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Ralph LaPointe

Ralph Robert LaPointe

Positions: Shortstop and Second Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: January 8, 1922 in Winooski, VT
High School: Winooski HS (Winooski, VT)
School: University of Vermont (Burlington, VT)
Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1946. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 15, 1947
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/Phillies 1947-1948

Final Game: September 29, 1948
Died: September 13, 1967 in Burlington, VT
Buried: St. Stephen Cemetery, Winooski, VT
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Standard Batting

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
1947 25 PHI NL 56 230 211 33 65 7 0 1 15 8 17 15 .308 .362 .355 .718 95 75 0 1 1 6
1948 26 STL NL 87 245 222 27 50 3 0 0 15 1 18 19 .225 .283 .239 .522 39 53 1 0 5 46/5
2 Yrs 143 475 433 60 115 10 0 1 30 9 35 34 .266 .322 .296 .618 66 128 1 1 6
162 Game Avg. 162 538 491 68 130 11 0 1 34 10 40 39 .266 .322 .296 .618 66 145 1 1 7
PHI (1 yr) 56 230 211 33 65 7 0 1 15 8 17 15 .308 .362 .355 .718 95 75 0 1 1
STL (1 yr) 87 245 222 27 50 3 0 0 15 1 18 19 .225 .283 .239 .522 39 53 1 0 5

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1947 25 PHI NL 56 230 -0 -0 0 0 4 3 0.3 8 11 1.1 .506 .502 1.1 0.4 11 $ 6
1948 26 STL NL 87 245 -18 -0 0 -2 4 -16 -1.8 9 -8 -0.9 .480 .489 -0.7 0.2 -6 $ 46/5
2 Seasons 143 475 -19 -0 0 -2 7 -13 -1.4 17 3 0.2 .490 .496 0.4 0.6 5 $
PHI (1 yr) 56 230 -0 -0 0 0 4 3 0.3 8 11 1.1 .506 .502 1.1 0.4 11 $
STL (1 yr) 87 245 -18 -0 0 -2 4 -16 -1.8 9 -8 -0.9 .480 .489 -0.7 0.2 -6 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1947 25 PHI NL 230 147 27 4.9 102 .328 .308 .268 .362 .342 .355 .397 .718 .740 95 .523 -0.8 -0.1 .692 .166 .047 1.8
1948 26 STL NL 245 178 15 2.2 107 .246 .225 .276 .283 .351 .239 .408 .522 .760 39 .222 -19.6 -2.0 .416 .099 .014 .0
2 Yrs 475 325 42 3.4 104 .286 .266 .272 .322 .347 .296 .403 .618 .750 66 .374 -20.4 -2.1 .542 .132 .030 1.8
162 Game Avg. 538 368 48 3.4 104 .286 .266 .272 .322 .347 .296 .403 .618 .750 66 .374 -20.4 -2.1 .542 .132 .030 2
PHI (1 yr) 230 147 27 4.9 102 .328 .308 .268 .362 .342 .355 .397 .718 .740 95 .523 -0.8 -0.1 .692 .166 .047 1.8
STL (1 yr) 245 178 15 2.2 107 .246 .225 .276 .283 .351 .239 .408 .522 .760 39 .221 -19.6 -2.0 .416 .099 .014 .0

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1947 25 PHI NL 230 0.4% 6.5% 7.4% 3.5% 12% 0.88 14.1 211.0 14.1 85%
1948 26 STL NL 245 0.0% 7.8% 7.4% 1.2% 6% 1.06 11.7 14.8 0.94 83%
2 Yrs 475 0.2% 7.2% 7.4% 2.3% 10% 0.97 12.7 433.0 14.4 0.94 84%
MLB Averages 1.6% 9.5% 9.9% 6.3% 27% 0.96 9.3 54.1 8.2 0.97 77%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1947 25 PHI NL -1.1 -0.1 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1948 26 STL NL -19.6 -2.0 116 -0.6 1.3 -1.8 .97 -0.4 -0.1 -2.5 -0.2 0.98 -5.6 0
2 Yrs -20.7 -2.1 116 -0.6 1.3 -1.8 .97 -0.4 -0.1 -2.5 -0.2 0.98 -5.6 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1948 26 STL NL 3 0 40% 38 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 38% 5 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 2
2 Yrs 3 0 39% 38 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 38% 5 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 2

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1948 26 STL NL 245 45% 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 167% 16 1 6% 8 6 75% 76 13 17% 6 4 67% 4 4 100% 0
2 Yrs 245 45% 115 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 200% 16 1 6% 8 6 75% 76 13 17% 6 4 67% 4 4 100% 0
MLB Averages 51% 284% 33% 35% 15% 52% 55%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1947 25 56 230 211 33 65 7 0 1 15 8 17 15 .308 .362 .355 .718 95 75 0 1 1
1948 26 143 475 433 60 115 10 0 1 30 9 35 34 .266 .322 .296 .618 66 128 1 1 6

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1947 25 59 241 221 35 68 7 0 1 16 8 18 16 .308 .363 .353 .715 28 56
1948 26 91 253 230 26 50 3 0 0 15 1 18 20 .217 .274 .230 .505 15 87
2 Yrs 150 494 451 61 118 10 0 1 31 9 36 36 .262 .318 .290 .608 43 143
162 Game Avg. 162 534 487 66 127 11 0 1 33 10 39 39 .262 .318 .290 .608 46 143

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1947 NL  8 (9th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 2 (2156), Average HOFer ≈ 144

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