Max Surkont
Matthew Constantine Surkont
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 205 lb.

Born: June 16, 1922 in Central Falls, RI
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1938. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 19, 1949
Final Game: May 1, 1957
Died: October 8, 1986 in Largo, FL
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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
1949 27 CHW AL 44 26 22 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 12 .045 .192 .045 .238 -35 1 0 0 0 1
1950 28 BSN NL 9 24 23 4 10 2 0 1 5 0 1 3 .435 .458 .652 1.111 196 15 0 0 0 /1
1951 29 BSN NL 37 88 73 2 11 1 0 0 4 0 0 7 17 .151 .225 .164 .389 10 12 4 0 8 1
1952 30 BSN NL 31 73 63 2 7 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 16 .111 .152 .159 .310 -13 10 1 0 7 1
1953 31 MLN NL 28 66 56 10 16 5 1 0 6 0 0 5 7 .286 .344 .411 .755 101 23 1 0 5 1
1954 32 PIT NL 33 76 60 3 10 1 0 0 5 0 0 6 19 .167 .239 .183 .422 13 11 2 0 9 1 1
1955 33 PIT NL 35 59 50 5 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 13 .140 .218 .160 .378 4 8 0 1 4 0 0 1
1956 34 TOT NL 14 13 10 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .100 .182 .100 .282 -21 1 0 0 2 0 0 1
1956 34 PIT NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1956 34 STL NL 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1956 34 NYG NL 8 12 9 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .111 .200 .111 .311 -13 1 0 0 2 0 0 /1
1957 35 NYG NL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
9 Seasons 236 425 357 28 63 13 1 1 28 0 0 31 90 .176 .244 .227 .470 29 81 8 1 35 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 292 245 19 43 9 1 1 19 0 21 62 .176 .244 .227 .470 29 56 5 1 24
MLN (4 yrs) 105 251 215 18 44 11 1 1 18 0 0 16 43 .205 .260 .279 .539 48 60 6 0 20
PIT (3 yrs) 69 135 110 8 17 2 0 0 7 0 0 10 32 .155 .230 .173 .402 9 19 2 1 13 1 0
NYG (2 yrs) 13 12 9 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .111 .200 .111 .311 -13 1 0 0 2 0 0
STL (1 yr) 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHW (1 yr) 44 26 22 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 12 .045 .192 .045 .238 -35 1 0 0 0
NL (8 yrs) 192 399 335 27 62 13 1 1 26 0 0 27 78 .185 .247 .239 .486 33 80 8 1 35 1 0
AL (1 yr) 44 26 22 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 12 .045 .192 .045 .238 -35 1 0 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
1949 27 CHW AL 26 21 0 0.0 104 .100 .045 .267 .192 .358 .045 .388 .238 .746 -35 .000 -4.3 -0.4 .238 .182 .000
1950 28 BSN NL 24 13 7 14.4 103 .474 .435 .262 .458 .338 .652 .407 1.111 .745 196 .884 3.1 0.3 1.231 .261 .217 .0
1951 29 BSN NL 88 74 3 1.1 97 .196 .151 .259 .225 .332 .164 .392 .389 .724 10 .069 -8.9 -0.9 .288 .110 .014
1952 30 BSN NL 73 64 2 0.8 95 .149 .111 .258 .152 .330 .159 .384 .310 .714 -13 .051 -9.6 -1.0 .228 .095 .048
1953 31 MLN NL 66 46 8 4.6 105 .327 .286 .267 .344 .337 .411 .416 .755 .753 101 .478 0.3 0.0 .683 .214 .125
1954 32 PIT NL 76 62 3 1.3 107 .238 .167 .272 .239 .343 .183 .420 .422 .763 13 .084 -7.6 -0.7 .327 .117 .017
1955 33 PIT NL 59 47 2 1.1 104 .189 .140 .263 .218 .334 .160 .417 .378 .750 4 .070 -6.9 -0.7 .302 .100 .020
1956 34 TOT NL 13 11 0 0.0 102 .143 .100 .263 .182 .330 .100 .415 .282 .745 -21 .000 -1.7 -0.2 .222 .100 .000
1956 34 STL NL 1 1 0 0.0 103 .000 .000 .264 .000 .331 .000 .417 .000 .748 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
1956 34 NYG NL 12 10 0 0.0 102 .167 .111 .263 .200 .330 .111 .415 .311 .745 -13 .000 -1.4 -0.2 .250 .111 .000
9 Seasons 425 338 25 2.0 101 .232 .176 .264 .244 .337 .227 .404 .470 .740 29 .177 -35.6 -3.6 .374 .137 .050 .0
162 Game Avg. 292 232 17 2.0 101 .232 .176 .264 .244 .337 .227 .404 .470 .740 29 .177 -35.6 -3.6 .374 .137 .050
MLN (4 yrs) 251 197 20 2.7 99 .251 .205 .261 .260 .333 .279 .398 .539 .731 48 .283 -15.1 -1.6 .429 .149 .074 .0
PIT (3 yrs) 135 109 5 1.2 106 .215 .155 .268 .230 .339 .173 .418 .402 .757 9 .078 -14.5 -1.4 .316 .109 .018
NYG (2 yrs) 12 10 0 0.0 102 .167 .111 .263 .200 .330 .111 .415 .311 .745 -13 .000 -1.4 -0.2 .250 .111 .000
STL (1 yr) 1 1 0 0.0 103 .000 .000 .264 .000 .331 .000 .417 .000 .748 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
CHW (1 yr) 26 21 0 0.0 104 .100 .045 .267 .192 .358 .045 .388 .238 .746 -35 .000 -4.3 -0.4 .238 .182 .000
NL (8 yrs) 399 317 25 2.1 101 .237 .185 .263 .247 .335 .239 .405 .486 .740 33 .194 -31.3 -3.2 .384 .134 .054 .0
AL (1 yr) 26 21 0 0.0 104 .100 .045 .267 .192 .358 .045 .388 .238 .746 -35 .000 -4.3 -0.4 .238 .182 .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
1949 27 CHW AL 26 0.0% 46.2% 15.4% 0.0% 0% 3.00 1.8 11.0 38%
1950 28 BSN NL 24 4.2% 12.5% 4.2% 12.5% 30% 3.00 7.7 23.0 4.6 79%
1951 29 BSN NL 88 0.0% 19.3% 8.0% 1.1% 9% 2.43 4.3 18.3 64%
1952 30 BSN NL 73 0.0% 21.9% 4.1% 4.1% 43% 5.33 3.9 21.0 64%
1953 31 MLN NL 66 0.0% 10.6% 7.6% 9.1% 38% 1.40 8.0 9.3 74%
1954 32 PIT NL 76 0.0% 25.0% 7.9% 1.3% 10% 3.17 3.2 12.0 1.90 55%
1955 33 PIT NL 59 0.0% 22.0% 6.8% 1.7% 14% 3.25 3.8 25.0 1.29 63%
1956 34 TOT NL 13 0.0% 23.1% 7.7% 0.0% 0% 3.00 3.3 10.0 3.00 54%
1956 34 STL NL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100%
1956 34 NYG NL 12 0.0% 25.0% 8.3% 0.0% 0% 3.00 3.0 9.0 2.50 50%
9 Seasons 425 0.2% 21.2% 7.3% 3.5% 24% 2.90 4.0 357.0 12.8 1.79 63%
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 32 PIT NL 1 0 19% 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1955 33 PIT NL 0 0 42% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1956 34 TOT NL 0 0 50% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1956 34 STL NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1956 34 NYG NL 0 0 50% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Seasons 1 0 29% 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13% 7 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 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 32 PIT NL 50 34% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 9 113% 15 2 13% 15 3 20% 32 5 16% 2 2 100% 3 3 100% 26
1955 33 PIT NL 25 40% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 80% 6 0 0% 7 2 29% 12 1 8% 2 1 50% 1 0 0% 34
1956 34 TOT NL 13 38% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 2 0 0% 2 2 100% 7 1 14% 0 0 0 0 0
1956 34 STL NL 1 100% 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
1956 34 NYG NL 12 33% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 2 0 0% 2 2 100% 7 1 14% 0 0 0 0 0
9 Seasons 88 36% 63 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 35 233% 23 8 35% 24 7 29% 51 7 14% 4 3 75% 4 3 75% 60
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
1949 27 44 26 22 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 12 .045 .192 .045 .238 -35 1 0 0 0
1950 28 53 50 45 5 11 2 0 1 7 0 0 5 15 .244 .320 .356 .676 81 16 0 0 0
1951 29 90 138 118 7 22 3 0 1 11 0 0 12 32 .186 .262 .237 .499 38 28 4 0 8
1952 30 121 211 181 9 29 6 0 1 14 0 0 15 48 .160 .224 .210 .434 21 38 5 0 15
1953 31 149 277 237 19 45 11 1 1 20 0 0 20 55 .190 .253 .257 .510 40 61 6 0 20
1954 32 182 353 297 22 55 12 1 1 25 0 0 26 74 .185 .250 .242 .492 35 72 8 0 29 1
1955 33 217 412 347 27 62 13 1 1 27 0 0 30 87 .179 .245 .231 .476 30 80 8 1 33 1 0
1956 34 231 425 357 28 63 13 1 1 28 0 0 31 90 .176 .244 .227 .470 29 81 8 1 35 1 0
1957 35 236 425 357 28 63 13 1 1 28 0 0 31 90 .176 .244 .227 .470 29 81 8 1 35 1 0

Neutralized Batting

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average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1949 27 46 27 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 13 .000 .148 .000 .148 0 44
1950 28 9 26 25 4 11 2 0 1 5 0 1 3 .440 .462 .640 1.102 7 9
1951 29 38 84 76 2 12 1 0 0 5 0 8 18 .158 .238 .171 .409 3 37
1952 30 32 72 68 3 9 4 0 0 4 0 4 17 .132 .181 .191 .372 2 31
1953 31 29 64 59 10 17 5 1 0 6 0 5 7 .288 .344 .407 .751 8 28
1954 32 35 72 64 4 11 1 0 0 6 0 7 20 .172 .250 .188 .438 3 33
1955 33 37 59 53 5 8 1 0 0 2 0 5 14 .151 .237 .170 .407 2 35
1956 34 15 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .091 .000 .091 0 14
8 Seasons 241 415 378 28 68 14 1 1 28 0 35 95 .180 .251 .230 .481 25 231
162 Game Avg. 162 279 254 19 46 9 1 1 19 0 24 64 .180 .251 .230 .481 17 231

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