Ron Northey
Ronald James Northey
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: April 26, 1920 in Mahanoy City, PA
High School: Frackville (Frackville, PA)
Signed by the Philadelphia Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1939. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 14, 1942
Final Game: September 28, 1957
Died: April 16, 1971 in Pittsburgh, PA
Relatives: Father of Scott Northey
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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 Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1942 PHI NL 22 OF 109 229 206 12 11 2 .952 2.00 .982 2.15 0-0-109
1943 PHI NL 23 OF 145 318 292 19 7 6 .978 2.14 .977 2.27 0-0-145 MVP-29
1944 PHI NL 24 OF 151 316 286 24 6 7 .981 2.05 .980 2.31 0-0-151 MVP-18
1946 PHI NL 26 OF 111 207 194 7 6 3 .971 1.81 .977 2.16 0-0-111
1947 TOT NL 27 OF 107 157 141 9 7 2 .955 1.40 .977 2.19 15-0-92
1947 PHI NL 27 OF 13 20 19 1 0 1 1.000 1.54 .975 2.19 0-0-13
1947 STL NL 27 OF 94 137 122 8 7 1 .949 1.38 .977 2.19 15-0-79
1947 STL NL 27 3B 2 10 2 7 1 0 .900 4.50 .950 2.80
1948 STL NL 28 OF 67 88 85 2 1 0 .989 1.30 .977 2.20 0-0-67
1949 STL NL 29 OF 73 99 93 4 2 2 .980 1.33 .977 2.25 0-0-73
1950 TOT NL 30 OF 51 64 59 3 2 2 .969 1.22 .978 2.14 0-0-51
1950 CIN NL 30 OF 24 22 21 0 1 0 .955 0.88 .977 2.14 0-0-24
1950 CHC NL 30 OF 27 42 38 3 1 2 .976 1.52 .979 2.14 0-0-27
1955 CHW AL 35 OF 2 1 6.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -20.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 1.50 0.50 1.000 2.40 2.10
1955 CHW AL 35 RF 2 1 6.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -20.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 1.50 0.50 1.000 2.10 1.75
1956 CHW AL 36 OF 4 2 19.2 5 4 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 2.29 1.25 .980 2.33 2.05
1956 CHW AL 36 LF 3 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -80.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.10 1.70
1956 CHW AL 36 RF 3 2 16.2 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 0.2 14.4 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 2.16 1.33 .975 2.11 1.80
10 Seasons OF 820 3 25.2 1484 1361 81 42 24 .972 -0.1 -4.7 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 505.64 1.76 .979 2.35 2.22 18-0-804
2 Seasons (incomplete) RF 5 3 22.2 5 4 1 0 0 1.000 0.1 5.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 1.99 1.00 .980 2.10 1.78
1 Season (incomplete) LF 3 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -80.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.10 1.70
1 Season 3B 2 10 2 7 1 0 .900 4.50 .950 2.80
12 Seasons TOT 822 3 25.2 1494 1363 88 43 24 .971 -0.1 -4.7 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 508.79 1.77 .950 2.35 2.22 18-0-804
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof 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
1942 PHI NL 22 127 127 127 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 109 109
1943 PHI NL 23 147 147 147 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 145 145
1944 PHI NL 24 152 152 152 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 151 151
1946 PHI NL 26 128 128 128 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 111 111
1947 STL NL 27 110 110 110 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 0 79 94
1947 PHI NL 27 13 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 13
1948 STL NL 28 96 96 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 67 67
1949 STL NL 29 90 90 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 73 73
1950 CHC NL 30 53 53 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 27
1950 CIN NL 30 27 27 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 24
1952 CHC NL 32 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1955 CHW AL 35 14 1 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 13 0
1956 CHW AL 36 53 2 53 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 4 51 0
1957 CHW AL 37 40 0 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0
1957 PHI NL 37 33 0 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0
12 Seasons 1084 3 1084 1084 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 0 804 820 137 0
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 -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1955 CHW AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 67% 92% 29% 1 100%
1956 CHW AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 1 67 76% 72% 34% 5 80%
2 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 1 91 74% 77% 33% 6 83%
MLB Averages 44.0% 3.1% 63% 79% 30% 54%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1956 CHW AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 15 60% 47% 13% 2 0%
1 Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 15 60% 47% 13% 2 0%
MLB Averages 56.3% 2.2% 63% 79% 30% 48%

* 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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