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Lyn Lary
Lynford Hobart Lary (Broadway)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 165 lb.

Born: January 28, 1906 in Armona, CA (All Transactions)
Debut: May 11, 1929
Final Game: August 7, 1940
Died: January 9, 1973 in Downey, 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
1929 23 NYY AL 80 268 236 48 73 9 2 5 26 4 1 24 15 .309 .380 .428 .808 113 101 3 5 56/4
1930 24 NYY AL 117 532 464 93 134 20 8 3 52 14 2 45 40 .289 .357 .386 .743 91 179 4 19 *6
1931 25 NYY AL 155 712 610 100 171 35 9 10 107 13 10 88 54 .280 .376 .416 .793 113 254 6 8 *6
1932 26 NYY AL 91 339 280 56 65 14 4 3 39 9 3 52 28 .232 .358 .343 .701 86 96 3 4 6/345O
1933 27 NYY AL 52 158 127 25 28 3 3 0 13 2 1 28 17 .220 .361 .291 .653 79 37 0 3 56/3O
1934 28 TOT AL 130 501 419 58 101 20 4 2 54 12 5 67 51 .241 .346 .322 .668 70 135 0 15 *6/3
1934 28 NYY AL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 /3
1934 28 BOS AL 129 500 419 58 101 20 4 2 54 12 5 66 51 .241 .344 .322 .667 69 135 0 15 *6
1935 29 TOT AL 132 562 474 86 127 29 7 2 42 28 4 76 53 .268 .371 .371 .743 91 176 2 10 *6 MVP-24
1935 29 WSH AL 39 122 103 8 20 4 0 0 7 3 0 12 10 .194 .278 .233 .511 35 24 0 7 6
1935 29 SLB AL 93 440 371 78 107 25 7 2 35 25 4 64 43 .288 .396 .410 .806 105 152 2 3 6
1936 30 SLB AL 155 745 619 112 179 30 6 2 52 37 9 117 54 .289 .404 .367 .771 89 227 2 7 *6
1937 31 CLE AL 156 741 644 110 187 46 7 8 77 18 8 88 64 .290 .378 .421 .799 103 271 3 6 *6 MVP-19
1938 32 CLE AL 141 661 568 94 152 36 4 3 51 23 6 88 65 .268 .366 .361 .727 84 205 0 5 *6
1939 33 TOT MLB 66 144 108 18 19 4 1 0 10 2 0 28 22 .176 .350 .231 .582 56 25 5 1 7 65
1939 33 TOT NL 63 142 106 18 19 4 1 0 10 2 28 21 .179 .356 .236 .591 58 25 5 1 7 65
1939 33 CLE AL 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /6
1939 33 BRO NL 29 46 31 7 5 1 1 0 1 1 12 6 .161 .409 .258 .667 80 8 0 1 2 6/5
1939 33 STL NL 34 96 75 11 14 3 0 0 9 1 16 15 .187 .330 .227 .556 48 17 5 0 5 6/5
1940 34 SLB AL 27 61 54 5 3 1 1 0 3 0 0 4 7 .056 .136 .111 .247 -36 6 1 1 2 6/4
12 Seasons 1302 5424 4603 805 1239 247 56 38 526 162 49 705 470 .269 .369 .372 .741 91 1712 6 25 91
162 Game Avg. 162 675 573 100 154 31 7 5 65 20 88 58 .269 .369 .372 .741 91 213 3 11
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
NYY (6 yrs) 496 2010 1717 322 471 81 26 21 237 42 17 238 154 .274 .368 .388 .756 100 667 16 39
CLE (3 yrs) 300 1404 1214 204 339 82 11 11 128 41 14 176 130 .279 .372 .392 .764 94 476 0 3 11
SLB (3 yrs) 275 1246 1044 195 289 56 14 4 90 62 13 185 104 .277 .388 .369 .757 89 385 1 5 12
WSH (1 yr) 39 122 103 8 20 4 0 0 7 3 0 12 10 .194 .278 .233 .511 35 24 0 7
STL (1 yr) 34 96 75 11 14 3 0 0 9 1 16 15 .187 .330 .227 .556 48 17 5 0 5
BOS (1 yr) 129 500 419 58 101 20 4 2 54 12 5 66 51 .241 .344 .322 .667 69 135 0 15
BRO (1 yr) 29 46 31 7 5 1 1 0 1 1 12 6 .161 .409 .258 .667 80 8 0 1 2
AL (12 yrs) 1239 5282 4497 787 1220 243 55 38 516 160 49 677 449 .271 .370 .375 .745 91 1687 1 24 84
NL (1 yr) 63 142 106 18 19 4 1 0 10 2 28 21 .179 .356 .236 .591 58 25 5 1 7

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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
1929 NYY AL 23 3B 55 141 38 95 8 10 .943 2.42 .952 2.90
1929 NYY AL 23 SS 14 80 26 51 3 9 .963 5.50 .935 4.67
1929 NYY AL 23 2B 2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.50 1.000 5.50
1930 NYY AL 24 SS 113 583 224 324 35 58 .940 4.85 .940 4.56
1931 NYY AL 25 SS 155 851 321 484 46 85 .946 5.19 .935 4.77
1932 NYY AL 26 SS 80 393 152 218 23 39 .941 4.63 .941 4.87
1932 NYY AL 26 1B 5 27 26 1 0 2 1.000 5.40 .989 9.84
1932 NYY AL 26 2B 2 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.50 1.000 5.65
1932 NYY AL 26 3B 2 7 2 3 2 1 .714 2.50 .957 2.75
1932 NYY AL 26 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 1-0-0
1933 NYY AL 27 3B 28 81 32 44 5 5 .938 2.71 .954 2.73
1933 NYY AL 27 SS 16 42 12 28 2 4 .952 2.50 .940 5.03
1933 NYY AL 27 1B 3 11 11 0 0 1 1.000 3.67 .991 9.87
1933 NYY AL 27 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 1-0-0
1934 NYY AL 28 1B 1 5 4 0 1 1 .800 4.00 1.000 9.90
1934 BOS AL 28 SS 129 680 260 396 24 66 .965 5.09 .950 5.07
1935 TOT AL 29 SS 123 734 321 384 29 79 .960 5.73 .957 5.18 MVP-24
1935 WSH AL 29 SS 30 148 63 78 7 13 .953 4.70 .957 5.18
1935 SLB AL 29 SS 93 586 258 306 22 66 .962 6.06 .957 5.18
1936 SLB AL 30 SS 155 872 339 495 38 88 .956 5.38 .950 5.22
1937 CLE AL 31 SS 156 845 325 489 31 95 .963 5.22 .955 5.06 MVP-19
1938 CLE AL 32 SS 141 721 296 399 26 88 .964 4.93 .952 4.99
1939 TOT MLB 33 SS 44 166 70 88 8 14 .952 3.59 .953 5.07
1939 TOT NL 33 SS 42 165 70 88 7 14 .958 3.76 .953 5.09
1939 TOT NL 33 3B 10 16 7 7 2 0 .875 1.40 .944 2.79
1939 CLE AL 33 SS 2 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 1.000 4.70
1939 BRO NL 33 SS 12 38 19 17 2 5 .947 3.00 .953 5.09
1939 BRO NL 33 3B 7 15 6 7 2 0 .867 1.86 .947 2.79
1939 STL NL 33 SS 30 127 51 71 5 9 .961 4.07 .953 5.09
1939 STL NL 33 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.33 .900 2.80
1940 SLB AL 34 SS 12 62 27 32 3 7 .952 4.92 .948 4.53
1940 SLB AL 34 2B 1 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 3.00 .967 5.20
12 Seasons SS 1138 6029 2373 3388 268 632 .956 5.06 .948 4.97
4 Seasons 3B 95 245 79 149 17 16 .931 2.40 .953 2.83
3 Seasons 1B 9 43 41 1 1 4 .977 4.67 .991 9.86
3 Seasons 2B 5 5 3 2 0 0 1.000 1.00 .980 5.50
2 Seasons OF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.25 2-0-0
12 Seasons TOT 1249 6322 2496 3540 286 652 .955 4.83 .903 4.84 2-0-0
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

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1935-AL-24-1%
1937-AL-19-5%
0.06 Career Shares (1033rd)

Games Played s c a p y
1931 AL--155--2nd
1936 AL--155--1st
1937 AL--156--2nd

At Bats s c a p y
1931 AL--610--7th
1936 AL--619--10th
1937 AL--644--4th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1931 AL--712--3rd
1936 AL--745--1st
1937 AL--741--1st

Doubles s c a p y
1937 AL--46--5th
1938 AL--36--6th

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1931 AL--107--10th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1931 AL--88--5th
1936 AL--117--2nd
1937 AL--88--8th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1931 AL--54--8th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1931 AL--13--10th
1934 AL--12--7th
1935 AL--28--2nd
1936 AL--37--1st
1937 AL--18--4th
1938 AL--23--2nd

Singles s c a p y
1936 AL--141--9th

Times On Base s c a p y
1931 AL--265--9th
1936 AL--298--4th
1937 AL--278--6th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1931 AL--6--3rd

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1930 AL--19--6th
1934 AL--15--2nd

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1931 AL--10--10th
1936 AL--9--5th
1937 AL--8--5th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1931 AL--11.3--6th

Outs Made s c a p y
1931 AL--457--2nd
1936 AL--456--6th
1937 AL--471--4th
1938 AL--427--8th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 3 (471), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 32 (606), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 18 (847), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 22 (559), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  6. Chief Zimmer (936)
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  10. Lonny Frey (928)
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  7. Billy Rogell (968)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Billy Rogell (959)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Billy Rogell (960)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Lonny Frey (956)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

January 4, 1928: Traded by the New York Yankees with $100,000 to Oakland (PCL) for Jimmie Reese.

May 15, 1934: Traded by the New York Yankees to the Boston Red Sox for Freddie Muller and $20,000.

October 26, 1934: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with $225,000 to the Washington Senators for Joe Cronin.

June 29, 1935: Traded by the Washington Senators to the St. Louis Browns for Alan Strange.

January 17, 1937: Traded by the St. Louis Browns with Ivy Andrews and Moose Solters to the Cleveland Indians for Oral Hildebrand, Bill Knickerbocker and Joe Vosmik.

May 3, 1939: Purchased by the Brooklyn Dodgers from the Cleveland Indians.

August 14, 1939: Selected off waivers by the St. Louis Cardinals from the Brooklyn Dodgers.

April 23, 1940: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.

April 26, 1940: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Browns.

August 16, 1940: Released by the St. Louis Browns.

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