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Chip Hale
Walter William Hale
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 191 lb.

Born: December 2, 1964 in San Jose, CA
Schools: University of Arizona
Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 17th round of the 1987 amateur draft.
Signed June 5, 1987. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 27, 1989
Final Game: May 4, 1997
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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
1989 24 MIN AL 28 71 67 6 14 3 0 0 4 0 0 1 6 .209 .214 .254 .468 28 17 0 0 1 2 0 4/5D
1990 25 MIN AL 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 2 0 /4
1993 28 MIN AL 69 213 186 25 62 6 1 3 27 2 1 18 17 .333 .408 .425 .832 125 79 3 6 2 1 0 45D/36
1994 29 MIN AL 67 138 118 13 31 9 0 1 11 0 2 16 14 .263 .350 .364 .715 86 43 2 1 1 2 1 5D/349
1995 30 MIN AL 69 114 103 10 27 4 0 2 18 0 0 11 20 .262 .333 .359 .693 80 37 6 0 0 0 1 D/453
1996 31 MIN AL 85 98 87 8 24 5 0 1 16 0 0 10 6 .276 .347 .368 .715 81 32 3 0 0 1 2 4D/359
1997 32 LAD NL 14 14 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .083 .214 .083 .298 -15 1 0 0 0 0 0 /5
7 Seasons 333 652 575 62 159 27 1 7 78 2 3 58 68 .277 .346 .363 .709 87 209 14 7 4 8 4
162 Game Avg. 162 317 280 30 77 13 0 3 38 1 1 28 33 .277 .346 .363 .709 87 102 7 3 2 4 2
MIN (6 yrs) 319 638 563 62 158 27 1 7 78 2 3 56 64 .281 .349 .369 .718 89 208 14 7 4 8 4
LAD (1 yr) 14 14 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .083 .214 .083 .298 -15 1 0 0 0 0 0
AL (6 yrs) 319 638 563 62 158 27 1 7 78 2 3 56 64 .281 .349 .369 .718 89 208 14 7 4 8 4
NL (1 yr) 14 14 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .083 .214 .083 .298 -15 1 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1989 MIN AL 24 2B 16 11 95.2 51 14 36 1 8 .980 2.3 28.9 2.3 2.3 0.0 0 4.70 3.13 .980 5.24 4.51
1989 MIN AL 24 3B 9 3 38.0 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 -1.5 -47.4 -1.5 -0.4 -1.1 0 1.18 0.56 .940 2.72 2.34
1989 MIN AL 24 DH 2
1990 MIN AL 25 2B 1 1 9.0 8 2 6 0 2 1.000 0.8 106.7 0.8 0.0 0.8 0 8.00 8.00 .988 5.20 4.50
1993 MIN AL 28 2B 21 9 104.1 62 23 36 3 8 .952 0.2 2.3 0.2 1.3 -1.1 0 5.09 2.81 .982 5.15 4.54
1993 MIN AL 28 3B 19 13 124.0 38 11 26 1 2 .974 0.8 7.7 0.8 0.6 0.2 0 2.69 1.95 .950 2.69 2.31
1993 MIN AL 28 DH 19
1993 MIN AL 28 1B 1 0 4.0 6 5 1 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 13.50 6.00 1.000 9.67 8.20
1993 MIN AL 28 SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.10
1994 MIN AL 29 3B 21 18 147.2 56 9 45 2 2 .964 1.5 12.2 1.5 0.3 1.2 0 3.29 2.57 .946 2.64 2.34
1994 MIN AL 29 DH 10
1994 MIN AL 29 1B 7 2 31.1 29 28 1 0 3 1.000 -0.9 -34.5 -0.9 0.0 -0.9 0 8.33 4.14 .993 9.56 8.49
1994 MIN AL 29 2B 5 0 16.0 13 7 5 1 2 .923 0.6 45.0 0.6 0.1 0.5 0 6.75 2.40 .985 5.12 4.48
1994 MIN AL 29 OF 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 120.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 2.70 2.10
1994 MIN AL 29 RF 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 120.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 1.80 1.90
1995 MIN AL 30 DH 27
1995 MIN AL 30 2B 7 0 13.2 7 2 5 0 1 1.000 0.1 8.8 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 4.61 1.00 .986 5.14 4.34
1995 MIN AL 30 3B 5 0 8.1 2 1 1 0 1 1.000 0.1 14.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 2.16 0.40 .950 2.59 2.20
1995 MIN AL 30 1B 3 0 9.1 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -25.7 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 12.54 4.33 .992 9.55 8.33
1996 MIN AL 31 2B 14 2 39.0 21 8 13 0 2 1.000 2.3 70.8 2.3 0.5 1.8 0 4.85 1.50 .981 5.05 4.33
1996 MIN AL 31 DH 10
1996 MIN AL 31 1B 6 0 8.0 8 7 1 0 1 1.000 0.1 15.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 9.00 1.33 .988 9.22 7.92
1996 MIN AL 31 3B 3 0 7.0 4 2 2 0 1 1.000 0.1 17.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 5.14 1.33 .950 2.57 2.17
1996 MIN AL 31 OF 3 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 -1.3 -520.0 -1.3 0.0 -1.3 0 0.00 0.00 2.40 2.03
1996 MIN AL 31 RF 3 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 -1.3 -520.0 -1.3 0.0 -1.3 0 0.00 0.00 2.10 1.73
1997 LAD NL 32 3B 2 0 5.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -168.0 -0.7 -0.7 0.0 0 1.80 0.50 .900 2.70 2.20
5 Seasons DH 68
6 Seasons 2B 64 23 277.2 162 56 101 5 23 .969 6.3 27.2 6.3 4.3 2.0 0 5.09 2.45 .982 5.17 4.46
6 Seasons 3B 59 34 330.0 106 25 78 3 6 .972 0.3 1.1 0.3 -0.1 0.4 0 2.81 1.75 .947 2.67 2.31
4 Seasons 1B 17 2 52.2 56 53 3 0 5 1.000 -1.0 -22.8 -1.0 -0.2 -0.8 0 9.57 3.29 .993 9.52 8.24
2 Seasons OF 4 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -1.2 -360.0 -1.2 0.0 -1.2 0 2.25 0.25 1.000 2.48 2.05
2 Seasons RF 4 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -1.2 -360.0 -1.2 0.0 -1.2 0 2.25 0.25 1.000 2.02 1.78
1 Season SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.10
7 Seasons TOT 145 59 664.1 325 135 182 8 34 .975 4.4 7.9 4.4 4.0 0.4 0 0 4.29 2.19 .948 4.25 3.95
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 6 (2309), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 2, 1987: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 17th round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1987.

October 4, 1996: Granted Free Agency.

October 30, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

September 3, 1997: Released by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

December 22, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Anaheim Angels.

March 30, 1998: Traded by the Anaheim Angels to the St. Louis Cardinals for Craig Shipley.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1989Minnesota Twins$68,000
1990Minnesota Twins$100,000
1993Minnesota Twins$128,000
1994Minnesota Twins$150,000
1995Minnesota Twins$167,500
1996Minnesota Twins$175,000
1997Los Angeles Dodgers$280,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,068,500
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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