Tom Poholsky
Thomas George Poholsky
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 205 lb.

Born: August 26, 1929 in Detroit, MI
High School: Northeastern (Detroit, MI)
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1945. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 20, 1950
Final Game: September 11, 1957
Died: January 6, 2001 in Kirkwood, MO
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Standard Batting

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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
1950 20 STL NL 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /1
1951 21 STL NL 38 74 67 5 14 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 14 .209 .221 .224 .444 19 15 2 0 6 1
1954 24 STL NL 25 34 27 1 4 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 .148 .143 .185 .328 -15 5 0 0 6 1 1
1955 25 STL NL 30 50 44 6 8 3 0 0 3 0 0 1 6 .182 .200 .250 .450 19 11 1 0 5 0 0 1/7
1956 26 STL NL 33 73 69 7 11 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 14 .159 .171 .188 .360 -3 13 2 0 3 0 0 1
1957 27 CHC NL 28 22 19 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 .105 .190 .105 .296 -17 2 0 0 1 0 0 1
6 Seasons 159 255 228 20 39 7 0 0 14 1 0 5 41 .171 .188 .202 .390 4 46 5 0 21 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 260 232 20 40 7 0 0 14 1 5 42 .171 .188 .202 .390 4 47 5 0 21
STL (5 yrs) 131 233 209 19 37 7 0 0 13 1 0 3 38 .177 .188 .211 .398 6 44 5 0 20 1 0
CHC (1 yr) 28 22 19 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 .105 .190 .105 .296 -17 2 0 0 1 0 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1950 20 STL NL 2 2 0 0.0 112 .000 .000 .276 .000 .353 .000 .427 .000 .780 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1951 21 STL NL 74 61 3 1.3 104 .264 .209 .269 .221 .343 .224 .407 .444 .750 19 .095 -7.8 -0.8 .309 .045 .015 .0
1954 24 STL NL 34 30 1 0.9 109 .167 .148 .274 .143 .345 .185 .424 .328 .769 -15 .044 -4.6 -0.4 .217 .037 .037
1955 25 STL NL 50 42 2 1.3 105 .211 .182 .264 .200 .335 .250 .418 .450 .754 19 .084 -5.1 -0.5 .324 .091 .068
1956 26 STL NL 73 63 2 0.8 103 .200 .159 .264 .171 .331 .188 .417 .360 .748 -3 .046 -10.1 -1.0 .233 .043 .029
1957 27 CHC NL 22 18 1 1.5 102 .125 .105 .267 .190 .331 .105 .414 .296 .745 -17 .114 -3.2 -0.3 .235 .105 .000
6 Seasons 255 216 9 1.1 104 .207 .171 .267 .188 .337 .202 .415 .390 .752 4 .070 -31.4 -3.1 .268 .057 .031 .0
162 Game Avg. 260 220 9 1.1 104 .207 .171 .267 .188 .337 .202 .415 .390 .752 4 .070 -31.4 -3.1 .268 .057 .031
STL (5 yrs) 233 198 8 1.1 105 .215 .177 .267 .188 .338 .211 .415 .398 .753 6 .067 -28.2 -2.8 .271 .053 .033 .0
CHC (1 yr) 22 18 1 1.5 102 .125 .105 .267 .190 .331 .105 .414 .296 .745 -17 .114 -3.2 -0.3 .235 .105 .000

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1950 20 STL NL 2 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100%
1951 21 STL NL 74 0.0% 18.9% 1.4% 1.4% 7% 14.00 4.8 22.3 72%
1954 24 STL NL 34 0.0% 11.8% 0.0% 2.9% 25% 6.8 6.8 1.00 71%
1955 25 STL NL 50 0.0% 12.0% 2.0% 6.0% 38% 6.00 7.3 14.7 4.75 76%
1956 26 STL NL 73 0.0% 19.2% 1.4% 2.7% 18% 14.00 4.9 23.0 1.47 75%
1957 27 CHC NL 22 0.0% 13.6% 9.1% 0.0% 0% 1.50 6.3 19.0 3.00 73%
6 Seasons 255 0.0% 16.1% 2.0% 2.8% 18% 8.20 5.6 16.3 1.86 74%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1954 24 STL NL 0 0 25% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1955 25 STL NL 0 0 67% 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1956 26 STL NL 1 0 58% 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 17% 4 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
1957 27 CHC NL 2 0 25% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
6 Seasons 3 0 46% 44 1 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 18% 8 6 1 2 1 1 1 1 0
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1954 24 STL NL 24 50% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 200% 7 0 0% 8 2 25% 23 4 17% 3 2 67% 3 1 33% 10
1955 25 STL NL 32 31% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 167% 8 1 13% 7 3 43% 23 2 9% 3 1 33% 0 0 18
1956 26 STL NL 73 37% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 11 2 18% 10 3 30% 48 3 6% 2 1 50% 1 0 0% 0
1957 27 CHC NL 19 26% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 8 0 0% 5 1 20% 12 1 8% 0 0 0 0 3
6 Seasons 148 36% 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 21 210% 34 5 15% 30 9 30% 106 10 9% 8 4 50% 4 1 25% 31
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1950 20 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
1951 21 43 76 69 5 14 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 14 .203 .214 .217 .432 16 15 2 0 6
1952 22 43 76 69 5 14 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 14 .203 .214 .217 .432 16 15 2 0 6
1953 23 43 76 69 5 14 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 14 .203 .214 .217 .432 16 15 2 0 6
1954 24 68 110 96 6 18 2 0 0 7 1 0 1 18 .188 .194 .208 .402 7 20 2 0 12 1
1955 25 98 160 140 12 26 5 0 0 10 1 0 2 24 .186 .196 .221 .417 11 31 3 0 17 1 0
1956 26 131 233 209 19 37 7 0 0 13 1 0 3 38 .177 .188 .211 .398 6 44 5 0 20 1 0
1957 27 159 255 228 20 39 7 0 0 14 1 0 5 41 .171 .188 .202 .390 4 46 5 0 21 1 0

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1950 20 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 5
1951 21 39 70 69 5 14 1 0 0 3 1 1 15 .203 .214 .217 .432 3 38
1954 24 26 29 28 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 25
1955 25 32 47 46 6 8 3 0 0 3 0 1 6 .174 .191 .239 .431 2 30
1956 26 34 73 72 7 11 2 0 0 3 0 1 15 .153 .164 .181 .345 2 33
1957 27 29 26 22 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 4 3 .182 .308 .182 .490 1 28
6 Seasons 165 247 239 21 37 6 0 0 17 1 7 43 .155 .178 .180 .358 9 159
162 Game Avg. 162 243 235 21 36 6 0 0 17 1 7 42 .155 .178 .180 .358 9 159

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