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Wayne Ambler
Wayne Harper Ambler
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 165 lb.

Born: November 8, 1915 in Abington, PA
Schools: Duke University (All Transactions)
Debut: June 4, 1937
Final Game: September 4, 1939
Died: January 3, 1998 in Ponte Vedra Beach, 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
1937 21 PHA AL 56 175 162 3 35 5 0 0 11 1 0 13 8 .216 .274 .247 .521 33 40 0 0 4
1938 22 PHA AL 120 452 393 42 92 21 2 0 38 2 1 48 31 .234 .317 .298 .615 57 117 0 11 *6/4
1939 23 PHA AL 95 263 227 15 48 13 0 0 24 1 0 22 25 .211 .281 .269 .550 42 61 10 0 14 64
3 Seasons 271 890 782 60 175 39 2 0 73 4 1 83 64 .224 .298 .279 .577 48 218 10 0 25
162 Game Avg. 162 532 467 36 105 23 1 0 44 2 1 50 38 .224 .298 .279 .577 48 130 0 15

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1937 PHA AL 21 2B 56 268 107 149 12 34 .955 4.57 .972 5.28
1938 PHA AL 22 SS 116 551 209 310 32 54 .942 4.47 .954 4.99
1938 PHA AL 22 2B 4 28 12 16 0 4 1.000 7.00 .964 5.32
1939 PHA AL 23 SS 77 325 126 184 15 31 .954 4.03 .950 4.68
1939 PHA AL 23 2B 19 51 24 24 3 3 .941 2.53 .967 5.14
2 Seasons SS 193 876 335 494 47 85 .946 4.30 .952 4.87
3 Seasons 2B 79 347 143 189 15 41 .957 4.20 .971 5.25
3 Seasons TOT 272 1223 478 683 62 126 .949 4.27 .907 4.98

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1938 AL--11--7th
1939 AL--14--9th

                                         

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Transactions

December 7, 1939: Purchased by the New York Giants from the Philadelphia Athletics.

December 12, 1940: Traded by the New York Giants to the Cincinnati Reds for Milt Shoffner.

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