Cass Michaels
Casimir Eugene Michaels
Played In 1943 Under Real Name Of Casimir Eugene Kwietniewski
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: March 4, 1926 in Detroit, MI
High School: Hamtramck (Hamtramck, MI)
Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1943. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 19, 1943
Final Game: August 27, 1954
Died: November 12, 1982 in Grosse Pointe, MI
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Standard Fielding

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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 LF-CF-RF Awards
1943 CHW AL 17 3B 2 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 .950 3.05
1944 CHW AL 18 SS 21 114 36 70 8 12 .930 5.05 .948 5.05
1944 CHW AL 18 3B 3 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.67 .950 3.23
1945 CHW AL 19 SS 126 732 259 426 47 74 .936 5.44 .952 4.94
1945 CHW AL 19 2B 1 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 3.00 .967 5.40
1946 CHW AL 20 2B 66 397 185 195 17 51 .957 5.76 .970 5.23
1946 CHW AL 20 3B 13 41 14 24 3 3 .927 2.92 .949 2.89
1946 CHW AL 20 SS 6 32 14 16 2 8 .938 5.00 .956 4.65
1947 CHW AL 21 2B 60 341 160 175 6 52 .982 5.58 .978 5.19
1947 CHW AL 21 3B 44 146 48 89 9 9 .938 3.11 .960 2.91
1947 CHW AL 21 SS 2 5 2 3 0 0 1.000 2.50 .960 4.95
1948 CHW AL 22 SS 85 469 164 285 20 65 .957 5.28 .964 4.85
1948 CHW AL 22 2B 55 327 148 171 8 50 .976 5.80 .976 5.39
1948 CHW AL 22 OF 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 1.000 2.40 0-1-0
1949 CHW AL 23 2B 154 898 392 484 22 135 .976 5.69 .974 5.13 AS
1950 TOT AL 24 2B 139 833 409 401 23 127 .972 5.83 .976 5.39 AS
1950 CHW AL 24 2B 35 196 111 78 7 36 .964 5.40 .977 5.39
1950 WSH AL 24 2B 104 637 298 323 16 91 .975 5.97 .976 5.39
1951 WSH AL 25 2B 128 673 258 391 24 86 .964 5.07 .978 5.35
1952 TOT AL 26 2B 85 440 215 220 5 50 .989 5.12 .978 5.13
1952 WSH AL 26 2B 22 128 50 75 3 16 .977 5.68 .978 5.13
1952 SLB AL 26 3B 42 143 43 88 12 12 .916 3.12 .955 2.98
1952 SLB AL 26 2B 8 26 14 12 0 4 1.000 3.25 .977 5.12
1952 PHA AL 26 2B 55 286 151 133 2 30 .993 5.16 .978 5.13
1953 PHA AL 27 2B 110 625 304 302 19 81 .970 5.51 .979 5.13
1954 CHW AL 28 3B 91 80 710.0 287 95 180 12 10 .958 4.9 8.3 4.9 -0.1 4.9 0 3.49 3.02 .959 3.48 3.07
1954 CHW AL 28 2B 2 0 10.0 3 1 2 0 1 1.000 -0.1 -12.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 2.70 1.50 .967 5.40 4.85
10 Seasons 2B 800 0 10.0 4540 2073 2343 124 633 .973 -0.1 -12.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 3974.40 5.52 .976 5.40 5.24
5 Seasons SS 240 1352 475 800 77 159 .943 5.31 .956 4.91
6 Seasons 3B 195 80 710.0 621 202 383 36 34 .942 4.9 8.3 4.9 -0.1 4.9 0 7.42 3.00 .957 3.48 3.01
1 Season OF 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 1.000 2.40 0-1-0
12 Seasons TOT 1236 80 720.0 6514 2751 3526 237 826 .964 4.8 8.0 4.8 -0.2 4.9 0 78.46 5.08 .934 3.51 4.82 0-1-0
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1943 CHW AL 17 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
1944 CHW AL 18 27 27 27 0 0 0 0 3 21 0 0 0 0
1945 CHW AL 19 129 129 129 0 0 0 1 0 126 0 0 0 0
1946 CHW AL 20 91 91 91 0 0 0 66 13 6 0 0 0 0
1947 CHW AL 21 110 110 110 0 0 0 60 44 2 0 0 0 0
1948 CHW AL 22 145 145 145 0 0 0 55 0 85 0 1 0 1
1949 CHW AL 23 154 154 154 0 0 0 154 0 0 0 0 0 0
1950 WSH AL 24 106 106 106 0 0 0 104 0 0 0 0 0 0
1950 CHW AL 24 36 36 36 0 0 0 35 0 0 0 0 0 0
1951 WSH AL 25 138 138 138 0 0 0 128 0 0 0 0 0 0
1952 PHA AL 26 55 55 55 0 0 0 55 0 0 0 0 0 0
1952 SLB AL 26 55 55 55 0 0 0 8 42 0 0 0 0 0
1952 WSH AL 26 22 22 22 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 0
1953 PHA AL 27 117 117 117 0 0 0 110 0 0 0 0 0 0
1954 CHW AL 28 101 80 101 101 0 0 0 2 91 0 0 0 0 0 12 3
12 Seasons 1288 80 1288 1288 0 0 0 800 195 240 0 1 0 1 12 3
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- 3B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 543 53 GB LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1954 CHW AL 28 3009 66% 78% 26% 289 88% 3 95 77 7 11 180 147 27 1 4 12 0 9 3 9 10 4 3 8 1 1 0 17 47%
1 Season 3009 66% 78% 26% 289 88% 3 95 77 7 11 180 147 27 1 4 12 0 9 3 9 10 4 3 8 1 1 0 17 47%
MLB Averages 63% 80% 26% 89% 59%

Advanced Fielding -- 2B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 543 463 43 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
1954 CHW AL 28 38 68% 68% 13% 1 100% 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
1 Season 38 68% 68% 13% 1 100% 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
MLB Averages 63% 80% 26% 93%

* 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.

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