Dave Philley

Positions: Outfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-0, 188lb (183cm, 85kg)

Born: May 16, 1920 in Paris, TX us

Died: March 15, 2012 in Paris, TX

Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Paris, TX

School: Texas A&M University-Commerce (Commerce, TX)

Debut: September 6, 1941 (Age 21-113d, 9,086th in major league history)
vs. SLB 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 6, 1962 (Age 42-082d)
vs. LAA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1947 season

Full Name: David Earl Philley

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.7

6296

1700

.270

789

RBI

729

101

OBP

.334

SLG

.377

OPS

.710

OPS+

Many detailed statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by Retrosheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1912 to 1968 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary of data completeness) for some players prior to 1969 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Summary of 84 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 13 tying, 39 go ahead

7 Tms
CHW	25
PHA	23
CLE	14
PHI	10
BAL	9
DET	2
SFG	1

Platoon
vs RHP	45
vs LHP	39

Home/Road
Away	58
Home	26

Outs
1	35
0	27
2	22

14 Opps
NYY	12
CHW	12
DET	11
PHA/KCA	10
BOS	10
BAL/SLB	9
CLE	5
WSH	4
PIT	3
CIN	3
SFG	2
STL	1
LAD	1
CHC	1

66 Pitchers
Alex Kellner	4
Billy Pierce	4
Ted Gray	3
Marlin Stuart	3
Bob Lemon	3
Whitey Ford	2
Bob Grim	2
Leo Kiely	2
Chuck Stobbs	2
Dick Littlefield	2
Bob Friend	2
Ralph Branca	1
Art Ditmar	1
Fred Hutchinson	1
Dick Marlowe	1
Lou Kretlow	1
Duane Pillette	1
Frank Baumann	1
Fritz Dorish	1
Sam Jones	1
Bob Keegan	1
Lou Brissie	1
Bob Kuzava	1
Ross Grimsley	1
Bobby Hogue	1
Mickey Harris	1
Don Newcombe	1
Dick Tomanek	1
Lou Sleater	1
Jim Konstanty	1
Connie Marrero	1
Johnny Sain	1
Mickey McDermott	1
Don Johnson	1
Les Webber	1
Mel Parnell	1
Pedro Ramos	1
Steve Nagy	1
Arnie Portocarrero	1
Tommy Byrne	1
Danny McDevitt	1
Billy Hoeft	1
Willard Nixon	1
Red Embree	1
Eddie Lopat	1
Joe Page	1
Ramón Monzant	1
Bobby Shantz	1
Bill Werle	1
Ernie Broglio	1
Roy Face	1
Virgil Trucks	1
Cliff Fannin	1
Jim Wilson	1
Ewell Blackwell	1
Jack Harshman	1
Dick Weik	1
Harry Byrd	1
Brooks Lawrence	1
Joe Dobson	1
Moe Burtschy	1
Gene Bearden	1
Orlando Peña	1
Don Cardwell	1
Morrie Martin	1
Ned Garver	1

15 Parks
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	17
ConnieMackSt (PHI)	15
ClevelandStd (CLE)	8
Tiger Stad (DET)	8
Yankee Stad (NYC)	7
Fenway Pk (BOS)	7
Busch Stad 1 (STL)	7
Crosley Fld (CIN)	3
Munic. Stad (KAN)	2
GriffithStad (WAS)	2
Forbes Fld (PIT)	2
Memor. Stad (BAL)	2
Seals Stad (SFO)	2
LA Coliseum (LOS)	1
3Com Park (SFO)	1

Where Hit
9	37
7	25
8	6
78	2
89	1

1 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	82
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	46
1--	19
12-	9
123	3
1-3	3
-23	2
-2-	2

142 RBI
RISP	19
0 on	46
1 on	21
2 on	14
3 on	3
Any on	38

Inning
1	10
2	5
3	10
4	13
5	9
6	6
7	14
8	7
9	9
Extra	1

1-3	25
4-6	28
7-end	31

RelScore
+4..	6
+3	2
+2	9
+1	3
Tied	34
-1	15
-2	4
-3	4
-4..	7

Ahead	20
Tied	34
Behind	30

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
RF	40
CF	25
1B	10
LF	7
PH	2

OrderPos
2nd	25
3rd	21
6th	16
5th	12
4th	8
7th	1
8th	1

Leverage
High Lev	22
Medium Lev	25
Low Lev	30

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1947	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1947-06-15 (2)	CHW	@	BOS	Joe Dobson	tied 0-0	t 3	1	1--	2	2	8
2	2	2	1	1947-08-10	CHW	@	DET	Fred Hutchinson	tied 1-1	t 4	1	12-	3	5	8	0.264	81%		Home Run (Deep RF); T. Wright Scores/unER; R. York Scores
1948	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
3	3	1	1	1948-04-26	CHW		CLE	Les Webber	tied 5-5	b 3	2	1--	2	6	7	0.212	74%		Home Run; A. Robinson Scores
4	4	2	1	1948-05-10	CHW	@	NYY	Red Embree	behind 2-9	t 7	0	---	1	6	8	0.008	2%		Home Run (Deep RF)
5	5	3	1	1948-05-31 (1)	CHW	@	DET	Virgil Trucks	behind 3-5	t 7	2	---	1	2	8	0.105	24%		Home Run
6	6	4	1	1948-06-29	CHW	@	SLB	Cliff Fannin	ahead 1-0	t 3	1	1--	2	2	8
7	7	5	1	1948-08-21	CHW	@	CLE	Bob Lemon	tied 2-2	t 9	0	---	1	6	8	0.334	83%		Home Run
1950	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	1950-05-07 (1)	CHW	@	PHA	Lou Brissie	ahead 5-3	t 9	0	---	1	4	9	0.044	96%		Home Run (Deep RF)
9	9	2	1	1950-06-08	CHW	@	PHA	Alex Kellner	tied 0-0	t 1	0	1--	2	2	9	0.143	68%		Home Run; N. Fox Scores
10	10	3	1	1950-06-14	CHW		NYY	Joe Page	tied 2-2	b 9	2	12-	3	2	9	0.383	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep LF); B. Pierce Scores; C. Carrasquel Scores
11	11	4	1	1950-06-16	CHW		WSH	Steve Nagy	behind 0-1	b 3	1	1-3	3	2	9	0.222	74%		Home Run (Deep LF); N. Fox Scores; C. Carrasquel Scores
12	12	5	1	1950-06-23	CHW		PHA	Alex Kellner	ahead 3-1	b 4	1	12-	3	2	8
13	13	6	1	1950-07-05	CHW	@	CLE	Bob Lemon	behind 0-5	t 6	2	---	1	2	8	0.026	6%		Home Run
14	14	7	1	1950-07-07 (1)	CHW	@	SLB	Fritz Dorish	tied 2-2	t 7	2	1--	2	5	8	0.314	76%		Home Run; M. Rickert Scores
15	15	8	1	1950-07-15	CHW	@	BOS	Dick Littlefield	behind 2-3	t 4	2	12-	3	2	9	0.290	67%		Home Run; N. Fox Scores; C. Carrasquel Scores
16	16	9	2	1950-07-15	CHW	@	BOS	Chuck Stobbs	ahead 5-3	t 6	1	---	1	2	9	0.091	82%		Home Run (Deep CF)
17	17	10	1	1950-07-22	CHW	@	PHA	Bobby Shantz	tied 1-1	t 5	1	1--	2	2	9	0.219	72%		Home Run (Deep LF); C. Carrasquel Scores
18	18	11	1	1950-07-27 (2)	CHW		WSH	Connie Marrero	behind 0-3	b 3	2	1--	2	2	9	0.176	40%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to CF; N. Fox Scores
19	19	12	1	1950-08-01	CHW		PHA	Moe Burtschy	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	1	2	9	0.096	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
20	20	13	1	1950-08-29	CHW	@	BOS	Mel Parnell	behind 5-6	t 5	0	---	1	2	9	0.121	50%		Home Run (Deep LF)
21	21	14	1	1950-09-04 (1)	CHW		CLE	Bob Lemon	tied 0-0	b 1	2	---	1	3	8	0.098	61%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1951	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
22	22	1	1	1951-05-18	PHA		DET	Ted Gray	behind 2-3	b 5	1	123	4	3	8	0.312	87%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Murray Scores; E. Joost Scores; F. Fain Scores
23	23	2	1	1951-05-30 (1)	PHA	@	WSH	Mickey Harris	ahead 8-5	t 9	0	---	1	5	8	0.019	99%		Home Run (Deep CF)
24	24	3	1	1951-06-03 (1)	PHA	@	SLB	Lou Sleater	tied 0-0	t 2	0	1--	2	5	8	0.157	69%		Home Run; G. Zernial Scores
25	25	4	1	1951-08-27	PHA	@	DET	Marlin Stuart	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	1	6	8
26	26	5	1	1951-09-09 (2)	PHA		BOS	Chuck Stobbs	tied 0-0	b 2	1	---	1	6	8	0.107	64%		Home Run (Deep LF)
27	27	6	1	1951-09-15	PHA		CHW	Ross Grimsley	behind 3-4	b 9	0	---	1	6	8	0.434	64%		Home Run (Deep LF)
28	28	7	1	1951-09-26	PHA	@	NYY	Johnny Sain	ahead 3-1	t 3	2	---	1	6	8	0.091	78%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1952	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
29	29	1	1	1952-04-20	PHA	@	NYY	Bobby Hogue	behind 4-9	t 8	0	---	1	5	8	0.015	3%		Home Run (Deep RF)
30	30	2	1	1952-07-06 (2)	PHA		NYY	Eddie Lopat	behind 3-5	b 5	2	-2-	2	3	8	0.258	51%		Home Run (Deep LF); F. Fain Scores
31	31	3	1	1952-07-17 (1)	PHA		SLB	Tommy Byrne	tied 0-0	b 1	1	1--	2	3	8
32	32	4	1	1952-07-29 (2)	PHA	@	DET	Marlin Stuart	ahead 5-1	t 4	0	---	1	3	8	0.042	93%		Home Run
33	33	5	1	1952-08-28	PHA		BOS	Mickey McDermott	behind 0-1	b 1	2	---	1	3	8	0.106	51%		Home Run (Deep LF)
34	34	6	1	1952-09-14 (2)	PHA	@	SLB	Dick Littlefield	tied 0-0	t 6	1	1--	2	3	8
35	35	7	1	1952-09-16 (1)	PHA	@	CHW	Billy Pierce	tied 0-0	t 7	0	---	1	3	8	0.204	70%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1953	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
36	36	1	1	1953-04-19 (1)	PHA		NYY	Ewell Blackwell	behind 1-3	b 6	0	---	1	2	8	0.137	40%		Home Run (Deep RF)
37	37	2	1	1953-05-14	PHA		DET	Ted Gray	tied 0-0	b 1	2	1--	2	4	9	0.183	71%		Home Run (Deep LF); P. Suder Scores
38	38	3	1	1953-06-04 (1)	PHA	@	DET	Ted Gray	tied 0-0	t 2	1	---	1	5	9	0.110	59%		Home Run (Deep LF)
39	39	4	1	1953-07-19 (2)	PHA	@	DET	Dick Marlowe	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	1	2	9	0.102	58%		Home Run (Deep RF)
40	40	5	1	1953-07-22	PHA	@	SLB	Duane Pillette	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	1	2	9
41	41	6	1	1953-07-23	PHA	@	SLB	Marlin Stuart	tied 0-0	t 3	2	---	1	2	9	0.118	58%		Home Run (Deep RF)
42	42	7	1	1953-08-25	PHA	@	CHW	Billy Pierce	behind 1-2	t 6	0	---	1	2	9	0.160	50%		Home Run (Deep LF)
43	43	8	1	1953-08-26	PHA	@	CHW	Gene Bearden	ahead 8-3	t 8	0	---	1	2	9	0.009	99%		Home Run (Deep LF)
44	44	9	1	1953-08-31 (1)	PHA	@	DET	Ralph Branca	tied 0-0	t 3	1	12-	3	2	9	0.246	79%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Astroth Scores; J. DeMaestri Scores
1954	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
45	45	1	1	1954-04-25	CLE	@	DET	Dick Weik	tied 8-8	t 10	2	1--	2	3	9	0.489	92%		Home Run; R. Regalado Scores
46	46	2	1	1954-04-29	CLE	@	BOS	Bill Werle	ahead 5-0	t 5	0	---	1	6	9	0.026	96%		Home Run (Deep LF-CF)
47	47	3	1	1954-05-05	CLE	@	PHA	Alex Kellner	ahead 4-1	t 6	1	1-3	3	6	9	0.070	98%		Home Run (Deep LF); W. Westlake Scores; A. Rosen Scores
48	48	4	1	1954-05-10	CLE		NYY	Bob Kuzava	behind 2-3	b 1	0	123	4	6	9	0.194	81%		Home Run (Deep LF); W. Westlake Scores; A. Rosen Scores; L. Doby Scores
49	49	5	1	1954-05-23 (1)	CLE		BAL	Lou Kretlow	ahead 4-0	b 4	2	-23	3	3	9	0.061	98%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Feller Scores; A. Smith Scores
50	50	6	1	1954-05-25	CLE	@	CHW	Billy Pierce	tied 1-1	t 4	0	---	1	3	9	0.128	63%		Home Run (Deep LF)
51	51	7	1	1954-05-31 (2)	CLE		CHW	Don Johnson	tied 1-1	b 4	0	---	1	5	9	0.132	69%		Home Run (Deep RF)
52	52	8	1	1954-06-04	CLE	@	NYY	Whitey Ford	behind 2-8	t 9	0	---	1	5	9	0.003	1%		Home Run (Deep LF)
53	53	9	1	1954-06-05	CLE	@	PHA	Alex Kellner	behind 0-1	t 7	1	---	1	5	9	0.208	46%		Home Run (Deep RF)
54	54	10	1	1954-06-27	CLE		NYY	Whitey Ford	behind 0-1	b 4	1	---	1	6	9	0.143	53%		Home Run (Deep LF)
55	55	11	1	1954-07-16	CLE	@	PHA	Arnie Portocarrero	ahead 1-0	t 4	1	---	1	5	9	0.116	72%		Home Run (Deep RF)
56	56	12	1	1954-08-31	CLE	@	NYY	Bob Grim	ahead 3-1	t 8	2	12-	3	6	9	0.110	98%		Home Run (Deep RF); L. Doby Scores; A. Rosen Scores
1955	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
57	57	1	1	1955-05-30 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	Bob Keegan	ahead 5-1	t 7	1	---	1	6	9	0.029	97%		Home Run (Deep RF)
58	58	2	1	1955-05-31	CLE		BAL	Jim Wilson	behind 0-1	b 9	1	---	1	6	9	0.467	58%		Home Run (Deep RF)
59	59	3	1	1955-07-08	BAL	@	BOS	Leo Kiely	ahead 6-2	t 7	0	---	1	4	9	0.029	97%		Home Run (Deep CF)
60	60	4	1	1955-07-14 (2)	BAL	@	KCA	Art Ditmar	behind 2-4	t 8	2	1--	2	3	7	0.325	42%		Home Run (Deep CF); C. Abrams Scores
61	61	5	1	1955-07-16	BAL	@	CHW	Harry Byrd	tied 0-0	t 4	1	---	1	3	7	0.129	60%		Home Run (Deep RF)
62	62	6	1	1955-08-06	BAL		CHW	Jack Harshman	tied 0-0	b 3	1	123	4	3	9	0.236	90%		Home Run (Deep LF); E. Palica Scores; F. Marsh Scores; C. Abrams Scores
63	63	7	1	1955-08-23 (2)	BAL	@	CHW	Morrie Martin	ahead 2-0	t 5	2	1--	2	3	7	0.152	88%		Home Run (Deep LF); C. Abrams Scores
64	64	8	1	1955-08-24 (1)	BAL	@	CHW	Billy Pierce	behind 0-7	t 5	1	---	1	3	7	0.013	3%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1956	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
65	65	1	1	1956-05-13 (2)	BAL	@	NYY	Jim Konstanty	ahead 1-0	t 8	1	-23	3	3	9	0.128	96%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Adams Scores; B. Boyd Scores
66	66	2	1	1956-06-14	CHW	@	NYY	Bob Grim	behind 0-3	t 4	0	---	1	4	3	0.085	27%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
67	67	3	1	1956-06-27	CHW		BOS	Leo Kiely	behind 8-11	b 9	2	---	1	5	3	0.011	2%		Home Run (Deep RF)
68	68	4	1	1956-07-07	CHW		DET	Billy Hoeft	behind 5-12	b 7	1	1--	2	4	3	0.018	3%		Home Run (Deep CF); N. Fox Scores
69	69	5	1	1956-08-28 (2)	CHW	@	WSH	Pedro Ramos	behind 0-1	t 7	1	---	1	5	3	0.200	46%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1957	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
70	70	1	1	1957-07-31	DET	@	BOS	Willard Nixon	behind 1-2	t 5	0	---	1	7	9	0.142	50%		Home Run (LF-CF)
71	71	2	1	1957-09-01	DET	@	CLE	Dick Tomanek	ahead 3-1	t 8	0	12-	3	2	3	0.069	99%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Bunning Scores/unER; H. Kuenn Scores
1958	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
72	72	1	1	1958-04-29	PHI	@	SFG	Ramón Monzant	tied 1-1	t 5	1	---	1	2	3	0.151	62%		Home Run (Deep RF)
73	73	2	1	1958-07-06 (1)	PHI	@	CIN	Brooks Lawrence	tied 0-0	t 2	1	1--	2	6	9	0.177	68%		Home Run (Deep CF); C. Sawatski Scores
74	74	3	1	1958-09-27	PHI	@	PIT	Roy Face	ahead 3-1	t 8	1	12-	3	6	PH	0.094	98%		Home Run (Deep RF); W. Post Scores; H. Anderson Scores
1959	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
75	75	1	1	1959-04-26 (2)	PHI		PIT	Bob Friend	tied 5-5	b 7	2	1-3	3	3	3	0.346	93%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Meyer Scores/unER; H. Hanebrink Scores/unER; D. Philley Scores/unER
76	76	2	1	1959-06-16 (2)	PHI	@	STL	Ernie Broglio	behind 1-5	t 7	1	---	1	4	9	0.039	8%		Home Run (Deep RF)
77	77	3	1	1959-06-23	PHI	@	LAD	Danny McDevitt	behind 0-1	t 4	0	1--	2	3	3	0.196	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Ashburn Scores
78	78	4	1	1959-06-27	PHI	@	SFG	Sam Jones	tied 4-4	t 7	1	---	1	3	3	0.216	68%		Home Run (Deep RF)
79	79	5	1	1959-07-21	PHI	@	PIT	Bob Friend	ahead 2-0	t 7	2	1--	2	4	9	0.131	94%		Home Run (Deep RF); E. Bouchee Scores
80	80	6	1	1959-07-26 (1)	PHI	@	CIN	Don Newcombe	behind 1-2	t 4	0	---	1	4	9	0.124	50%		Home Run (Deep RF)
81	81	7	1	1959-09-07	PHI	@	CIN	Orlando Peña	tied 4-4	t 9	1	-2-	2	3	3	0.359	92%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Koppe Scores
1960	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
82	82	1	1	1960-07-10	SFG		CHC	Don Cardwell	behind 0-3	b 7	2	12-	3	8	PH	0.413	52%		Home Run (Deep RF); F. Alou Scores/unER; H. Landrith Scores/unER; D. Philley Scores/unER
83	83	2	1	1960-09-11	BAL	@	KCA	Ned Garver	tied 0-0	t 3	0	1--	2	2	7	0.177	72%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Brandt Scores
1961	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
84	84	1	1	1961-06-11 (1)	BAL		CHW	Frank Baumann	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	1	2	7	0.104	63%		Home Run (Deep LF)

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