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Tony Lupien

Ulysses John Lupien

Position: First Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: April 23, 1917 in Chelmsford, MA
High School: Loomis Institute (Windsor, CT)
School: Harvard University (Cambridge, MA) (All Transactions)
Debut: September 12, 1940
Teams (by GP): RedSox/Phillies/WhiteSox 1940-1948

Final Game: October 3, 1948
Died: July 9, 2004 in Norwich, VT
Buried: Hillside Cemetery, Norwich, 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	Pos	Awards
1939	22	BOS-min	A	83	310	310		99	13	12	0						.319	.319	.439	.758		136					SCR · EL
1940	23	BOS-min	A1	151	570	570		175	28	12	6						.307	.307	.430	.737		245					LRK · SOUA
1940	23	BOS	AL	10	20	19	5	9	3	2	0	4	0	0	1	1	.474	.500	.842	1.342	235	16	0	0	0	/3

1941	24	BOS-min	AA	154	620	564	74	163	22	8	6	59	16		45	29	.289	.346	.388	.734		219		4	7		LOU · AA
1942	25	BOS	AL	128	525	463	63	130	25	7	3	70	10	12	50	20	.281	.351	.384	.735	103	178	4	0	12	*3	MVP-25
1943	26	BOS	AL	154	672	608	65	155	21	9	4	47	16	9	54	23	.255	.317	.339	.656	90	206	3	1	9	*3
1944	27	PHI	NL	153	669	597	82	169	23	9	5	52	18		56	29	.283	.347	.377	.723	107	225	4	2	12	*3	MVP-25
1945	28	PHI	NL	15	61	54	1	17	1	0	0	3	2		6	0	.315	.383	.333	.717	104	18	0	0	1	3

1946	29	PIT-min	AAA	170	726	633	97	187	37	9	9	77	43		76	31	.295	.374	.425	.799		269		3	14		HOL · PCL
1947	30	CHW-min	AAA	186	783	696	147	237	38	12	21	110	40		78	38	.341	.410	.520	.930		362		4	5		HOL · PCL
1948	31	CHW	AL	154	699	617	69	152	19	3	6	54	11	7	74	38	.246	.327	.316	.643	74	195	3	0	9	*3
1949	32	DET-min	AAA	125	528	460	58	136	14	4	6	60	6		66	13	.296	.384	.383	.767		176	4	0	2		TOL · AA
1951	34	DET-min	D	108	378	378		140	20	11	9						.370	.370	.553	.923		209					JAM · PONY
1952	35	DET-min	D	122	409	409		144	30	5	2						.352	.352	.465	.817		190					JAM · PONY
1953	36	CRN	D	75	256	256		85	20	1	11						.332	.332	.547	.879		140					CRN · PONY
1955	38	DET-min	D	19	26	26		8	0	0	0						.308	.308	.308	.615		8					JAM · PONY
6 Yrs				614	2646	2358	285	632	92	30	18	230	57	28	241	111	.268	.337	.355	.692	94	838	14	3	43
162 Game Avg.				162	698	622	75	167	24	8	5	61	15		64	29	.268	.337	.355	.692	94	221	4	1	11

BOS (3 yrs)				292	1217	1090	133	294	49	18	7	121	26	21	105	44	.270	.334	.367	.701	99	400	7	1	21
PHI (2 yrs)				168	730	651	83	186	24	9	5	55	20		62	29	.286	.350	.373	.723	107	243	4	2	13
CHW (1 yr)				154	699	617	69	152	19	3	6	54	11	7	74	38	.246	.327	.316	.643	74	195	3	0	9

AL (4 yrs)				446	1916	1707	202	446	68	21	13	175	37	28	179	82	.261	.332	.349	.680	90	595	10	1	30
NL (2 yrs)				168	730	651	83	186	24	9	5	55	20		62	29	.286	.350	.373	.723	107	243	4	2	13

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
1940	23	BOS	AL	10	20	4	0	0	0	-0	3	0.3	0	4	0.4	.532	.502	0.4	-0.0	4	$	/3

1942	25	BOS	AL	128	525	3	-2	0	-4	-6	-9	-1.0	11	2	0.2	.492	.494	0.6	-1.0	6	$	*3	MVP-25
1943	26	BOS	AL	154	672	-7	0	0	2	-7	-11	-1.3	14	3	0.1	.491	.492	-0.2	-0.6	1	$	*3
1944	27	PHI	NL	153	669	7	-0	0	0	-7	-0	-0.1	20	20	1.9	.500	.500	2.0	-0.8	20	$	*3	MVP-25
1945	28	PHI	NL	15	61	1	0	0	1	-1	1	0.1	2	3	0.3	.507	.501	0.2	0.0	2	$	3

1948	31	CHW	AL	154	699	-20	-2	1	-8	-7	-36	-3.6	18	-18	-1.9	.477	.478	-1.1	-1.5	-10	$	*3
6 Seasons				614	2646	-13	-4	1	-9	-28	-52	-5.6	65	13	1.0	.491	.494	1.9	-3.9	22	$

BOS (3 yrs)				292	1217	-0	-2	0	-2	-13	-17	-2.0	26	8	0.7	.493	.496	0.8	-1.6	11	$
PHI (2 yrs)				168	730	8	-0	0	1	-8	1	0.0	22	23	2.2	.501	.500	2.2	-0.7	22	$
CHW (1 yr)				154	699	-20	-2	1	-8	-7	-36	-3.6	18	-18	-1.9	.477	.478	-1.1	-1.5	-10	$

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
1940	23	BOS	AL	20	10	8	21.2	114	.500	.474	.284	.500	.358	.842	.431	1.342	.788	235	.935	3.7	0.3	1.700	.421	.368

1942	25	BOS	AL	525	361	60	4.5	98	.289	.281	.270	.351	.345	.384	.378	.735	.724	103	.536	2.0	0.2	.648	.207	.104	4.6
1943	26	BOS	AL	672	474	65	3.7	89	.260	.255	.258	.317	.333	.339	.357	.656	.690	90	.493	-9.1	-1.0	.576	.184	.084	6.4
1944	27	PHI	NL	669	444	78	4.7	91	.291	.283	.263	.347	.330	.377	.370	.723	.700	107	.553	5.7	0.6	.697	.218	.094	7.8
1945	28	PHI	NL	61	38	7	4.9	93	.315	.315	.268	.383	.338	.333	.370	.717	.708	104	.565	0.6	0.1	.703	.167	.019	.0

1948	31	CHW	AL	699	484	64	3.5	102	.255	.246	.268	.327	.353	.316	.388	.643	.740	74	.379	-22.0	-2.2	.575	.196	.070	7.8
6 Yrs				2646	1811	282	4.2	95	.275	.268	.265	.337	.340	.355	.373	.692	.713	94	.499	-19.1	-2.0	.628	.202	.087	27.4
162 Game Avg.				698	478	74	4.2	95	.275	.268	.265	.337	.340	.355	.373	.692	.713	94	.499	-19.1	-2.0	.628	.202	.087	7

BOS (3 yrs)				1217	845	133	4.3	93	.276	.270	.264	.334	.339	.367	.367	.701	.706	99	.534	-3.4	-0.4	.620	.198	.097	11.0
PHI (2 yrs)				730	482	85	4.7	91	.293	.286	.264	.350	.330	.373	.370	.723	.700	107	.554	6.3	0.6	.697	.214	.088	8.0
CHW (1 yr)				699	484	64	3.5	102	.255	.246	.268	.327	.353	.316	.388	.643	.740	74	.379	-22.0	-2.2	.575	.196	.070	7.8

AL (4 yrs)				1916	1329	197	4.0	96	.269	.261	.265	.332	.344	.349	.375	.680	.718	90	.477	-25.4	-2.6	.604	.197	.087	19.2
NL (2 yrs)				730	482	85	4.7	91	.293	.286	.264	.350	.330	.373	.370	.723	.700	107	.554	6.3	0.6	.697	.214	.088	8.0

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GO/AO	IP%
1940	23	BOS	AL	20	0.0%	5.0%	5.0%	25.0%	56%	1.00	19.0		4.8		90%

1942	25	BOS	AL	525	0.6%	3.8%	9.5%	6.7%	27%	0.40	23.2	154.3	6.6		84%
1943	26	BOS	AL	672	0.6%	3.4%	8.0%	5.1%	22%	0.43	26.4	152.0	12.9		86%
1944	27	PHI	NL	669	0.8%	4.3%	8.4%	5.5%	22%	0.52	20.6	119.4	11.5		84%
1945	28	PHI	NL	61	0.0%	0.0%	9.8%	1.6%	6%	0.00			18.0		89%

1948	31	CHW	AL	699	0.9%	5.4%	10.6%	4.0%	18%	0.51	16.2	102.8	11.4	0.59	82%
6 Yrs				2646	0.7%	4.2%	9.1%	5.3%	22%	0.46	21.2	131.0	10.3	0.59	84%
MLB Averages					1.3%	9.2%	9.1%	6.0%	26%	1.01	9.7	67.8	8.7	0.97	78%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	AB
1940	23	BOS	AL	3.7	0.3	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0

1942	25	BOS	AL	2.0	0.2	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
1943	26	BOS	AL	-9.1	-1.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
1944	27	PHI	NL	5.7	0.6	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
1945	28	PHI	NL	0.6	0.1	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0

1948	31	CHW	AL	-22.0	-2.2	297	-0.4	4.6	-5.0	1.04	-0.7	0.4	-3.7	-0.4	0.94	-8.5	0
6 Yrs				-19.1	-2.0	297	-0.4	4.6	-5.0	1.04	-0.7	0.4	-3.7	-0.4	0.94	-8.5	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%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1948	31	CHW	AL	4	0	29%	104	11	7	61%	5	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	44%	24	14	9	3	2	1	5	1	4
6 Yrs				4	0	31%	104	57	28	88%	5	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	44%	24	14	9	3	2	1	5	1	4

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	31	CHW	AL	699	84%	152			0	0	0	0		6	0	8	3	0	2	4	0	5	9	180%	55	3	5%	28	12	43%	178	26	15%	17	8	47%	6	5	83%	0
6 Yrs				699	84%	632			0	0	0	0		18	0	8	3	0	2	4	0	5	43	860%	55	14	25%	28	12	43%	178	26	15%	17	8	47%	6	5	83%	0
MLB Averages					51%																			1374%			144%			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
1940	23	10	20	19	5	9	3	2	0	4	0	0	1	1	.474	.500	.842	1.342	235	16	0	0	0
1941	24	10	20	19	5	9	3	2	0	4	0	0	1	1	.474	.500	.842	1.342	235	16	0	0	0
1942	25	138	545	482	68	139	28	9	3	74	10	12	51	21	.288	.356	.402	.759	109	194	4	0	12
1943	26	292	1217	1090	133	294	49	18	7	121	26	21	105	44	.270	.334	.367	.701	99	400	7	1	21
1944	27	445	1886	1687	215	463	72	27	12	173	44	21	161	73	.274	.339	.370	.709	102	625	11	3	33
1945	28	460	1947	1741	216	480	73	27	12	176	46	21	167	73	.276	.340	.369	.709	102	643	11	3	34
1946	29	460	1947	1741	216	480	73	27	12	176	46	21	167	73	.276	.340	.369	.709	102	643	11	3	34
1947	30	460	1947	1741	216	480	73	27	12	176	46	21	167	73	.276	.340	.369	.709	102	643	11	3	34
1948	31	614	2646	2358	285	632	92	30	18	230	57	28	241	111	.268	.337	.355	.692	94	838	14	3	43

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
1940	23	10	20	19	5	9	3	2	0	4	0	1	1	.474	.500	.842	1.342	7	10

1942	25	136	556	490	66	137	26	7	3	74	11	53	21	.280	.350	.380	.729	66	128
1943	26	162	723	652	77	175	24	10	5	55	18	61	24	.268	.332	.359	.691	77	154
1944	27	159	703	628	92	184	25	10	5	59	20	61	30	.293	.357	.389	.746	87	153
1945	28	16	64	57	1	18	1	0	0	3	2	6	0	.316	.381	.333	.714	7	15

1948	31	161	727	642	70	156	20	3	6	55	11	76	40	.243	.323	.312	.635	65	154
6 Yrs		644	2793	2488	311	679	99	32	19	250	62	258	116	.273	.342	.361	.703	309	614
162 Game Avg.		162	703	626	78	171	25	8	5	63	16	65	29	.273	.342	.361	.703	78	614

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr)) 1942 AL (25, 1%) 1944 NL (25, 1%) 0.02 Career Shares (1361st)	Games Played s c a p y 1943 AL 154 (6th) 1944 NL 153 (9th) 1948 AL 154 (3rd)	At Bats s c a p y 1943 AL 608 (3rd) 1944 NL 597 (7th) 1948 AL 617 (4th)	Plate Appearances s c a p y 1943 AL 672 (4th) 1944 NL 669 (7th) 1948 AL 699 (4th)
Hits s c a p y 1943 AL 155 (9th)	Triples s c a p y 1943 AL 9 (6th) 1944 NL 9 (6th)	Stolen Bases s c a p y 1943 AL 16 (7th) 1944 NL 18 (2nd) 1948 AL 11 (5th)	Singles s c a p y 1943 AL 121 (7th) 1944 NL 132 (4th) 1948 AL 124 (8th)
Sacrifice Hits s c a p y 1942 AL 12 (6th) 1944 NL 12 (10th)	Caught Stealing s c a p y 1942 AL 12 (6th) 1943 AL 9 (6th) 1948 AL 7 (10th)	Power-Speed # s c a p y 1944 NL 7.8 (9th) 1948 AL 7.8 (9th)	AB per SO s c a p y 1942 AL 23.2 (8th) 1943 AL 26.4 (4th)
Outs Made s c a p y 1943 AL 474 (3rd) 1944 NL 444 (9th) 1948 AL 484 (2nd)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray Ink	Batting - 17 (1113), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame Standards	Batting - 5 (2198), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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