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Tom Alston
Thomas Edison Alston
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5" , Weight: 210 lb.

Born: January 31, 1926 in Greensboro, NC
School: North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (All Transactions)
Debut: April 13, 1954
Final Game: September 29, 1957
Died: December 30, 1993 in Winston-Salem, NC
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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
1954 28 STL NL 66 271 244 28 60 14 2 4 34 3 5 24 41 .246 .317 .369 .686 79 90 6 2 0 1 3
1955 29 STL NL 13 8 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250 -33 1 0 0 0 0 0 /3
1956 30 STL NL 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /3
1957 31 STL NL 9 18 17 2 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 5 .294 .333 .353 .686 84 6 0 0 0 0 0 /3
4 Seasons 91 299 271 30 66 15 2 4 36 3 5 25 46 .244 .311 .358 .669 75 97 6 2 0 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 532 482 53 117 27 4 7 64 5 9 45 82 .244 .311 .358 .669 75 173 11 4 0 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 Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1954 STL NL 28 1B 65 62 563.1 631 552 72 7 57 .989 1.6 3.4 2.6 4.0 -1.4 -1 9.97 9.60 .991 9.81 9.26
1955 STL NL 29 1B 7 0 13.0 15 14 1 0 1 1.000 0.5 46.2 0.5 0.0 0.5 0 10.38 2.14 .993 9.76 9.09
1956 STL NL 30 1B 3 0 5.2 5 4 1 0 1 1.000 0.7 148.2 0.7 0.4 0.3 0 7.94 1.67 .980 9.85 8.70
1957 STL NL 31 1B 6 3 33.0 38 35 1 2 4 .947 -0.9 -32.7 -0.9 -0.1 -0.8 0 9.82 6.00 .989 9.68 8.82
4 Seasons 1B 81 65 615.0 689 605 75 9 63 .987 1.9 3.7 2.9 4.3 -1.4 -1 9.95 8.40 .991 9.80 9.19
4 Seasons TOT 81 65 615.0 689 605 75 9 63 .987 1.9 3.7 2.9 4.3 -1.4 -1 9.95 8.40 .978 9.80 9.19

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 2 (3529), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Transactions

January 26, 1954: Traded by San Diego (PCL) to the St. Louis Cardinals for Eddie Erautt, Dick Sisler and $100,000.

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