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Wally Gilbert
Walter John Gilbert
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: December 19, 1900 in Oscoda, MI
High School: Denham (Denham, MN)
School: Valparaiso University (All Transactions)
Debut: August 18, 1928
Final Game: September 24, 1932
Died: September 7, 1958 in Duluth, MN
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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
1928 27 BRO NL 39 171 153 26 31 4 0 0 3 2 14 8 .203 .274 .229 .503 33 35 1 3 5
1929 28 BRO NL 143 641 569 88 173 31 4 3 58 7 42 29 .304 .359 .388 .748 87 221 7 23 *5
1930 29 BRO NL 150 688 623 92 183 34 5 3 67 7 47 33 .294 .345 .379 .724 76 236 2 16 *5
1931 30 BRO NL 145 608 552 60 147 25 6 0 46 3 39 38 .266 .322 .333 .655 77 184 6 11 *5
1932 31 CIN NL 114 450 420 35 90 18 2 1 40 2 20 23 .214 .252 .274 .526 43 115 1 9 *5
5 Seasons 591 2558 2317 301 624 112 17 7 214 21 162 131 .269 .322 .341 .663 70 791 17 62
162 Game Avg. 162 701 635 83 171 31 5 2 59 6 44 36 .269 .322 .341 .663 70 217 5 17
BRO (4 yrs) 477 2108 1897 266 534 94 15 6 174 19 142 108 .281 .337 .356 .693 76 676 16 53
CIN (1 yr) 114 450 420 35 90 18 2 1 40 2 20 23 .214 .252 .274 .526 43 115 1 9

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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
1928 BRO NL 27 3B 39 115 30 81 4 7 .965 2.85 .942 2.96
1929 BRO NL 28 3B 142 427 137 271 19 16 .956 2.87 .953 2.79
1930 BRO NL 29 3B 150 468 130 312 26 27 .944 2.95 .950 2.71
1931 BRO NL 30 3B 145 443 125 295 23 24 .948 2.90 .944 2.72
1932 CIN NL 31 3B 111 310 90 198 22 16 .929 2.59 .946 2.74
5 Seasons 3B 587 1763 512 1157 94 90 .947 2.84 .948 2.75
5 Seasons TOT 587 1763 512 1157 94 90 .947 2.84 .895 2.75

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

At Bats s c a p y
1930 NL--623--7th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1930 NL--688--9th

Singles s c a p y
1929 NL--135--9th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1929 NL--7--3rd
1931 NL--6--3rd

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1929 NL--23--3rd

Outs Made s c a p y
1930 NL--456--3rd

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 1 (2250), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 2 (1849), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (3165), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  7. Babe Pinelli (941)
  8. Steve Ontiveros (940)
  9. Jimmy Outlaw (940)
  10. Lew Riggs (939)
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  1. Bob Dillinger (977)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Pinky May (962)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Pinky May (954)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Chuck Dressen (961)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Transactions

March 14, 1932: Traded by the Brooklyn Dodgers with Babe Herman and Ernie Lombardi to the Cincinnati Reds for Tony Cuccinello, Joe Stripp and Clyde Sukeforth.

January 20, 1933: Purchased by the St. Louis Cardinals from the Cincinnati Reds.

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