Steve Boros
Stephen Boros Jr.
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: September 3, 1936 in Flint, MI
High School: Northern (Flint, MI)
School: University of Michigan
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent (bonus baby) in 1957. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 19, 1957
Final Game: May 8, 1965
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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 Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1957 DET AL 20 3B 9 7 75.2 32 7 22 3 1 .906 -0.8 -12.7 -0.8 -0.6 -0.2 0 3.45 3.22 .953 3.24 2.77
1957 DET AL 20 SS 5 0 15.0 6 1 5 0 0 1.000 0.7 56.0 0.7 0.2 0.5 0 3.60 1.20 .967 5.10 4.44
1958 DET AL 21 2B 1 0 4.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -30.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 4.50 2.00 1.000 5.18 4.70
1961 DET AL 24 3B 116 115 1007.0 322 115 192 15 15 .953 -5.3 -6.3 -5.3 -5.6 0.2 0 2.74 2.65 .950 3.18 2.79
1962 DET AL 25 3B 105 91 837.2 275 105 151 19 15 .931 -12.3 -17.6 -12.3 -7.3 -5.1 0 2.75 2.44 .953 3.08 2.79
1962 DET AL 25 2B 6 4 43.1 27 13 12 2 4 .926 -1.1 -30.5 -1.1 -1.1 -0.1 0 5.19 4.17 .981 5.25 4.87
1963 CHC NL 26 1B 14 12 109.0 121 111 7 3 7 .975 -1.1 -12.1 -1.1 -1.2 0.1 0 9.74 8.43 .989 9.81 8.36
1963 CHC NL 26 OF 11 9 63.0 16 15 0 1 0 .938 -1.7 -32.4 -0.7 -0.8 0.1 -1 2.14 1.36 .975 2.01 1.75
1963 CHC NL 26 RF 11 9 63.0 16 15 0 1 0 .938 -1.7 -32.4 -0.7 -0.8 0.1 -1 2.14 1.36 .975 1.83 1.61
1964 CIN NL 27 3B 114 113 1002.1 311 95 204 12 18 .961 5.9 7.1 5.9 4.5 1.3 0 2.68 2.62 .940 2.93 2.60
1965 CIN NL 28 3B 2 0 4.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.2 60.0 0.2 0.3 -0.1 0 2.25 0.50 .900 2.92 2.45
5 Seasons 3B 346 326 2926.2 941 322 570 49 49 .948 -12.3 -5.0 -12.3 -8.7 -3.9 0 2.74 2.58 .948 3.07 2.72
1 Season 1B 14 12 109.0 121 111 7 3 7 .975 -1.1 -12.1 -1.1 -1.2 0.1 0 9.74 8.43 .989 9.81 8.36
1 Season OF 11 9 63.0 16 15 0 1 0 .938 -1.7 -32.4 -0.7 -0.8 0.1 -1 2.14 1.36 .975 2.01 1.75
1 Season RF 11 9 63.0 16 15 0 1 0 .938 -1.7 -32.4 -0.7 -0.8 0.1 -1 2.14 1.36 .975 1.83 1.61
2 Seasons 2B 7 4 47.1 29 15 12 2 4 .931 -1.2 -30.4 -1.2 -1.1 -0.2 0 5.13 3.86 .983 5.25 4.84
1 Season SS 5 0 15.0 6 1 5 0 0 1.000 0.7 56.0 0.7 0.2 0.5 0 3.60 1.20 .967 5.10 4.44
7 Seasons TOT 383 351 3161.0 1113 464 594 55 60 .951 -15.6 -5.9 -14.6 -11.6 -3.4 -1 0 3.01 2.76 .904 3.32 2.96

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
1957 DET AL 20 24 7 24 24 0 0 0 0 9 5 0 0 0 0 4 7
1958 DET AL 21 6 0 6 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
1961 DET AL 24 116 115 116 116 0 0 0 0 116 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1962 DET AL 25 116 95 116 116 0 0 0 6 105 0 0 0 0 0 10 3
1963 CHC NL 26 41 21 41 41 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 11 11 18 1
1964 CIN NL 27 117 113 117 117 0 0 0 0 114 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
1965 CIN NL 28 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Seasons 422 351 422 422 0 0 14 7 346 5 0 0 11 11 35 16
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 -- 3B*

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Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 543 53 GB LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1957 DET AL 20 324 58% 83% 25% 29 90% 0 7 4 1 2 22 20 0 2 1 3 0 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 100%
1961 DET AL 24 4382 60% 79% 24% 327 87% 2 118 94 7 17 188 151 32 1 4 15 0 12 3 13 15 8 1 10 5 2 3 15 40%
1962 DET AL 25 3692 60% 79% 22% 272 88% 2 104 90 9 5 152 120 27 3 3 19 0 17 2 15 15 7 3 11 3 1 2 14 57%
1964 CIN NL 27 4270 62% 75% 26% 313 89% 3 94 71 10 13 209 157 43 2 8 12 0 11 1 11 18 13 1 15 1 0 1 11 91%
1965 CIN NL 28 15 67% 73% 27% 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Seasons 12683 61% 78% 24% 942 88% 7 323 259 27 37 572 448 103 8 16 49 0 43 6 42 49 28 5 36 10 3 7 45 64%
MLB Averages 61% 77% 27% 89% 61%

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%
1963 CHC NL 26 475 63% 79% 31% 28 93% 0 110 9 102 1 11 6 3 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 7 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season 475 63% 79% 31% 28 93% 0 110 9 102 1 11 6 3 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 7 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 61% 77% 27% 94% 85%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1963 CHC NL 26 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.0% 5 0 0.0% 0 278 51% 77% 27% 23 65%
1 Season 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.0% 5 0 0.0% 0 278 51% 77% 27% 23 65%
MLB Averages 42.0% 3.1% 61% 77% 28% 53%

Advanced Fielding -- 2B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 543 463 43 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
1958 DET AL 21 19 53% 68% 11% 2 100% 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1962 DET AL 25 201 67% 78% 22% 13 92% 0 14 5 8 1 11 7 3 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 4 2 1 1 0 4 1 3 0 0 0
2 Seasons 220 66% 77% 21% 15 93% 0 16 7 8 1 11 7 3 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 4 2 1 1 0 4 1 3 0 0 0
MLB Averages 61% 77% 27% 93%

Advanced Fielding -- SS*

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Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 63 463 163 363 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
1957 DET AL 20 59 73% 81% 32% 5 100% 0 1 0 1 0 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season 59 73% 81% 32% 5 100% 0 1 0 1 0 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 61% 77% 27% 91%

* 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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