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

Born: March 8, 1934 in Decatur, AL
Schools: 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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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
1960 26 BAL AL 152 594 551 69 147 25 2 3 43 10 4 35 80 .267 .313 .336 .648 77 185 8 3 2 3 2 *4
1961 27 BAL AL 90 261 244 32 51 8 0 1 16 5 2 14 33 .209 .250 .254 .504 38 62 2 0 1 2 1 4
1962 28 BAL AL 95 252 240 27 59 10 1 2 18 2 2 8 41 .246 .273 .321 .594 64 77 1 1 3 0 0 4/56
1963 29 TOT MLB 78 245 233 26 60 7 2 1 15 2 1 9 26 .258 .285 .318 .603 71 74 1 0 3 0 0 45/6
1963 29 WSA AL 58 205 197 20 54 7 2 1 14 1 1 7 21 .274 .299 .345 .644 81 68 1 0 1 0 0 54/6
1963 29 LAD NL 20 40 36 6 6 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 5 .167 .211 .167 .377 14 6 0 0 2 0 0 4/56
4 Seasons 415 1352 1268 154 317 50 5 7 92 19 9 66 180 .250 .288 .314 .602 66 398 12 4 9 5 3
162 Game Avg. 162 528 495 60 124 20 2 3 36 7 4 26 70 .250 .288 .314 .602 66 155 5 2 4 2 1
BAL (3 yrs) 337 1107 1035 128 257 43 3 6 77 17 8 57 154 .248 .289 .313 .602 65 324 11 4 6 5 3
LAD (1 yr) 20 40 36 6 6 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 5 .167 .211 .167 .377 14 6 0 0 2 0 0
WSA (1 yr) 58 205 197 20 54 7 2 1 14 1 1 7 21 .274 .299 .345 .644 81 68 1 0 1 0 0
AL (4 yrs) 395 1312 1232 148 311 50 5 7 91 18 9 64 175 .252 .290 .318 .609 67 392 12 4 7 5 3
NL (1 yr) 20 40 36 6 6 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 5 .167 .211 .167 .377 14 6 0 0 2 0 0

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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 on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1960 AL--152--5th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1960 AL--80--9th

Singles s c a p y
1960 AL--117--9th

             

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Gray InkBatting - 1 (2515), Average HOFer ≈ 144

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Transactions

Before 1955 Season: Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent.

December 5, 1962: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles with Art Quirk and Barry Shetrone to the Washington Senators for Pete Burnside and Bob Johnson.

July 30, 1963: Traded by the Washington Senators to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Ed Roebuck.

August 19, 1964: Purchased by the Baltimore Orioles from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

November 29, 1965: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves from the Baltimore Orioles in the 1965 rule 5 draft.

May 5, 1966: Traded by the Atlanta Braves with $15,000 to the San Francisco Giants for Gil Garrido.

Before 1967 Season: Sent from the San Francisco Giants to the Atlanta Braves in an unknown transaction.

June 1, 1967: Purchased by the Houston Astros from the Atlanta Braves. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

June 27, 1967: Traded by the Houston Astros to the Chicago Cubs for Arnold Earley.

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