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Bob Dillinger
Robert Bernard Dillinger (Duke)
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 170 lb.

Born: September 17, 1918 in Glendale, CA
School: University of Idaho
Signed by the St. Louis Browns as an amateur free agent in 1939. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 16, 1946
Final Game: September 28, 1951
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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 27 SLB AL 83 249 225 33 63 6 3 0 11 8 1 19 30 .280 .341 .333 .675 85 75 8 2 3 5/6
1947 28 SLB AL 137 635 571 70 168 23 6 3 37 34 13 56 38 .294 .361 .371 .733 102 212 13 4 4 *5 MVP-17
1948 29 SLB AL 153 722 644 110 207 34 10 2 44 28 11 65 34 .321 .385 .415 .799 111 267 18 1 12 *5 MVP-19
1949 30 SLB AL 137 605 544 68 176 22 13 1 51 20 14 51 40 .324 .385 .417 .802 109 227 14 3 7 *5 AS
1950 31 TOT MLB 142 626 578 78 174 29 11 4 50 9 3 44 42 .301 .352 .410 .762 96 237 20 1 3 *5
1950 31 PHA AL 84 389 356 55 110 21 9 3 41 5 3 31 20 .309 .366 .444 .810 108 158 11 1 1 5
1950 31 PIT NL 58 237 222 23 64 8 2 1 9 4 13 22 .288 .328 .356 .684 78 79 9 0 2 5
1951 32 TOT MLB 101 364 342 42 100 9 4 0 20 7 5 16 17 .292 .326 .342 .668 82 117 10 1 5 5
1951 32 PIT NL 12 44 43 3 10 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 .233 .250 .302 .552 46 13 4 0 0 5
1951 32 CHW AL 89 320 299 39 90 6 4 0 20 5 5 15 17 .301 .337 .348 .684 87 104 6 1 5 5
6 Seasons 753 3201 2904 401 888 123 47 10 213 106 47 251 201 .306 .363 .391 .754 101 1135 83 12 34
162 Game Avg. 162 689 625 86 191 26 10 2 46 23 54 43 .306 .363 .391 .754 101 244 18 3 7
SLB (4 yrs) 510 2211 1984 281 614 85 32 6 143 90 39 191 142 .309 .373 .394 .767 105 781 53 10 26
PIT (2 yrs) 70 281 265 26 74 11 2 1 9 6 0 14 22 .279 .315 .347 .663 73 92 13 0 2
PHA (1 yr) 84 389 356 55 110 21 9 3 41 5 3 31 20 .309 .366 .444 .810 108 158 11 1 1
CHW (1 yr) 89 320 299 39 90 6 4 0 20 5 5 15 17 .301 .337 .348 .684 87 104 6 1 5
AL (6 yrs) 683 2920 2639 375 814 112 45 9 204 100 47 237 179 .308 .368 .395 .763 103 1043 70 12 32
NL (2 yrs) 70 281 265 26 74 11 2 1 9 6 0 14 22 .279 .315 .347 .663 73 92 13 0 2

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1946 SLB AL 27 3B 54 167 56 98 13 11 .922 2.85 .950 2.89
1946 SLB AL 27 SS 1 6 1 5 0 0 1.000 6.00 .950 4.60
1947 SLB AL 28 3B 137 453 169 265 19 21 .958 3.17 .959 2.91 MVP-17
1948 SLB AL 29 3B 153 449 187 242 20 30 .955 2.80 .958 2.93 MVP-19
1949 SLB AL 30 3B 133 400 166 209 25 22 .938 2.82 .961 2.95 AS
1950 TOT MLB 31 3B 135 461 152 289 20 31 .957 3.27 .955 3.03
1950 PHA AL 31 3B 84 277 92 173 12 18 .957 3.15 .960 3.04
1950 PIT NL 31 3B 51 184 60 116 8 13 .957 3.45 .947 3.01
1951 TOT MLB 32 3B 80 227 81 131 15 10 .934 2.65 .951 2.90
1951 PIT NL 32 3B 10 27 11 15 1 0 .963 2.60 .952 3.10
1951 CHW AL 32 3B 70 200 70 116 14 10 .930 2.66 .951 2.87
6 Seasons 3B 692 2157 811 1234 112 125 .948 2.96 .957 2.94
1 Season SS 1 6 1 5 0 0 1.000 6.00 .950 4.60
6 Seasons TOT 693 2163 812 1239 112 125 .948 2.96 .905 2.95

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1949 *

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1947-AL-17-4%
1948-AL-19-3%
0.07 Career Shares (993rd)

Batting Average s c a p y
1948 AL--.321--6th
1949 AL--.324--3rd
Career--.306--145th

Games Played s c a p y
1948 AL--153--4th

At Bats s c a p y
1947 AL--571--7th
1948 AL--644--2nd

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1947 AL--635--10th
1948 AL--722--2nd

Runs Scored s c a p y
1948 AL--110--7th

Hits s c a p y
1947 AL--168--5th
1948 AL--207--1st
1949 AL--176--8th

Total Bases s c a p y
1948 AL--267--9th

Doubles s c a p y
1948 AL--34--7th

Triples s c a p y
1948 AL--10--6th
1949 AL--13--2nd
1950 AL--9--8th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1947 AL--34--1st
1948 AL--28--1st
1949 AL--20--1st

Singles s c a p y
1947 AL--136--4th
1948 AL--161--2nd
1949 AL--140--4th

Runs Created s c a p y
1948 AL--104--6th

Times On Base s c a p y
1948 AL--273--4th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1947 AL--4--5th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1948 AL--18--8th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1947 AL--13--2nd
1948 AL--11--2nd
1949 AL--14--1st

Outs Made s c a p y
1948 AL--478--4th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 9 (246), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 34 (703), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 34 (533), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 18 (735), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  5. Joe Stripp (930)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

Before 1939 Season: Signed by the St. Louis Browns as an amateur free agent.

December 13, 1949: Traded by the St. Louis Browns with Paul Lehner to the Philadelphia Athletics for Ray Ippolito (minors), Ray Coleman, Billy DeMars, Frankie Gustine and $100,000.

July 19, 1950: Purchased by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Philadelphia Athletics.

May 16, 1951: Purchased by the Chicago White Sox from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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