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Augie Galan
August John Galan
All-Star Player
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Galan batted solely from the leftside beginning in 1943.
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: May 23, 1912 in Berkeley, CA (All Transactions)
Debut: April 29, 1934
Final Game: September 16, 1949
Died: December 28, 1993 in Fairfield, CA
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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
1934 22 CHC NL 66 208 192 31 50 6 2 5 22 4 16 15 .260 .317 .391 .708 90 75 2 0 0 4/56
1935 23 CHC NL 154 748 646 133 203 41 11 12 79 22 87 53 .314 .399 .467 .866 131 302 0 4 11 *O MVP-9
1936 24 CHC NL 145 649 575 74 152 26 4 8 81 16 67 50 .264 .344 .365 .709 90 210 9 3 4 *O AS
1937 25 CHC NL 147 695 611 104 154 24 10 18 78 23 79 48 .252 .339 .412 .751 100 252 7 1 4 *O/46
1938 26 CHC NL 110 449 395 52 113 16 9 6 69 8 49 17 .286 .368 .418 .785 113 165 7 2 3 *O
1939 27 CHC NL 148 641 549 104 167 36 8 6 71 8 75 26 .304 .392 .432 .823 119 237 10 4 13 *O MVP-16
1940 28 CHC NL 68 248 209 33 48 14 2 3 22 9 37 23 .230 .346 .359 .704 96 75 2 0 2 O/4
1941 29 TOT NL 82 174 147 21 32 6 0 1 17 0 25 11 .218 .331 .279 .610 75 41 1 0 2 O
1941 29 CHC NL 65 143 120 18 25 3 0 1 13 0 22 10 .208 .331 .258 .589 70 31 1 0 1 O
1941 29 BRO NL 17 31 27 3 7 3 0 0 4 0 3 1 .259 .333 .370 .704 95 10 0 0 1 /O
1942 30 BRO NL 69 234 209 24 55 16 0 0 22 2 24 12 .263 .339 .340 .679 97 71 3 0 1 O/34
1943 31 BRO NL 139 604 495 83 142 26 3 9 67 6 103 39 .287 .412 .406 .818 137 201 3 2 4 *O3 AS,MVP-24
1944 32 BRO NL 151 654 547 96 174 43 9 12 93 4 101 23 .318 .426 .495 .922 161 271 8 2 4 *O/4 AS,MVP-29
1945 33 BRO NL 152 696 576 114 177 36 7 9 92 13 114 27 .307 .423 .441 .864 141 254 10 2 4 3O5 MVP-14
1946 34 BRO NL 99 348 274 53 85 22 5 3 38 8 68 21 .310 .451 .460 .910 157 126 1 2 4 O53
1947 35 CIN NL 124 491 392 60 123 18 2 6 61 0 94 19 .314 .449 .416 .865 132 163 5 2 3 *O
1948 36 CIN NL 54 106 77 18 22 3 2 2 16 0 26 4 .286 .471 .455 .926 155 35 2 1 2 O
1949 37 TOT 34 58 43 4 9 3 0 0 2 0 0 14 5 .209 .404 .279 .683 85 12 2 0 1 O/3
1949 37 NYG NL 22 22 17 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 5 3 .059 .273 .118 .390 8 2 1 0 0 /3O
1949 37 PHA AL 12 36 26 4 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 2 .308 .486 .385 .870 135 10 1 0 1 /O
16 Seasons 1742 7003 5937 1004 1706 336 74 100 830 123 0 979 393 .287 .390 .419 .810 122 2490 72 25 62
162 Game Avg. 162 651 552 93 159 31 7 9 77 11 91 37 .287 .390 .419 .810 122 232 7 2 6
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
CHC (8 yrs) 903 3781 3297 549 912 166 46 59 435 90 432 242 .277 .363 .409 .771 107 1347 38 14 38
BRO (6 yrs) 627 2567 2128 373 640 146 24 33 316 33 413 123 .301 .416 .438 .855 143 933 25 8 18
CIN (2 yrs) 178 597 469 78 145 21 4 8 77 0 120 23 .309 .453 .422 .875 136 198 7 3 5
NYG (1 yr) 22 22 17 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 5 3 .059 .273 .118 .390 8 2 1 0 0
PHA (1 yr) 12 36 26 4 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 2 .308 .486 .385 .870 135 10 1 0 1
NL (16 yrs) 1730 6967 5911 1000 1698 334 74 100 830 123 970 391 .287 .390 .420 .810 122 2480 71 25 61
AL (1 yr) 12 36 26 4 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 2 .308 .486 .385 .870 135 10 1 0 1

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
1935 23 CHC NL WS DET L 6 27 25 2 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 .160 .222 .200 .422 5 0 0 0 0 0
1938 26 CHC NL WS NYY L 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1941 29 BRO NL WS NYY L 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons (3 Series) 10 31 29 2 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 .138 .194 .172 .366 5 0 0 0 0 0
3 WS 10 31 29 2 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 .138 .194 .172 .366 5 0 0 0 0 0

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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 LF-CF-RF Awards
1934 CHC NL 22 2B 43 204 90 106 8 16 .961 4.56 .965 5.45
1934 CHC NL 22 3B 3 9 1 8 0 2 1.000 3.00 .944 2.73
1934 CHC NL 22 SS 1 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 2.00 .950 5.10
1935 CHC NL 23 OF 154 371 351 12 8 4 .978 2.36 .971 2.31 154-0-0 MVP-9
1936 CHC NL 24 OF 145 395 381 9 5 3 .987 2.69 .973 2.25 8-139-0 AS
1937 CHC NL 25 OF 140 344 328 9 7 3 .980 2.41 .974 2.13 133-6-1
1937 CHC NL 25 2B 8 45 10 33 2 4 .956 5.38 .960 5.32
1937 CHC NL 25 SS 2 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.00 .950 4.85
1938 CHC NL 26 OF 103 224 211 10 3 3 .987 2.15 .976 2.22 103-0-0
1939 CHC NL 27 OF 145 305 290 6 9 0 .970 2.04 .975 2.17 145-0-0 MVP-16
1940 CHC NL 28 OF 54 122 114 6 2 2 .984 2.22 .977 2.17 31-24-0
1940 CHC NL 28 2B 2 12 5 5 2 0 .833 5.00 .967 5.15
1941 TOT NL 29 OF 37 61 56 3 2 0 .967 1.59 .975 2.15 17-17-4
1941 CHC NL 29 OF 31 49 45 2 2 0 .959 1.52 .976 2.15 17-11-4
1941 BRO NL 29 OF 6 12 11 1 0 0 1.000 2.00 .975 2.15 0-6-0
1942 BRO NL 30 OF 55 104 101 2 1 0 .990 1.87 .981 2.15 20-26-10
1942 BRO NL 30 1B 4 31 29 2 0 0 1.000 7.75 .990 9.65
1942 BRO NL 30 2B 3 10 6 4 0 2 1.000 3.33 .970 5.20
1943 BRO NL 31 OF 124 366 347 12 7 1 .981 2.90 .977 2.27 28-97-0 AS,MVP-24
1943 BRO NL 31 1B 13 148 131 17 0 8 1.000 11.38 .992 9.99 AS,MVP-24
1944 BRO NL 32 OF 147 337 323 10 4 3 .988 2.27 .980 2.31 126-25-2 AS,MVP-29
1944 BRO NL 32 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.05 AS,MVP-29
1945 BRO NL 33 1B 66 599 558 34 7 53 .988 8.97 .990 9.74 MVP-14
1945 BRO NL 33 OF 49 111 106 3 2 1 .982 2.22 .977 2.33 49-0-0 MVP-14
1945 BRO NL 33 3B 40 116 29 79 8 5 .931 2.70 .941 2.97 MVP-14
1946 BRO NL 34 OF 60 108 97 4 7 1 .935 1.68 .978 2.16 60-0-0
1946 BRO NL 34 3B 19 61 23 34 4 1 .934 3.00 .952 2.84
1946 BRO NL 34 1B 12 102 91 6 5 7 .951 8.08 .991 9.28
1947 CIN NL 35 OF 118 251 246 2 3 0 .988 2.10 .977 2.19 118-1-1
1948 CIN NL 36 OF 18 30 29 0 1 0 .967 1.61 .977 2.20 1-0-17
1949 TOT 37 OF 10 16 16 0 0 0 1.000 1.60 .981 2.26 7-0-3
1949 NYG NL 37 1B 3 7 7 0 0 1 1.000 2.33 .986 8.97
1949 NYG NL 37 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 0-0-1
1949 PHA AL 37 OF 9 16 16 0 0 0 1.000 1.78 .981 2.27 7-0-2
15 Seasons OF 1359 3145 2996 88 61 21 .981 2.27 .976 2.23 1000-335-38
5 Seasons 1B 98 887 816 59 12 69 .986 8.93 .990 9.69
3 Seasons 3B 62 186 53 121 12 8 .935 2.81 .945 2.92
5 Seasons 2B 58 271 111 148 12 22 .956 4.47 .965 5.40
2 Seasons SS 3 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 1.33 .950 4.93
16 Seasons TOT 1580 4493 3977 419 97 120 .978 2.78 .955 2.84 1000-335-38
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1936 (CF)
1943 *
1944 (LF)

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1935-NL-9-22%
1939-NL-16-4%
1943-NL-24-1%
1944-NL-29-0%
1945-NL-14-5%
0.32 Career Shares (566th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1944 NL--.318--6th
1945 NL--.307--8th

On-Base% s c a p y
1935 NL--.399--5th
1939 NL--.392--8th
1943 NL--.412--2nd
1944 NL--.426--3rd
1945 NL--.423--2nd
Career--.390--98th

Slugging % s c a p y
1944 NL--.495--9th
1945 NL--.441--10th

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1935 NL--.866--10th
1943 NL--.818--5th
1944 NL--.922--6th
1945 NL--.864--5th

Games Played s c a p y
1935 NL--154--4th
1945 NL--152--8th

At Bats s c a p y
1935 NL--646--3rd
1937 NL--611--4th
1945 NL--576--10th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1935 NL--748--1st
1937 NL--695--1st
1945 NL--696--7th

Runs Scored s c a p y
1935 NL--133--1st
1937 NL--104--4th
1939 NL--104--5th
1943 NL--83--8th
1944 NL--96--7th
1945 NL--114--4th

Hits s c a p y
1935 NL--203--3rd
1944 NL--174--9th
1945 NL--177--7th

Total Bases s c a p y
1935 NL--302--8th
1937 NL--252--10th
1944 NL--271--8th
1945 NL--254--7th

Doubles s c a p y
1935 NL--41--4th
1939 NL--36--7th
1944 NL--43--2nd
1945 NL--36--3rd

Triples s c a p y
1935 NL--11--8th
1937 NL--10--6th
1939 NL--8--9th
1944 NL--9--6th

Home Runs s c a p y
1937 NL--18--5th

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1944 NL--93--8th
1945 NL--92--9th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1935 NL--87--2nd
1936 NL--67--8th
1937 NL--79--5th
1939 NL--75--6th
1943 NL--103--1st
1944 NL--101--1st
1945 NL--114--2nd
1947 NL--94--6th
Career--979--118th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1935 NL--22--1st
1936 NL--16--5th
1937 NL--23--1st
1939 NL--8--10th
1945 NL--13--8th

Singles s c a p y
1935 NL--139--8th

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1935 NL--131--9th
1943 NL--137--4th
1944 NL--161--6th
1945 NL--141--5th

Runs Created s c a p y
1935 NL--119--5th
1943 NL--82--10th
1944 NL--115--4th
1945 NL--107--3rd

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1935 NL--32--7th
1943 NL--30--3rd
1944 NL--50--3rd
1945 NL--39--3rd
1946 NL--26--8th
1947 NL--26--8th
Career--223--212th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1935 NL--3.1--7th
1943 NL--3.2--3rd
1944 NL--5.1--3rd
1945 NL--4.0--3rd
1946 NL--2.7--8th
1947 NL--2.5--7th
Career--22.4--212th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1935 NL--64--6th
1937 NL--52--10th
1939 NL--50--10th
1944 NL--64--4th
1945 NL--52--3rd

Times On Base s c a p y
1935 NL--294--2nd
1939 NL--246--10th
1943 NL--247--6th
1944 NL--277--2nd
1945 NL--293--3rd

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1935 NL--.677--8th
1943 NL--.692--5th
1944 NL--.766--5th
1945 NL--.708--5th
Career--.636--250th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1935 NL--15.5--1st
1936 NL--10.7--2nd
1937 NL--20.2--1st
1938 NL--6.9--8th
1943 NL--7.2--7th
1945 NL--10.6--8th

AB per SO s c a p y
1938 NL--23.235--10th
1944 NL--23.783--7th
1945 NL--21.333--8th
Career--15.110--248th

AB per HR s c a p y
1937 NL--33.944--9th

Outs Made s c a p y
1935 NL--454--6th
1936 NL--436--10th
1937 NL--468--1st

Oldest s c a p y
1949 AL--born 1912-05-23--10th
1949 NL--born 1912-05-23--10th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Black InkBatting - 11 (212), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 96 (233), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 51 (362), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 26 (376), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  5. Pete Fox (892)
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  5. Jim Piersall (958)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Johnny Groth (953)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Johnny Groth (955)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Jim Russell (956)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Jim Piersall (942)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Lenny Dykstra (939)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Darin Erstad (919)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Dom DiMaggio (923)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Sam West (923)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Sam West (923)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

August 26, 1941: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Mace Brown and cash.

December 4, 1946: Traded by the Brooklyn Dodgers to the Cincinnati Reds for Ed Heusser.

December 29, 1948: Released by the Cincinnati Reds.

July 15, 1949: Purchased by the Philadelphia Athletics from the New York Giants.

September 20, 1949: Released by the Philadelphia Athletics.

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