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Dick Whitman
Dick Corwin Whitman

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 170 lb.
School University of Oregon

Debut April 16, 1946
Final Game June 4, 1951
Born November 9, 1920 in Woodburn, OR
Died February 12, 2003 in Peoria, AZ

Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1942. (All Transactions)

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Batting Glossary /

 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1946 25 BRO NL 104  265   39   69  15  3   2   31   5     22  19  .260  .317  .362   92   96   4           0   6
 1947 26 BRO NL   4   10    1    4   0  0   0    2   0      1   0  .400  .455  .400  125    4   1           0   0
 1948 27 BRO NL  60  165   24   48  13  0   0   20   4     14  12  .291  .346  .370   91   61   4           0   3
 1949 28 BRO NL  23   49    8    9   2  0   0    2   0      4   4  .184  .245  .224   25   11   0           0   2
 1950 29 PHI NL  75  132   21   33   7  0   0   12   1     10  10  .250  .317  .303   65   40   0           3   4
 1951 30 PHI NL  19   17    0    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .118  .118  .118  -36    2   0           0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 6 Seasons      285  638   93  165  37  3   2   67  10  0  51  46  .259  .316  .335   78  214   9   0   0   3  15
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        363   53   94  21  2   1   38   6  0  29  26  .259  .316  .335   78  122   5   0   0   2   9
 Career High    104  265   39   69  15  3   2   31   5  0  22  19  .260  .317  .362   92   96   4   0   0   3   6

Special Batting Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1946 25 BRO NL  291  206   30   3.9    93| .260  .264| .317  .339| .362  .369| .679  .708|  92  .484  -3.4  -0.4     
 1947 26 BRO NL   12    7    2   7.6   109| .400  .279| .455  .355| .400  .413| .855  .768| 125  .711   0.4   0.0     
 1948 27 BRO NL  183  124   21   4.5   104| .291  .273| .346  .347| .370  .403| .716  .750|  91  .505  -1.5  -0.2     
 1949 28 BRO NL   53   42    3   1.9   107| .184  .275| .245  .349| .224  .412| .469  .761|  25  .168  -5.4  -0.5     
 1950 29 PHI NL  145  103   12   3.1   106| .250  .267| .317  .344| .303  .414| .620  .758|  65  .317  -6.2  -0.6     
 1951 30 PHI NL   17   15    0   0.0   102| .118  .266| .118  .340| .118  .403| .236  .743| -36  .000  -3.3  -0.3   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Seasons       701  497   68   3.6   100| .259  .268| .316  .343| .335  .392| .651  .735|  78  .420 -19.4  -2.0     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1946 25 BRO NL  OF   85    178    5    0    0 1.000  .977  2.15  2.16               30   54    1
 1947 26 BRO NL  OF    3      7    0    0    0 1.000  .972  2.33  2.20                2    0    1
 1948 27 BRO NL  OF   48     93    3    1    0  .990  .978  2.00  2.20               12    4   34
 1949 28 BRO NL  OF   11     20    0    1    0  .952  .976  1.82  2.25               10    0    1
 1950 29 PHI NL  OF   32     56    2    1    0  .983  .978  1.81  2.14                7   13   15
 1951 30 PHI NL  OF    6      0    0    0    0              0.00  2.23                5    1    0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1946 25 BRO NL  OF   85    178    5    0    0 1.000  .977  2.15  2.16               30   54    1
 1947 26 BRO NL  OF    3      7    0    0    0 1.000  .972  2.33  2.20                2    0    1
 1948 27 BRO NL  OF   48     93    3    1    0  .990  .978  2.00  2.20               12    4   34
 1949 28 BRO NL  OF   11     20    0    1    0  .952  .976  1.82  2.25               10    0    1
 1950 29 PHI NL  OF   32     56    2    1    0  .983  .978  1.81  2.14                7   13   15
 1951 30 PHI NL  OF    6      0    0    0    0              0.00  2.23                5    1    0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
 Position Total  OF  185    354   10    3    0  .992  .977  1.97  2.18               66   72   52
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
 Overall Total       185    354   10    3    0  .992  .977  1.97  2.18

An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1949   WS    BRO NYY     L   1   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1950   WS    PHI NYY     L   3   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   1   0  .000  .333  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        0-2   4   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   1   1  .000  .250  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

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.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
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