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Harry Bright

Harry James Bright

Positions: First Baseman, Pinch Hitter and Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: September 22, 1929 in Kansas City, MO
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1946. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 25, 1958
Teams (by GP): Senators/Yankees/Pirates/Cubs/Reds 1958-1965

Final Game: June 30, 1965
Died: March 13, 2000 in Sacramento, CA
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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
1946	16	NYY-min	C,D	11	28	28		5	1	0	0						.179	.179	.214	.393		6							TWF,FDL · PION,WISL
1947	17	NYY-min	D	42	121	121		24	7	1	0						.198	.198	.273	.471		33							HMA,INC,ODS · EVAN,KOML,LONG
1948		Did not play in major leagues (Did Not Play)
1949	19	MIM	D	122	493	493		141	28	7	10						.286	.286	.432	.718		213							MIM · KOML
1950	20	CHC-min	C	111	421	421		167	31	13	20						.397	.397	.675	1.071		284							CVS,SXF · WTNM,NORL
1951	21	CHC-min	C	109	443	443		146	24	5	15						.330	.330	.508	.837		225							TPK · WA
1952	22	CHC-min	D	119	421	421		137	31	8	12						.325	.325	.523	.848		220							JAN · WISL
1953	23	CHW-min	AA	140	482	482		142	21	5	14						.295	.295	.446	.741		215							MEM · SOUA
1954	24	DET-min	AAA,AA	116	451	415	32	126	27	5	10	34	0		26	25	.304	.345	.465	.810		193		2	4	4			BFL,LRK · IL,SOUA
1955	25	DET-min	Opn,AA	147	570	534	51	158	33	3	14	73	0		28	45	.296	.331	.448	.779		239	13	1	5	2			SAC,LRK · PCL,SOUA
1956	26	SAC	Opn	131	521	479	55	136	26	2	12	61	1		30	55	.284	.326	.422	.748		202	17	3	3	6			SAC · PCL
1957	27	SAC	Opn	146	547	502	46	132	21	4	6	51	3		35	61	.263	.311	.357	.667		179	13	1	6	3			SAC · PCL
1958	28	SAC	AAA	94	391	363	50	112	26	2	7	42	0		18	34	.309	.339	.449	.788		163	7	1	5	4			SAC · PCL
1958	28	PIT	NL	15	26	24	4	6	1	0	1	3	0	0	1	6	.250	.269	.417	.686	80	10	0	0	0	1	0	/5
1959	29	PIT	NL	40	54	48	4	12	1	0	3	8	0	0	5	10	.250	.321	.458	.779	107	22	0	0	1	0	0	/5749
1960	30	PIT-min	AAA	153	643	587	88	184	31	13	27	119	2	2	56	93	.313	.373	.549	.922		322							SLC · PCL
1960	30	PIT	NL	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
1961	31	WSA	AL	72	204	183	20	44	6	0	4	21	0	2	19	23	.240	.310	.339	.649	79	62	6	0	1	1	1	5/24
1962	32	WSA	AL	113	425	392	55	107	15	4	17	67	2	1	26	51	.273	.319	.462	.781	108	181	14	2	2	3	0	3/25
1963	33	TOT	MLB	61	174	158	15	37	7	0	7	23	0	0	13	32	.234	.295	.411	.706	97	65	4	1	1	1	1	35/9
1963	33	CIN	NL	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/3
1963	33	NYY	AL	60	173	157	15	37	7	0	7	23	0	0	13	31	.236	.297	.414	.711	98	65	4	1	1	1	1	35/9
1964	34	NYY-min	AAA	77	215	197	22	48	7	0	4	20	0	0	14	39	.244	.290	.340	.630		67		0	1	3			RMD · IL
1964	34	NYY	AL	4	6	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.200	.333	.200	.533	52	1	0	0	0	0	0	/3
1965	35	CHC-min	AAA	39	123	111	18	30	8	0	3	12	1	3	11	16	.270	.341	.423	.765		47		1	0	0			SLC · PCL
1965	35	CHC	NL	27	26	25	1	7	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	8	.280	.269	.320	.589	64	8	0	0	0	1	0
1966	36	CHC-min	AAA	83	237	208	20	59	12	0	4	32	0	1	27	41	.284	.363	.399	.762		83		0	0	2			TAC · PCL
1967	37	CHC-min	A,WRk	6	9	9	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.222	.222	.222	.444		2		0	0	0			QUI,CBZ · MIDW,AZIL
1968	38	CHC-min	AA	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.500	.000	.500		0							SAN · TL
1969	39	ELM	AA	2	6	6	1	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.167	1.667		7		0	0	0			ELM · EL
1970		Did not play in major leagues (Manager)
1971	41	OAK-min	A	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000		0		0	0	1			BUR · MIDW
8 Yrs				336	919	839	99	214	31	4	32	126	2	3	65	133	.255	.309	.416	.725	96	349	24	3	5	7	2
162 Game Avg.				162	443	405	48	103	15	2	15	61	1	1	31	64	.255	.309	.416	.725	96	168	12	1	2	3	1

PIT (3 yrs)				59	84	76	8	18	2	0	4	11	0	0	6	18	.237	.289	.421	.710	88	32	0	0	1	1	0
WSA (2 yrs)				185	629	575	75	151	21	4	21	88	2	3	45	74	.263	.316	.423	.739	99	243	20	2	3	4	1
NYY (2 yrs)				64	179	162	15	38	7	0	7	23	0	0	14	32	.235	.298	.407	.705	97	66	4	1	1	1	1
CHC (1 yr)				27	26	25	1	7	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	8	.280	.269	.320	.589	64	8	0	0	0	1	0
CIN (1 yr)				1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0

NL (5 yrs)				87	111	102	9	25	3	0	4	15	0	0	6	27	.245	.282	.392	.674	81	40	0	0	1	2	0
AL (4 yrs)				249	808	737	90	189	28	4	28	111	2	3	59	106	.256	.312	.419	.731	98	309	24	3	4	5	2

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Pos
1958	28	PIT	NL	15	26	-1	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	1	0	0.0	.495	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	/5
1959	29	PIT	NL	40	54	0	-0	1	-1	-0	-1	-0.1	2	1	0.1	.497	.499	0.2	-0.1	2	$	/5749
1960	30	PIT	NL	4	4	-1	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	0	-1	-0.1	.470	.499	-0.1	0.0	-1	$
1961	31	WSA	AL	72	204	-5	-2	-1	1	1	-6	-0.7	6	-0	-0.1	.492	.496	-0.1	0.2	-1	$	5/24
1962	32	WSA	AL	113	425	0	0	-1	0	-6	-6	-0.8	12	5	0.3	.494	.496	0.5	-0.7	5	$	3/25
1963	33	CIN	NL	1	1	-0	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	0.0	.476	.500	0.0	0.0	-0	$	/3
1963	33	NYY	AL	60	173	-0	-1	-1	-4	-2	-9	-1.0	5	-4	-0.5	.484	.494	0.0	-0.8	1	$	35/9
1964	34	NYY	AL	4	6	0	-0	0	0	-0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.508	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	/3
1965	35	CHC	NL	27	26	-2	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	1	-0	0.0	.495	.499	0.0	0.0	-0	$
8 Seasons				336	919	-9	-4	-2	-5	-6	-25	-2.9	26	1	-0.3	.492	.498	0.5	-1.4	6	$

PIT (3 yrs)				59	84	-2	-0	1	-1	0	-3	-0.3	3	-0	0.0	.495	.499	0.1	-0.1	1	$
WSA (2 yrs)				185	629	-5	-2	-2	1	-4	-12	-1.5	17	5	0.2	.493	.496	0.4	-0.5	4	$
NYY (2 yrs)				64	179	-0	-1	-1	-4	-2	-8	-1.0	5	-3	-0.5	.486	.497	0.0	-0.8	1	$
CHC (1 yr)				27	26	-2	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	1	-0	0.0	.495	.499	0.0	0.0	-0	$
CIN (1 yr)				1	1	-0	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	0.0	.476	.500	0.0	0.0	-0	$

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Series	Opp	Rslt	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1963	33	NYY	AL	WS	LAD	L	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
1 WS							2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Rtot	Rtot/yr	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	PB	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	PO	Awards
1958	PIT	NL	28	3B	7	5	5	52.1	15	4	11	0	0	1.000	0	5	2.58	2.14	.952	3.18	3.16
1959	PIT	NL	29	OF	4	3	3	27.0	3	3	0	0	0	1.000	-2	-80	1.00	0.75	.977	2.20	2.20
1959	PIT	NL	29	3B	3	0	0	15.0	6	1	5	0	0	1.000	1	64	3.60	2.00	.950	2.94	2.93
1959	PIT	NL	29	LF	3	2	2	18.0	3	3	0	0	0	1.000	0	7	1.50	1.00	.970	2.05	2.03
1959	PIT	NL	29	2B	1	0	0	2.0	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	-0	-180	9.00	2.00	.975	5.40	5.20
1959	PIT	NL	29	RF	1	1	1	9.0	0	0	0	0	0		-2	-253	0.00	0.00		2.00	1.90
1961	WSA	AL	31	3B	40	39	34	334.0	153	47	95	11	14	.928	2	6	3.83	3.55	.950	3.18	3.15
1961	WSA	AL	31	C	8	6	4	52.1	28	24	4	0	1	1.000	-1	-23	4.82	3.50	.989	6.21	6.14	1	5	5	2	29%	36%	0
1961	WSA	AL	31	2B	1	0	0	3.0	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	0	0	6.00	2.00	.980	5.10	5.20
1962	WSA	AL	32	1B	99	95	85	833.0	880	800	70	10	83	.989	1	2	9.40	8.79	.990	9.44	9.41
1962	WSA	AL	32	C	3	0	0	8.0	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	-1	-150	2.25	0.67	.990	6.30	6.27	0	1	2	0	0%	36%	0
1962	WSA	AL	32	3B	1	1	1	9.0	3	0	2	1	0	.667	-0	-53	2.00	2.00	.953	3.10	3.10
1963	TOT	MLB	33	1B	36	30	18	248.1	277	265	8	4	32	.986	-3	-15	9.89	7.58	.990	9.48	9.50
1963	CIN	NL	33	1B	1	0	0	1.0	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	0	0	18.00	2.00	.990	9.90	9.80
1963	NYY	AL	33	1B	35	30	18	247.1	275	263	8	4	32	.985	-3	-16	9.86	7.74	.990	9.48	9.49
1963	NYY	AL	33	3B	12	12	12	106.0	42	19	21	2	1	.952	-1	-15	3.40	3.33	.947	3.02	3.02
1963	NYY	AL	33	RF	1	1	1	9.0	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	0	27	2.00	2.00	.980	2.00	2.00
1964	NYY	AL	34	1B	2	1	0	11.1	9	9	0	0	0	1.000	0	11	7.15	4.50	.991	9.37	9.40
	3 Seasons			1B	137	126	103	1092.2	1166	1074	78	14	115	.988	-2	-2	9.49	8.41	.990	9.45	9.43
	5 Seasons			3B	63	57	52	516.1	219	71	134	14	15	.936	1	3	3.57	3.25	.950	3.14	3.11
	2 Seasons			C	11	6	4	60.1	30	26	4	0	1	1.000	-2	-40	4.48	2.73	.989	6.22	6.17	1	6	7	2	22%	36%	0
	1 Season			OF	4	3	3	27.0	3	3	0	0	0	1.000	-2	-80	1.00	0.75	.977	2.20	2.20
	1 Season			LF	3	2	2	18.0	3	3	0	0	0	1.000	0	7	1.50	1.00	.970	2.05	2.03
	2 Seasons			RF	2	2	2	18.0	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	-2	-113	1.00	1.00	.980	2.00	1.95
	2 Seasons			2B	2	0	0	5.0	4	2	2	0	0	1.000	-0	-72	7.20	2.00	.978	5.22	5.20
	8 Seasons			TOT	217	192	162	1701.1	1422	1176	218	28	131	.980	-5	-3	7.37	6.42	.984	7.29	7.26	1	6	7	2	22%	36%	0
Lg				Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Rtot	Rtot/yr	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	PB	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	PO	Awards

Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.

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Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.

Pre-1948 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
From 1948 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1948 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1918 on.
Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1948 to 1973 and complete from then on.
Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1918) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Errors Committed as 1B s c a p y 1962 AL 10 (4th)

Errors Committed as 1B s c a p y
1962 AL 10 (4th)

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

Before 1946 Season: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.
May, 1947: Released by the New York Yankees.
Before 1950 Season: Sent from Miami (Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri) to the Chicago Cubs in an unknown transaction.
December 3, 1951: Drafted by York (Interstate) from the Chicago Cubs in the 1951 minor league draft.
Before 1952 Season: Returned (earlier draft pick) by York (Interstate) to the Chicago Cubs.
Before 1953 Season: Sent from the Chicago Cubs to the Chicago White Sox in an unknown transaction.
November 30, 1953: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers from the Chicago White Sox in the 1953 rule 5 draft.
May, 1955: Purchased by Sacramento (PCL) from the Detroit Tigers.
July 21, 1958: Purchased by the Pittsburgh Pirates from Sacramento (PCL).
November 30, 1959: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs from the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1959 rule 5 draft.
April 7, 1960: Returned (earlier draft pick) by the Chicago Cubs to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
December 16, 1960: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Bennie Daniels and R C Stevens to the Washington Senators for Bobby Shantz.
November 24, 1962: Traded by the Washington Senators to the Cincinnati Reds for Rogelio Alvarez.
April 21, 1963: Purchased by the New York Yankees from the Cincinnati Reds.
September 11, 1964: Released by the New York Yankees.
March 15, 1965: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

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