Dick Cole

Positions: Shortstop, Second Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 175lb (188cm, 79kg)

Born: May 6, 1926 in Long Beach, CA us

Died: October 18, 2018 in Costa Mesa, CA

High School: Woodrow Wilson HS (Long Beach, CA)

Debut: April 27, 1951 (Age 24-356d, 10,806th in major league history)
vs. CHC 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 21, 1957 (Age 31-076d)
vs. NYG 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1951 season

Full Name: Richard Roy Cole

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.8

1215

303

.249

106

RBI

107

OBP

.322

SLG

.312

OPS

.634

OPS+

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Games by Position

Standard Batting
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
1943	17	STL-min	AA	26	81	76	3	17	0	1	0	0	0		1	14	.224	.234	.250	.484		19		0	4				SAC · PCL
1944	18	STL-min	B	97	437	398	76	112	22	2	4	46	3		35	46	.281	.341	.377	.718		150		1	3				ALN · ISLG
1946	20	STL-min	AAA	37	126	108	8	26	2	0	1	12	0		15	15	.241	.333	.287	.620		31	1	0	3				CLB · AA
1947	21	STL-min	C,AAA,A	98	474	395	96	144	24	3	1	55	5		63	34	.365	.458	.448	.906		177	1	5	11				FRE,CLB,OMA · CALL,AA,WL
1948	22	STL-min	AAA	91	253	226	33	57	11	0	4	22	7		25	21	.252	.327	.354	.681		80		0	2				ROC · IL
1949	23	STL-min	AAA	141	533	454	64	107	16	4	7	43	3		71	49	.236	.342	.335	.676		152		2	6				ROC · IL
1950	24	STL-min	AAA	135	612	528	93	147	17	5	4	44	3		76	39	.278	.371	.352	.724		186		2	6				ROC · IL
1951	25	PIT-min	AAA	57	229	195	37	58	8	5	2	28	2		31	18	.297	.394	.421	.814		82	6	0	3				INA · AA
1951	25	TOT	NL	57	171	142	13	32	5	0	1	14	0	1	21	14	.225	.325	.282	.607	64	40	4	0	7		2	4/6H
1951	25	STL	NL	15	42	36	4	7	1	0	0	3	0	0	6	5	.194	.310	.222	.532	46	8	0	0	0		0	4/H
1951	25	PIT	NL	42	129	106	9	25	4	0	1	11	0	1	15	9	.236	.331	.302	.632	70	32	4	0	7		2	4/6

1952	26	PIT-min	Opn	178	685	602	75	172	22	1	8	73	2		58	60	.286	.353	.365	.719		220		5	20				HOL · PCL
1953	27	PIT	NL	97	280	235	29	64	13	1	0	23	2	2	38	26	.272	.374	.336	.710	88	79	6	0	7		2	6H/43
1954	28	PIT	NL	138	542	486	40	131	22	5	1	40	0	0	41	48	.270	.323	.342	.664	76	166	20	0	8	6	0	654/H
1955	29	PIT	NL	77	260	239	16	54	8	3	0	21	0	0	18	22	.226	.285	.285	.569	54	68	5	2	0	1	1	54H6
1956	30	PIT	NL	72	110	99	7	21	2	1	0	9	0	0	11	9	.212	.291	.253	.543	50	25	5	0	0	0	0	H54/6
1957	31	MLN-min	AAA	52	191	169	22	56	10	0	3	13	2		18	11	.331	.396	.444	.840		75		0	4	0	0		WCH · AA
1957	31	MLN	NL	15	19	14	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	.071	.235	.071	.307	-9	1	1	0	2	0	1	4/H35
6 Yrs				456	1382	1215	106	303	50	10	2	107	2	3	132	124	.249	.322	.312	.634	69	379	41	2	24	7	6
162 Game Avg.				162	491	432	38	108	18	4	1	38	1	1	47	44	.249	.322	.312	.634	69	135	15	1	9		2

PIT (5 yrs)				426	1321	1165	101	295	49	10	2	104	2	3	123	114	.253	.324	.318	.641	71	370	40	2	22	7	5
MLN (1 yr)				15	19	14	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	.071	.235	.071	.307	-9	1	1	0	2	0	1
STL (1 yr)				15	42	36	4	7	1	0	0	3	0	0	6	5	.194	.310	.222	.532	46	8	0	0	0		0

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