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Dick Littlefield
Richard Bernard Littlefield
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: March 18, 1926 in Detroit, MI
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1946. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 7, 1950
Final Game: May 30, 1958
Died: November 20, 1997 in Detroit, MI
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1950 24 BOS AL 2 2 .500 9.26 15 2 5 0 0 1 23.1 27 25 24 6 24 13 1 0 1 117 53 2.186 10.4 2.3 9.3 5.0 0.54
1951 25 CHW AL 1 1 .500 8.38 4 2 0 0 0 0 9.2 9 12 9 1 17 7 0 0 0 54 48 2.690 8.4 0.9 15.8 6.5 0.41
1952 26 TOT AL 2 6 .250 3.54 35 6 19 3 0 1 94.0 81 42 37 8 42 66 0 0 2 402 108 1.309 7.8 0.8 4.0 6.3 1.57
1952 26 DET AL 0 3 .000 4.34 28 1 17 0 0 1 47.2 46 24 23 4 25 32 0 0 2 212 87 1.490 8.7 0.8 4.7 6.0 1.28
1952 26 SLB AL 2 3 .400 2.72 7 5 2 3 0 0 46.1 35 18 14 4 17 34 0 0 0 190 143 1.122 6.8 0.8 3.3 6.6 2.00
1953 27 SLB AL 7 12 .368 5.08 36 22 6 2 0 0 152.1 153 93 86 17 84 104 4 0 5 680 83 1.556 9.0 1.0 5.0 6.1 1.24
1954 28 TOT MLB 10 11 .476 3.86 26 21 2 7 1 0 161.0 148 85 69 10 91 97 3 0 2 717 107 1.484 8.3 0.6 5.1 5.4 1.07
1954 28 BAL AL 0 0 10.50 3 0 1 0 0 0 6.0 8 7 7 0 6 5 1 0 0 31 34 2.333 12.0 0.0 9.0 7.5 0.83
1954 28 PIT NL 10 11 .476 3.60 23 21 1 7 1 0 155.0 140 78 62 10 85 92 2 0 2 686 115 1.452 8.1 0.6 4.9 5.3 1.08
1955 29 PIT NL 5 12 .294 5.12 35 17 5 4 1 0 130.0 148 91 74 15 68 8 70 2 1 5 598 80 1.662 10.2 1.0 4.7 4.8 1.03
1956 30 TOT NL 4 6 .400 4.37 40 11 8 0 0 2 119.1 101 62 58 20 49 6 80 0 0 3 494 86 1.257 7.6 1.5 3.7 6.0 1.63
1956 30 PIT NL 0 0 4.26 6 2 0 0 0 0 12.2 14 8 6 2 6 0 10 0 0 2 55 88 1.579 9.9 1.4 4.3 7.1 1.67
1956 30 STL NL 0 2 .000 7.45 3 2 0 0 0 0 9.2 9 9 8 2 4 1 5 0 0 0 43 51 1.345 8.4 1.9 3.7 4.7 1.25
1956 30 NYG NL 4 4 .500 4.08 31 7 8 0 0 2 97.0 78 45 44 16 39 5 65 0 0 1 396 92 1.206 7.2 1.5 3.6 6.0 1.67
1957 31 CHC NL 2 3 .400 5.35 48 2 14 0 0 4 65.2 76 46 39 12 37 4 51 1 0 2 306 73 1.721 10.4 1.6 5.1 7.0 1.38
1958 32 MLN NL 0 1 .000 4.26 4 0 2 0 0 1 6.1 7 5 3 2 1 0 7 1 0 0 27 82 1.263 9.9 2.8 1.4 9.9 7.00
9 Seasons 33 54 .379 4.71 243 83 61 16 2 9 761.2 750 461 399 91 413 18 495 12 1 20 3395 86 1.527 8.9 1.1 4.9 5.8 1.20
162 Game Avg. 7 11 .379 4.71 51 17 13 3 0 2 159 156 96 83 19 86 103 3 0 4 708 86 1.527 8.9 1.1 4.9 5.8 1.20
PIT (3 yrs) 15 23 .395 4.29 64 40 6 11 2 0 297.2 302 177 142 27 159 8 172 4 1 9 1339 96 1.549 9.1 0.8 4.8 5.2 1.08
BAL (3 yrs) 9 15 .375 4.71 46 27 9 5 0 0 204.2 196 118 107 21 107 143 5 0 5 901 87 1.480 8.6 0.9 4.7 6.3 1.34
NYG (1 yr) 4 4 .500 4.08 31 7 8 0 0 2 97.0 78 45 44 16 39 5 65 0 0 1 396 92 1.206 7.2 1.5 3.6 6.0 1.67
MLN (1 yr) 0 1 .000 4.26 4 0 2 0 0 1 6.1 7 5 3 2 1 0 7 1 0 0 27 82 1.263 9.9 2.8 1.4 9.9 7.00
STL (1 yr) 0 2 .000 7.45 3 2 0 0 0 0 9.2 9 9 8 2 4 1 5 0 0 0 43 51 1.345 8.4 1.9 3.7 4.7 1.25
BOS (1 yr) 2 2 .500 9.26 15 2 5 0 0 1 23.1 27 25 24 6 24 13 1 0 1 117 53 2.186 10.4 2.3 9.3 5.0 0.54
CHC (1 yr) 2 3 .400 5.35 48 2 14 0 0 4 65.2 76 46 39 12 37 4 51 1 0 2 306 73 1.721 10.4 1.6 5.1 7.0 1.38
DET (1 yr) 0 3 .000 4.34 28 1 17 0 0 1 47.2 46 24 23 4 25 32 0 0 2 212 87 1.490 8.7 0.8 4.7 6.0 1.28
CHW (1 yr) 1 1 .500 8.38 4 2 0 0 0 0 9.2 9 12 9 1 17 7 0 0 0 54 48 2.690 8.4 0.9 15.8 6.5 0.41
NL (5 yrs) 21 33 .389 4.46 150 51 30 11 2 7 476.1 472 282 236 59 240 18 300 6 1 12 2111 89 1.495 8.9 1.1 4.5 5.7 1.25
AL (5 yrs) 12 21 .364 5.14 93 32 31 5 0 2 285.1 278 179 163 32 173 195 6 0 8 1284 80 1.581 8.8 1.0 5.5 6.2 1.13

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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
1950 24 BOS AL 15 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 1
1951 25 CHW AL 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .667 .000 .667 93 0 0 0 0 /1
1952 26 TOT AL 35 23 23 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 .087 .087 .087 .174 -52 2 0 0 0 1
1952 26 DET AL 28 7 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286 -21 1 0 0 0 1
1952 26 SLB AL 7 16 16 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .063 .063 .063 .125 -66 1 0 0 0 /1
1953 27 SLB AL 38 49 42 4 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 17 .190 .227 .190 .418 13 8 1 0 5 1
1954 28 TOT MLB 26 56 50 4 8 2 1 0 2 0 0 2 13 .160 .192 .240 .432 13 12 1 0 4 0 1
1954 28 BAL AL 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1954 28 PIT NL 23 55 49 4 8 2 1 0 2 0 0 2 13 .163 .196 .245 .441 16 12 1 0 4 0 1
1955 29 PIT NL 35 39 34 1 6 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 15 .176 .263 .206 .469 28 7 0 0 1 0 0 1
1956 30 TOT NL 40 30 28 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 12 .071 .103 .071 .175 -51 2 0 0 1 0 0 1
1956 30 PIT NL 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1956 30 STL NL 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1956 30 NYG NL 31 26 24 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 9 .083 .120 .083 .203 -44 2 0 0 1 0 0 1
1957 31 CHC NL 48 12 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .182 .250 .182 .432 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
1958 32 MLN NL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
9 Seasons 245 216 193 11 28 3 1 0 10 0 0 12 71 .145 .195 .171 .366 -1 33 2 0 11 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 143 128 7 19 2 1 0 7 0 0 8 47 .145 .195 .171 .366 -1 22 1 0 7
PIT (3 yrs) 64 96 85 5 14 3 1 0 5 0 0 6 30 .165 .220 .224 .443 18 19 1 0 5 0 0
BAL (3 yrs) 48 66 59 5 9 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 23 .153 .180 .153 .333 -9 9 1 0 5 0
NYG (1 yr) 31 26 24 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 9 .083 .120 .083 .203 -44 2 0 0 1 0 0
MLN (1 yr) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
STL (1 yr) 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
BOS (1 yr) 15 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
CHC (1 yr) 48 12 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .182 .250 .182 .432 20 2 0 0 0 0 0
DET (1 yr) 28 7 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286 -21 1 0 0 0
CHW (1 yr) 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .667 .000 .667 93 0 0 0 0
NL (5 yrs) 150 136 122 5 18 3 1 0 7 0 0 8 43 .148 .200 .189 .389 5 23 1 0 6 0 0
AL (5 yrs) 95 80 71 6 10 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 28 .141 .187 .141 .328 -11 10 1 0 5 0

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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 Awards
1950 BOS AL 24 P 15 7 1 6 0 1 1.000 0.47 .943 0.96
1951 CHW AL 25 P 4 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.50 .950 1.00
1952 TOT AL 26 P 35 8 4 4 0 1 1.000 0.23 .962 1.03
1952 DET AL 26 P 28 6 3 3 0 0 1.000 0.21 .967 1.03
1952 SLB AL 26 P 7 2 1 1 0 1 1.000 0.29 .950 1.03
1953 SLB AL 27 P 36 28 9 19 0 0 1.000 0.78 .954 0.88
1954 TOT MLB 28 P 26 21 161.0 22 5 14 3 0 .864 1.06 0.73 .964 2.06 0.88
1954 BAL AL 28 P 3 0 6.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.95 0.93
1954 PIT NL 28 P 23 21 155.0 22 5 14 3 0 .864 1.10 0.83 .964 2.07 0.87
1955 PIT NL 29 P 35 17 130.0 22 7 12 3 1 .864 1.32 0.54 .955 2.04 0.83
1956 TOT NL 30 P 40 11 119.4 25 10 14 1 1 .960 1.81 0.60 .968 2.05 0.83
1956 PIT NL 30 P 6 2 12.2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.71 0.17 1.000 2.06 0.83
1956 STL NL 30 P 3 2 9.2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.93 0.33 1.000 2.05 0.83
1956 NYG NL 30 P 31 7 97.0 23 8 14 1 1 .957 2.04 0.71 .965 2.05 0.83
1957 CHC NL 31 P 48 2 65.2 13 2 7 4 0 .692 1.23 0.19 .969 2.06 0.82
1958 MLN NL 32 P 4 0 6.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.99 0.78
9 Seasons P 243 51 482.1 127 39 77 11 4 .913 2.16 0.48 .960 2.05 0.88
9 Seasons TOT 243 51 482.1 127 39 77 11 4 .913 2.16 0.48 .873 2.05 0.88

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1954 NL--3.600--10th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1954 NL--8.129--8th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1954 NL--5.342--3rd

Strikeouts s c a p y
1953 AL--104--9th

Home Runs s c a p y
1953 AL--17--10th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1954 NL--85--8th
1955 NL--68--10th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1954 NL--.581--3rd

Losses s c a p y
1953 AL--12--9th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1955 NL--5--8th

Games Finished s c a p y
1952 AL--19--6th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1954 NL--115--9th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 4 (1673), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 3 (1658), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1946 Season: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent.

December 10, 1950: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Joe Dobson and Al Zarilla to the Chicago White Sox for Ray Scarborough and Bill Wight.

November 27, 1951: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Joe DeMaestri, Gordon Goldsberry, Gus Niarhos and Jim Rivera to the St. Louis Browns for Sherm Lollar, Tom Upton and Al Widmar.

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

August 14, 1952: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with Don Lenhardt, Marlin Stuart and Vic Wertz to the St. Louis Browns for Bud Black, Jim Delsing, Ned Garver and Dave Madison.

May 25, 1954: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Cal Abrams.

May 17, 1956: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Bobby Del Greco to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bill Virdon.

June 14, 1956: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with a player to be named later, Jackie Brandt, Bill Sarni and Red Schoendienst to the New York Giants for Alvin Dark, Ray Katt, Don Liddle and Whitey Lockman. The St. Louis Cardinals sent Gordon Jones (October 1, 1956) to the New York Giants to complete the trade.

December 13, 1956: Traded by the New York Giants with $30,000 to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Jackie Robinson. Jackie Robinson refused to report to his new team. Trade was voided and players returned on December 13, 1956.

April 16, 1957: Traded by the New York Giants with Bob Lennon to the Chicago Cubs for Ray Jablonski and Ray Katt.

March 30, 1958: Purchased by the Milwaukee Braves from the Chicago Cubs.

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