Born: November 18, 1925 in Salina, KS
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1943.
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Debut: April 18, 1944
Final Game: September 28, 1957
Died: August 8, 2005 in Rancho Mirage, CA
Relatives: Brother-In-Law of Roy Smalley and Uncle of Roy Smalley
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Uncommon talent, uncommon tragedies. Never got the Angel rehabilitation he richly deserved.
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | 18 | BRO | NL | 5 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .133 | .235 | .200 | .435 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /6 | ||||
| 1947 | 21 | PIT | NL | 16 | 37 | 30 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | .300 | .432 | .300 | .732 | 95 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /46 | ||||
| 1948 | 22 | TOT | NL | 65 | 181 | 151 | 19 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 27 | 14 | .199 | .320 | .265 | .585 | 62 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 46 | ||||
| 1948 | 22 | BRO | NL | 12 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .154 | .214 | .154 | .368 | -0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | /46 | ||||
| 1948 | 22 | CHC | NL | 53 | 166 | 138 | 18 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 26 | 10 | .203 | .329 | .275 | .605 | 68 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 46 | ||||
| 1949 | 23 | CHC | NL | 72 | 171 | 150 | 15 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 15 | .247 | .339 | .333 | .673 | 83 | 50 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 46/5 | ||||
| 1950 | 24 | BSN | NL | 48 | 137 | 121 | 17 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 9 | .231 | .316 | .298 | .614 | 67 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4/56 | ||||
| 1951 | 25 | BSN | NL | 19 | 28 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | .100 | .333 | .100 | .433 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6/54 | |||
| 1952 | 26 | STL | NL | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | -25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /6 | |||
| 1956 | 30 | BOS | AL | 7 | 28 | 25 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .320 | .393 | .320 | .713 | 82 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /4 | |
| 1957 | 31 | BOS | AL | 65 | 250 | 222 | 23 | 60 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 26 | .270 | .335 | .369 | .704 | 88 | 82 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 9 Seasons | 304 | 853 | 737 | 93 | 176 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 62 | 6 | 0 | 104 | 82 | .239 | .333 | .312 | .645 | 75 | 230 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 455 | 393 | 50 | 94 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 3 | 55 | 44 | .239 | .333 | .312 | .645 | 75 | 123 | 12 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
| BSN (2 yrs) | 67 | 165 | 141 | 22 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 13 | .213 | .319 | .270 | .589 | 61 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| BOS (2 yrs) | 72 | 278 | 247 | 27 | 68 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 29 | .275 | .341 | .364 | .705 | 88 | 90 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| BRO (2 yrs) | 17 | 32 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .143 | .226 | .179 | .404 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| CHC (2 yrs) | 125 | 337 | 288 | 33 | 65 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 47 | 25 | .226 | .334 | .306 | .640 | 76 | 88 | 7 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| PIT (1 yr) | 16 | 37 | 30 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | .300 | .432 | .300 | .732 | 95 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| STL (1 yr) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | -25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| NL (7 yrs) | 232 | 575 | 490 | 66 | 108 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 79 | 53 | .220 | .330 | .286 | .616 | 69 | 140 | 12 | 1 | 5 | |||||||
| AL (2 yrs) | 72 | 278 | 247 | 27 | 68 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 29 | .275 | .341 | .364 | .705 | 88 | 90 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Year | Tm | Lg | Age | Pos | G | GS | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Rtot | Rtot/yr | Rtz | Rtzrd | Rtzhm | Rdp | RF/9 | RF/G | lgFld% | lgRF9 | lgRFG | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | BRO | NL | 18 | SS | 5 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 3.20 | .950 | 4.84 | |||||||||||
| 1947 | PIT | NL | 21 | 2B | 6 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 0 | .963 | 4.33 | .974 | 5.18 | |||||||||||
| 1947 | PIT | NL | 21 | SS | 4 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .857 | 3.00 | .964 | 4.65 | |||||||||||
| 1948 | TOT | NL | 22 | 2B | 33 | 140 | 68 | 62 | 10 | 20 | .929 | 3.94 | .972 | 4.83 | |||||||||||
| 1948 | TOT | NL | 22 | SS | 20 | 67 | 22 | 43 | 2 | 6 | .970 | 3.25 | .960 | 4.59 | |||||||||||
| 1948 | BRO | NL | 22 | 2B | 7 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | .950 | 2.71 | .970 | 4.83 | |||||||||||
| 1948 | BRO | NL | 22 | SS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | 1.000 | 4.60 | |||||||||||
| 1948 | CHC | NL | 22 | 2B | 26 | 120 | 56 | 55 | 9 | 18 | .925 | 4.27 | .972 | 4.83 | |||||||||||
| 1948 | CHC | NL | 22 | SS | 19 | 66 | 21 | 43 | 2 | 6 | .970 | 3.37 | .959 | 4.59 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | CHC | NL | 23 | 2B | 25 | 136 | 58 | 74 | 4 | 17 | .971 | 5.28 | .976 | 5.07 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | CHC | NL | 23 | SS | 19 | 82 | 35 | 42 | 5 | 9 | .939 | 4.05 | .962 | 4.70 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | CHC | NL | 23 | 3B | 7 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.00 | .950 | 2.99 | |||||||||||
| 1950 | BSN | NL | 24 | 2B | 28 | 154 | 77 | 72 | 5 | 17 | .968 | 5.32 | .974 | 5.13 | |||||||||||
| 1950 | BSN | NL | 24 | 3B | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 1.00 | .956 | 3.01 | |||||||||||
| 1950 | BSN | NL | 24 | SS | 5 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.40 | .958 | 4.74 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | BSN | NL | 25 | SS | 10 | 31 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 3.10 | .952 | 4.47 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | BSN | NL | 25 | 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 1.000 | 3.10 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | BSN | NL | 25 | 2B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.50 | 1.000 | 5.05 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | STL | NL | 26 | SS | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 0.50 | 1.000 | 4.70 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | BOS | AL | 30 | 2B | 6 | 6 | 48.1 | 31 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 4 | .935 | -1.4 | -34.8 | -1.4 | -0.9 | -0.5 | 0 | 5.40 | 4.83 | .974 | 5.44 | 4.73 | |
| 1957 | BOS | AL | 31 | 2B | 58 | 56 | 489.1 | 291 | 127 | 153 | 11 | 41 | .962 | -3.9 | -9.6 | -3.9 | -4.9 | 1.0 | 0 | 5.15 | 4.83 | .980 | 5.39 | 4.84 | |
| 7 Seasons | 2B | 158 | 62 | 537.2 | 780 | 356 | 391 | 33 | 99 | .958 | -5.3 | -11.8 | -5.3 | -5.8 | 0.5 | 0 | 12.50 | 4.73 | .977 | 5.39 | 4.94 | ||||
| 7 Seasons | SS | 65 | 224 | 89 | 125 | 10 | 22 | .955 | 3.29 | .959 | 4.64 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 Seasons | 3B | 17 | 24 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 1 | .875 | 1.24 | .954 | 3.02 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 Seasons | TOT | 240 | 62 | 537.2 | 1028 | 452 | 530 | 46 | 122 | .955 | -5.3 | -11.8 | -5.3 | -5.8 | 0.5 | 0 | 16.44 | 4.09 | .928 | 5.39 | 4.72 | ||||
| Pos | G | GS | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Rtot | Rtot/yr | Rtz | Rtzrd | Rtzhm | Rdp | RF/9 | RF/G | lgFld% | lgRF9 | lgRFG | Awards | ||||
| Hall of Fame Standards | Batting - 3 (3121), Average HOFer ≈ 50 |
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Before 1943 Season: Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent.
May 3, 1947: Traded by the Brooklyn Dodgers with Hank Behrman, Kirby Higbe, Dixie Howell and Cal McLish to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Al Gionfriddo and $100,000.
December 8, 1947: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Billy Cox and Preacher Roe to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Hal Gregg, Vic Lombardi and Dixie Walker.
June 7, 1948: Selected off waivers by the Chicago Cubs from the Brooklyn Dodgers.
December 14, 1949: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with cash to the Boston Braves for Bill Voiselle.
November 19, 1951: Drafted by the New York Yankees from the Boston Braves in the 1951 rule 5 draft.
March 26, 1952: Selected off waivers by the St. Louis Cardinals from the New York Yankees.
May 21, 1952: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.
May 21, 1952: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Braves.
September 28, 1953: Released by the Milwaukee Braves.
September 28, 1953: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.
September 9, 1956: Purchased by the Boston Red Sox from the Chicago Cubs.
December 17, 1957: Released by the Boston Red Sox.
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