Marv Breeding
Marvin Eugene Breeding
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: March 8, 1934 in Decatur, AL
High School: Jesuit (New Orleans, LA)
School: Samford University
Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent in 1955. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 19, 1960
Final Game: September 29, 1963
Died: December 31, 2006 in Decatur, AL
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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 Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1960 BAL AL 26 2B 152 151 1276.0 799 359 422 18 116 .977 17.3 16.3 14.3 9.2 5.1 3 5.51 5.14 .979 5.46 4.66
1961 BAL AL 27 2B 80 62 593.2 369 179 179 11 53 .970 6.9 13.9 5.9 5.0 1.0 1 5.43 4.48 .978 5.24 4.72
1962 BAL AL 28 2B 73 56 548.0 350 146 196 8 47 .977 10.7 23.4 8.7 1.9 6.8 2 5.62 4.68 .980 5.25 4.87
1962 BAL AL 28 3B 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 -0.5 -600.0 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 0 0.00 0.00 1.000 2.70 2.80
1962 BAL AL 28 SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 4.50 4.50
1963 TOT MLB 29 2B 39 29 268.0 152 67 80 5 14 .967 0.5 2.2 1.5 -0.1 1.6 -1 4.94 3.77 .979 5.12 4.64
1963 TOT MLB 29 3B 30 25 222.0 81 24 50 7 1 .914 -0.9 -4.9 -0.9 -0.7 -0.2 0 3.00 2.47 .949 3.02 2.84
1963 TOT MLB 29 SS 3 0 7.0 6 1 4 1 0 .833 -0.2 -34.3 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 6.43 1.67 .983 4.89 4.43
1963 WSA AL 29 3B 29 25 220.0 81 24 50 7 1 .914 -0.8 -4.4 -0.8 -0.7 -0.1 0 3.03 2.55 .949 3.02 2.85
1963 WSA AL 29 2B 22 21 178.0 116 52 60 4 14 .966 1.7 11.5 1.7 -0.6 2.3 0 5.66 5.09 .980 5.08 4.68
1963 WSA AL 29 SS 2 0 5.0 5 1 3 1 0 .800 -0.3 -72.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 0 7.20 2.00 .980 4.86 4.55
1963 LAD NL 29 2B 17 8 90.0 36 15 20 1 0 .972 -1.2 -16.0 -0.2 0.5 -0.7 -1 3.50 2.06 .975 5.21 4.59
1963 LAD NL 29 3B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -60.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.00 0.00 3.15 2.50
1963 LAD NL 29 SS 1 0 2.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.1 60.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 4.95 4.20
4 Seasons 2B 344 298 2685.2 1670 751 877 42 230 .975 35.4 15.8 30.4 16.0 14.5 5 5.46 4.73 .979 5.34 4.72
2 Seasons 3B 31 25 223.0 82 24 50 8 1 .902 -1.4 -7.5 -1.4 -0.7 -0.7 0 2.99 2.39 .950 3.02 2.84
2 Seasons SS 4 0 8.0 6 1 4 1 0 .833 -0.2 -30.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 5.62 1.25 .983 4.84 4.45
4 Seasons TOT 379 323 2916.2 1758 776 931 51 231 .971 33.8 13.9 28.8 15.3 13.6 5 5.27 4.50 .949 5.16 4.56

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
1960 BAL AL 26 152 151 152 152 0 0 0 152 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1961 BAL AL 27 90 62 90 90 0 0 0 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 12
1962 BAL AL 28 95 56 95 95 0 0 0 73 1 1 0 0 0 0 10 19
1963 WSA AL 29 58 46 58 58 0 0 0 22 29 2 0 0 0 0 9 2
1963 LAD NL 29 20 8 20 20 0 0 0 17 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Seasons 415 323 415 415 0 0 0 344 31 4 0 0 0 0 25 37
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 -- 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
1960 BAL AL 26 5482 63% 77% 26% 499 95% 2 362 115 172 75 422 332 80 1 3 18 2 13 3 14 116 32 20 40 6 104 47 54 11 5 6
1961 BAL AL 27 2552 60% 74% 25% 240 93% 3 178 68 81 29 182 151 29 1 3 11 0 8 3 9 53 18 11 14 4 47 18 29 4 0 4
1962 BAL AL 28 2375 57% 78% 26% 245 95% 0 144 65 55 24 198 164 29 0 2 8 0 7 1 4 47 14 10 17 1 43 18 24 4 1 2
1963 WSA AL 29 752 67% 79% 29% 79 90% 0 53 24 19 10 58 48 8 0 1 4 0 3 1 4 14 7 1 3 1 12 4 8 1 1 0
1963 LAD NL 29 382 70% 75% 28% 29 86% 0 15 5 6 5 19 17 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Seasons 11543 61% 77% 26% 1092 94% 5 752 277 333 143 879 712 148 2 9 42 3 31 8 31 230 71 42 74 12 206 87 115 20 7 12
MLB Averages 61% 77% 27% 93%

Advanced Fielding -- 3B*

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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 543 53 GB LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1962 BAL AL 28 5 40% 60% 40% 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1963 WSA AL 29 1020 56% 78% 27% 81 86% 0 22 19 0 3 52 41 10 0 2 7 0 5 2 7 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 67%
1963 LAD NL 29 8 50% 63% 38% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons 1033 56% 78% 27% 82 85% 0 22 19 0 3 52 41 10 0 2 8 0 6 2 8 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 67%
MLB Averages 61% 77% 27% 89% 59%

Advanced Fielding -- SS*

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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 63 463 163 363 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
1962 BAL AL 28 3 33% 100% 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
1963 WSA AL 29 23 61% 78% 30% 2 100% 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1963 LAD NL 29 12 75% 67% 8% 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 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons 38 63% 76% 21% 3 100% 0 1 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 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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