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Norm Cash

Norman Dalton Cash

All-Star Player

Position: First Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: November 10, 1934 in Justiceburg, TX
High School: Post (Post, TX)
School: Sul Ross State University
Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1955. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 18, 1958
Teams (by GP): Tigers/WhiteSox 1958-1974
Final Game: August 6, 1974
Died: October 12, 1986 in Beaver Island, MI
Buried: Pine Lake Cemetery,in West Bloomfield, MI
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Standard Batting

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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
1958 23 CHW AL 13 8 8 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 39 2 0 0 0 0 0 /97
1959 24 CHW AL 58 130 104 16 25 0 1 4 16 1 1 18 9 .240 .372 .375 .747 107 39 0 5 1 2 3 3
1960 25 DET AL 121 428 353 64 101 16 3 18 63 4 2 65 58 .286 .402 .501 .903 141 177 0 6 0 4 1 3/79
1961 26 DET AL 159 672 535 119 193 22 8 41 132 11 5 124 85 .361 .487 .662 1.148 201 354 16 9 2 2 19 *3 AS,MVP-4
1962 27 DET AL 148 629 507 94 123 16 2 39 89 6 3 104 82 .243 .382 .513 .894 136 260 13 13 0 5 12 *3/9 MVP-31
1963 28 DET AL 147 593 493 67 133 19 1 26 79 2 3 89 76 .270 .386 .471 .856 136 232 9 6 2 3 8 *3
1964 29 DET AL 144 559 479 63 123 15 5 23 83 2 1 70 66 .257 .351 .453 .804 120 217 12 3 0 7 4 *3
1965 30 DET AL 142 553 467 79 124 23 1 30 82 6 6 77 62 .266 .371 .512 .883 147 239 9 4 1 4 5 *3 MVP-33
1966 31 DET AL 160 679 603 98 168 18 3 32 93 2 1 66 91 .279 .351 .478 .829 133 288 15 4 1 5 4 *3 AS,MVP-12
1967 32 DET AL 152 577 488 64 118 16 5 22 72 3 2 81 100 .242 .352 .430 .783 128 210 7 4 1 3 9 *3
1968 33 DET AL 127 458 411 50 108 15 1 25 63 1 1 39 70 .263 .329 .487 .816 142 200 12 3 2 3 7 *3 MVP-23
1969 34 DET AL 142 556 483 81 135 15 4 22 74 2 1 63 80 .280 .368 .464 .831 127 224 9 6 1 3 5 *3
1970 35 DET AL 130 452 370 58 96 18 2 15 53 0 1 72 58 .259 .383 .441 .823 126 163 16 5 0 5 6 *3
1971 36 DET AL 135 523 452 72 128 10 3 32 91 1 0 59 86 .283 .372 .531 .903 149 240 5 7 1 4 7 *3 AS,MVP-12
1972 37 DET AL 137 501 440 51 114 16 0 22 61 0 2 50 64 .259 .338 .445 .783 129 196 9 4 4 3 13 *3 AS
1973 38 DET AL 121 420 363 51 95 19 0 19 40 1 0 47 73 .262 .357 .471 .828 127 171 6 8 0 2 7 *3/D
1974 39 DET AL 53 172 149 17 34 3 2 7 12 1 1 19 30 .228 .327 .416 .744 112 62 1 3 1 0 2 3
17 Seasons 2089 7910 6705 1046 1820 241 41 377 1103 43 30 1043 1091 .271 .374 .488 .862 139 3274 139 90 17 55 112
162 Game Avg. 162 613 520 81 141 19 3 29 86 3 2 81 85 .271 .374 .488 .862 139 254 11 7 1 4 9
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
DET (15 yrs) 2018 7772 6593 1028 1793 241 40 373 1087 42 29 1025 1081 .272 .374 .490 .865 139 3233 139 85 16 53 109
CHW (2 yrs) 71 138 112 18 27 0 1 4 16 1 1 18 10 .241 .365 .366 .731 103 41 0 5 1 2 3

Postseason Batting

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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
1959 24 CHW AL WS LAD L 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1968 33 DET AL WS STL W 7 30 26 5 10 0 0 1 5 0 0 3 5 .385 .433 .500 .933 13 0 0 0 1 0
1972 37 DET AL ALCS OAK L 5 18 15 1 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 3 .267 .353 .467 .820 7 0 0 1 0 0
3 Seasons (3 Series) 16 52 45 6 14 0 0 2 7 0 0 5 10 .311 .373 .444 .817 20 0 0 1 1 0
1 ALCS 5 18 15 1 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 3 .267 .353 .467 .820 7 0 0 1 0 0
2 WS 11 34 30 5 10 0 0 1 5 0 0 3 7 .333 .382 .433 .816 13 0 0 0 1 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 Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1958 CHW AL 23 OF 4 1 13.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0.1 0 1.38 0.50 1.000 2.28 1.95 1-0-3
1958 CHW AL 23 RF 3 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 60.0 0.2 -0.1 0.3 0 2.25 0.33 1.000 2.02 1.70
1958 CHW AL 23 LF 1 1 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -26.7 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 1.00 1.00 1.000 2.10 1.60
1959 CHW AL 24 1B 31 25 226.1 249 231 14 4 19 .984 -0.4 -2.1 -0.4 -1.1 0.7 0 9.74 7.90 .990 9.84 8.27
1960 DET AL 25 1B 99 86 807.1 805 739 59 7 68 .991 0.7 1.0 0.7 -0.2 0.9 0 8.90 8.06 .991 9.58 8.04
1960 DET AL 25 OF 4 3 26.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -0.8 -36.9 -0.8 -0.7 -0.1 0 1.38 1.00 .975 2.25 1.95 3-0-1
1960 DET AL 25 LF 3 3 25.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -33.6 -0.7 -0.7 0.0 0 1.80 1.67 .980 2.12 1.67
1960 DET AL 25 RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.70
1961 DET AL 26 1B 157 157 1390.0 1369 1231 127 11 121 .992 8.6 7.4 6.6 0.4 6.2 2 8.79 8.65 .990 6.47 6.37 AS,MVP-4
1962 DET AL 27 1B 146 143 1269.1 1207 1081 116 10 94 .992 4.1 3.9 4.1 3.7 0.4 0 8.49 8.20 .990 7.09 6.85 MVP-31
1962 DET AL 27 OF 3 3 18.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 0.5 33.3 0.5 0.5 0.0 0 5.00 3.33 .980 2.20 1.93 0-0-3 MVP-31
1962 DET AL 27 RF 3 3 18.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 0.5 33.3 0.5 0.5 0.0 0 4.50 3.00 .978 2.00 1.70 MVP-31
1963 DET AL 28 1B 142 138 1226.0 1267 1161 99 7 93 .994 8.4 8.2 8.4 7.7 0.7 0 9.25 8.87 .990 7.34 7.04
1964 DET AL 29 1B 137 129 1144.2 1201 1105 92 4 97 .997 7.0 7.3 7.0 3.1 3.9 0 9.41 8.74 .991 7.86 7.30
1965 DET AL 30 1B 139 129 1161.2 1197 1091 97 9 96 .992 10.9 11.3 10.9 7.4 3.5 0 9.20 8.55 .991 7.75 7.19 MVP-33
1966 DET AL 31 1B 158 156 1380.2 1402 1271 114 17 118 .988 0.3 0.3 0.3 -0.2 0.6 0 9.03 8.77 .991 6.52 6.33 AS,MVP-12
1967 DET AL 32 1B 146 131 1179.2 1253 1135 112 6 89 .995 9.5 9.7 8.5 6.3 2.2 1 9.51 8.54 .991 7.63 6.85
1968 DET AL 33 1B 117 105 965.2 1020 924 88 8 66 .992 5.0 6.2 5.0 3.9 1.1 0 9.43 8.65 .989 9.32 8.32 MVP-23
1969 DET AL 34 1B 134 127 1141.0 1119 1016 96 7 99 .994 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.4 -0.3 0 8.77 8.30 .992 7.89 7.46
1970 DET AL 35 1B 114 100 909.2 948 868 70 10 76 .989 2.0 2.6 2.0 0.2 1.8 0 9.28 8.23 .991 9.59 8.14
1971 DET AL 36 1B 131 122 1104.2 1104 1020 75 9 105 .992 -4.6 -5.0 -4.6 -2.1 -2.4 0 8.92 8.36 .992 8.15 7.63 AS,MVP-12
1972 DET AL 37 1B 134 119 1079.1 1138 1060 70 8 102 .993 -6.2 -6.9 -6.2 -4.1 -2.1 0 9.42 8.43 .991 8.34 7.46 AS
1973 DET AL 38 1B 114 104 869.1 928 856 64 8 72 .991 -3.9 -5.4 -3.9 -1.4 -2.6 0 9.52 8.07 .992 9.86 8.27
1973 DET AL 38 DH 3
1974 DET AL 39 1B 44 41 363.2 398 368 24 6 32 .985 -4.0 -13.2 -4.0 -3.3 -0.6 0 9.70 8.91 .992 9.70 8.01
16 Seasons 1B 1943 1812 16219.0 16605 15157 1317 131 1347 .992 38.5 2.8 35.5 21.7 14.0 3 9.14 8.48 .991 8.00 7.33
3 Seasons OF 11 7 57.0 16 16 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -6.3 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 2.53 1.45 .981 2.24 1.95 8-0-14
3 Seasons (incomplete) RF 7 3 23.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 0.6 31.3 0.6 0.4 0.2 0 3.91 1.43 .980 2.00 1.70
2 Seasons (incomplete) LF 4 4 34.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 -0.9 -31.8 -0.9 -0.7 -0.2 0 1.59 1.50 .983 2.12 1.65
1 Season DH 3
17 Seasons TOT 1954 1819 16276.0 16621 15173 1317 131 1347 .992 38.2 2.8 35.2 21.4 14.0 0 3 9.12 8.44 .983 7.98 7.30 8-0-14
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

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
1980 BBWAA ( 1.6%)

All-Star Games
1961-1 (1B)
1961-2 (1B)
1966 *
1971 (1B)
1972 *

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1961 AL (4, 54%)
1962 AL (31, 1%)
1965 AL (33, 0%)
1966 AL (12, 8%)
1968 AL (23, 1%)
1971 AL (12, 6%)
0.70 Career Shares (332nd)

Batting Average s c a p y
1961 AL  .361 (1st)
1966 AL  .279 (7th)

On-Base% s c a p y
1961 AL  .487 (1st)
1962 AL  .382 (6th)
1963 AL  .386 (3rd)
1965 AL  .371 (6th)
Career  .374 (221st)

Slugging % s c a p y
1961 AL  .662 (2nd)
1962 AL  .513 (4th)
1965 AL  .512 (3rd)
1966 AL  .478 (9th)
1971 AL  .531 (3rd)
Career  .488 (140th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1961 AL  1.148 (1st)
1962 AL  .894 (4th)
1963 AL  .856 (8th)
1965 AL  .883 (2nd)
1966 AL  .829 (8th)
1971 AL  .903 (3rd)
Career  .862 (123rd)

Games Played s c a p y
1961 AL  159 (7th)
1966 AL  160 (6th)
Career  2089 (172nd)

At Bats s c a p y
1966 AL  603 (8th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1966 AL  679 (9th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1961 AL  119 (4th)
1962 AL  94 (10th)
1966 AL  98 (3rd)

Hits s c a p y
1961 AL  193 (1st)
1966 AL  168 (5th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1961 AL  354 (2nd)
1966 AL  288 (4th)
Career  3274 (195th)

Triples s c a p y
1961 AL  8 (4th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1961 AL  41 (6th)
1962 AL  39 (2nd)
1963 AL  26 (9th)
1965 AL  30 (2nd)
1966 AL  32 (4th)
1967 AL  22 (8th)
1968 AL  25 (5th)
1971 AL  32 (2nd)
1972 AL  22 (7th)
Career  377 (63rd)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1961 AL  132 (4th)
1965 AL  82 (8th)
1966 AL  93 (6th)
1971 AL  91 (8th)
Career  1103 (191st)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1961 AL  124 (2nd)
1962 AL  104 (4th)
1963 AL  89 (4th)
1965 AL  77 (4th)
1967 AL  81 (6th)
Career  1043 (93rd)

Strikeouts s c a p y
Career  1091 (181st)

Singles s c a p y
1966 AL  115 (6th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1961 AL  201 (2nd)
1962 AL  136 (4th)
1963 AL  136 (8th)
1965 AL  147 (2nd)
1966 AL  133 (8th)
1971 AL  149 (6th)
Career  139 (81st)

Runs Created s c a p y
1961 AL  178 (1st)
1962 AL  104 (8th)
1963 AL  94 (9th)
1965 AL  91 (7th)
1966 AL  101 (5th)
1971 AL  93 (9th)
Career  1276 (147th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1960 AL  23 (9th)
1961 AL  85 (1st)
1962 AL  29 (6th)
1963 AL  28 (7th)
1965 AL  31 (4th)
1966 AL  26 (8th)
Career  371 (82nd)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1960 AL  2.3 (9th)
1961 AL  8.1 (1st)
1962 AL  2.8 (5th)
1963 AL  2.9 (7th)
1965 AL  3.2 (4th)
1966 AL  2.8 (8th)
Career  37.8 (77th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1961 AL  71 (6th)
1962 AL  57 (10th)
1965 AL  54 (6th)
Career  659 (204th)

Times On Base s c a p y
1961 AL  326 (1st)
1963 AL  228 (8th)
1966 AL  238 (4th)
Career  2953 (201st)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1961 AL  .867 (1st)
1962 AL  .681 (6th)
1963 AL  .704 (5th)
1965 AL  .720 (4th)
1966 AL  .684 (8th)
1971 AL  .757 (3rd)
Career  .707 (63rd)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1961 AL  9 (3rd)
1962 AL  13 (1st)
1971 AL  7 (7th)
1973 AL  8 (7th)
Career  90 (96th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1964 AL  7 (3rd)
Career  55 (244th)

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1961 AL  19 (1st)
1962 AL  12 (2nd)
1963 AL  8 (6th)
1972 AL  13 (7th)
Career  112 (88th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1961 AL  17.3 (4th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1961 AL  13.0 (6th)
1962 AL  13.0 (3rd)
1963 AL  19.0 (6th)
1965 AL  15.6 (1st)
1966 AL  18.8 (9th)
1967 AL  22.2 (9th)
1968 AL  16.4 (4th)**
1971 AL  14.1 (1st)
1972 AL  20.0 (7th)
Career  17.8 (66th)

Oldest s c a p y
1971 AL  born 1934-11-10 (7th)
1972 AL  born 1934-11-10 (3rd)
1973 AL  born 1934-11-10 (3rd)
1974 AL  born 1934-11-10 (2nd)

A ** by the stat's value indicates the player had fewer than the required number of at bats or plate appearances for the BA, OBP, SLG or OPS title that year. In order to rank the player, the necessary number of hitless at bats were added to the player's season total. The value printed here is their actual value and not the value used to rank them, therefore some numbers may appear out of order. Requirements to qualify for rate stats.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 7 (310), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 104 (207), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 50 (373), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 29 (330), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

May 21, 1955: Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent.

December 6, 1959: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Bubba Phillips and John Romano to the Cleveland Indians for Dick Brown, Don Ferrarese, Minnie Minoso and Jake Striker.

April 12, 1960: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Detroit Tigers for Steve Demeter.

August 7, 1974: Released by the Detroit Tigers.

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