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Butch Nieman
Elmer Le Roy Nieman
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: February 8, 1918 in Herkimer, KS
Schools: Kansas State University (All Transactions)
Debut: May 2, 1943
Final Game: September 30, 1945
Died: November 2, 1993 in Topeka, KS
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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
1943 25 BSN NL 101 375 335 39 84 15 8 7 46 4 39 39 .251 .331 .406 .737 114 136 3 1 0 O
1944 26 BSN NL 134 517 468 65 124 16 6 16 65 5 47 47 .265 .332 .427 .759 109 200 4 0 2 *O
1945 27 BSN NL 97 291 247 43 61 15 0 14 56 11 43 33 .247 .361 .478 .839 132 118 5 1 0 O
3 Seasons 332 1183 1050 147 269 46 14 37 167 20 129 119 .256 .339 .432 .771 116 454 12 2 2
162 Game Avg. 162 577 512 72 131 22 7 18 81 10 63 58 .256 .339 .432 .771 116 222 6 1 1

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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 LF-CF-RF Awards
1943 BSN NL 25 OF 93 215 195 12 8 1 .963 2.23 .977 2.27 77-0-16
1944 BSN NL 26 OF 126 281 261 13 7 2 .975 2.17 .980 2.31 86-0-46
1945 BSN NL 27 OF 57 146 132 4 10 1 .932 2.39 .979 2.33 43-0-14
3 Seasons OF 276 642 588 29 25 4 .961 2.24 .979 2.30 206-0-76
3 Seasons TOT 276 642 588 29 25 4 .961 2.24 .940 2.30 206-0-76

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Triples s c a p y
1943 NL--8--10th

Home Runs s c a p y
1944 NL--16--7th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1945 NL--12.3--6th

AB per HR s c a p y
1944 NL--29.250--7th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 5 (1750), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 10 (1630), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

March 31, 1943: Purchased by the Boston Braves from the Philadelphia Athletics.

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