Wayne Ambler

Positions: Shortstop and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-8, 165lb (173cm, 74kg)

Born: November 8, 1915 in Abington, PA us

Died: January 3, 1998 in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL

High School: George School (Newtown, PA)

School: Duke University (Durham, NC)

Debut: June 4, 1937 (Age 21-208d, 8,266th in major league history)
vs. SLB 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 SB

Last Game: September 4, 1939 (Age 23-300d)
vs. NYY 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1937 season

Full Name: Wayne Harper Ambler

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-3.4

782

175

.224

RBI

OBP

.298

SLG

.279

OPS

.577

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1937 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1937 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	34 (33)	Jun 4 (1)	PHA	@	SLB	L,6-7	CG	44	9.1	2	3	0	5	1
2	35	Jun 4 (2)	PHA	@	SLB	W,4-3	CG	44	10.0	3	4	0	7	0
3	36	Jun 5	PHA	@	CHW	L,0-2	CG	35	8.0	2	2	0	4	1
4	37	Jun 6 (1)	PHA	@	CHW	L,1-6	CG	39	8.0	3	4	0	7	2
5	38	Jun 6 (2)	PHA	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	39	8.0	3	5	0	8	1
6	39	Jun 7	PHA	@	CHW	L,6-12	GS	30	4.2	1	4	0	5	0
7	45 (5)	Jun 13 (2)	PHA	@	CLE	L,0-2	GF	4	1.0	2	0	0	2	0
8	46	Jun 15	PHA		SLB	L,1-5	CG	42	9.0	1	4	0	5	1
9	47	Jun 16	PHA		SLB	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	1	6	0	7	2
10	48	Jun 19	PHA		DET	L,6-8	CG	44	9.0	2	2	0	4	0
11	49	Jun 20 (1)	PHA		DET	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	1	2	1	4	0
12	50	Jun 20 (2)	PHA		DET	L,1-8	CG	48	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
13	51	Jun 22	PHA		CHW	L,0-2	CG	38	9.0	2	3	0	5	0
14	52	Jun 23	PHA		CHW	L,0-2	CG	32	9.0	4	5	1	10	1
15	53	Jun 24	PHA		CHW	L,2-7	CG	50	9.0	1	4	0	5	0
16	54	Jun 26	PHA		CLE	W,7-0	CG	32	9.0	1	3	0	4	0
17	55	Jun 27 (1)	PHA		CLE	W,10-0	CG	32	9.0	2	5	0	7	1
18	56	Jun 27 (2)	PHA		CLE	L,2-7	CG	42	9.0	2	4	1	7	0
19	57	Jun 29	PHA		NYY	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	1	5	0	6	2
20	58	Jun 30	PHA		NYY	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	59	Jul 1	PHA		NYY	L,7-12	CG	47	9.0	1	2	0	3	0
22	60	Jul 2	PHA	@	BOS	L,4-8	CG	41	8.0	1	3	1	5	1
23	61	Jul 3	PHA	@	BOS	L,3-8	CG	41	8.0	5	3	0	8	2
24	62	Jul 4 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	L,6-7	CG	40	8.0	1	2	0	3	1
25	63	Jul 4 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	2	2	0	4	0
26	64	Jul 5 (1)	PHA		WSH	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	1	4	0	5	2
27	65	Jul 5 (2)	PHA		WSH	T,2-2	CG	45	11.0	0	4	0	4	0
28	66	Jul 9	PHA		BOS	L,11-12	GS	51	10.0	4	2	1	7	0
29	67	Jul 10 (1)	PHA		BOS	L,2-9	CG	41	9.0	3	3	0	6	2
30	68	Jul 10 (2)	PHA		BOS	L,2-5	CG	45	11.0	4	3	0	7	1
31	69	Jul 11 (1)	PHA		BOS	L,4-9	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
32	70	Jul 11 (2)	PHA		BOS	L,2-8	GS	27	7.0	3	0	0	3	0
33	71	Jul 14	PHA	@	CHW	L,4-6	CG	22	4.0	3	4	1	8	1
34	72	Jul 15	PHA	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	3	1	0	4	1
35	73	Jul 16	PHA	@	CHW	L,4-9	GS	37	7.0	0	1	0	1	0
36	74	Jul 17	PHA	@	SLB	L,2-10	CG	41	8.0	1	2	1	4	0
37	75	Jul 18 (1)	PHA	@	SLB	L,6-10	GS	36	6.0	5	2	2	9	1
38	76	Jul 18 (2)	PHA	@	SLB	W,7-6	GS	27	5.1	3	1	0	4	1
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	116 (39)	Aug 29 (2)	PHA	@	CHW	L,3-5	GS	34	7.0	1	1	0	2	1
40	118 (1)	Aug 31 (2)	PHA	@	SLB	W,7-3	CG	33	9.0	2	3	0	5	3
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	119	Sep 1	PHA	@	SLB	W,5-2	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0
42	121 (1)	Sep 4 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	L,4-5	GF	23	4.2	0	0	0	0	0
43	123 (1)	Sep 6 (1)	PHA		NYY	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	3	2	1	6	0
44	125 (1)	Sep 8 (1)	PHA		WSH	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	4	3	0	7	1
45	126	Sep 8 (2)	PHA		WSH	L,0-1	CG	37	9.0	3	6	0	9	0
46	127	Sep 9 (1)	PHA		WSH	L,6-13	GS	41	8.0	1	4	1	6	0
47	128	Sep 9 (2)	PHA		WSH	L,10-12	GS	43	8.0	3	2	0	5	0
48	129	Sep 10	PHA		WSH	W,5-3	CG	44	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
49	130	Sep 11	PHA		BOS	L,4-6	GS	22	4.0	1	0	0	1	0
50	131	Sep 12	PHA		BOS	L,6-13	CG	44	9.0	0	5	0	5	2
51	132	Sep 14	PHA		SLB	L,4-11	GS	34	6.0	4	4	0	8	2
52	133	Sep 15 (1)	PHA		SLB	W,8-2	GS	14	3.0	0	2	1	3	0
53	134	Sep 15 (2)	PHA		SLB	L,1-3	GF	6	1.0	2	0	0	2	0
54	135	Sep 16	PHA		SLB	W,4-3	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
55	142 (6)	Sep 23	PHA		CHW	L,0-1	GS	19	5.0	1	2	0	3	1
56	154 (11)	Oct 3 (2)	PHA		WSH	L,3-4	CG	20	5.0	1	3	0	4	0
							56gm		416.0	107	149	12	268	34