Andy Pafko

Positions: Outfielder and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: February 25, 1921 in Boyceville, WI us

Died: October 8, 2013 in Bridgman, MI

Buried: St. Luke Cemetery, Chicago, IL

High School: Boyceville HS (Boyceville, WI)

Debut: September 24, 1943 (Age 22-211d, 9,528th in major league history)
vs. PHI 3 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 4 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 1959 (Age 38-216d)
vs. LAD 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1944 season

Full Name: Andrew Pafko

Nicknames: Handy Andy or Pruschka

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

36.6

6292

1796

213

.285

844

RBI

976

OBP

.350

SLG

.449

OPS

.799

OPS+

117

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1950 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1950 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 18	CHC	@	CIN	W,9-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
2	2	Apr 21	CHC		STL	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
3	3	Apr 22	CHC		STL	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
4	4	Apr 28	CHC		CIN	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
5	5	Apr 30	CHC	@	STL	L,0-1	CG	43	12.1	7	0	0	7	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	6	May 2	CHC		PHI	W,10-8	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
7	7	May 3	CHC		PHI	L,2-5	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
8	8	May 4	CHC		BRO	L,2-10	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
9	9	May 5	CHC		BRO	W,7-6	CG	45	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
10	10	May 6	CHC		BRO	W,5-4	CG	42	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
11	11	May 7 (1)	CHC		NYG	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
12	12	May 7 (2)	CHC		NYG	L,2-5	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
13	14 (1)	May 10	CHC		BSN	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
14	15	May 11	CHC		BSN	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
15	16	May 12	CHC		PIT	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
16	17	May 13	CHC		PIT	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
17	18	May 14 (1)	CHC		PIT	L,5-6	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
18	19	May 14 (2)	CHC		PIT	L,9-16	CG	0	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
19	20	May 16	CHC	@	NYG	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
20	21	May 17	CHC	@	NYG	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
21	22	May 18	CHC	@	NYG	L,4-10	CG	32	6.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
22	23	May 20	CHC	@	PHI	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
23	24	May 21 (1)	CHC	@	BSN	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
24	25	May 21 (2)	CHC	@	BSN	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
25	26	May 23	CHC	@	BRO	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
26	27	May 24	CHC	@	BRO	L,1-6	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
27	28	May 25	CHC	@	BRO	L,4-5	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
28	29	May 26	CHC	@	PIT	W,4-0	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
29	30	May 27	CHC	@	PIT	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
30	31	May 28 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	W,6-0	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
31	32	May 28 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
32	33	May 30 (1)	CHC		CIN	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
33	34	May 30 (2)	CHC		CIN	W,7-4	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	35	Jun 1	CHC		PHI	L,4-8	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
35	36	Jun 3	CHC		PHI	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
36	37	Jun 4	CHC		BRO	W,13-8	CG	43	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	CF
37	38	Jun 5	CHC		BRO	L,1-13	CG	48	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
38	39	Jun 6	CHC		BRO	W,7-6	CG	44	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
39	40	Jun 7	CHC		NYG	L,4-13	CG	49	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
40	41	Jun 8	CHC		NYG	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
41	42	Jun 9	CHC		NYG	L,3-9	CG	42	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	CF
42	43	Jun 10	CHC		BSN	W,13-10	GS	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
43	44	Jun 11 (1)	CHC		BSN	W,5-4	GS	26	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
44	49 (4)	Jun 18 (1)	CHC	@	NYG	L,0-6	GF	26	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
45	50	Jun 18 (2)	CHC	@	NYG	L,5-10	CG	48	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
46	51	Jun 20	CHC	@	BSN	W,4-3	CG	40	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
47	52	Jun 21	CHC	@	BSN	W,3-0	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
48	53	Jun 23	CHC	@	PHI	W,7-4	GS	26	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
49	54	Jun 24	CHC	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
50	55	Jun 25 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	W,11-8	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
51	57 (1)	Jun 27 (1)	CHC		STL	L,2-3	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
52	58	Jun 27 (2)	CHC		STL	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	RF
53	59	Jun 28	CHC		STL	W,15-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
54	60	Jun 29	CHC		STL	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
55	61	Jun 30	CHC	@	CIN	L,5-8	CG	39	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
56	62	Jul 1	CHC	@	CIN	L,3-5	CG	43	9.2	2	0	0	2	0
57	63	Jul 2	CHC	@	CIN	W,16-0	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
58	64	Jul 4 (1)	CHC	@	STL	L,1-4	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
59	65	Jul 4 (2)	CHC	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
60	66	Jul 5	CHC		PIT	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
61	67	Jul 6	CHC		PIT	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
62	68	Jul 7	CHC		CIN	L,4-5	CG	46	11.0	3	0	0	3	0
63	69	Jul 8	CHC		CIN	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
64	70	Jul 9 (1)	CHC		CIN	L,0-6	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
65	71	Jul 9 (2)	CHC		CIN	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
66	72	Jul 13	CHC		BRO	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
67	73	Jul 14	CHC		BRO	L,0-1	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
68	74	Jul 15	CHC		BRO	L,5-13	CG	46	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
69	75	Jul 16 (1)	CHC		PHI	W,8-0	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
70	76	Jul 16 (2)	CHC		PHI	W,10-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
71	77	Jul 18 (1)	CHC		PHI	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
72	78	Jul 18 (2)	CHC		PHI	L,3-8	CG	47	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF
73	79	Jul 19	CHC		BSN	W,11-3	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
74	80	Jul 21	CHC		BSN	W,4-3	CG	51	13.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
75	81	Jul 22	CHC		NYG	L,0-7	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
76	82	Jul 23 (1)	CHC		NYG	L,3-5	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
77	83	Jul 23 (2)	CHC		NYG	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
78	84	Jul 25 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	L,0-7	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
79	85	Jul 25 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	L,0-1	CG	38	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	CF
80	86	Jul 26	CHC	@	PHI	L,4-6	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
81	87	Jul 27	CHC	@	PHI	L,3-13	CG	43	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
82	88	Jul 28	CHC	@	BRO	W,12-5	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	RF
83	89	Jul 29 (1)	CHC	@	BRO	L,4-6	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
84	90	Jul 29 (2)	CHC	@	BRO	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
85	91	Jul 30	CHC	@	BRO	L,2-7	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
86	92	Jul 31	CHC	@	BRO	W,8-5	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
87	93	Aug 2 (1)	CHC	@	NYG	L,1-11	GS	32	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
88	94	Aug 2 (2)	CHC	@	NYG	L,6-8	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
89	95	Aug 4	CHC	@	BSN	L,2-10	CG	44	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	CF
90	96	Aug 5	CHC	@	BSN	W,4-2	CG	55	13.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
91	97	Aug 6 (1)	CHC	@	BSN	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
92	98	Aug 6 (2)	CHC	@	BSN	W,9-1	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
93	99	Aug 8 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-10	GS	32	6.0	2	0	0	2	0
94	100	Aug 8 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	L,0-9	CG	44	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
95	101	Aug 10	CHC	@	PIT	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	0	1	1	2	0
96	102	Aug 11	CHC	@	PIT	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
97	103	Aug 12	CHC	@	PIT	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
98	104	Aug 13 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	L,4-7	CG	44	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
99	105	Aug 13 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	L,0-2	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
100	106	Aug 14	CHC		STL	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
101	107	Aug 15	CHC		STL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
102	108	Aug 16	CHC		CIN	W,4-3	CG	52	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
103	109	Aug 17	CHC		CIN	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
104	110	Aug 18	CHC		PIT	L,3-9	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
105	111	Aug 19	CHC		PIT	L,8-13	CG	44	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
106	112	Aug 20 (1)	CHC		PIT	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
107	113	Aug 20 (2)	CHC		PIT	W,5-2	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
108	114	Aug 22	CHC		NYG	L,5-6	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
109	115	Aug 23	CHC		NYG	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
110	116	Aug 24 (1)	CHC		BSN	L,9-11	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
111	117	Aug 24 (2)	CHC		BSN	W,4-3	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
112	118	Aug 25	CHC		BSN	W,7-6	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
113	119	Aug 26	CHC		BSN	L,4-12	GS	43	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
114	120	Aug 27 (1)	CHC		PHI	L,1-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
115	121	Aug 27 (2)	CHC		PHI	T,4-4	CG	48	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
116	122	Aug 28 (1)	CHC		PHI	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
117	123	Aug 28 (2)	CHC		PHI	L,5-9	CG	44	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	CF
118	124	Aug 29	CHC		BRO	L,2-8	GS	24	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
119	126 (1)	Sep 2	CHC		CIN	L,1-5	GS	17	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
120	130 (3)	Sep 5	CHC	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
121	131	Sep 6 (1)	CHC	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	39	9.2	4	0	0	4	0
122	132	Sep 6 (2)	CHC	@	STL	L,3-7	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
123	133	Sep 7	CHC	@	STL	W,4-2	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
124	134	Sep 9 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	L,4-7	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
125	135	Sep 9 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	L,5-7	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
126	136	Sep 10 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	L,5-12	CG	47	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
127	137	Sep 10 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
128	138	Sep 12	CHC	@	BSN	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
129	139	Sep 13	CHC	@	BSN	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	CF
130	140	Sep 14	CHC	@	BSN	L,4-7	CG	39	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
131	141	Sep 15	CHC	@	NYG	W,4-3	CG	44	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
132	142	Sep 16	CHC	@	NYG	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
133	143	Sep 17	CHC	@	BRO	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
134	144	Sep 18	CHC	@	BRO	W,9-7	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
135	145	Sep 19	CHC	@	PHI	W,1-0	CG	27	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
136	146	Sep 20	CHC	@	PHI	L,6-9	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
137	147	Sep 23 (1)	CHC		STL	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
138	148	Sep 23 (2)	CHC		STL	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
139	149	Sep 24	CHC		STL	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
140	150	Sep 27	CHC		PIT	L,4-7	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
141	151	Sep 29	CHC	@	STL	L,1-5	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
142	152	Sep 30 (1)	CHC	@	STL	L,0-2	CG	0	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
143	153	Sep 30 (2)	CHC	@	STL	L,0-4	CG	0	8.0	3	0	1	4	0
144	154	Oct 1	CHC	@	STL	W,3-2	CG	0	11.0	2	0	0	2	0
							144gm		1255.1	328	12	8	348	1