Dick Drott
Richard Fred Drott (Hummer)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: July 1, 1936 in Cincinnati, OH
High School: Western Hills (Cincinnati, OH)
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1954. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 16, 1957
Final Game: September 27, 1963
Died: August 16, 1985 in Glendale Heights, IL
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Standard Fielding

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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
1957 CHC NL 20 P 38 32 229.0 41 7 33 1 2 .976 1.57 1.05 .961 2.06 0.82 MVP-21,RoY-3
1958 CHC NL 21 P 39 31 167.1 37 9 27 1 0 .973 1.94 0.92 .954 1.97 0.77
1959 CHC NL 22 P 8 6 27.1 5 0 4 1 0 .800 1.32 0.50 .960 1.98 0.82
1960 CHC NL 23 P 23 9 55.1 11 4 7 0 0 1.000 1.79 0.48 .964 2.08 0.87
1961 CHC NL 24 P 35 8 98.0 13 1 11 1 0 .923 1.10 0.34 .962 2.18 0.88
1962 HOU NL 25 P 6 1 13.0 3 1 1 1 0 .667 1.38 0.33 .967 2.08 0.82
1963 HOU NL 26 P 27 14 97.2 16 2 13 1 0 .938 1.38 0.56 .950 2.06 0.84
7 Seasons P 176 101 687.2 126 24 96 6 2 .952 1.57 0.68 .958 2.05 0.83
7 Seasons TOT 176 101 687.2 126 24 96 6 2 .952 1.57 0.68 .910 2.05 0.83

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1957 CHC NL 20 38 32 38 38 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 CHC NL 21 39 31 39 39 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1959 CHC NL 22 8 6 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 CHC NL 23 23 9 23 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1961 CHC NL 24 35 8 35 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1962 HOU NL 25 6 1 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1963 HOU NL 26 27 14 27 27 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Seasons 176 101 176 176 176 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1957 CHC NL 20 925 70% 20% 34 91% 0 6 0 5 32 27 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 10 80%
1958 CHC NL 21 759 70% 19% 24 96% 0 10 1 8 24 19 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 100%
1959 CHC NL 22 136 71% 18% 4 75% 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0%
1960 CHC NL 23 285 73% 17% 8 100% 0 4 1 3 7 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 100%
1961 CHC NL 24 434 77% 20% 14 86% 1 1 0 0 11 10 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 67%
1962 HOU NL 25 64 70% 14% 1 100% 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1963 HOU NL 26 457 75% 17% 14 93% 0 2 0 2 13 13 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 75%
7 Seasons 3060 72% 19% 99 92% 1 24 2 19 92 77 4 6 1 2 3 4 2 0 2 0 25 80%
MLB Averages 78% 27% 89% 80%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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