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Tom Saffell
Thomas Judson Saffell

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 170 lb.
School Maryville College

Debut July 2, 1949
Final Game September 25, 1955
Born July 26, 1921 in Etowah, TN

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        Tom was one of the most popular players on the Hollywood Stars in the early 50’s. I get this straight from my friend Dona, one of the Stars’ greatest fans.

Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1949 27 PIT NL  73  205   36   66   7  1   2   25   5     21  27  .322  .385  .395  108   81   7           0   3
 1950 28 PIT NL  67  182   18   37   7  0   2    6   1     14  34  .203  .264  .275   40   50   5           1   1
 1951 29 PIT NL  49   65   11   13   0  0   1    5   1  1   5  18  .200  .257  .246   34   16   1           0   1
 1955 33 TOT     82  150   26   27   1  0   1    4   2  0  19  29  .180  .272  .207   31   31   4   0   3   0   2
         PIT NL  73  113   21   19   1  0   1    3   1  0  15  22  .168  .266  .204   28   23   4   0   3   0   1
         KCA AL   9   37    5    8   0  0   0    1   1  0   4   7  .216  .293  .216   39    8   0   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 4 Seasons      271  602   91  143  15  1   6   40   9  1  59 108  .238  .307  .296   60  178  17   0   3   1   7
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        360   54   85   9  1   4   24   5  1  35  65  .238  .307  .296   60  106  10   0   2   1   4
 Career High     82  205   36   66   7  1   2   25   5  1  21  34                          81   7   0   3   1   3
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1949 27 PIT NL  233  149   31   5.6   106| .322  .273| .385  .347| .395  .408| .780  .755| 108  .589   2.8   0.3     
 1950 28 PIT NL  202  151   13   2.3   111| .203  .273| .264  .350| .275  .424| .539  .774|  40  .211 -16.4  -1.6     
 1951 29 PIT NL   71   55    4   2.0   106| .200  .271| .257  .345| .246  .410| .503  .756|  34  .178  -6.3  -0.6  50%
 1955 33 TOT     173  129   10   2.1   104| .180  .264| .272  .337| .207  .412| .479  .749|  31  .185 -14.8  -1.4 100%
         PIT NL  132   99    7   1.9   104| .168  .263| .266  .334| .204  .417| .470  .750|  28  .160 -11.6  -1.1 100%
         KCA AL   41   30    3   2.7   103| .216  .267| .293  .347| .216  .398| .509  .746|  39  .273  -3.2  -0.3 100%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 4 Seasons       679  484   58   3.2   107| .238  .271| .307  .345| .296  .414| .603  .759|  60  .338 -34.7  -3.3     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1949 27 PIT NL OF 53 122 2 1 1 .992 .977 2.34 2.25 0 52 2 1950 28 PIT NL OF 43 128 5 1 0 .993 .978 3.09 2.14 0 42 2 1951 29 PIT NL OF 17 25 1 2 0 .929 .981 1.53 2.23 1 13 3 1955 33 TOT OF 56 103 2 4 0 .963 .978 1.88 2.10 6 46 4 PIT NL OF 47 78 2 3 0 .964 .977 1.70 2.10 6 37 4 KCA AL OF 9 25 0 1 0 .962 .980 2.78 2.08 0 9 0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1949 27 PIT NL OF 53 122 2 1 1 .992 .977 2.34 2.25 0 52 2 1950 28 PIT NL OF 43 128 5 1 0 .993 .978 3.09 2.14 0 42 2 1951 29 PIT NL OF 17 25 1 2 0 .929 .981 1.53 2.23 1 13 3 1955 33 TOT OF 56 103 2 4 0 .963 .978 1.88 2.10 6 46 4 PIT NL OF 47 78 2 3 0 .964 .977 1.70 2.10 6 37 4 KCA AL OF 9 25 0 1 0 .962 .980 2.78 2.08 0 9 0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Position Total OF 169 378 10 8 1 .980 .978 2.30 2.17 7 153 11 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Overall Total 169 378 10 8 1 .980 .978 2.30 2.17
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Transactions 

Before 1948 Season: Sent from the Atlanta (Southern Association) to the Pittsburgh Pirates in an unknown transaction.

September 14, 1955: Selected off waivers by the Kansas City Athletics from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

April 16, 1956: Traded by the Kansas City Athletics with Lee Wheat and cash to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Tim Thompson.


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