
Born: September 27, 1919 in Portland, OR
High School: Lincoln (Portland, OR)
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1940.
(All Transactions)
Debut: April 14, 1942
Final Game: September 24, 1954
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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 | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | BOS | AL | 22 | SS | 147 | 822 | 320 | 465 | 37 | 94 | .955 | 5.34 | .949 | 4.78 | MVP-3 | ||||||||||
| 1946 | BOS | AL | 26 | SS | 153 | 800 | 296 | 479 | 25 | 96 | .969 | 5.07 | .953 | 4.65 | AS,MVP-4 | ||||||||||
| 1947 | BOS | AL | 27 | SS | 133 | 658 | 251 | 391 | 16 | 90 | .976 | 4.83 | .964 | 4.93 | MVP-18 | ||||||||||
| 1947 | BOS | AL | 27 | 3B | 22 | 64 | 25 | 38 | 1 | 7 | .984 | 2.86 | .958 | 2.91 | MVP-18 | ||||||||||
| 1948 | BOS | AL | 28 | 3B | 141 | 446 | 121 | 303 | 22 | 35 | .951 | 3.01 | .958 | 2.93 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | BOS | AL | 29 | 3B | 148 | 533 | 184 | 333 | 16 | 48 | .970 | 3.49 | .960 | 2.95 | |||||||||||
| 1950 | BOS | AL | 30 | 3B | 116 | 428 | 160 | 257 | 11 | 29 | .974 | 3.59 | .959 | 3.04 | |||||||||||
| 1950 | BOS | AL | 30 | SS | 8 | 57 | 23 | 32 | 2 | 7 | .965 | 6.88 | .961 | 4.74 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | BOS | AL | 31 | SS | 106 | 566 | 204 | 340 | 22 | 74 | .961 | 5.13 | .961 | 4.72 | MVP-26 | ||||||||||
| 1951 | BOS | AL | 31 | 3B | 11 | 37 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 2 | .892 | 3.00 | .954 | 2.87 | MVP-26 | ||||||||||
| 1951 | BOS | AL | 31 | 2B | 5 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 3.20 | .975 | 5.36 | MVP-26 | ||||||||||
| 1952 | TOT | AL | 32 | SS | 43 | 193 | 81 | 103 | 9 | 26 | .953 | 4.28 | .962 | 4.29 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | TOT | AL | 32 | 3B | 22 | 55 | 18 | 33 | 4 | 0 | .927 | 2.32 | .955 | 2.98 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | BOS | AL | 32 | 3B | 19 | 48 | 16 | 28 | 4 | 0 | .917 | 2.32 | .954 | 2.98 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | BOS | AL | 32 | SS | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.50 | .960 | 4.30 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | DET | AL | 32 | SS | 41 | 188 | 78 | 101 | 9 | 25 | .952 | 4.37 | .962 | 4.29 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | DET | AL | 32 | 2B | 22 | 65 | 27 | 36 | 2 | 12 | .969 | 2.86 | .978 | 5.13 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | DET | AL | 32 | 3B | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.33 | .957 | 2.97 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | DET | AL | 33 | 2B | 73 | 352 | 166 | 183 | 3 | 49 | .991 | 4.78 | .979 | 5.13 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | WSH | AL | 34 | 2B | 37 | 35 | 297.2 | 187 | 92 | 91 | 4 | 22 | .979 | -3.4 | -13.7 | -2.4 | -3.0 | 0.6 | -1 | 5.53 | 4.95 | .976 | 5.37 | 4.84 | |
| 1954 | WSH | AL | 34 | SS | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.40 | 4.30 | ||||
| 7 Seasons | SS | 591 | 0 | 1.0 | 3096 | 1175 | 1810 | 111 | 387 | .964 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 26865.00 | 5.05 | .956 | 5.40 | 4.73 | |||||
| 6 Seasons | 3B | 460 | 1563 | 522 | 983 | 58 | 121 | .963 | 3.27 | .959 | 2.96 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 Seasons | 2B | 137 | 35 | 297.2 | 620 | 290 | 321 | 9 | 86 | .985 | -3.4 | -13.7 | -2.4 | -3.0 | 0.6 | -1 | 18.47 | 4.46 | .978 | 5.37 | 5.06 | ||||
| 10 Seasons | TOT | 1188 | 35 | 298.2 | 5279 | 1987 | 3114 | 178 | 594 | .966 | -3.4 | -13.7 | -2.4 | -3.0 | 0.6 | -1 | 153.71 | 4.29 | .926 | 5.37 | 4.09 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Year | Tm | Lg | Age | G | GS | Batting | Defense | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | DH | PH | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | BOS | AL | 22 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1946 | BOS | AL | 26 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1947 | BOS | AL | 27 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1948 | BOS | AL | 28 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1949 | BOS | AL | 29 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1950 | BOS | AL | 30 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1951 | BOS | AL | 31 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1952 | DET | AL | 32 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1952 | BOS | AL | 32 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1953 | DET | AL | 33 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1954 | WSH | AL | 34 | 49 | 35 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 1954 | DET | AL | 34 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| 10 Seasons | 1270 | 35 | 1270 | 1270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 460 | 591 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||||
| 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 | WSH | AL | 34 | 1344 | 69% | 82% | 25% | 115 | 96% | 1 | 92 | 37 | 39 | 16 | 89 | 67 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 Season | 1344 | 69% | 82% | 25% | 115 | 96% | 1 | 92 | 37 | 39 | 16 | 89 | 67 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |||
| MLB Averages | 63% | 80% | 26% | 93% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 63 | 463 | 163 | 363 | GB | GBs | GBr | LD | LDs | LDf |
| 1954 | WSH | AL | 34 | 3 | 100% | 100% | 33% | 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 | |
| 1 Season | 3 | 100% | 100% | 33% | 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 | ||||
| MLB Averages | 63% | 80% | 26% | 90% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* 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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