Phil Linz
Philip Francis Linz
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: June 4, 1939 in Baltimore, MD
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1957. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 13, 1962
Final Game: September 29, 1968
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Standard Batting

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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
1962 23 NYY AL 71 136 129 28 37 8 0 1 14 6 2 6 17 .287 .316 .372 .688 87 48 2 0 0 1 2 6/549
1963 24 NYY AL 72 209 186 22 50 9 0 2 12 1 6 15 18 .269 .328 .349 .678 91 65 6 2 5 1 0 65/4897
1964 25 NYY AL 112 417 368 63 92 21 3 5 25 3 4 43 61 .250 .332 .364 .696 93 134 8 2 4 0 2 65/487
1965 26 NYY AL 99 324 285 37 59 12 1 2 16 2 1 30 33 .207 .281 .277 .558 60 79 4 0 7 2 1 6/594
1966 27 PHI NL 40 72 70 4 14 3 0 0 6 0 0 2 14 .200 .222 .243 .465 30 17 5 0 0 0 0 5/64
1967 28 TOT NL 47 85 76 12 16 4 0 1 6 0 0 6 11 .211 .277 .303 .580 67 23 3 1 2 0 0 64/57
1967 28 PHI NL 23 20 18 4 4 2 0 1 5 0 0 2 1 .222 .300 .500 .800 125 9 1 0 0 0 0 /65
1967 28 NYM NL 24 65 58 8 12 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 10 .207 .270 .241 .511 49 14 2 1 2 0 0 4/657
1968 29 NYM NL 78 275 258 19 54 7 0 0 17 1 0 10 41 .209 .243 .236 .479 45 61 7 2 3 2 0 4
7 Seasons 519 1518 1372 185 322 64 4 11 96 13 13 112 195 .235 .295 .311 .606 72 427 35 7 21 6 5
162 Game Avg. 162 474 428 58 101 20 1 3 30 4 4 35 61 .235 .295 .311 .606 72 133 11 2 7 2 2
NYY (4 yrs) 354 1086 968 150 238 50 4 10 67 12 13 94 129 .246 .314 .337 .651 83 326 20 4 16 4 5
NYM (2 yrs) 102 340 316 27 66 9 0 0 18 1 0 14 51 .209 .248 .237 .485 46 75 9 3 5 2 0
PHI (2 yrs) 63 92 88 8 18 5 0 1 11 0 0 4 15 .205 .239 .295 .535 49 26 6 0 0 0 0
NL (3 yrs) 165 432 404 35 84 14 0 1 29 1 0 18 66 .208 .246 .250 .496 46 101 15 3 5 2 0
AL (4 yrs) 354 1086 968 150 238 50 4 10 67 12 13 94 129 .246 .314 .337 .651 83 326 20 4 16 4 5

Advanced Batting

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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
1962 23 NYY AL 136 97 15 4.2 100 .321 .287 .260 .316 .331 .372 .404 .688 .736 87 .458 -2.2 -0.2 .604 .163 .085 1.7
1963 24 NYY AL 209 154 19 3.3 95 .287 .269 .255 .328 .322 .349 .394 .678 .716 91 .395 -1.9 -0.2 .520 .134 .081 1.3
1964 25 NYY AL 417 292 45 4.2 97 .288 .250 .257 .332 .325 .364 .399 .696 .724 93 .490 -2.6 -0.3 .618 .228 .114 3.8
1965 26 NYY AL 324 240 24 2.7 91 .226 .207 .250 .281 .319 .277 .382 .558 .702 60 .323 -14.4 -1.5 .476 .179 .070 2.0
1966 27 PHI NL 72 61 3 1.3 96 .250 .200 .265 .222 .323 .243 .399 .465 .722 30 .107 -6.7 -0.7 .311 .071 .043
1967 28 TOT NL 85 65 6 2.5 89 .234 .211 .257 .277 .319 .303 .376 .580 .695 67 .299 -3.2 -0.3 .476 .171 .092 .0
1967 28 PHI NL 20 15 2 3.6 91 .188 .222 .259 .300 .322 .500 .380 .800 .702 125 .455 0.6 0.1 .733 .389 .278 .0
1967 28 NYM NL 65 50 4 2.2 89 .250 .207 .256 .270 .318 .241 .375 .511 .693 49 .247 -3.7 -0.4 .396 .103 .034
1968 29 NYM NL 275 216 14 1.8 81 .247 .209 .252 .243 .310 .236 .355 .479 .666 45 .214 -17.5 -2.0 .351 .070 .027 .0
7 Seasons 1518 1125 126 3.0 92 .265 .235 .255 .295 .321 .311 .386 .606 .707 72 .366 -48.4 -5.2 .497 .158 .077 11.9
162 Game Avg. 474 351 39 3.0 92 .265 .235 .255 .295 .321 .311 .386 .606 .707 72 .366 -48.4 -5.2 .497 .158 .077 4
NYY (4 yrs) 1086 783 103 3.5 95 .274 .246 .255 .314 .324 .337 .394 .651 .717 83 .422 -21.0 -2.2 .554 .187 .091 10.9
NYM (2 yrs) 340 266 18 1.8 83 .247 .209 .253 .248 .312 .237 .359 .485 .671 46 .220 -21.3 -2.4 .359 .076 .028 .0
PHI (2 yrs) 92 76 5 1.8 95 .236 .205 .263 .239 .323 .295 .395 .535 .718 49 .173 -6.1 -0.6 .395 .136 .091 .0
NL (3 yrs) 432 342 23 1.8 85 .245 .208 .255 .246 .314 .250 .367 .496 .681 46 .209 -27.4 -3.0 .367 .089 .042 1.0
AL (4 yrs) 1086 783 103 3.5 95 .274 .246 .255 .314 .324 .337 .394 .651 .717 83 .422 -21.0 -2.2 .554 .187 .091 10.9

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1963 24 NYY AL WS LAD L 3 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 1 0 0 0 0 0
1964 25 NYY AL WS STL L 7 33 31 5 7 1 0 2 2 0 1 2 5 .226 .273 .452 .724 14 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 10 36 34 5 8 1 0 2 2 0 1 2 6 .235 .278 .441 .719 15 0 0 0 0 0
2 WS 10 36 34 5 8 1 0 2 2 0 1 2 6 .235 .278 .441 .719 15 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

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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
1962 23 NYY AL 136 0.7% 12.5% 4.4% 6.6% 24% 2.83 7.6 129.0 9.2 1.15 82%
1963 24 NYY AL 209 1.0% 8.6% 7.2% 5.3% 22% 1.20 10.3 93.0 15.5 1.05 80%
1964 25 NYY AL 417 1.2% 14.6% 10.3% 7.0% 32% 1.42 6.0 73.6 14.7 1.06 72%
1965 26 NYY AL 324 0.6% 10.2% 9.3% 4.6% 25% 1.10 8.6 142.5 17.8 0.85 78%
1966 27 PHI NL 72 0.0% 19.4% 2.8% 4.2% 21% 7.00 5.0 11.7 1.14 78%
1967 28 TOT NL 85 1.2% 12.9% 7.1% 5.9% 31% 1.83 6.9 76.0 12.7 1.41 75%
1967 28 PHI NL 20 5.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 75% 0.50 18.0 18.0 3.6 1.33 80%
1967 28 NYM NL 65 0.0% 15.4% 6.2% 3.1% 17% 2.50 5.8 58.0 1.44 74%
1968 29 NYM NL 275 0.0% 14.9% 3.6% 2.6% 13% 4.10 6.3 15.2 1.22 80%
7 Seasons 1518 0.7% 12.9% 7.4% 5.2% 25% 1.74 7.0 124.7 14.3 1.06 77%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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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
1962 23 NYY AL 5 0 64% 76 6 2 75% 6 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 72% 11 2 9 1 1 0 6 2 4
1963 24 NYY AL 8 0 31% 90 1 6 14% 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 58% 9 4 4 1 1 0 9 2 7
1964 25 NYY AL 6 0 44% 173 3 4 43% 3 4 0 0 0 1 4 0 2 14 59% 27 14 13 6 3 3 18 4 14
1965 26 NYY AL 9 0 40% 144 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 8 53% 16 10 6 4 2 2 14 3 10
1966 27 PHI NL 1 0 25% 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 25% 6 5 1 0 0 0 2 1 1
1967 28 TOT NL 2 0 50% 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 62% 8 3 5 1 1 0 4 1 3
1967 28 PHI NL 0 0 60% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
1967 28 NYM NL 2 0 47% 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 73% 8 3 5 0 0 0 3 0 3
1968 29 NYM NL 4 0 29% 94 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 64% 14 7 7 3 1 2 5 0 5
7 Seasons 35 0 41% 647 13 13 50% 13 12 0 1 0 1 6 0 15 40 58% 91 45 45 16 9 7 58 13 44
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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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
1962 23 NYY AL 136 35% 37 16 7 0 1 1.13 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0% 25 2 8% 10 1 10% 79 14 18% 9 4 44% 4 3 75% 0
1963 24 NYY AL 209 43% 50 15 2 0 1 1.21 2 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 6 5 83% 43 6 14% 16 5 31% 112 11 10% 11 5 45% 7 2 29% 0
1964 25 NYY AL 417 34% 92 9 0 0 0 1.80 5 0 5 3 2 2 3 0 6 4 67% 69 8 12% 27 7 26% 210 21 10% 12 3 25% 10 1 10% 0
1965 26 NYY AL 324 48% 59 8 1 0 0 1.52 2 0 4 1 1 1 1 0 7 7 100% 48 4 8% 24 10 42% 136 14 10% 7 6 86% 9 4 44% 0
1966 27 PHI NL 72 42% 14 15 0 0 0 1.92 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 18 5 28% 8 0 0% 50 7 14% 3 1 33% 3 1 33% 0
1967 28 TOT NL 85 47% 16 14 2 1 2 1.32 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 100% 16 3 19% 11 3 27% 51 5 10% 3 1 33% 7 2 29% 0
1967 28 PHI NL 20 80% 4 10 2 1 2 1.11 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 1 1 100% 10 4 40% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
1967 28 NYM NL 65 37% 12 4 0 0 0 1.85 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 14 2 14% 10 2 20% 41 1 2% 3 1 33% 6 1 17% 0
1968 29 NYM NL 275 53% 54 9 1 0 0 1.44 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 60% 44 7 16% 23 7 30% 144 17 12% 7 4 57% 15 6 40% 0
7 Seasons 1518 43% 322 86 13 1 4 1.45 11 0 22 6 5 5 6 0 28 21 75% 263 35 13% 119 33 28% 782 89 11% 52 24 46% 55 19 35% 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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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
1962 23 71 136 129 28 37 8 0 1 14 6 2 6 17 .287 .316 .372 .688 87 48 2 0 0 1 2
1963 24 143 345 315 50 87 17 0 3 26 7 8 21 35 .276 .324 .359 .682 89 113 8 2 5 2 2
1964 25 255 762 683 113 179 38 3 8 51 10 12 64 96 .262 .328 .362 .690 92 247 16 4 9 2 4
1965 26 354 1086 968 150 238 50 4 10 67 12 13 94 129 .246 .314 .337 .651 83 326 20 4 16 4 5
1966 27 394 1158 1038 154 252 53 4 10 73 12 13 96 143 .243 .308 .330 .639 79 343 25 4 16 4 5
1967 28 441 1243 1114 166 268 57 4 11 79 12 13 102 154 .241 .306 .329 .635 78 366 28 5 18 4 5
1968 29 519 1518 1372 185 322 64 4 11 96 13 13 112 195 .235 .295 .311 .606 72 427 35 7 21 6 5

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1962 23 71 137 130 30 38 8 0 1 15 6 6 17 .292 .321 .377 .698 16 71
1963 24 72 204 186 24 50 9 0 2 13 1 15 18 .269 .328 .349 .678 21 72
1964 25 111 417 370 67 96 22 3 5 27 3 45 61 .259 .343 .376 .719 48 112
1965 26 99 328 292 42 66 13 1 2 18 2 34 33 .226 .305 .298 .603 27 99
1966 27 40 70 68 4 12 3 0 0 7 0 2 14 .176 .200 .221 .421 3 40
1967 28 47 84 77 14 17 4 0 1 7 0 6 11 .221 .286 .312 .597 7 47
1968 29 78 280 265 25 62 8 0 0 22 1 11 41 .234 .268 .264 .532 19 78
7 Seasons 518 1520 1388 206 341 67 4 11 109 13 119 195 .246 .307 .323 .631 141 519
162 Game Avg. 162 475 434 64 107 21 1 3 34 4 37 61 .246 .307 .323 .631 44 519

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 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.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1963 AL  6 (7th)

                                         

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