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Dick Kryhoski
Richard David Kryhoski
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: March 24, 1925 in Leonia, NJ
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1946. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 19, 1949
Final Game: June 10, 1955
Died: April 10, 2007 in Beverly Hills, MI
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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
1949 24 NYY AL 54 188 177 18 52 10 3 1 27 2 4 9 17 .294 .335 .401 .736 94 71 6 2 0 3
1950 25 DET AL 53 179 169 20 37 10 0 4 19 0 1 8 11 .219 .258 .349 .608 52 59 2 1 1 3
1951 26 DET AL 119 455 421 58 121 19 4 12 57 1 2 28 29 .287 .335 .437 .772 107 184 12 2 4 *3
1952 27 SLB AL 111 372 342 38 83 13 1 11 42 2 0 23 42 .243 .296 .383 .679 86 131 8 3 4 3
1953 28 SLB AL 104 369 338 35 94 18 4 16 50 0 5 26 33 .278 .333 .497 .830 120 168 10 2 3 3
1954 29 BAL AL 100 330 300 32 78 13 2 1 34 0 0 19 24 .260 .305 .327 .631 80 98 10 2 5 4 3
1955 30 KCA AL 28 53 47 2 10 2 0 0 2 0 1 6 7 .213 .302 .255 .557 52 12 0 0 0 0 0 3
7 Seasons 569 1946 1794 203 475 85 14 45 231 5 13 119 163 .265 .314 .403 .717 93 723 48 12 17 4 0
162 Game Avg. 162 554 511 58 135 24 4 13 66 1 4 34 46 .265 .314 .403 .717 93 206 14 3 5
BAL (3 yrs) 315 1071 980 105 255 44 7 28 126 2 5 68 99 .260 .312 .405 .717 96 397 28 7 12 4
DET (2 yrs) 172 634 590 78 158 29 4 16 76 1 3 36 40 .268 .313 .412 .725 91 243 14 3 5
KCA (1 yr) 28 53 47 2 10 2 0 0 2 0 1 6 7 .213 .302 .255 .557 52 12 0 0 0 0 0
NYY (1 yr) 54 188 177 18 52 10 3 1 27 2 4 9 17 .294 .335 .401 .736 94 71 6 2 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 Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1949 NYY AL 24 1B 51 401 363 31 7 39 .983 7.73 .989 9.15
1950 DET AL 25 1B 47 440 409 27 4 44 .991 9.28 .989 8.51
1951 DET AL 26 1B 112 1054 964 81 9 95 .991 9.33 .990 8.49
1952 SLB AL 27 1B 86 737 680 49 8 80 .989 8.48 .988 8.88
1953 SLB AL 28 1B 88 757 685 66 6 77 .992 8.53 .989 8.85
1954 BAL AL 29 1B 69 67 620.1 648 591 52 5 52 .992 1.6 3.1 1.6 2.8 -1.2 0 9.33 9.32 .990 9.60 8.00
1955 KCA AL 30 1B 14 8 87.0 83 76 6 1 7 .988 -0.3 -4.1 -0.3 0.3 -0.6 0 8.48 5.86 .992 9.63 8.17
7 Seasons 1B 467 75 707.1 4120 3768 312 40 394 .990 1.3 2.2 1.3 3.1 -1.8 0 51.91 8.74 .989 9.60 8.62
7 Seasons TOT 467 75 707.1 4120 3768 312 40 394 .990 1.3 2.2 1.3 3.1 -1.8 0 51.91 8.74 .980 9.60 8.62

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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AB per HR s c a p y
1953 AL  21.1 (10th)**

                                         
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Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 5 (2537), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  1. Ray Sanders (985)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Pat Putnam (969)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Pat Putnam (977)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

Before 1946 Season: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.

December 17, 1949: Traded by the New York Yankees to the Detroit Tigers for Dick Wakefield.

February 14, 1952: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with Gene Bearden and Bob Cain to the St. Louis Browns for Matt Batts, Dick Littlefield, Cliff Mapes and Ben Taylor.

December 1, 1954: Sent by the Baltimore Orioles to the New York Yankees to complete an earlier deal made on November 17, 1954. The Baltimore Orioles sent players to be named later, Billy Hunter, Don Larsen and Bob Turley to the New York Yankees for players to be named later, Harry Byrd, Jim McDonald, Willy Miranda, Hal Smith, Gus Triandos and Gene Woodling.

March 30, 1955: Purchased by the Kansas City Athletics from the New York Yankees.

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