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Dick Whitman
Dick Corwin Whitman
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: November 9, 1920 in Woodburn, OR
School: University of Oregon
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1942. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 16, 1946
Final Game: June 4, 1951
Died: February 12, 2003 in Peoria, AZ
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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
1946 25 BRO NL 104 291 265 39 69 15 3 2 31 5 22 19 .260 .317 .362 .679 92 96 6 0 4 O
1947 26 BRO NL 4 12 10 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 .400 .455 .400 .855 125 4 0 0 1 /O
1948 27 BRO NL 60 183 165 24 48 13 0 0 20 4 14 12 .291 .346 .370 .716 91 61 3 0 4 O
1949 28 BRO NL 23 53 49 8 9 2 0 0 2 0 4 4 .184 .245 .224 .470 25 11 2 0 0 O
1950 29 PHI NL 75 145 132 21 33 7 0 0 12 1 10 10 .250 .317 .303 .620 65 40 4 3 0 O
1951 30 PHI NL 19 17 17 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .118 .118 .118 .235 -36 2 0 0 0 /O
6 Seasons 285 701 638 93 165 37 3 2 67 10 0 51 46 .259 .316 .335 .652 78 214 15 3 9
162 Game Avg. 162 398 363 53 94 21 2 1 38 6 29 26 .259 .316 .335 .652 78 122 9 2 5
BRO (4 yrs) 191 539 489 72 130 30 3 2 55 9 41 35 .266 .323 .352 .674 85 172 11 0 9
PHI (2 yrs) 94 162 149 21 35 7 0 0 12 1 0 10 11 .235 .296 .282 .578 55 42 4 3 0

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1949 28 BRO NL WS NYY L 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1950 29 PHI NL WS NYY L 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 0 0 0 0 1
2 Seasons (2 Series) 4 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 0 0 0 0 0 1
2 WS 4 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 0 0 0 0 0 1

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1946 BRO NL 25 OF 85 183 178 5 0 0 1.000 2.15 .977 2.16 30-54-1
1947 BRO NL 26 OF 3 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 2.33 .971 2.20 2-0-1
1948 BRO NL 27 OF 48 97 93 3 1 0 .990 2.00 .977 2.20 12-4-34
1949 BRO NL 28 OF 11 21 20 0 1 0 .952 1.82 .976 2.25 10-0-1
1950 PHI NL 29 OF 32 59 56 2 1 0 .983 1.81 .978 2.14 7-13-15
1951 PHI NL 30 OF 6 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.23 5-1-0
6 Seasons OF 185 367 354 10 3 0 .992 1.97 .977 2.18 66-72-52
6 Seasons TOT 185 367 354 10 3 0 .992 1.97 .969 2.18 66-72-52

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 2 (3544), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1942 Season: Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent.

November 14, 1949: Purchased by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Brooklyn Dodgers.

June 8, 1951: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with cash to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Tommy Brown.

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