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Don Heffner
Donald Henry Heffner (Jeep)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 155 lb.

Born: February 8, 1911 in Rouzerville, PA
High School: Baltimore Polytechnic Institute (Baltimore, MD) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1934
Final Game: April 29, 1944
Died: August 1, 1989 in Pasadena, CA
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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 23 NYY AL 72 270 241 29 63 8 3 0 25 1 1 25 18 .261 .331 .320 .650 73 77 0 4 4
1935 24 NYY AL 10 40 36 3 11 3 1 0 8 0 0 4 1 .306 .375 .444 .819 116 16 0 0 4
1936 25 NYY AL 19 55 48 7 11 2 1 0 6 0 0 6 5 .229 .315 .313 .627 57 15 0 1 /546
1937 26 NYY AL 60 221 201 23 50 6 5 0 21 1 4 19 19 .249 .314 .328 .642 61 66 0 1 46/53O
1938 27 SLB AL 141 554 473 47 116 23 3 2 69 1 1 65 53 .245 .341 .319 .661 66 151 4 12 *4
1939 28 SLB AL 110 434 375 45 100 10 2 1 35 1 7 48 39 .267 .350 .312 .662 69 117 11 0 11 64
1940 29 SLB AL 126 530 487 52 115 23 2 3 53 5 5 39 37 .236 .295 .310 .606 56 151 9 2 2 *4
1941 30 SLB AL 110 446 399 48 93 14 2 0 17 5 6 38 27 .233 .303 .278 .581 53 111 3 2 7 *4
1942 31 SLB AL 19 37 36 2 6 2 0 0 3 1 0 1 4 .167 .189 .222 .411 15 8 2 0 0 /43
1943 32 TOT AL 70 235 211 19 41 7 0 0 10 3 2 20 14 .194 .267 .227 .495 46 48 5 1 3 4/3
1943 32 SLB AL 18 37 33 2 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 .121 .171 .152 .323 -6 5 1 0 2 4/3
1943 32 PHA AL 52 198 178 17 37 6 0 0 8 3 2 18 12 .208 .284 .242 .526 55 43 4 1 1 4/3
1944 33 DET AL 6 24 19 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 1 .211 .375 .263 .638 80 5 0 0 0 /4
11 Seasons 743 2846 2526 275 610 99 19 6 248 18 26 270 218 .241 .317 .303 .620 61 765 30 9 41
162 Game Avg. 162 621 551 60 133 22 4 1 54 4 6 59 48 .241 .317 .303 .620 61 167 2 9
SLB (6 yrs) 524 2038 1803 196 434 73 9 6 179 13 19 193 162 .241 .317 .301 .618 59 543 26 8 34
NYY (4 yrs) 161 586 526 62 135 19 10 0 60 2 5 54 43 .257 .326 .331 .657 70 174 0 6
PHA (1 yr) 52 198 178 17 37 6 0 0 8 3 2 18 12 .208 .284 .242 .526 55 43 4 1 1
DET (1 yr) 6 24 19 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 1 .211 .375 .263 .638 80 5 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 NYY AL 23 2B 68 347 158 179 10 46 .971 4.96 .969 5.67
1935 NYY AL 24 2B 10 50 20 29 1 5 .980 4.90 .968 5.61
1936 NYY AL 25 3B 8 34 11 22 1 2 .971 4.13 .944 3.02
1936 NYY AL 25 2B 5 13 3 10 0 2 1.000 2.60 .969 5.58
1936 NYY AL 25 SS 3 12 5 6 1 3 .917 3.67 .950 5.23
1937 NYY AL 26 2B 38 205 107 94 4 28 .980 5.29 .972 5.28
1937 NYY AL 26 SS 13 50 16 32 2 2 .960 3.69 .954 5.06
1937 NYY AL 26 3B 3 9 3 6 0 0 1.000 3.00 .944 3.07
1937 NYY AL 26 1B 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 1.000 9.60
1937 NYY AL 26 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 0-0-1
1938 SLB AL 27 2B 141 750 365 363 22 103 .971 5.16 .967 5.32
1939 SLB AL 28 SS 73 377 138 218 21 33 .944 4.88 .950 4.68
1939 SLB AL 28 2B 32 189 84 97 8 21 .958 5.66 .965 5.14
1940 SLB AL 29 2B 125 754 311 426 17 102 .977 5.90 .969 5.22
1941 SLB AL 30 2B 105 545 224 307 14 52 .974 5.06 .967 5.18
1942 SLB AL 31 2B 6 32 13 16 3 1 .906 4.83 .972 5.38
1942 SLB AL 31 1B 4 24 21 3 0 4 1.000 6.00 .987 9.85
1943 TOT AL 32 2B 60 269 119 144 6 31 .978 4.38 .969 5.44
1943 TOT AL 32 1B 2 8 7 1 0 0 1.000 4.00 .988 9.85
1943 SLB AL 32 2B 13 39 21 17 1 4 .974 2.92 .969 5.44
1943 SLB AL 32 1B 1 7 6 1 0 0 1.000 7.00 .986 9.80
1943 PHA AL 32 2B 47 230 98 127 5 27 .978 4.79 .969 5.44
1943 PHA AL 32 1B 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 1.000 9.80
1944 DET AL 33 2B 5 26 12 13 1 4 .962 5.00 .965 5.36
11 Seasons 2B 595 3180 1416 1678 86 395 .973 5.20 .968 5.32
3 Seasons SS 89 439 159 256 24 38 .945 4.66 .951 4.75
2 Seasons 3B 11 43 14 28 1 2 .977 3.82 .944 3.04
3 Seasons 1B 7 33 29 4 0 4 1.000 4.71 .988 9.80
1 Season OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 0-0-1
11 Seasons TOT 703 3695 1618 1966 111 439 .970 5.10 .936 5.25 0-0-1
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

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1938 AL--4--7th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1938 AL--12--6th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1939 AL--7--10th

             

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 1 (3944), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

February 15, 1938: Traded by the New York Yankees with $10,000 to the St. Louis Browns for Bill Knickerbocker.

June 14, 1943: Purchased by the Philadelphia Athletics from the St. Louis Browns.

October 11, 1943: Traded by the Philadelphia Athletics with Bob Swift to the Detroit Tigers for Rip Radcliff.

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