Born: October 1, 1919 in Potts Camp, MS
High School: New Albany (New Albany, MS)
Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1950.
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Debut: September 8, 1951
Final Game: September 24, 1961
Died: September 7, 2004 in Wichita, KS
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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 | LF-CF-RF | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | CHW | AL | 31 | 1B | 6 | 37 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1.000 | 6.17 | .989 | 8.48 | |||||||||||||
| 1953 | CHW | AL | 33 | 1B | 29 | 291 | 275 | 16 | 0 | 25 | 1.000 | 10.03 | .989 | 8.85 | |||||||||||||
| 1953 | CHW | AL | 33 | OF | 16 | 27 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .963 | 1.63 | .981 | 2.18 | 15-0-1 | ||||||||||||
| 1954 | CHW | AL | 34 | LF | 13 | 12 | 85.2 | 22 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .955 | 1.1 | 15.4 | 0.1 | 1.1 | -1.0 | 1 | 2.21 | 1.62 | .977 | 2.26 | 1.93 | |||
| 1954 | CHW | AL | 34 | OF | 13 | 12 | 85.2 | 22 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .955 | 1.1 | 15.4 | 0.1 | 1.1 | -1.0 | 1 | 2.21 | 1.62 | .977 | 2.40 | 2.17 | |||
| 1954 | CHW | AL | 34 | 1B | 12 | 4 | 49.0 | 54 | 51 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .981 | 0.7 | 17.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0 | 9.73 | 4.42 | .991 | 9.61 | 8.00 | |||
| 1956 | BAL | AL | 36 | 1B | 60 | 54 | 487.1 | 498 | 469 | 24 | 5 | 46 | .990 | -3.3 | -8.1 | -2.3 | -2.0 | -0.4 | -1 | 9.10 | 8.22 | .990 | 9.43 | 7.99 | |||
| 1956 | BAL | AL | 36 | OF | 8 | 2 | 20.1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.5 | 29.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0 | 2.21 | 0.63 | .980 | 2.35 | 2.04 | |||
| 1956 | BAL | AL | 36 | RF | 5 | 1 | 11.1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.3 | 31.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0 | 2.38 | 0.60 | .967 | 2.06 | 1.80 | |||
| 1956 | BAL | AL | 36 | LF | 3 | 1 | 9.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.2 | 26.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0 | 3.00 | 1.00 | .967 | 2.10 | 1.70 | |||
| 1957 | BAL | AL | 37 | 1B | 132 | 117 | 1085.2 | 1153 | 1073 | 70 | 10 | 107 | .991 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3.0 | -2.3 | 0 | 9.48 | 8.66 | .992 | 8.29 | 7.58 | MVP-16 | ||
| 1957 | BAL | AL | 37 | LF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | -60.0 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.25 | 1.70 | MVP-16 | ||||
| 1957 | BAL | AL | 37 | OF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | -60.0 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.25 | 2.00 | MVP-16 | ||||
| 1958 | BAL | AL | 38 | 1B | 99 | 87 | 798.0 | 815 | 757 | 53 | 5 | 85 | .994 | 3.6 | 5.4 | 3.6 | 4.4 | -0.8 | 0 | 9.14 | 8.18 | .991 | 9.60 | 8.47 | |||
| 1959 | BAL | AL | 39 | 1B | 109 | 101 | 878.0 | 988 | 927 | 46 | 15 | 88 | .985 | -6.3 | -8.6 | -6.3 | -4.3 | -2.0 | 0 | 9.97 | 8.93 | .990 | 9.84 | 8.27 | |||
| 1960 | BAL | AL | 40 | 1B | 17 | 3 | 63.0 | 68 | 64 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1.000 | 0.8 | 15.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0 | 9.71 | 4.00 | .991 | 9.59 | 8.04 | |||
| 1961 | TOT | MLB | 41 | 1B | 11 | 9 | 76.0 | 71 | 64 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1.000 | -0.7 | -11.1 | -0.7 | -1.2 | 0.5 | 0 | 8.41 | 6.45 | .989 | 9.56 | 8.36 | |||
| 1961 | KCA | AL | 41 | 1B | 8 | 7 | 55.0 | 46 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | -1.1 | -24.0 | -1.1 | -1.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 7.53 | 5.75 | .989 | 9.46 | 8.29 | |||
| 1961 | MLN | NL | 41 | 1B | 3 | 2 | 21.0 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 0.4 | 22.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0 | 10.71 | 8.33 | .988 | 9.81 | 8.57 | |||
| 9 Seasons | 1B | 475 | 375 | 3437.0 | 3975 | 3716 | 223 | 36 | 378 | .991 | -4.6 | -1.6 | -3.6 | 1.1 | -4.7 | -1 | 10.31 | 8.29 | .991 | 9.22 | 8.11 | ||||||
| 4 Seasons | OF | 38 | 14 | 108.0 | 54 | 51 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .963 | 1.5 | 16.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 | -0.8 | 1 | 4.33 | 1.37 | .980 | 2.38 | 2.14 | 32-0-6 | |||||
| 3 Seasons (incomplete) | LF | 17 | 13 | 96.2 | 25 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .960 | 1.2 | 14.9 | 0.2 | 1.2 | -1.0 | 1 | 2.23 | 1.41 | .976 | 2.24 | 1.88 | ||||||
| 1 Season (incomplete) | RF | 5 | 1 | 11.1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.3 | 31.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0 | 2.38 | 0.60 | .967 | 2.06 | 1.80 | ||||||
| 9 Seasons | TOT | 513 | 389 | 3545.0 | 4029 | 3767 | 224 | 38 | 378 | .991 | -3.1 | -1.0 | -3.1 | 2.3 | -5.5 | 1 | -1 | 10.13 | 7.78 | .981 | 9.01 | 7.67 | 32-0-6 | ||||
| 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 | LF-CF-RF | Awards | ||||
| Year | Tm | Lg | Age | G | GS | Batting | Defense | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | DH | PH | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | CHW | AL | 31 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1953 | CHW | AL | 33 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 16 | ||||
| 1954 | CHW | AL | 34 | 29 | 16 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 8 | |
| 1956 | BAL | AL | 36 | 70 | 56 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 1 | |
| 1957 | BAL | AL | 37 | 141 | 117 | 141 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 1 | |
| 1958 | BAL | AL | 38 | 125 | 87 | 125 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| 1959 | BAL | AL | 39 | 128 | 101 | 128 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| 1960 | BAL | AL | 40 | 71 | 3 | 71 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 3 | |
| 1961 | MLN | NL | 41 | 36 | 2 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| 1961 | KCA | AL | 41 | 26 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 9 Seasons | 693 | 389 | 693 | 693 | 0 | 0 | 475 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 6 | 38 | 207 | 13 | ||||
| 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 | CHW | AL | 34 | 200 | 70% | 80% | 29% | 12 | 100% | 0 | 51 | 3 | 49 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1956 | BAL | AL | 36 | 2119 | 63% | 77% | 24% | 111 | 95% | 0 | 467 | 29 | 431 | 8 | 54 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 100% |
| 1957 | BAL | AL | 37 | 4599 | 66% | 79% | 26% | 247 | 95% | 1 | 1067 | 64 | 998 | 5 | 109 | 69 | 47 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 104 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 90 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 95% |
| 1958 | BAL | AL | 38 | 3384 | 67% | 80% | 24% | 179 | 95% | 0 | 754 | 54 | 693 | 6 | 74 | 50 | 29 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 85 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 83% |
| 1959 | BAL | AL | 39 | 3791 | 67% | 80% | 28% | 201 | 93% | 1 | 927 | 80 | 834 | 16 | 68 | 44 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 88 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 100% |
| 1960 | BAL | AL | 40 | 295 | 74% | 77% | 22% | 23 | 96% | 0 | 62 | 8 | 54 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 100% |
| 1961 | KCA | AL | 41 | 269 | 66% | 78% | 22% | 12 | 92% | 0 | 47 | 6 | 41 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% |
| 1961 | MLN | NL | 41 | 94 | 54% | 74% | 26% | 7 | 100% | 0 | 20 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 100% |
| 7 Seasons | 14751 | 66% | 79% | 26% | 792 | 95% | 2 | 3395 | 245 | 3119 | 35 | 326 | 201 | 133 | 41 | 2 | 8 | 35 | 6 | 29 | 0 | 23 | 341 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 302 | 14 | 36 | 4 | 31 | 67 | 96% | |||
| MLB Averages | 62% | 78% | 26% | 94% | 87% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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% |
| 1954 | CHW | AL | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 71.4% | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 360 | 62% | 79% | 30% | 42 | 50% |
| 1956 | BAL | AL | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 50.0% | 2 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 44 | 80% | 64% | 20% | 8 | 38% |
| 1957 | BAL | AL | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 88% | 88% | 25% | 1 | 0% | ||
| 3 Seasons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 63.6% | 4 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 412 | 64% | 77% | 29% | 51 | 47% | |||
| MLB Averages | 56.5% | 2.3% | 62% | 78% | 29% | 48% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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% |
| 1956 | BAL | AL | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 76% | 72% | 20% | 7 | 43% | ||
| 1 Season | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 76% | 72% | 20% | 7 | 43% | |||||
| MLB Averages | 43.0% | 3.2% | 62% | 78% | 29% | 53% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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