954 PIT NL 30 OF 13 11 97.2 25 23 2 0 0 1.000 0.5 6.1 0.5 0.4 0.0 0 2.30 1.92 .976 2.36 2.18
1954 PIT NL 30 RF 8 6 57.2 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 0.6 12.5 0.6 0.5 0.0 0 1.72 1.38 .973 2.00 1.80
1954 PIT NL 30 LF 5 5 40.0 14 12 2 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -3.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 3.15 2.80 .971 2.23 1.98 MVP-26
1954 BAL AL 30 OF 115 110 979.1 260 248 6 6 1 .977 5.9 7.2 5.9 1.4 4.5 0 2.33 2.21 .979 2.39 2.17
1954 BAL AL 30 RF 103 98 879.1 224 213 5 6 1 .973 8.1 11.1 7.1 1.3 5.8 1 2.23 2.12 .975 2.05 1.82
1954 BAL AL 30 CF 12 12 100.0 37 36 1 0 0 1.000 -2.2 -26.4 -1.2 0.1 -1.3 -1 3.33 3.08 .984 2.85 2.64 MVP-26
1955 BAL AL 31 OF 96 87 748.1 201 191 7 3 1 .985 -6.6 -10.6 -6.6 -3.0 -3.6 0 2.38 2.06 .982 2.40 2.08
1955 BAL AL 31 CF 58 50 411.1 123 114 6 3 1 .976 -7.9 -23.0 -6.9 -4.2 -2.7 -1 2.63 2.07 .985 2.87 2.55
1955 BAL AL 31 RF 46 26 248.2 60 60 0 0 0 1.000 3.2 15.4 2.2 1.6 0.6 1 2.17 1.30 .980 2.05 1.73
1955 BAL AL 31 LF 13 11 88.1 16 16 0 0 0 1.000 -1.9 -25.8 -1.9 -0.4 -1.5 0 1.63 1.23 .981 2.26 1.78
1955 BAL AL 31 1B 4 0 5.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -24.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 7.20 1.00 1.000 9.72 8.18
1956 CHW AL 32 OF 2 0 3.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.5 200.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0 6.00 1.00 1.000 2.40 2.05
1956 CHW AL 32 LF 1 0 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.5 300.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0 9.00 2.00 1.000 2.25 1.70
1956 CHW AL 32 RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.80
8 Seasons OF 441 208 1828.1 900 846 33 21 7 .977 0.3 0.2 0.3 -0.7 0.9 0 4.33 1.99 .980 2.39 2.13 101-89-275
3 Seasons (incomplete) RF 158 130 1186.2 295 284 5 6 1 .980 11.9 12.0 9.9 3.4 6.4 2 2.19 1.83 .976 2.05 1.79
2 Seasons (incomplete) CF 70 62 511.1 160 150 7 3 1 .981 -10.1 -23.7 -8.1 -4.1 -4.0 -2 2.76 2.24 .985 2.87 2.57
3 Seasons (incomplete) LF 19 16 130.1 32 30 2 0 0 1.000 -1.5 -13.8 -1.5 -0.0 -1.5 0 2.21 1.68 .978 2.25 1.83
1 Season 1B 4 0 5.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -24.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 7.20 1.00 1.000 9.72 8.18
8 Seasons TOT 445 208 1833.1 904 850 33 21 7 .977 0.2 0.1 0.2 -0.7 0.8 0 0 4.33 1.98 .957 2.41 2.19 101-89-275
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1954-AL-26-0%
0.00 Career Shares (1667th)

On-Base% s c a p y
1954 AL--.400--7th

Triples s c a p y
1954 AL--7--10th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1955 AL--89--8th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1954 AL--67--7th
1955 AL--69--8th

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1954 AL--133--9th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1955 AL--8--4th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 3 (2027), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 11 (1492), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

Before 1942 Season: Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent.

June 9, 1952: Traded by the Brooklyn Dodgers to the Cincinnati Reds for Rudy Rufer and cash.

October 14, 1952: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds with Gail Henley and Joe Rossi to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Gus Bell.

May 25, 1954: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Baltimore Orioles for Dick Littlefield.

October 18, 1955: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Chicago White Sox for Bobby Adams.

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Name and misspellings: Calvin Abie Cal Ross Abrams

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