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Gail Harris
Boyd Gail Harris
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: October 15, 1931 in Abingdon, VA
High School: Abingdon (Abingdon, VA)
Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1950. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 3, 1955
Final Game: May 3, 1960
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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
1955 23 NYG NL 79 287 263 27 61 9 0 12 36 0 0 20 46 .232 .289 .403 .692 81 106 6 2 0 2 3 3
1956 24 NYG NL 12 43 38 2 5 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 10 .132 .233 .263 .496 34 10 0 2 0 0 1 3
1957 25 NYG NL 90 249 225 28 54 7 3 9 31 1 0 16 28 .240 .305 .418 .723 92 94 4 6 0 2 2 3
1958 26 DET AL 134 498 451 63 123 18 8 20 83 1 2 36 60 .273 .328 .481 .809 114 217 10 4 1 6 3 *3
1959 27 DET AL 114 387 349 39 77 4 3 9 39 0 1 29 49 .221 .290 .327 .617 65 114 7 6 1 2 3 3
1960 28 DET AL 8 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 .286 .000 .286 -16 0 0 0 0 0 1 /3
6 Seasons 437 1471 1331 159 320 38 15 51 190 2 3 106 194 .240 .304 .406 .710 88 541 27 20 2 12 13
162 Game Avg. 162 545 493 59 119 14 6 19 70 1 1 39 72 .240 .304 .406 .710 88 201 10 7 1 4 5
NYG (3 yrs) 181 579 526 57 120 16 4 22 68 1 0 39 84 .228 .292 .399 .691 83 210 10 10 0 4 6
DET (3 yrs) 256 892 805 102 200 22 11 29 122 1 3 67 110 .248 .311 .411 .722 92 331 17 10 2 8 7
AL (3 yrs) 256 892 805 102 200 22 11 29 122 1 3 67 110 .248 .311 .411 .722 92 331 17 10 2 8 7
NL (3 yrs) 181 579 526 57 120 16 4 22 68 1 0 39 84 .228 .292 .399 .691 83 210 10 10 0 4 6

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1955 NYG NL 23 1B 75 67 615.0 679 617 50 12 65 .982 0.6 1.2 0.6 -1.0 1.6 0 9.76 8.89 .991 9.79 9.09
1956 NYG NL 24 1B 11 11 99.0 120 108 9 3 12 .975 -0.6 -7.3 -0.6 -0.7 0.1 0 10.64 10.64 .989 9.82 8.71
1957 NYG NL 25 1B 61 51 484.0 547 502 37 8 53 .985 -1.2 -3.0 -1.2 -0.7 -0.4 0 10.02 8.84 .990 9.67 8.82
1958 DET AL 26 1B 122 112 1013.1 1036 942 79 15 90 .986 3.6 4.3 3.6 -0.3 3.9 0 9.07 8.37 .991 9.60 8.47
1959 DET AL 27 1B 93 83 752.0 791 728 57 6 59 .992 -3.4 -5.4 -4.4 -5.2 0.8 1 9.39 8.44 .990 9.84 8.27
1960 DET AL 28 1B 5 0 10.0 9 8 1 0 1 1.000 -0.1 -12.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 8.10 1.80 .989 9.54 8.04
6 Seasons 1B 367 324 2973.1 3182 2905 233 44 280 .986 -1.1 -0.4 -2.1 -8.0 6.0 1 9.50 8.55 .991 9.47 8.51
6 Seasons TOT 367 324 2973.1 3182 2905 233 44 280 .986 -1.1 -0.4 -2.1 -8.0 6.0 1 9.50 8.55 .977 9.72 8.61

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Slugging % s c a p y
1958 AL--.481--10th

Triples s c a p y
1958 AL--8--5th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1957 NL--6--5th
1959 AL--6--9th

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1958 AL--6--8th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 4 (1814), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 5 (2537), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1950 Season: Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent.

January 28, 1958: Traded by the San Francisco Giants with Ozzie Virgil to the Detroit Tigers for Jim Finigan and $25,000.

May 7, 1960: Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Sandy Amoros.

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