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Jay Porter
J W Porter (Jay)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: January 17, 1933 in Shawnee, OK
High School: Oakland Technical (Oakland, CA)
Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1951. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 30, 1952
Final Game: September 27, 1959
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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
1952 19 SLB AL 33 115 104 12 26 4 1 0 7 4 0 10 10 .250 .316 .308 .623 72 32 4 0 1 O/5
1955 22 DET AL 24 63 55 6 13 2 0 0 3 0 0 8 15 .236 .333 .273 .606 67 15 1 0 0 0 0 /327
1956 23 DET AL 14 22 21 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 8 .095 .091 .095 .186 -51 2 1 0 0 1 0 /27
1957 24 DET AL 58 156 140 14 35 8 0 2 18 0 0 14 20 .250 .323 .350 .673 82 49 1 1 1 0 1 92/73
1958 25 CLE AL 40 96 85 13 17 1 0 4 19 0 0 9 23 .200 .284 .353 .637 76 30 3 1 1 0 0 2/35
1959 26 TOT MLB 60 156 139 13 31 7 0 2 12 0 0 12 20 .223 .290 .317 .607 65 44 3 2 1 2 1 2/3
1959 26 WSH AL 37 121 106 8 24 4 0 1 10 0 0 11 16 .226 .300 .292 .592 64 31 3 1 1 2 1 2/3
1959 26 STL NL 23 35 33 5 7 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 4 .212 .257 .394 .651 67 13 0 1 0 0 0 2/3
6 Seasons 229 608 544 58 124 22 1 8 62 4 0 53 96 .228 .300 .316 .616 68 172 13 4 4 3 2
162 Game Avg. 162 430 385 41 88 16 1 6 44 3 0 37 68 .228 .300 .316 .616 68 122 9 3 3
DET (3 yrs) 96 241 216 20 50 10 0 2 24 0 0 22 43 .231 .304 .306 .610 65 66 3 1 1 1 1
WSH (1 yr) 37 121 106 8 24 4 0 1 10 0 0 11 16 .226 .300 .292 .592 64 31 3 1 1 2 1
STL (1 yr) 23 35 33 5 7 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 4 .212 .257 .394 .651 67 13 0 1 0 0 0
CLE (1 yr) 40 96 85 13 17 1 0 4 19 0 0 9 23 .200 .284 .353 .637 76 30 3 1 1 0 0
SLB (1 yr) 33 115 104 12 26 4 1 0 7 4 0 10 10 .250 .316 .308 .623 72 32 4 0 1
AL (6 yrs) 206 573 511 53 117 19 1 7 60 4 0 52 92 .229 .302 .311 .613 68 159 13 3 4 3 2
NL (1 yr) 23 35 33 5 7 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 4 .212 .257 .394 .651 67 13 0 1 0 0 0

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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 Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1952 SLB AL 19 OF 29 75 70 3 2 0 .973 2.52 .980 2.18 3-26-0
1952 SLB AL 19 3B 2 6 4 1 1 0 .833 2.50 .967 3.00
1955 DET AL 22 1B 6 6 52.0 53 52 1 0 5 1.000 0.1 2.3 0.1 0.5 -0.4 0 9.17 8.83 .991 9.62 8.17
1955 DET AL 22 C 4 4 33.0 17 16 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 4.64 4.25 .988 5.59 4.72 0 0 1 0 0%
1955 DET AL 22 LF 4 4 23.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 10.4 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 1.57 1.00 .975 2.27 1.78
1955 DET AL 22 OF 4 4 23.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 10.4 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 1.57 1.00 .975 2.39 2.08
1956 DET AL 23 C 2 1 10.0 7 7 0 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 6.30 3.50 .986 5.94 5.00 1 0 0 0
1956 DET AL 23 LF 2 2 15.0 3 2 0 1 0 .667 -0.5 -40.0 -0.5 -0.5 0.0 0 1.20 1.00 1.000 2.10 1.70
1956 DET AL 23 OF 2 2 15.0 3 2 0 1 0 .667 -0.5 -40.0 -0.5 -0.5 0.0 0 1.20 1.00 1.000 2.34 2.05
1957 DET AL 24 OF 27 25 179.1 43 40 1 2 0 .953 1.1 7.4 1.1 -0.4 1.5 0 2.06 1.52 .981 2.24 1.97
1957 DET AL 24 RF 21 20 138.1 29 28 0 1 0 .966 0.8 6.9 0.8 -0.2 1.0 0 1.82 1.33 .976 1.93 1.68
1957 DET AL 24 C 12 9 82.0 60 50 7 3 3 .950 0.0 0.0 0 6.26 4.75 .992 5.92 5.11 0 0 2 3 60%
1957 DET AL 24 LF 6 5 41.0 14 13 0 1 0 .929 0.3 8.8 0.3 -0.2 0.5 0 2.85 2.17 .979 2.11 1.70
1957 DET AL 24 1B 3 3 26.0 32 28 3 1 2 .969 -1.8 -83.1 -1.8 -1.8 0.0 0 10.73 10.33 .994 9.66 8.37
1958 CLE AL 25 C 20 14 140.0 92 84 8 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -8.6 -1 5.91 4.60 .990 6.01 5.34 9 3 4 4 50%
1958 CLE AL 25 1B 4 4 28.0 26 24 2 0 1 1.000 0.3 12.9 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 8.36 6.50 .992 9.61 8.48
1958 CLE AL 25 3B 1 1 9.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 -40.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 0.00 0.00 3.10 2.60
1959 TOT MLB 26 C 53 38 331.2 205 182 22 1 3 .995 -4.0 -14.5 -4 5.54 3.85 .989 6.15 5.28 12 14 23 14 38%
1959 TOT MLB 26 1B 3 1 18.0 19 16 3 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 0 9.50 6.33 .989 9.80 8.17
1959 WSH AL 26 C 34 29 249.2 148 129 18 1 2 .993 -2.0 -9.6 -2 5.30 4.32 .989 6.08 5.31 7 7 18 10 36%
1959 WSH AL 26 1B 2 1 16.0 19 16 3 0 1 1.000 0.1 7.5 0.1 0.0 0.0 0 10.69 9.50 .989 9.84 8.25
1959 STL NL 26 C 19 9 82.0 57 53 4 0 1 1.000 -2.0 -29.3 -2 6.26 3.00 .989 6.34 5.24 5 7 5 4 44%
1959 STL NL 26 1B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -60.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.00 0.00 9.45 8.00
5 Seasons C 91 66 596.2 381 339 38 4 7 .990 -5.0 -10.1 -5 5.69 4.14 .990 6.05 5.24 22 17 30 21 41%
4 Seasons OF 62 31 217.1 125 116 4 5 0 .960 0.8 4.4 0.8 -0.9 1.7 0 4.97 1.94 .981 2.26 2.08 15-26-21
1 Season RF 21 20 138.1 29 28 0 1 0 .966 0.8 6.9 0.8 -0.2 1.0 0 1.82 1.33 .976 1.93 1.68
4 Seasons 1B 16 14 124.0 130 120 9 1 9 .992 -1.4 -13.5 -1.4 -1.0 -0.5 0 9.36 8.06 .992 9.65 8.28
3 Seasons (incomplete) LF 12 11 79.0 21 19 0 2 0 .905 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.7 0.7 0 2.16 1.58 .981 2.15 1.72
2 Seasons 3B 3 1 9.0 6 4 1 1 0 .833 -0.3 -40.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 5.00 1.67 .967 3.10 2.87
6 Seasons TOT 172 112 947.0 642 579 52 11 16 .983 -5.9 -7.5 -0.9 -1.9 0.9 0 0 -5 6.00 3.67 .971 5.62 4.34 15-26-21 22 17 30 21 41%
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF PB WP SB CS CS% Awards

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1952 AL--born 1933-01-17--2nd

                                         

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Transactions

Before 1951 Season: Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent.

July 28, 1952: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Ray Coleman to the St. Louis Browns for Darrell Johnson and Jim Rivera.

December 4, 1952: Traded by the St. Louis Browns with Owen Friend and Bob Nieman to the Detroit Tigers for Johnny Groth, Virgil Trucks and Hal White.

February 18, 1958: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with Hal Woodeshick to the Cleveland Indians for Hank Aguirre and Jim Hegan.

October 27, 1958: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Washington Senators for Ossie Alvarez.

July 25, 1959: Selected off waivers by the St. Louis Cardinals from the Washington Senators.

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