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Walt Dropo \DRO-po\
Walter Dropo (Moose) Position: First Baseman
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Born: January 30, 1923 in Moosup, CT
High School: Plainfield HS (Plainfield, CT)
School: University of Connecticut (Storrs, CT)
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1947.
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Debut: April 19, 1949 (Age 26)
Teams (by GP): WhiteSox/Tigers/RedSox/Orioles/Redlegs 1949-1961
Final Game: May 17, 1961 (Age 38)
Died: December 17, 2010 in Peabody, MA
Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Moosup, CT
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| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 26 | BOS | AL | 11 | 44 | 41 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .146 | .205 | .195 | .400 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1950 | 27 | BOS | AL | 136 | 609 | 559 | 101 | 180 | 28 | 8 | 34 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 75 | .322 | .378 | .583 | .961 | 134 | 326 | 16 | 5 | 0 | *3 | AS,MVP-6,RoY-1 | ||
| 1951 | 28 | BOS | AL | 99 | 398 | 360 | 37 | 86 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 52 | .239 | .312 | .369 | .681 | 76 | 133 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1952 | 29 | TOT | AL | 152 | 633 | 591 | 69 | 163 | 24 | 4 | 29 | 97 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 85 | .276 | .323 | .477 | .800 | 119 | 282 | 26 | 4 | 1 | *3 | MVP-26 | ||
| 1952 | 29 | BOS | AL | 37 | 145 | 132 | 13 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 22 | .265 | .331 | .470 | .801 | 115 | 62 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1952 | 29 | DET | AL | 115 | 488 | 459 | 56 | 128 | 17 | 3 | 23 | 70 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 63 | .279 | .320 | .479 | .800 | 120 | 220 | 17 | 2 | 1 | *3 | |||
| 1953 | 30 | DET | AL | 152 | 645 | 606 | 61 | 150 | 30 | 3 | 13 | 96 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 69 | .248 | .289 | .371 | .660 | 78 | 225 | 22 | 6 | 4 | *3 | |||
| 1954 | 31 | DET | AL | 107 | 355 | 320 | 27 | 90 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 41 | .281 | .328 | .375 | .703 | 94 | 120 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | ||
| 1955 | 32 | CHW | AL | 141 | 502 | 453 | 55 | 127 | 15 | 2 | 19 | 79 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 71 | .280 | .343 | .448 | .791 | 110 | 203 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | *3 | |
| 1956 | 33 | CHW | AL | 125 | 412 | 361 | 42 | 96 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 51 | .266 | .334 | .374 | .708 | 87 | 135 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | *3 | |
| 1957 | 34 | CHW | AL | 93 | 244 | 223 | 24 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 40 | .256 | .300 | .439 | .740 | 99 | 98 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1958 | 35 | TOT | MLB | 91 | 238 | 214 | 21 | 57 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 42 | .266 | .319 | .449 | .768 | 99 | 96 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1958 | 35 | CHW | AL | 28 | 59 | 52 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | .192 | .271 | .327 | .598 | 65 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1958 | 35 | CIN | NL | 63 | 179 | 162 | 18 | 47 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 31 | .290 | .335 | .488 | .823 | 110 | 79 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1959 | 36 | TOT | MLB | 88 | 210 | 190 | 21 | 46 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 27 | .242 | .303 | .405 | .708 | 93 | 77 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3/5 | |
| 1959 | 36 | CIN | NL | 26 | 44 | 39 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | .103 | .205 | .205 | .410 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1959 | 36 | BAL | AL | 62 | 166 | 151 | 17 | 42 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 20 | .278 | .329 | .457 | .786 | 117 | 69 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3/5 | |
| 1960 | 37 | BAL | AL | 79 | 201 | 179 | 16 | 48 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 19 | .268 | .343 | .380 | .723 | 97 | 68 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3/5 | |
| 1961 | 38 | BAL | AL | 14 | 31 | 27 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .259 | .355 | .370 | .725 | 98 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 13 Yrs | 1288 | 4522 | 4124 | 478 | 1113 | 168 | 22 | 152 | 704 | 5 | 6 | 328 | 582 | .270 | .326 | .432 | .757 | 100 | 1781 | 166 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 12 | |||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 569 | 519 | 60 | 140 | 21 | 3 | 19 | 89 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 73 | .270 | .326 | .432 | .757 | 100 | 224 | 21 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||||||
| BOS (4 yrs) | 283 | 1196 | 1092 | 154 | 307 | 51 | 9 | 51 | 229 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 156 | .281 | .344 | .484 | .828 | 108 | 529 | 43 | 7 | 0 | |||||||
| CHW (4 yrs) | 387 | 1217 | 1089 | 124 | 290 | 31 | 3 | 42 | 188 | 1 | 2 | 100 | 173 | .266 | .328 | .416 | .744 | 98 | 453 | 43 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 12 | |||||
| BAL (3 yrs) | 155 | 398 | 357 | 34 | 97 | 17 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 42 | .272 | .338 | .412 | .750 | 105 | 147 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| DET (3 yrs) | 374 | 1488 | 1385 | 144 | 368 | 61 | 8 | 40 | 210 | 4 | 3 | 79 | 173 | .266 | .308 | .408 | .716 | 96 | 565 | 52 | 8 | 11 | 4 | ||||||
| CIN (2 yrs) | 89 | 223 | 201 | 22 | 51 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 38 | .254 | .309 | .433 | .742 | 90 | 87 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| AL (13 yrs) | 1199 | 4299 | 3923 | 456 | 1062 | 160 | 20 | 144 | 671 | 5 | 6 | 312 | 544 | .271 | .326 | .432 | .758 | 101 | 1694 | 156 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 12 | |||||
| NL (2 yrs) | 89 | 223 | 201 | 22 | 51 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 38 | .254 | .309 | .433 | .742 | 90 | 87 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | Rbat | Rbaser | Rdp | Rfield | Rpos | RAA | WAA | Rrep | RAR | WAR | waaWL% | 162WL% | oWAR | dWAR | oRAR | Pos | Awards | |
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| 1949 | 26 | BOS | AL | 11 | 44 | -6 | -0 | -0 | 0 | -0 | -7 | -0.7 | 1 | -6 | -0.6 | .435 | .496 | -0.6 | -0.1 | -6 | $6,000 | 3 | |
| 1950 | 27 | BOS | AL | 136 | 609 | 23 | -1 | -2 | -6 | -6 | 8 | 0.8 | 18 | 26 | 2.6 | .505 | .505 | 3.0 | -1.1 | 32 | $6,000 | *3 | AS,MVP-6,RoY-1 |
| 1951 | 28 | BOS | AL | 99 | 398 | -13 | -0 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -23 | -2.4 | 12 | -11 | -1.2 | .476 | .485 | -1.0 | -0.7 | -8 | $20,000 | 3 | |
| 1952 | 29 | BOS | AL | 37 | 145 | 2 | 1 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -0.2 | 4 | 3 | 0.3 | .495 | .499 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 4 | $17,500 | 3 | MVP-26 |
| 1952 | 29 | DET | AL | 115 | 488 | 10 | -2 | -2 | -4 | -5 | -3 | -0.3 | 15 | 12 | 1.2 | .497 | .498 | 1.6 | -1.0 | 16 | *3 | MVP-26 | |
| 1953 | 30 | DET | AL | 152 | 645 | -22 | 0 | -3 | 2 | -7 | -30 | -3.1 | 20 | -10 | -1.1 | .479 | .480 | -1.4 | -0.5 | -12 | $21,500 | *3 | |
| 1954 | 31 | DET | AL | 107 | 355 | -5 | -2 | -1 | 2 | -4 | -10 | -1.2 | 11 | 1 | -0.0 | .489 | .493 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -1 | $19,000 | 3 | |
| 1955 | 32 | CHW | AL | 141 | 502 | 6 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -6 | -4 | -0.3 | 15 | 12 | 1.2 | .497 | .497 | 1.3 | -0.6 | 13 | $1,900 | *3 | |
| 1956 | 33 | CHW | AL | 125 | 412 | -6 | -0 | -1 | -5 | -5 | -17 | -1.7 | 13 | -4 | -0.5 | .486 | .489 | -0.0 | -1.0 | 1 | $22,500 | *3 | |
| 1957 | 34 | CHW | AL | 93 | 244 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | -3 | -4 | -0.4 | 7 | 4 | 0.3 | .496 | .498 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 2 | $21,500 | 3 | |
| 1958 | 35 | CHW | AL | 28 | 59 | -2 | -0 | -1 | 2 | -1 | -1 | -0.1 | 2 | 1 | 0.1 | .496 | .499 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -2 | $2,000 | 3 | |
| 1958 | 35 | CIN | NL | 63 | 179 | 3 | -1 | -1 | 3 | -2 | 2 | 0.2 | 7 | 9 | 0.9 | .503 | .501 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 5 | 3 | ||
| 1959 | 36 | CIN | NL | 26 | 44 | -5 | 0 | -0 | 2 | -1 | -4 | -0.4 | 2 | -3 | -0.3 | .482 | .497 | -0.5 | 0.2 | -5 | $2,000 | 3 | |
| 1959 | 36 | BAL | AL | 62 | 166 | 2 | -0 | -1 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -0.2 | 5 | 4 | 0.3 | .498 | .499 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 3 | 3/5 | ||
| 1960 | 37 | BAL | AL | 79 | 201 | -0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | -3 | -5 | -0.6 | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | .494 | .497 | 0.1 | -0.3 | 2 | $18,000 | 3/5 | |
| 1961 | 38 | BAL | AL | 14 | 31 | -0 | -0 | -1 | 0 | -0 | -1 | -0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | .493 | .499 | -0.0 | -0.0 | -0 | $17,000 | 3 | |
| 13 Seasons | 1288 | 4522 | -16 | -6 | -22 | -7 | -51 | -101 | -10.9 | 140 | 38 | 3.2 | .492 | .496 | 3.5 | -5.9 | 45 | $174,900 | |||||
| BOS (4 yrs) | 283 | 1196 | 6 | -0 | -7 | -10 | -13 | -24 | -2.5 | 36 | 12 | 1.0 | .491 | .496 | 1.8 | -2.2 | 22 | $49,500 | |||||
| CHW (4 yrs) | 387 | 1217 | -3 | -1 | -4 | -3 | -14 | -25 | -2.6 | 37 | 12 | 1.1 | .493 | .496 | 1.2 | -1.7 | 15 | $47,900 | |||||
| BAL (3 yrs) | 155 | 398 | 1 | -0 | -3 | 1 | -5 | -7 | -0.9 | 12 | 6 | 0.4 | .495 | .499 | 0.4 | -0.6 | 5 | $35,000 | |||||
| DET (3 yrs) | 374 | 1488 | -17 | -3 | -6 | 0 | -16 | -43 | -4.6 | 46 | 3 | 0.1 | .488 | .490 | 0.0 | -1.7 | 3 | $40,500 | |||||
| CIN (2 yrs) | 89 | 223 | -3 | -1 | -1 | 5 | -3 | -2 | -0.3 | 8 | 6 | 0.6 | .497 | .499 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0 | $2,000 | |||||
| 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 | Awards |
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| 1949 | BOS | AL | 26 | 1B | 11 | 11 | 10 | 107 | 103 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 1.000 | 9.73 | .989 | 9.77 | ||||||
| 1950 | BOS | AL | 27 | 1B | 134 | 134 | 133 | 1180.1 | 1234 | 1142 | 77 | 15 | 147 | .988 | 9.29 | 9.10 | .989 | 9.54 | 9.37 | AS,MVP-6,RoY-1 | ||
| 1951 | BOS | AL | 28 | 1B | 93 | 89 | 86 | 806.1 | 953 | 878 | 63 | 12 | 91 | .987 | 10.50 | 10.12 | .990 | 9.70 | 9.66 | |||
| 1952 | TOT | AL | 29 | 1B | 150 | 150 | 143 | 1319.1 | 1437 | 1324 | 99 | 14 | 135 | .990 | 9.71 | 9.49 | .988 | 9.63 | 9.62 | MVP-26 | ||
| 1952 | BOS | AL | 29 | 1B | 35 | 35 | 30 | 305.2 | 342 | 319 | 21 | 2 | 31 | .994 | 10.01 | 9.71 | .988 | 9.63 | 9.62 | |||
| 1952 | DET | AL | 29 | 1B | 115 | 115 | 113 | 1013.2 | 1095 | 1005 | 78 | 12 | 104 | .989 | 9.62 | 9.42 | .988 | 9.63 | 9.62 | |||
| 1953 | DET | AL | 30 | 1B | 150 | 147 | 145 | 1321.0 | 1401 | 1260 | 127 | 14 | 121 | .990 | 2 | 2 | 9.45 | 9.25 | .989 | 9.72 | 9.66 | |
| 1954 | DET | AL | 31 | 1B | 95 | 79 | 69 | 728.1 | 738 | 681 | 54 | 3 | 60 | .996 | 2 | 3 | 9.08 | 7.74 | .990 | 9.60 | 9.53 | |
| 1955 | CHW | AL | 32 | 1B | 140 | 120 | 101 | 1078.2 | 1169 | 1101 | 62 | 6 | 104 | .995 | -1 | -1 | 9.70 | 8.31 | .991 | 9.63 | 9.54 | |
| 1956 | CHW | AL | 33 | 1B | 117 | 91 | 82 | 869.0 | 911 | 855 | 50 | 6 | 95 | .993 | -5 | -7 | 9.37 | 7.74 | .990 | 9.43 | 9.35 | |
| 1957 | CHW | AL | 34 | 1B | 69 | 50 | 41 | 466.1 | 529 | 483 | 39 | 7 | 49 | .987 | 1 | 4 | 10.07 | 7.57 | .992 | 9.67 | 9.70 | |
| 1958 | TOT | MLB | 35 | 1B | 59 | 49 | 34 | 421.1 | 433 | 398 | 35 | 0 | 39 | 1.000 | 6 | 17 | 9.25 | 7.34 | .990 | 9.55 | 9.49 | |
| 1958 | CHW | AL | 35 | 1B | 16 | 12 | 7 | 99.1 | 106 | 98 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1.000 | 2 | 29 | 9.60 | 6.63 | .991 | 9.59 | 9.50 | |
| 1958 | CIN | NL | 35 | 1B | 43 | 37 | 27 | 322.0 | 327 | 300 | 27 | 0 | 31 | 1.000 | 3 | 13 | 9.14 | 7.60 | .990 | 9.54 | 9.49 | |
| 1959 | TOT | MLB | 36 | 1B | 77 | 46 | 40 | 459.1 | 522 | 489 | 29 | 4 | 53 | .992 | 2 | 6 | 10.15 | 6.73 | .990 | 9.78 | 9.68 | |
| 1959 | CIN | NL | 36 | 1B | 23 | 9 | 7 | 104.1 | 114 | 103 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 1.000 | 2 | 23 | 9.83 | 4.96 | .988 | 9.58 | 9.48 | |
| 1959 | BAL | AL | 36 | 1B | 54 | 37 | 33 | 355.0 | 408 | 386 | 18 | 4 | 42 | .990 | 0 | 1 | 10.24 | 7.48 | .990 | 9.84 | 9.77 | |
| 1959 | BAL | AL | 36 | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 60 | 4.50 | 1.00 | .950 | 3.15 | 3.20 | |
| 1960 | BAL | AL | 37 | 1B | 67 | 56 | 21 | 414.2 | 427 | 397 | 27 | 3 | 50 | .993 | 0 | 1 | 9.20 | 6.33 | .991 | 9.58 | 9.56 | |
| 1960 | BAL | AL | 37 | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0 | -120 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.15 | 3.10 | |||
| 1961 | BAL | AL | 38 | 1B | 12 | 9 | 4 | 69.2 | 68 | 62 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 1.000 | 0 | 5 | 8.78 | 5.67 | .990 | 9.46 | 9.34 | |
| 13 Seasons | 1B | 1174 | 1031 | 909 | 9134.1 | 9929 | 9173 | 672 | 84 | 968 | .992 | 7 | 1 | 9.59 | 8.39 | .990 | 9.62 | 9.55 | ||||
| 2 Seasons | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 0.67 | .950 | 3.15 | 3.17 | ||||
| 13 Seasons | TOT | 1177 | 1031 | 909 | 9140.1 | 9931 | 9173 | 674 | 84 | 969 | .992 | 7 | 1 | 9.59 | 8.37 | .990 | 9.61 | 9.54 | ||||
| Lg | Pos | G | GS | CG | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Rtot | Rtot/yr | RF/9 | RF/G | lgFld% | lgRF9 | lgRFG | Awards | |||
Hall of Fame
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Awards (yr lg award)
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MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
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| Black Ink | Batting - 4 (427), Average HOFer ≈ 27 |
| Gray Ink | Batting - 43 (589), Average HOFer ≈ 144 |
| Hall of Fame Monitor | Batting - 18 (864), Likely HOFer ≈ 100 |
| Hall of Fame Standards | Batting - 10 (1607), Average HOFer ≈ 50 |
| JAWS | First Base (265th), 3.2 career WAR/6.7 7yr-peak WAR/5.0 JAWS Average HOF 1B (out of 19) = 68.2 career WAR/43.2 7yr-peak WAR/55.7 JAWS |
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| Year | Age | Team | Salary | Sources | Notes/Other Sources |
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| 1949 | 26 | Boston Red Sox | $6,000 | Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts | |
| 1950 | 27 | Boston Red Sox | $6,000 | Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts | |
| 1951 | 28 | Boston Red Sox | $20,000 | Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts | |
| 1952 | 29 | Boston Red Sox | $17,500 | Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts | BOS/DET |
| 1953 | 30 | Detroit Tigers | $21,500 | Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts | |
| 1954 | 31 | Detroit Tigers | $19,000 | Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts | |
| 1955 | 32 | Chicago White Sox | $1,900 | Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts | |
| 1956 | 33 | Chicago White Sox | $22,500 | Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts | |
| 1957 | 34 | Chicago White Sox | $21,500 | Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts | |
| 1958 | 35 | Chicago White Sox | $2,000 | Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts | CHW/CIN |
| 1959 | 36 | Cincinnati Redlegs | $2,000 | Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts | CIN/BAL |
| 1960 | 37 | Baltimore Orioles | $18,000 | Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts | |
| 1961 | 38 | Baltimore Orioles | $17,000 | Michael Haupert research of HOF contracts | |
| Career to date (may be incomplete) | $174,900 | ||||
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