Harry Agganis
Aristotle George Agganis (The Golden Greek)
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: April 20, 1929 in Lynn, MA
High School: Classical (Lynn, MA)
School: Boston University
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1952. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 13, 1954
Final Game: June 2, 1955
Died: June 27, 1955 in Cambridge, MA
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1954 BOS AL 25 1B 119 109 1008.1 1165 1064 89 12 101 .990 -2.3 -2.7 -2.3 -0.1 -2.2 0 10.29 9.69 .990 8.92 8.00
1955 BOS AL 26 1B 20 20 181.0 225 208 14 3 15 .987 2.5 16.6 2.5 1.0 1.6 0 11.04 11.10 .991 9.63 8.17
2 Seasons 1B 139 129 1189.1 1390 1272 103 15 116 .989 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.9 -0.6 0 10.40 9.89 .990 9.03 8.02
2 Seasons TOT 139 129 1189.1 1390 1272 103 15 116 .989 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.9 -0.6 0 10.40 9.89 .979 9.03 8.02

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1954 BOS AL 25 132 109 132 132 0 0 119 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 3
1955 BOS AL 26 25 20 25 25 0 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2 Seasons 157 129 157 157 0 0 139 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 3
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- 1B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag 3U Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 363 361 36 GB GBs LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1954 BOS AL 25 4349 64% 79% 27% 256 95% 3 1022 80 929 15 86 87 49 21 3 5 12 5 7 0 6 100 3 1 1 95 6 5 2 3 19 95%
1955 BOS AL 26 809 69% 79% 29% 45 93% 0 202 8 193 1 23 12 10 1 0 2 3 0 3 0 2 15 0 0 0 13 0 2 1 1 2 100%
2 Seasons 5158 65% 79% 27% 301 94% 3 1224 88 1122 16 109 99 59 22 3 7 15 5 10 0 8 115 3 1 1 108 6 7 3 4 21 95%
MLB Averages 63% 79% 26% 94% 87%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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