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Al Spangler

Albert Donald Spangler (Spanky)

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: July 8, 1933 in Philadelphia, PA
High School: Olney HS (Philadelphia, PA)
School: Duke University (Durham, NC)
Signed by the Milwaukee Braves as an amateur free agent in 1954. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 16, 1959
Teams (by GP): Colt.45's/Cubs/Braves/Angels/Astros 1959-1971

Final Game: September 12, 1971
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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1959 MLN NL 25 OF 4 2 2 23.2 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 2.28 1.50 .977 2.21 2.20
1959 MLN NL 25 CF 3 2 2 22.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -49 1.23 1.00 .980 2.62 2.60
1959 MLN NL 25 LF 1 0 0 1.2 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 1 648 16.20 3.00 .970 2.16 2.00
1960 MLN NL 26 OF 92 22 20 318.2 93 88 4 1 1 .989 7 26 2.60 1.00 .978 2.20 2.20
1960 MLN NL 26 LF 90 22 20 315.2 88 85 2 1 1 .989 7 25 2.48 0.97 .974 1.99 1.99
1960 MLN NL 26 CF 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.60
1960 MLN NL 26 RF 1 0 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 120 4.50 1.00 .980 1.80 2.00
1961 MLN NL 27 OF 44 19 16 225.1 58 56 2 0 0 1.000 -1 -5 2.32 1.32 .977 2.16 2.14
1961 MLN NL 27 LF 23 3 3 75.1 19 19 0 0 0 1.000 0 6 2.27 0.83 .973 1.88 1.86
1961 MLN NL 27 CF 21 16 13 147.0 40 38 2 0 0 1.000 -1 -10 2.45 1.90 .981 2.63 2.60
1961 MLN NL 27 RF 1 0 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -40 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.90
1962 HOU NL 28 OF 121 109 90 960.1 198 183 7 8 2 .960 -12 -14 1.78 1.57 .974 2.07 2.05
1962 HOU NL 28 LF 92 82 69 718.0 147 137 5 5 2 .966 -4 -7 1.78 1.54 .968 1.81 1.80
1962 HOU NL 28 CF 29 27 21 242.1 55 50 2 3 0 .945 -8 -37 1.93 1.79 .979 2.47 2.45
1963 HOU NL 29 OF 113 110 93 970.0 223 215 5 3 1 .987 -3 -4 2.04 1.95 .977 2.01 2.00
1963 HOU NL 29 LF 87 77 71 689.0 160 154 4 2 1 .988 3 5 2.06 1.82 .971 1.80 1.79
1963 HOU NL 29 CF 32 31 20 252.1 62 60 1 1 1 .984 -5 -22 2.18 1.91 .982 2.37 2.36
1963 HOU NL 29 RF 4 2 2 28.2 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -38 0.94 0.75 .977 1.82 1.82
1964 HOU NL 30 OF 127 112 104 1013.0 195 185 3 7 1 .964 -16 -19 1.67 1.48 .973 1.99 1.98
1964 HOU NL 30 LF 106 89 85 812.2 145 138 2 5 1 .966 -14 -21 1.55 1.32 .965 1.70 1.69
1964 HOU NL 30 CF 25 23 19 200.1 54 51 1 2 1 .963 -1 -8 2.34 2.08 .977 2.35 2.33
1965 TOT MLB 31 OF 57 43 34 410.2 82 76 3 3 0 .963 -2 -5 1.73 1.39 .976 2.02 2.01
1965 TOT MLB 31 LF 35 26 26 258.2 48 43 3 2 0 .958 -2 -10 1.60 1.31 .967 1.72 1.73
1965 TOT MLB 31 CF 18 12 6 114.0 27 26 0 1 0 .963 0 2 2.05 1.44 .979 2.40 2.39
1965 TOT MLB 31 RF 7 5 2 38.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 0 9 1.89 1.14 .979 1.85 1.86
1965 HOU NL 31 OF 33 25 25 246.2 45 40 3 2 0 .956 -2 -12 1.57 1.30 .975 2.00 2.00
1965 HOU NL 31 LF 31 25 25 242.2 44 39 3 2 0 .955 -2 -12 1.56 1.35 .966 1.71 1.71
1965 HOU NL 31 CF 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.30
1965 HOU NL 31 RF 1 0 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 40 3.00 1.00 .980 1.80 2.00
1965 CAL AL 31 OF 24 18 9 164.0 37 36 0 1 0 .973 1 6 1.98 1.50 .978 2.04 2.03
1965 CAL AL 31 CF 17 12 6 113.0 27 26 0 1 0 .963 0 2 2.07 1.53 .979 2.40 2.40
1965 CAL AL 31 RF 6 5 2 35.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 0 7 1.80 1.17 .979 1.85 1.83
1965 CAL AL 31 LF 4 1 1 16.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0 30 2.25 1.00 .980 1.86 1.85
1966 CAL AL 32 OF 3 2 2 19.2 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 1 43 1.37 1.00 .983 2.11 2.10
1966 CAL AL 32 RF 3 2 2 19.2 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 1 43 1.83 1.33 .980 1.92 1.93
1967 CHC NL 33 OF 41 33 28 308.0 72 71 0 1 0 .986 2 6 2.07 1.73 .976 2.03 2.03
1967 CHC NL 33 RF 34 29 25 265.1 60 59 0 1 0 .983 2 10 2.00 1.74 .976 2.03 2.03
1967 CHC NL 33 CF 7 4 3 42.2 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -17 1.48 1.00 .981 2.30 2.30
1968 CHC NL 34 OF 48 39 31 354.2 75 71 2 2 1 .973 -8 -27 1.85 1.52 .975 2.02 2.03
1968 CHC NL 34 RF 42 33 27 305.2 66 62 2 2 1 .970 -8 -30 1.88 1.52 .981 2.01 2.02
1968 CHC NL 34 CF 7 5 3 40.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -15 1.58 1.00 .979 2.38 2.40
1968 CHC NL 34 LF 1 1 1 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0 27 2.00 2.00 .965 1.60 1.60
1969 CHC NL 35 OF 58 52 32 445.1 80 75 1 4 0 .950 -5 -15 1.54 1.31 .973 2.02 2.01
1969 CHC NL 35 RF 57 52 32 444.1 79 74 1 4 0 .949 -6 -15 1.52 1.32 .975 1.83 1.82
1969 CHC NL 35 CF 1 0 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 360 9.00 1.00 .980 2.70 2.30
1970 CHC NL 36 OF 6 0 0 15.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 1 56 3.00 0.83 .976 2.04 2.07
1970 CHC NL 36 LF 3 0 0 5.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0 120 5.40 1.00 .970 1.80 1.73
1970 CHC NL 36 RF 3 0 0 10.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0 24 1.80 0.67 .975 1.98 1.97
12 Seasons OF 714 543 452 5064.1 1090 1034 27 29 6 .973 -36 -9 1.89 1.49 .975 2.04 2.05
9 Seasons LF 438 300 275 2885.0 615 584 16 15 5 .976 -9 -4 1.87 1.37 .969 1.79 1.81
9 Seasons RF 152 123 90 1116.2 223 213 3 7 1 .969 -11 -11 1.74 1.42 .977 1.93 1.93
10 Seasons CF 144 120 87 1062.2 256 243 6 7 2 .973 -16 -18 2.11 1.73 .980 2.43 2.42
13 Seasons TOT 714 543 452 5064.1 1090 1034 27 29 6 .973 -36 -9 1.89 1.49 .975 2.04 2.05
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1948 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1948 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1948 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1918 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1948 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1918) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1948 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Sabermetric Fielding

Year Tm Lg Age Pos Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzhm Rtzrd Rdp Rof Rctch Rdrs Rdrs/yr Rpm Rdp Rbnt Rof Rhr RerC RsbC RsbP
1959 MLN NL 25 CF -1 -49 -1 -0 -1 0
1959 MLN NL 25 LF 1 648 1 0 1 0
1960 MLN NL 26 LF 7 25 6 2 3 1
1960 MLN NL 26 CF 0 0 0 0 0
1960 MLN NL 26 RF 0 120 0 0 0 0
1961 MLN NL 27 LF 0 6 0 0 0 0
1961 MLN NL 27 CF -1 -10 -1 0 -1 0
1961 MLN NL 27 RF -0 -40 -0 0 -0
1962 HOU NL 28 LF -4 -7 -4 -3 -1 0
1962 HOU NL 28 CF -8 -37 -6 -5 -2 -1
1963 HOU NL 29 LF 3 5 2 2 0 1
1963 HOU NL 29 CF -5 -22 -4 -1 -2 -1
1963 HOU NL 29 RF -1 -38 -1 -0 -0 0
1964 HOU NL 30 LF -14 -21 -11 -4 -7 -3
1964 HOU NL 30 CF -1 -8 -1 -0 -1 0
1965 HOU NL 31 LF -2 -12 -4 -2 -2 1
1965 HOU NL 31 CF 0 0 0 0 0
1965 HOU NL 31 RF 0 40 0 0 0 0
1965 CAL AL 31 CF 0 2 0 1 -1 0
1965 CAL AL 31 RF 0 7 0 -0 0 0
1965 CAL AL 31 LF 0 30 0 0 0 0
1966 CAL AL 32 RF 1 43 1 0 0 0
1967 CHC NL 33 RF 2 10 3 1 3 -1
1967 CHC NL 33 CF -1 -17 -1 -1 0 0
1968 CHC NL 34 RF -8 -30 -6 -2 -3 -2
1968 CHC NL 34 CF -0 -15 -0 -0 -0 0
1968 CHC NL 34 LF 0 27 0 0 0 0
1969 CHC NL 35 RF -6 -15 -5 -5 0 -1
1969 CHC NL 35 CF 0 360 0 0 0 0
1970 CHC NL 36 LF 0 120 0 0 0 0
1970 CHC NL 36 RF 0 24 0 0 0 0
9 Seasons LF -9 -4 -9 -5 -5 0
9 Seasons RF -11 -11 -7 -7 0 -4
10 Seasons CF -16 -18 -14 -7 -8 -2
13 Seasons TOT -36 -9 -30 -18 -12 -6
Lg Pos Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzhm Rtzrd Rdp Rof Rctch Rdrs Rdrs/yr Rpm Rdp Rbnt Rof Rhr RerC RsbC RsbP

Appearances

Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1959 MLN NL 25 6 2 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 4 0 3 1
1960 MLN NL 26 101 22 101 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 1 1 92 0 5 25
1961 MLN NL 27 68 19 68 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 21 1 44 0 21 13
1962 HOU NL 28 129 109 129 121 0 0 0 0 0 0 92 29 0 121 0 15 3
1963 HOU NL 29 120 110 120 113 0 0 0 0 0 0 87 32 4 113 0 9 1
1964 HOU NL 30 135 112 135 127 0 0 0 0 0 0 106 25 0 127 0 12 3
1965 CAL AL 31 51 18 51 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 17 6 24 0 25 6
1965 HOU NL 31 38 25 38 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 1 1 33 0 7 1
1966 CAL AL 32 6 2 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 3 0
1967 CHC NL 33 62 33 62 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 34 41 0 25 0
1968 CHC NL 34 88 39 88 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 42 48 0 46 0
1969 CHC NL 35 82 52 82 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 57 58 0 30 0
1970 CHC NL 36 21 0 21 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 6 0 14 2
1971 CHC NL 37 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
13 Seasons 912 543 912 714 0 0 0 0 0 0 438 144 152 714 0 220 55
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1918 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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%
1959 MLN NL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 3 3 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 11 64% 73% 36% 4 75%
1960 MLN NL 26 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 18 14 1 7 2 0 3 2 0 4 0 1 10 10 0 42 28 66.7% 12 2 4.8% 0 1364 59% 80% 31% 155 55%
1961 MLN NL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 8 6 75.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 335 52% 81% 33% 42 45%
1962 HOU NL 28 5 0 5 0 1 5 0 3 1 1 18 10 1 12 2 0 5 5 0 15 2 1 8 7 1 58 26 44.8% 29 3 5.2% 2 3013 60% 79% 26% 226 62%
1963 HOU NL 29 2 0 2 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 16 13 1 12 4 1 2 1 0 12 3 0 14 13 0 56 34 60.7% 20 2 3.6% 2 2849 56% 82% 29% 240 65%
1964 HOU NL 30 5 0 5 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 29 19 0 26 3 1 6 5 0 14 2 1 17 15 0 92 44 47.8% 46 2 2.2% 0 3388 58% 83% 28% 263 53%
1965 HOU NL 31 2 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 10 7 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 2 0 19 11 57.9% 6 2 10.5% 1 1034 62% 81% 26% 77 55%
1965 CAL AL 31 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 56 71% 79% 27% 7 57%
1968 CHC NL 34 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 36 78% 75% 25% 3 67%
1970 CHC NL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 3 75.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 22 64% 86% 27% 7 43%
9 Seasons 15 0 15 0 3 16 0 4 3 5 99 71 5 64 12 2 16 13 0 48 8 3 55 51 1 282 155 55.0% 116 11 3.9% 5 12108 59% 81% 28% 1024 58%
MLB Averages 58.6% 2.7% 63% 79% 27% 47%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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%
1959 MLN NL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 102 62% 75% 22% 4 75%
1960 MLN NL 26 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 3 33% 100% 33% 0
1961 MLN NL 27 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 5 4 0 6 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 2 2 0 18 7 38.9% 11 0 0.0% 2 617 62% 84% 28% 72 54%
1962 HOU NL 28 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 16 5 2 9 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 6 5 0 35 11 31.4% 22 2 5.7% 0 1017 66% 79% 25% 103 50%
1963 HOU NL 29 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 7 4 0 16 4 25.0% 11 1 6.3% 0 1065 64% 80% 28% 80 75%
1964 HOU NL 30 2 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 9 2 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 0 2 2 0 17 8 47.1% 9 0 0.0% 1 834 61% 83% 27% 88 58%
1965 CAL AL 31 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 3 0 11 6 54.5% 5 0 0.0% 0 448 63% 80% 25% 39 67%
1965 HOU NL 31 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 3 67% 67% 0% 0
1967 CHC NL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 2 40.0% 3 0 0.0% 0 181 77% 80% 24% 15 47%
1968 CHC NL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 50.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 175 72% 75% 22% 17 41%
1969 CHC NL 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 3 100% 67% 33% 1 100%
10 Seasons 7 0 7 0 4 6 0 1 2 1 43 16 2 23 4 0 4 2 0 15 2 1 22 17 0 107 41 38.3% 63 3 2.8% 3 4448 64% 81% 26% 419 59%
MLB Averages 41.7% 2.2% 63% 79% 27% 56%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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%
1960 MLN NL 26 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 8 63% 63% 25% 2 50%
1961 MLN NL 27 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 12 50% 92% 58% 0
1963 HOU NL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 66.7% 2 0 0.0% 0 126 67% 79% 23% 9 33%
1965 CAL AL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 8 4 50.0% 4 0 0.0% 0 149 64% 84% 30% 16 44%
1965 HOU NL 31 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 11 73% 64% 36% 1 100%
1966 CAL AL 32 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 69 59% 77% 28% 4 100%
1967 CHC NL 33 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 5 0 8 2 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 4 2 0 32 11 34.4% 21 0 0.0% 0 1066 68% 81% 26% 106 56%
1968 CHC NL 34 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 13 1 0 3 0 0 7 6 0 7 2 0 4 2 1 34 11 32.4% 22 1 2.9% 1 1284 69% 81% 25% 129 49%
1969 CHC NL 35 4 0 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 31 11 1 12 4 0 8 5 0 4 0 0 11 7 0 66 27 40.9% 38 1 1.5% 0 1847 62% 76% 23% 193 39%
1970 CHC NL 36 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 46 83% 67% 15% 5 40%
9 Seasons 7 0 7 0 5 3 0 2 1 0 67 22 1 27 7 0 19 14 0 13 2 0 20 12 1 146 57 39.0% 87 2 1.4% 1 4618 66% 79% 24% 465 46%
MLB Averages 40.3% 3.1% 63% 79% 27% 53%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 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. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Def. Games as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
1960 NL  90 (4th)
1964 NL  106 (4th)

Assists as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
1962 NL  5 (5th)

Total Zone Runs as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
1960 NL  7 (4th)
1963 NL  3 (5th)

Range Factor/9Inn as LF (s.1954)† s c a p y
1960 NL  2.48 (1st)
1963 NL  2.06 (1st)

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
1960 NL  0.97 (4th)
1963 NL  1.82 (2nd)

Fielding % as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
1960 NL  .989 (1st)
1962 NL  .966 (5th)
1963 NL  .988 (4th)
1964 NL  .966 (5th)

Range Factor/9Inn as OF† s c a p y
1960 NL  2.60 (5th)

Fielding % as OF s c a p y
1960 NL  .989 (4th)

Oldest s c a p y
1971 NL  born 1933-07-08 (7th)

                                         

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