
Born: March 29, 1917 in Brooklyn, NY
High School: Tech (Brooklyn, NY)
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1937.
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Debut: April 14, 1942
Final Game: September 28, 1952
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One of the greatest Boston Braves. Is the only player to lead his league in HR and fewest K/AB in the same season. Also the only OF to end his career with more DP's than errors. But on top of all that, a true class act. Keep on swingin', Tommy!
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||
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| 1942 | 25 | BSN | NL | 141 | 633 | 558 | 56 | 155 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 2 | 64 | 10 | .278 | .353 | .357 | .710 | 110 | 199 | 2 | 1 | 10 | *O | ||||
| 1943 | 26 | BSN | NL | 152 | 697 | 629 | 75 | 170 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 41 | 7 | 58 | 20 | .270 | .334 | .378 | .712 | 107 | 238 | 7 | 2 | 8 | *O | MVP-29 | |||
| 1944 | 27 | BSN | NL | 155 | 705 | 631 | 93 | 195 | 42 | 6 | 13 | 73 | 4 | 61 | 11 | .309 | .372 | .456 | .828 | 128 | 288 | 7 | 2 | 11 | *O | MVP-23 | |||
| 1945 | 28 | BSN | NL | 154 | 713 | 636 | 125 | 224 | 47 | 6 | 28 | 117 | 15 | 70 | 9 | .352 | .420 | .577 | .997 | 175 | 367 | 11 | 4 | 3 | *O | MVP-2 | |||
| 1946 | 29 | BSN | NL | 149 | 642 | 568 | 80 | 176 | 35 | 6 | 6 | 79 | 7 | 58 | 14 | .310 | .377 | .424 | .801 | 126 | 241 | 15 | 3 | 13 | *O | MVP-19 | |||
| 1947 | 30 | BSN | NL | 150 | 676 | 618 | 90 | 191 | 33 | 3 | 9 | 53 | 3 | 44 | 16 | .309 | .360 | .416 | .776 | 107 | 257 | 15 | 5 | 9 | *O | ||||
| 1948 | 31 | BSN | NL | 139 | 639 | 585 | 85 | 190 | 35 | 7 | 6 | 61 | 1 | 46 | 20 | .325 | .375 | .439 | .814 | 121 | 257 | 18 | 1 | 7 | *O | AS | |||
| 1949 | 32 | BSN | NL | 117 | 425 | 380 | 47 | 101 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 59 | 1 | 39 | 6 | .266 | .337 | .403 | .740 | 102 | 153 | 10 | 2 | 4 | *O | ||||
| 1950 | 33 | BSN | NL | 105 | 363 | 322 | 44 | 96 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 51 | 0 | 33 | 8 | .298 | .370 | .450 | .821 | 120 | 145 | 10 | 4 | 4 | O | ||||
| 1951 | 34 | BSN | NL | 27 | 32 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .172 | .250 | .241 | .491 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /O | |||
| 1952 | 35 | BRO | NL | 31 | 40 | 36 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .111 | .200 | .139 | .339 | -5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | /O | |||
| 11 Seasons | 1320 | 5565 | 4992 | 698 | 1507 | 292 | 47 | 88 | 581 | 40 | 0 | 480 | 122 | .302 | .366 | .432 | .798 | 122 | 2157 | 96 | 24 | 69 | |||||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 683 | 613 | 86 | 185 | 36 | 6 | 11 | 71 | 5 | 59 | 15 | .302 | .366 | .432 | .798 | 122 | 265 | 12 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||
| BSN (10 yrs) | 1289 | 5525 | 4956 | 696 | 1503 | 291 | 47 | 88 | 580 | 40 | 0 | 476 | 118 | .303 | .367 | .434 | .801 | 123 | 2152 | 95 | 24 | 69 | |||||||
| BRO (1 yr) | 31 | 40 | 36 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .111 | .200 | .139 | .339 | -5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Series | Opp | Rslt | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||
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| 1948 | 31 | BSN | NL | WS | CLE | L | 6 | 26 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .192 | .192 | .192 | .385 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | 35 | BRO | NL | WS | NYY | L | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 Seasons (2 Series) | 9 | 27 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .185 | .185 | .185 | .370 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 WS | 9 | 27 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .185 | .185 | .185 | .370 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 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 |
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| 1942 | BSN | NL | 25 | OF | 140 | 393 | 373 | 16 | 4 | 4 | .990 | 2.78 | .981 | 2.15 | 0-137-3 | |||||
| 1943 | BSN | NL | 26 | OF | 152 | 429 | 408 | 18 | 3 | 3 | .993 | 2.80 | .977 | 2.27 | 2-149-1 | MVP-29 | ||||
| 1944 | BSN | NL | 27 | OF | 155 | 444 | 426 | 14 | 4 | 7 | .991 | 2.84 | .980 | 2.31 | 2-154-0 | MVP-23 | ||||
| 1945 | BSN | NL | 28 | OF | 154 | 353 | 334 | 13 | 6 | 4 | .983 | 2.25 | .978 | 2.33 | 32-2-121 | MVP-2 | ||||
| 1946 | BSN | NL | 29 | OF | 146 | 315 | 294 | 17 | 4 | 7 | .987 | 2.13 | .977 | 2.16 | 0-0-146 | MVP-19 | ||||
| 1947 | BSN | NL | 30 | OF | 147 | 352 | 336 | 12 | 4 | 4 | .989 | 2.37 | .977 | 2.19 | 0-0-147 | |||||
| 1948 | BSN | NL | 31 | OF | 137 | 296 | 283 | 8 | 5 | 4 | .983 | 2.12 | .978 | 2.20 | 0-0-137 | AS | ||||
| 1949 | BSN | NL | 32 | OF | 103 | 223 | 210 | 10 | 3 | 4 | .987 | 2.14 | .977 | 2.25 | 0-0-103 | |||||
| 1950 | BSN | NL | 33 | OF | 88 | 157 | 151 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.78 | .978 | 2.14 | 0-0-88 | |||||
| 1951 | BSN | NL | 34 | OF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.67 | 1.000 | 2.23 | 2-0-1 | |||||
| 1952 | BRO | NL | 35 | OF | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.17 | .986 | 2.10 | 0-0-6 | |||||
| 11 Seasons | OF | 1231 | 2971 | 2823 | 115 | 33 | 37 | .989 | 2.39 | .978 | 2.23 | 38-442-753 | ||||||||
| 11 Seasons | TOT | 1231 | 2971 | 2823 | 115 | 33 | 37 | .989 | 2.39 | .967 | 2.23 | 38-442-753 | ||||||||
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| Black Ink | Batting - 13 (143), Average HOFer ≈ 27 |
| Gray Ink | Batting - 71 (249), Average HOFer ≈ 144 |
| Hall of Fame Monitor | Batting - 55 (337), Likely HOFer ≈ 100 |
| Hall of Fame Standards | Batting - 22 (545), Average HOFer ≈ 50 |
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Before 1937 Season: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.
December 9, 1941: Traded by the New York Yankees to the Boston Braves for players to be named later. The Boston Braves sent Buddy Hassett (December 16, 1941) and Gene Moore (February 5, 1942) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.
January 16, 1952: Released by the Boston Braves.
June 17, 1952: Signed as a Free Agent with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
October 15, 1952: Released by the Brooklyn Dodgers.
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