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Don Lenhardt

Positions: Leftfielder, First Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 190lb (190cm, 86kg)

Born: October 4, 1922 in Alton, IL us

Died: July 9, 2014 in Chesterfield, MO

Buried: Resurrection Cemetery, St. Louis, MO

Schools: Washington University in St. Louis (St. Louis, MO), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Champaign, IL)

Debut: April 18, 1950 (Age 27-196d, 10,677th in major league history)
vs. CHW 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 25, 1954 (Age 31-356d)
vs. WSH 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1950 season

Full Name: Donald Eugene Lenhardt

Nicknames: Footsie

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.1

1481

401

.271

192

RBI

239

OBP

.365

SLG

.450

OPS

.815

OPS+

114

Standard Batting

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
1946	23	SLB-min	D,C	102	443	386	73	128	23	11	8	80	14		54	47	.332	.416	.510	.927		197		2	1				PTB,ABD · KOML,NORL
1947	24	SLB-min	C	62	278	244	45	74	16	7	5	62	1		28	29	.303	.377	.488	.865		119		1	5				ABD · NORL
1948	25	SLB-min	B,AA	107	431	390	64	119	22	5	22	73	0		33	91	.305	.361	.556	.917		217		1	7				SPR,SAN · IIIL,TL
1949	26	SLB-min	AA	131	507	434	65	112	23	2	26	78	3	5	66	81	.258	.357	.500	.857		217		1	6				SAN · TL
1950	27	SLB	AL	139	579	480	75	131	22	6	22	81	3	2	90	94	.273	.390	.481	.871	118	231	7	2	7		1	37H5
1951	28	TOT	AL	95	336	302	32	80	12	1	15	63	2	1	30	38	.265	.335	.460	.796	114	139	4	2	2		4	7H/3
1951	28	SLB	AL	31	109	103	9	27	3	0	5	18	1	0	6	13	.262	.303	.437	.740	96	45	1	0	0		1	7/H3
1951	28	CHW	AL	64	227	199	23	53	9	1	10	45	1	1	24	25	.266	.351	.472	.823	123	94	3	2	2		3	7H/3
1952	29	TOT	AL	93	348	297	41	71	10	2	11	42	0	2	47	44	.239	.343	.397	.740	103	118	9	0	4		2	7H/38
1952	29	BOS	AL	30	121	105	18	31	4	0	7	24	0	1	15	18	.295	.383	.533	.917	146	56	3	0	1		1	7/H
1952	29	DET	AL	45	174	144	18	27	2	1	3	13	0	1	28	18	.188	.320	.278	.598	67	40	5	0	2		1	7/H
1952	29	SLB	AL	18	53	48	5	13	4	1	1	5	0	0	4	8	.271	.327	.458	.785	115	22	1	0	1		0	7/H38
1953	30	SLB	AL	97	347	303	37	96	15	0	10	35	1	2	41	41	.317	.400	.465	.865	131	141	8	1	2		1	7H/95
1954	31	TOT	AL	57	110	99	7	23	5	0	3	18	0	0	6	18	.232	.280	.374	.654	75	37	4	1	3	1	0	H7/35
1954	31	BAL	AL	13	37	33	2	5	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	9	.152	.222	.182	.404	16	6	1	0	1	0	0	/7H3
1954	31	BOS	AL	44	73	66	5	18	4	0	3	17	0	0	3	9	.273	.310	.470	.780	103	31	3	1	2	1	0	H7/5
1955	32	BOS-min	AAA	104	392	336	40	89	19	1	12	55	1		46	46	.265	.351	.435	.786		146	17	2	2	6			LOU · AA
1956	33	BOS-min	Opn	91	339	294	46	88	11	1	16	49	1		40	42	.299	.385	.507	.891		149	5	2	1	2			SFR · PCL
5 Yrs				481	1720	1481	192	401	64	9	61	239	6	7	214	235	.271	.365	.450	.815	114	666	32	6	18	1	8
162 Game Avg.				162	579	499	65	135	22	3	21	80	2	2	72	79	.271	.365	.450	.815	114	224	11	2	6		3

BAL (5 yrs)				298	1125	967	128	272	45	7	38	140	5	4	144	165	.281	.376	.460	.836	117	445	18	3	11	0	3
BOS (2 yrs)				74	194	171	23	49	8	0	10	41	0	1	18	27	.287	.356	.509	.865	129	87	6	1	3	1	1
DET (1 yr)				45	174	144	18	27	2	1	3	13	0	1	28	18	.188	.320	.278	.598	67	40	5	0	2		1
CHW (1 yr)				64	227	199	23	53	9	1	10	45	1	1	24	25	.266	.351	.472	.823	123	94	3	2	2		3