Earl Battey

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 205lb (185cm, 92kg)

Born: January 5, 1935 in Los Angeles, CA us

Died: November 15, 2003 in Ocala, FL

Buried: Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, CA

High School: Jordan HS (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: September 10, 1955 (Age 20-248d, 11,292nd in major league history)
vs. NYY 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 1967 (Age 32-265d)
vs. CAL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1957 season

Full Name: Earl Jesse Battey

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

18.8

3586

969

104

.270

393

RBI

449

OBP

.349

SLG

.409

OPS

.757

OPS+

106

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

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 11	MIN	@	NYY	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
2	2	Apr 14	MIN	@	BAL	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	11	2	0	13	0	C
3	3	Apr 15	MIN	@	BAL	L,0-8	CG	41	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
4	4	Apr 16 (1)	MIN	@	BAL	W,10-5	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
5	5	Apr 16 (2)	MIN	@	BAL	W,6-4	GF	13	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
6	6	Apr 18	MIN	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
7	7	Apr 21	MIN		WSA	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
8	8	Apr 22	MIN		WSA	W,5-4	CG	43	10.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
9	9	Apr 23	MIN		WSA	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
10	10	Apr 24	MIN	@	KCA	W,10-6	CG	44	10.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
11	11	Apr 25	MIN	@	KCA	L,2-20	CG	50	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
12	12	Apr 27	MIN	@	LAA	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
13	13	Apr 28	MIN	@	LAA	L,5-6	CG	50	11.2	12	0	0	12	0	C
14	14	Apr 29	MIN	@	LAA	L,1-4	CG	37	8.0	8	2	0	10	0	C
15	15	Apr 30	MIN		CHW	L,3-5	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	17 (1)	May 2	MIN		NYY	L,4-6	CG	42	10.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
17	18	May 3	MIN		NYY	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
18	19	May 4	MIN		NYY	L,2-5	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
19	20	May 5	MIN		BOS	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	6	0	1	7	0	C
20	21	May 7	MIN		BOS	L,9-11	CG	45	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
21	22	May 9	MIN		BAL	L,5-13	GS	15	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
22	23	May 10	MIN		BAL	W,10-6	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
23	24	May 11	MIN		BAL	L,7-8	CG	46	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	C
24	25	May 12	MIN		LAA	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
25	26	May 13	MIN		LAA	W,13-6	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
26	27	May 14	MIN		LAA	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
27	28	May 15	MIN	@	CHW	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
28	29	May 16	MIN	@	CHW	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
29	30	May 18	MIN		KCA	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	C
30	31	May 19	MIN		KCA	W,11-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
31	32	May 20	MIN		KCA	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
32	33	May 21 (1)	MIN		CLE	L,0-9	CG	46	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
33	34	May 21 (2)	MIN		CLE	L,0-2	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
34	35	May 22	MIN		CLE	L,5-7	CG	63	15.0	9	1	0	10	1	C
35	36	May 23	MIN		DET	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	8	0	1	9	0	C
36	37	May 24	MIN		DET	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	C
37	38	May 25	MIN		DET	W,7-6	CG	46	11.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
38	39	May 26	MIN	@	WSA	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
39	40	May 27	MIN	@	WSA	L,4-14	CG	46	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
40	41	May 28	MIN	@	WSA	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
41	42	May 30 (1)	MIN	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	36	8.1	6	0	0	6	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	45 (2)	Jun 3	MIN	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
43	48 (2)	Jun 5 (1)	MIN	@	NYY	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
44	52 (3)	Jun 8	MIN	@	BAL	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
45	53	Jun 10	MIN	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	31	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
46	54	Jun 11 (1)	MIN	@	BOS	L,2-8	CG	41	8.0	9	2	0	11	0	C
47	55	Jun 11 (2)	MIN	@	BOS	W,10-5	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
48	56	Jun 12	MIN	@	BOS	L,8-10	CG	45	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
49	57	Jun 13	MIN		KCA	W,8-6	CG	45	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
50	58	Jun 14	MIN		KCA	L,2-9	CG	45	9.0	15	0	0	15	0	C
51	59	Jun 15	MIN		KCA	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
52	60	Jun 16	MIN	@	CHW	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
53	61	Jun 17	MIN	@	CHW	L,1-5	CG	40	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
54	62	Jun 18 (1)	MIN	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	38	8.2	4	0	0	4	0	C
55	64 (1)	Jun 20	MIN		BAL	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
56	65	Jun 21	MIN		BAL	L,5-11	CG	46	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
57	66	Jun 22	MIN		BAL	L,2-8	CG	43	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
58	67	Jun 23	MIN		NYY	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
59	68	Jun 24	MIN		NYY	L,7-10	CG	45	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
60	69	Jun 25	MIN		NYY	L,4-8	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
61	70	Jun 27 (1)	MIN		BOS	W,6-5	CG	43	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
62	72 (1)	Jun 28	MIN		BOS	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
63	73	Jun 29	MIN		BOS	L,5-9	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
64	74	Jun 30	MIN	@	KCA	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
65	75	Jul 1	MIN	@	KCA	W,9-3	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
66	76	Jul 2	MIN	@	KCA	L,7-8	CG	46	8.1	2	1	0	3	0	C
67	77	Jul 3	MIN		CHW	W,7-6	CG	45	9.0	10	0	1	11	0	C
68	78	Jul 4 (1)	MIN		CHW	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	C
69	79	Jul 4 (2)	MIN		CHW	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
70	80	Jul 5	MIN		LAA	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	C
71	81	Jul 6	MIN		LAA	L,11-12	CG	47	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	C
72	82	Jul 7	MIN	@	WSA	L,0-3	CG	29	8.0	4	0	1	5	0	C
73	83	Jul 8	MIN	@	WSA	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
74	84	Jul 9	MIN	@	WSA	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
75	85	Jul 13	MIN	@	CLE	W,9-6	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
76	86	Jul 14	MIN	@	DET	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
77	87	Jul 15	MIN	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	7	2	0	9	0	C
78	88	Jul 16 (1)	MIN	@	CLE	L,5-7	CG	38	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
79	90 (1)	Jul 18	MIN	@	LAA	L,1-4	CG	30	8.0	11	3	0	14	0	C
80	91	Jul 19 (1)	MIN	@	LAA	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	15	0	0	15	0	C
81	93 (1)	Jul 21	MIN		CLE	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
82	95 (1)	Jul 23	MIN		CLE	W,10-0	GS	26	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
83	105 (9)	Aug 4	MIN	@	NYY	L,5-8	CG	42	9.2	8	0	1	9	0	C
84	106	Aug 5	MIN	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
85	107	Aug 6 (1)	MIN	@	NYY	L,6-7	CG	68	14.2	6	1	0	7	0	C
86	109 (1)	Aug 7 (1)	MIN	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	39	8.2	5	1	0	6	0	C
87	111 (1)	Aug 8	MIN	@	BOS	W,6-5	CG	33	9.0	10	4	0	14	2	C
88	112	Aug 9	MIN	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
89	113	Aug 10	MIN	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	37	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
90	114	Aug 11	MIN		DET	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
91	115	Aug 12	MIN		DET	L,3-17	CG	54	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
92	116	Aug 13	MIN		DET	W,13-5	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
93	117	Aug 14	MIN		KCA	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
94	118	Aug 15	MIN		KCA	W,9-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
95	119	Aug 16	MIN		KCA	L,7-12	CG	44	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
96	120	Aug 18	MIN	@	LAA	L,2-5	CG	40	8.0	15	1	0	16	0	C
97	121	Aug 19	MIN	@	LAA	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
98	122	Aug 20	MIN	@	LAA	W,9-7	CG	40	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	C
99	123	Aug 22	MIN	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	35	8.2	5	0	0	5	0	C
100	124	Aug 23	MIN	@	CHW	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
101	125	Aug 24	MIN	@	CHW	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
102	126	Aug 25	MIN		BAL	L,2-5	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
103	127	Aug 26	MIN		BAL	L,4-7	CG	38	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
104	128	Aug 27	MIN		BAL	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
105	129	Aug 29	MIN		NYY	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	C
106	130	Aug 30	MIN		NYY	L,0-4	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
107	131	Aug 31	MIN		NYY	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
108	132	Sep 1	MIN		BOS	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
109	133	Sep 2	MIN		BOS	L,1-2	GS	20	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
110	134	Sep 3	MIN		BOS	L,6-8	CG	42	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
111	135	Sep 4 (1)	MIN		CHW	W,9-5	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	C
112	136	Sep 4 (2)	MIN		CHW	L,5-9	CG	44	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
113	137	Sep 5	MIN		CHW	T,3-3	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
114	138	Sep 6 (1)	MIN		CHW	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
115	140 (1)	Sep 8	MIN	@	KCA	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
116	141	Sep 9	MIN	@	KCA	W,5-4	CG	44	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
117	142	Sep 10 (1)	MIN	@	KCA	L,1-13	GS	41	7.0	3	2	0	5	0	C
118	143	Sep 10 (2)	MIN	@	KCA	W,7-0	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
119	144	Sep 11	MIN		LAA	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	C
120	145	Sep 14 (1)	MIN		LAA	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	C
121	146	Sep 14 (2)	MIN		LAA	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	C
122	147	Sep 15	MIN	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
123	148	Sep 16	MIN	@	CLE	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
124	149	Sep 17 (1)	MIN	@	CLE	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	C
125	151 (1)	Sep 19	MIN	@	WSA	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
126	152	Sep 21	MIN	@	WSA	W,6-3	GS	20	5.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
127	153	Sep 23 (1)	MIN		WSA	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
128	154	Sep 23 (2)	MIN		WSA	W,10-0	GS	23	7.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
129	156 (1)	Sep 26	MIN		CLE	L,3-7	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
130	157	Sep 27	MIN		CLE	W,10-4	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
131	158	Sep 28	MIN		CLE	L,5-12	GS	29	5.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
							131gm		1119.2	812	60	6	878	9