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Lou Novikoff
Louis Alexander Novikoff (The Mad Russian)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: October 12, 1915 in Glendale, AZ
High School: Roosevelt (Los Angeles, CA) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 15, 1941
Final Game: June 10, 1946
Died: September 30, 1970 in South Gate, CA
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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
1941 25 CHC NL 62 216 203 22 49 8 0 5 24 0 11 15 .241 .284 .355 .638 82 72 7 1 1 O
1942 26 CHC NL 128 514 483 48 145 25 5 7 64 3 24 28 .300 .337 .416 .753 124 201 15 3 4 *O
1943 27 CHC NL 78 254 233 22 65 7 3 0 28 0 18 15 .279 .333 .335 .668 94 78 10 1 2 O
1944 28 CHC NL 71 151 139 15 39 4 2 3 19 1 10 11 .281 .329 .403 .732 105 56 2 0 2 O
1946 30 PHI NL 17 24 23 0 7 1 0 0 3 0 1 2 .304 .333 .348 .681 96 8 1 0 0 /O
5 Seasons 356 1159 1081 107 305 45 10 15 138 4 64 71 .282 .325 .384 .709 106 415 35 5 9
162 Game Avg. 162 527 492 49 139 20 5 7 63 2 29 32 .282 .325 .384 .709 106 189 16 2 4
CHC (4 yrs) 339 1135 1058 107 298 44 10 15 135 4 63 69 .282 .325 .385 .710 107 407 34 5 9
PHI (1 yr) 17 24 23 0 7 1 0 0 3 0 1 2 .304 .333 .348 .681 96 8 1 0 0

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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
1941 CHC NL 25 OF 54 95 92 3 0 0 1.000 1.76 .975 2.15 51-0-3
1942 CHC NL 26 OF 120 252 232 11 9 2 .964 2.03 .981 2.15 120-0-0
1943 CHC NL 27 OF 61 100 96 2 2 1 .980 1.61 .977 2.27 60-1-0
1944 CHC NL 28 OF 29 41 39 1 1 0 .976 1.38 .980 2.31 28-1-0
1946 PHI NL 30 OF 3 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 3.00 .978 2.17 3-0-0
5 Seasons OF 267 497 468 17 12 3 .976 1.82 .979 2.20 262-2-3
5 Seasons TOT 267 497 468 17 12 3 .976 1.82 .955 2.20 262-2-3

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Batting Average s c a p y
1942 NL--.300--6th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1942 NL--15--9th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 4 (1814), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 2 (1859), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 6 (2322), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  7. Guy Curtright (970)
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  1. Hoot Evers (984)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Nap Reyes (984)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Walton Cruise (979)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Ray Pepper (989)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Transactions

November 1, 1945: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Chicago Cubs in the 1945 rule 5 draft.

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