Milt Bolling
Milton Joseph Bolling
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: August 9, 1930 in Mississippi City, MS
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1948. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 10, 1952
Final Game: July 28, 1958
Relatives: Brother of Frank Bolling
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Standard Batting

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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
1952 21 BOS AL 11 39 36 4 8 1 0 1 3 0 1 3 5 .222 .282 .333 .615 65 12 0 0 0 6
1953 22 BOS AL 109 362 323 30 85 12 1 5 28 1 4 23 41 .263 .318 .353 .671 77 114 4 3 13 *6
1954 23 BOS AL 113 437 370 42 92 20 3 6 36 2 4 47 55 .249 .337 .368 .705 85 136 3 4 13 3 *6/5
1955 24 BOS AL 6 7 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 /6
1956 25 BOS AL 45 141 118 19 25 3 2 3 8 0 1 18 20 .212 .319 .347 .666 68 41 3 1 3 1 1 65/4
1957 26 TOT AL 92 305 278 29 63 12 1 4 19 2 2 18 59 .227 .276 .320 .596 64 89 13 2 4 3 0 46/5
1957 26 BOS AL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0 0 0
1957 26 WSH AL 91 304 277 29 63 12 1 4 19 2 2 18 59 .227 .277 .321 .598 65 89 12 2 4 3 0 46/5
1958 27 DET AL 24 37 31 3 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 .194 .306 .258 .564 53 8 0 0 1 0 0 6/45
7 Seasons 400 1328 1161 127 280 50 7 19 94 5 12 114 188 .241 .313 .345 .658 74 401 23 10 36 7 1
162 Game Avg. 162 538 470 51 113 20 3 8 38 2 5 46 76 .241 .313 .345 .658 74 162 9 4 15
BOS (6 yrs) 285 987 853 95 211 36 6 15 75 3 10 91 122 .247 .324 .356 .681 78 304 11 8 31 4 1
WSH (1 yr) 91 304 277 29 63 12 1 4 19 2 2 18 59 .227 .277 .321 .598 65 89 12 2 4 3 0
DET (1 yr) 24 37 31 3 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 .194 .306 .258 .564 53 8 0 0 1 0 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1952 21 BOS AL 39 29 3 2.8 103 .233 .222 .269 .282 .350 .333 .393 .615 .743 65 .326 -1.9 -0.2 .483 .167 .111 .0
1953 22 BOS AL 362 259 34 3.5 107 .289 .263 .275 .318 .352 .353 .405 .671 .758 77 .393 -11.2 -1.1 .557 .152 .090 1.7
1954 23 BOS AL 437 301 44 3.9 108 .276 .249 .279 .337 .356 .368 .408 .705 .764 85 .462 -7.7 -0.8 .649 .241 .119 3.0
1955 24 BOS AL 7 6 0 0.0 111 .250 .200 .278 .200 .359 .200 .414 .400 .773 4 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .250 .000 .000
1956 25 BOS AL 141 101 14 3.7 117 .229 .212 .282 .319 .366 .347 .430 .666 .797 68 .383 -6.2 -0.6 .608 .280 .136 .0
1957 26 TOT AL 305 237 22 2.5 98 .271 .227 .261 .276 .333 .320 .393 .596 .726 64 .264 -14.0 -1.4 .474 .158 .094 2.7
1957 26 BOS AL 1 2 0 0.0 104 .000 .000 .270 .000 .343 .000 .407 .000 .750 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
1957 26 WSH AL 304 235 22 2.5 98 .272 .227 .261 .277 .332 .321 .393 .598 .726 65 .268 -13.7 -1.4 .478 .159 .094 2.7
1958 27 DET AL 37 26 3 3.1 104 .250 .194 .269 .306 .339 .258 .409 .564 .749 53 .353 -1.9 -0.2 .520 .226 .065
7 Seasons 1328 959 120 3.4 106 .272 .241 .273 .313 .350 .345 .406 .658 .756 74 .379 -43.7 -4.4 .566 .196 .104 7.9
162 Game Avg. 538 388 49 3.4 106 .272 .241 .273 .313 .350 .345 .406 .658 .756 74 .379 -43.7 -4.4 .566 .196 .104 3
BOS (6 yrs) 987 698 95 3.7 109 .272 .247 .278 .324 .356 .356 .409 .681 .766 78 .414 -28.1 -2.8 .597 .208 .109 5.0
WSH (1 yr) 304 235 22 2.5 98 .272 .227 .261 .277 .332 .321 .393 .598 .726 65 .267 -13.7 -1.4 .478 .159 .094 2.7
DET (1 yr) 37 26 3 3.1 104 .250 .194 .269 .306 .339 .258 .409 .564 .749 53 .353 -1.9 -0.2 .520 .226 .065

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1952 21 BOS AL 39 2.6% 12.8% 7.7% 5.1% 25% 1.67 7.2 36.0 12.0 77%
1953 22 BOS AL 362 1.4% 11.3% 6.4% 5.0% 21% 1.78 7.9 64.6 11.5 77%
1954 23 BOS AL 437 1.4% 12.6% 10.8% 6.6% 32% 1.17 6.7 61.7 10.3 0.72 71%
1955 24 BOS AL 7 0.0% 14.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 5.0 57%
1956 25 BOS AL 141 2.1% 14.2% 12.8% 5.7% 32% 1.11 5.9 39.3 14.8 0.76 68%
1957 26 TOT AL 305 1.3% 19.3% 5.9% 5.6% 27% 3.28 4.7 69.5 14.6 0.95 71%
1957 26 BOS AL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100%
1957 26 WSH AL 304 1.3% 19.4% 5.9% 5.6% 27% 3.28 4.7 69.3 14.6 0.93 71%
1958 27 DET AL 37 0.0% 18.9% 13.5% 5.4% 33% 1.40 4.4 0.73 65%
7 Seasons 1328 1.4% 14.2% 8.6% 5.7% 27% 1.65 6.2 61.1 12.4 0.82 72%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1954 23 BOS AL 5 0 26% 179 2 4 33% 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 36% 20 15 4 0 0 0 11 4 7
1955 24 BOS AL 0 0 0% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1956 25 BOS AL 2 0 39% 58 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 57% 8 6 2 0 0 0 6 0 6
1957 26 TOT AL 5 0 32% 105 2 2 50% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 35% 11 7 4 2 2 0 4 2 2
1957 26 BOS AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1957 26 WSH AL 5 0 32% 105 2 2 50% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 35% 11 7 4 2 2 0 4 2 2
1958 27 DET AL 0 0 27% 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 33% 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0
7 Seasons 12 0 28% 368 5 12 29% 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 14 40% 40 29 10 4 3 1 21 6 15
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1954 23 BOS AL 423 20% 92 1 0 0 0 0.65 6 0 14 4 2 5 1 0 15 13 87% 96 3 3% 44 18 41% 264 33 13% 22 10 45% 25 6 24% 14
1955 24 BOS AL 7 100% 1 2 0 0 0 0.63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 2 0 0% 2 2 100% 3 0 0% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
1956 25 BOS AL 134 39% 25 5 2 1 2 0.65 3 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 3 3 100% 23 3 13% 12 4 33% 70 6 9% 6 1 17% 5 1 20% 7
1957 26 TOT AL 298 26% 63 4 0 0 0 1.48 4 0 2 2 2 2 2 0 5 4 80% 56 13 23% 24 7 29% 158 15 9% 9 6 67% 11 4 36% 7
1957 26 BOS AL 1 100% 0 1 0 0 0 3.12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1957 26 WSH AL 297 26% 63 3 0 0 0 0.93 4 0 2 2 2 2 2 0 5 4 80% 55 12 22% 24 7 29% 156 15 10% 9 6 67% 11 4 36% 7
1958 27 DET AL 37 38% 6 4 0 0 0 1.25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 8 0 0% 4 1 25% 21 0 0% 2 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
7 Seasons 899 26% 280 16 2 1 2 1.00 19 0 17 7 6 9 4 0 26 36 138% 185 23 12% 86 32 37% 516 54 10% 39 17 44% 43 13 30% 28
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1952 21 11 39 36 4 8 1 0 1 3 0 1 3 5 .222 .282 .333 .615 65 12 0 0 0
1953 22 120 401 359 34 93 13 1 6 31 1 5 26 46 .259 .314 .351 .665 76 126 4 3 13
1954 23 233 838 729 76 185 33 4 12 67 3 9 73 101 .254 .326 .359 .686 81 262 7 7 26 3
1955 24 239 845 734 76 186 33 4 12 67 3 9 73 102 .253 .326 .358 .684 80 263 7 7 28 3 0
1956 25 284 986 852 95 211 36 6 15 75 3 10 91 122 .248 .325 .357 .681 78 304 10 8 31 4 1
1957 26 376 1291 1130 124 274 48 7 19 94 5 12 109 181 .242 .313 .348 .661 75 393 23 10 35 7 1
1958 27 400 1328 1161 127 280 50 7 19 94 5 12 114 188 .241 .313 .345 .658 74 401 23 10 36 7 1

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1952 21 11 40 37 4 8 1 0 1 3 0 3 5 .216 .275 .324 .599 3 11
1953 22 114 360 334 30 85 12 1 5 28 1 23 43 .254 .308 .341 .650 34 109
1954 23 118 437 383 42 92 20 3 6 36 2 47 57 .240 .327 .355 .682 44 113
1955 24 6 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 6
1956 25 47 140 121 16 24 3 2 3 7 0 17 21 .198 .300 .331 .631 11 45
1957 26 97 316 292 33 66 13 1 4 21 2 19 62 .226 .275 .318 .594 25 92
1958 27 25 39 33 3 7 2 0 0 0 0 6 7 .212 .333 .273 .606 3 24
7 Seasons 418 1337 1205 128 282 51 7 19 95 5 115 196 .234 .304 .335 .640 120 400
162 Game Avg. 162 518 467 50 109 20 3 7 37 2 45 76 .234 .304 .335 .640 47 400

* 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.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1953 AL  13 (6th)
1954 AL  13 (4th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 1 (3944), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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