Andy Pafko

Positions: Outfielder and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: February 25, 1921 in Boyceville, WI us

Died: October 8, 2013 in Bridgman, MI

Buried: St. Luke Cemetery, Chicago, IL

High School: Boyceville HS (Boyceville, WI)

Debut: September 24, 1943 (Age 22-211d, 9,528th in major league history)
vs. PHI 3 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 4 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 1959 (Age 38-216d)
vs. LAD 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1944 season

Full Name: Andrew Pafko

Nicknames: Handy Andy or Pruschka

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

36.6

6292

1796

213

.285

844

RBI

976

OBP

.350

SLG

.449

OPS

.799

OPS+

117

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

1951 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1951 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 17	CHC		CIN	W,8-3	CG	40	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
2	2	Apr 19	CHC		CIN	W,3-0	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
3	3	Apr 20	CHC	@	STL	L,1-5	CG	0	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
4	4	Apr 22	CHC	@	STL	W,10-5	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
5	5	Apr 23	CHC		PIT	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
6	6	Apr 24	CHC		PIT	L,4-6	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	1
7	7	Apr 25	CHC	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
8	8	Apr 27	CHC		STL	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
9	9	Apr 28	CHC		STL	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
10	10	Apr 29	CHC		STL	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	11	May 1	CHC	@	NYG	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
12	12	May 2	CHC	@	NYG	L,1-8	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
13	13	May 3	CHC	@	BSN	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
14	14	May 4	CHC	@	BSN	L,3-9	GS	36	7.0	3	1	0	4	1	CF
15	15	May 5	CHC	@	BSN	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
16	16	May 6 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	35	8.0	4	0	1	5	0	CF
17	17	May 6 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	W,9-7	CG	44	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
18	18	May 8	CHC	@	BRO	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
19	19	May 9	CHC	@	BRO	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
20	20	May 10	CHC	@	BRO	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
21	21	May 11	CHC	@	PIT	W,10-4	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
22	22	May 12	CHC	@	PIT	W,8-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
23	23	May 13 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
24	24	May 13 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	W,6-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
25	25	May 15	CHC		BRO	L,4-8	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
26	26	May 16	CHC		BRO	W,14-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
27	27	May 17	CHC		BRO	W,7-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
28	28	May 18	CHC		PHI	W,18-9	GS	38	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
29	29	May 19	CHC		PHI	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
30	30	May 20 (1)	CHC		BSN	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
31	31	May 20 (2)	CHC		BSN	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
32	32	May 23	CHC		NYG	L,1-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
33	33	May 25	CHC		PIT	L,1-10	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
34	34	May 26	CHC		PIT	W,5-4	CG	43	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	37 (2)	Jun 1	CHC	@	BSN	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	CF
36	38	Jun 2	CHC	@	BSN	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
37	39	Jun 3 (1)	CHC	@	BRO	L,3-8	GS	36	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
38	40	Jun 3 (2)	CHC	@	BRO	L,2-3	CG	38	9.2	4	0	0	4	0	CF
39	41	Jun 5	CHC	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
40	42	Jun 6	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-9	GS	35	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
41	43	Jun 7	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-7	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
42	44	Jun 9	CHC	@	NYG	L,1-10	CG	45	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
43	45	Jun 10 (1)	CHC	@	NYG	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
44	46	Jun 10 (2)	CHC	@	NYG	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
45	47	Jun 12	CHC		PHI	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
46	48	Jun 13	CHC		PHI	L,0-5	CG	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	CF
47	49	Jun 14	CHC		PHI	L,3-11	CG	46	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
48	50	Jun 15	CHC		BRO	L,1-2	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
				Player went from Chicago Cubs to Brooklyn Dodgers
49	55	Jun 16	BRO	@	CHC	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
50	56	Jun 17	BRO	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
51	57	Jun 19	BRO	@	CIN	W,5-4	GS	20	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
52	60 (2)	Jun 22	BRO	@	PIT	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
53	61	Jun 23	BRO	@	PIT	W,13-1	GS	22	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
54	62	Jun 24 (1)	BRO	@	PIT	L,7-10	CG	44	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
55	63	Jun 24 (2)	BRO	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
56	64	Jun 26	BRO	@	NYG	L,0-4	CG	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
57	65	Jun 27	BRO	@	NYG	W,10-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
58	72 (6)	Jul 4 (1)	BRO		NYG	W,6-5	CG	43	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
59	73	Jul 4 (2)	BRO		NYG	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
60	74	Jul 5	BRO		NYG	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
61	75	Jul 6	BRO	@	PHI	W,6-2	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
62	76	Jul 7	BRO	@	PHI	W,6-2	GS	21	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
63	95 (18)	Jul 29	BRO	@	STL	W,9-3	GS	26	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
64	96	Jul 31	BRO	@	PIT	W,8-3	GS	26	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
65	97	Aug 1	BRO	@	PIT	L,9-12	CG	43	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
66	98	Aug 2	BRO	@	PIT	W,10-5	GS	30	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
67	99	Aug 3	BRO	@	CIN	L,4-5	GS	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
68	100	Aug 4	BRO	@	CIN	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
69	101	Aug 5 (1)	BRO	@	CIN	W,9-8	GS	23	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
70	102	Aug 5 (2)	BRO	@	CIN	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	LF
71	103	Aug 8 (1)	BRO		NYG	W,7-2	GS	28	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
72	104	Aug 8 (2)	BRO		NYG	W,7-6	CG	46	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
73	105	Aug 9	BRO		NYG	W,6-5	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
74	106	Aug 11 (1)	BRO		BSN	W,8-1	GS	26	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
75	107	Aug 11 (2)	BRO		BSN	L,4-8	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
76	108	Aug 12	BRO		BSN	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
77	109	Aug 13	BRO		BSN	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
78	110	Aug 14	BRO	@	NYG	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
79	111	Aug 15	BRO	@	NYG	L,1-3	CG	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
80	112	Aug 16	BRO	@	NYG	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
81	113	Aug 17 (1)	BRO	@	BSN	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
82	114	Aug 17 (2)	BRO	@	BSN	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
83	115	Aug 18	BRO	@	BSN	W,5-3	CG	32	9.0	5	0	1	6	0	LF
84	116	Aug 19	BRO	@	BSN	L,4-13	CG	44	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
85	117	Aug 22 (1)	BRO		STL	W,4-3	GS	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
86	118	Aug 22 (2)	BRO		STL	W,8-7	CG	42	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
87	119	Aug 23	BRO		STL	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
88	120	Aug 24	BRO		CHC	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
89	121	Aug 25	BRO		CHC	L,1-5	CG	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
90	122	Aug 26 (1)	BRO		PIT	L,11-12	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
91	123	Aug 26 (2)	BRO		PIT	W,4-3	CG	42	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
92	124	Aug 27 (1)	BRO		PIT	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
93	125	Aug 27 (2)	BRO		PIT	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
94	126	Aug 28	BRO		CIN	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
95	127	Aug 29	BRO		CIN	W,13-1	GS	19	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
96	130 (2)	Sep 2	BRO	@	NYG	L,2-11	CG	44	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	LF
97	131	Sep 3 (1)	BRO		BSN	W,7-2	GS	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF CF
98	132	Sep 3 (2)	BRO		BSN	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
99	133	Sep 5	BRO		PHI	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
100	134	Sep 7	BRO		PHI	W,11-6	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
101	135	Sep 8	BRO		NYG	W,9-0	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
102	136	Sep 9	BRO		NYG	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
103	137	Sep 11	BRO	@	CIN	W,7-0	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
104	138	Sep 12	BRO	@	CIN	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
105	139	Sep 14	BRO	@	PIT	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
106	140	Sep 15	BRO	@	PIT	L,4-11	CG	45	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
107	141	Sep 16	BRO	@	CHC	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
108	142	Sep 17	BRO	@	CHC	L,3-5	CG	29	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
109	143	Sep 18	BRO	@	STL	L,1-7	CG	39	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
110	144	Sep 19	BRO	@	STL	W,3-0	GS	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF LF
111	145	Sep 20	BRO	@	STL	W,4-3	GS	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF LF
112	146	Sep 21	BRO		PHI	L,6-9	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
113	147	Sep 22	BRO		PHI	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
114	148	Sep 23	BRO		PHI	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
115	149	Sep 25 (1)	BRO	@	BSN	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
116	150	Sep 25 (2)	BRO	@	BSN	L,2-14	CG	44	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
117	151	Sep 26	BRO	@	BSN	W,15-5	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
118	152	Sep 27	BRO	@	BSN	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
119	153	Sep 28	BRO	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	41	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
120	154	Sep 29	BRO	@	PHI	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
121	155	Sep 30	BRO	@	PHI	W,9-8	CG	68	14.0	7	2	0	9	0	LF
122	156	Oct 1	BRO		NYG	L,1-3	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
123	157	Oct 2	BRO	@	NYG	W,10-0	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
124	158	Oct 3	BRO	@	NYG	L,4-5	CG	33	8.1	4	1	0	5	0	LF
							127gm		1054.1	260	14	2	276	3