Moe Thacker
Morris Benton Thacker
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 210 lb.

Born: May 21, 1934 in Louisville, KY
High School: DuPont Manual (Louisville, KY)
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1952. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 20, 1958
Final Game: July 14, 1963
Died: November 13, 1997 in Louisville, KY
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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
1958 24 CHC NL 11 26 24 4 6 1 0 2 3 0 0 1 7 .250 .269 .542 .811 110 13 1 0 0 1 1 /2
1960 26 CHC NL 54 104 90 5 14 1 0 0 6 1 1 14 20 .156 .269 .167 .436 24 15 3 0 0 0 5 2
1961 27 CHC NL 25 47 35 3 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 11 11 .171 .383 .171 .554 54 6 1 1 0 0 1 2
1962 28 CHC NL 65 122 107 8 20 5 0 0 9 0 1 14 40 .187 .287 .234 .521 40 25 2 1 0 0 1 2
1963 29 STL NL 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /2
5 Seasons 158 303 260 20 46 7 0 2 20 1 2 40 81 .177 .290 .227 .517 42 59 7 2 0 1 8
162 Game Avg. 162 311 267 21 47 7 0 2 21 1 2 41 83 .177 .290 .227 .517 42 60 7 2 0 1 8
CHC (4 yrs) 155 299 256 20 46 7 0 2 20 1 2 40 78 .180 .294 .230 .525 44 59 7 2 0 1 8
STL (1 yr) 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 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
1958 24 CHC NL 26 20 3 4.0 104 .250 .250 .267 .269 .335 .542 .417 .811 .752 110 .434 0.2 0.0 .737 .333 .292 .0
1960 26 CHC NL 104 80 4 1.4 98 .200 .156 .262 .269 .328 .167 .402 .436 .730 24 .104 -9.3 -1.0 .363 .167 .011 .0
1961 27 CHC NL 47 30 3 2.7 106 .250 .171 .271 .383 .338 .171 .422 .554 .760 54 .265 -1.6 -0.2 .600 .314 .000
1962 28 CHC NL 122 90 8 2.4 106 .299 .187 .275 .287 .342 .234 .417 .521 .759 40 .233 -9.0 -0.9 .433 .168 .047
1963 29 STL NL 4 4 0 0.0 97 .000 .000 .265 .000 .328 .000 .396 .000 .724 -100 .000 -1.1 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
5 Seasons 303 224 18 2.2 103 .247 .177 .269 .290 .336 .227 .412 .517 .748 42 .206 -20.7 -2.1 .448 .200 .050 1.3
162 Game Avg. 311 230 18 2.2 103 .247 .177 .269 .290 .336 .227 .412 .517 .748 42 .206 -20.7 -2.1 .448 .200 .050 1
CHC (4 yrs) 299 220 18 2.2 103 .249 .180 .269 .294 .336 .230 .412 .525 .748 44 .211 -19.6 -2.0 .457 .203 .051 1.3
STL (1 yr) 4 4 0 0.0 97 .000 .000 .265 .000 .328 .000 .396 .000 .724 -100 .000 -1.1 -0.1 .000 .000 .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
1958 24 CHC NL 26 7.7% 26.9% 3.9% 11.5% 50% 7.00 3.4 12.0 8.0 0.71 62%
1960 26 CHC NL 104 0.0% 19.2% 13.5% 1.0% 7% 1.43 4.5 15.0 0.81 67%
1961 27 CHC NL 47 0.0% 23.4% 23.4% 0.0% 0% 1.00 3.2 17.5 1.25 51%
1962 28 CHC NL 122 0.0% 32.8% 11.5% 4.1% 25% 2.86 2.7 11.9 1.10 55%
1963 29 STL NL 4 0.0% 75.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.3 0.00 25%
5 Seasons 303 0.7% 26.7% 13.2% 3.0% 20% 2.03 3.2 130.0 13.0 0.93 59%
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
1958 24 CHC NL 1 0 40% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
1960 26 CHC NL 1 0 18% 28 1 1 50% 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 50% 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 2
1961 27 CHC NL 1 0 17% 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25% 7 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
1962 28 CHC NL 1 0 23% 40 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 50% 2 1 1 1 1 0 3 1 2
1963 29 STL NL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Seasons 4 0 21% 91 1 2 33% 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 3 41% 13 9 3 2 1 1 7 2 5
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
1958 24 CHC NL 26 27% 6 2 1 0 0 1.14 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 33% 1 1 100% 12 1 8% 2 1 50% 2 0 0% 0
1960 26 CHC NL 104 43% 14 4 1 0 1 2.58 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 3 25% 6 1 17% 67 6 9% 5 2 40% 8 1 13% 0
1961 27 CHC NL 47 64% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 1 9% 6 1 17% 28 2 7% 3 0 0% 5 0 0% 0
1962 28 CHC NL 117 46% 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 2 10% 10 0 0% 76 10 13% 10 4 40% 9 4 44% 5
1963 29 STL NL 5 80% 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
5 Seasons 299 47% 46 6 2 0 1 2.10 2 0 7 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 47 7 15% 23 3 13% 183 19 10% 20 7 35% 24 5 21% 5
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
1958 24 11 26 24 4 6 1 0 2 3 0 0 1 7 .250 .269 .542 .811 110 13 1 0 0 1 1
1959 25 11 26 24 4 6 1 0 2 3 0 0 1 7 .250 .269 .542 .811 110 13 1 0 0 1 1
1960 26 65 130 114 9 20 2 0 2 9 1 1 15 27 .175 .269 .246 .515 42 28 4 0 0 1 6
1961 27 90 177 149 12 26 2 0 2 11 1 1 26 38 .174 .299 .228 .528 46 34 5 1 0 1 7
1962 28 155 299 256 20 46 7 0 2 20 1 2 40 78 .180 .294 .230 .525 44 59 7 2 0 1 8
1963 29 158 303 260 20 46 7 0 2 20 1 2 40 81 .177 .290 .227 .517 42 59 7 2 0 1 8

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
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
1958 24 12 27 25 4 6 1 0 2 3 0 1 7 .240 .259 .520 .779 3 11
1960 26 56 109 94 5 15 1 0 0 6 1 15 21 .160 .275 .170 .445 4 54
1961 27 26 54 38 3 8 0 0 0 2 0 15 11 .211 .444 .211 .655 3 25
1962 28 65 122 107 7 20 5 0 0 8 0 14 40 .187 .287 .234 .521 7 65
1963 29 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 3
5 Seasons 162 316 268 19 49 7 0 2 19 1 45 82 .183 .304 .231 .535 17 158
162 Game Avg. 162 316 268 19 49 7 0 2 19 1 45 82 .183 .304 .231 .535 17 158

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