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Ron Northey

Positions: Rightfielder and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-10, 195lb (178cm, 88kg)

Born: April 26, 1920 in Mahanoy City, PA us

Died: April 16, 1971 in Pittsburgh, PA

Buried: Fairfield Memorial Park, Stamford, CT

High School: Frackville HS (Frackville, PA)

School: Duke University (Durham, NC)

Debut: April 14, 1942 (Age 21-353d, 9,211th in major league history)
vs. BSN 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 1957 (Age 37-155d)
vs. BRO 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1942 season

Full Name: Ronald James Northey

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Relatives: Father of Scott Northey

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

13.6

3172

874

108

.276

385

RBI

513

OBP

.352

SLG

.450

OPS

.801

OPS+

124

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
1939	19	PHA-min	D,A	120	474	474		151	29	6	31						.319	.319	.601	.920		285							FED,WPT · ESHL,EL
1940	20	PHA-min	A	97	337	337		105	20	4	10						.312	.312	.484	.795		163							WPT · EL
1941	21	PHA-min	A	136	528	528		143	29	12	11						.271	.271	.434	.705		229							WPT · EL
1942	22	PHI	NL	127	433	402	31	101	13	2	5	31	2	4	28	33	.251	.300	.331	.631	89	133	5	0	3		3	*9H
1943	23	PHI	NL	147	644	586	72	163	31	5	16	68	2	4	51	52	.278	.339	.430	.769	126	252	6	3	4		6	*9/H	MVP-29
1944	24	PHI	NL	152	645	570	72	164	35	9	22	104	1	1	67	51	.288	.367	.496	.863	145	283	7	4	4		29	*9/H	MVP-18
1945			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1946	26	PHI	NL	128	480	438	55	109	24	6	16	62	1	0	39	59	.249	.313	.441	.754	116	193	6	2	1		8	*9H
1947	27	TOT	NL	123	414	358	59	103	22	3	15	66	1	2	54	32	.288	.384	.492	.876	128	176	7	2	0		13	*9H7/5
1947	27	PHI	NL	13	53	47	7	12	3	0	0	3	1	0	6	3	.255	.340	.319	.659	80	15	0	0	0		4	9
1947	27	STL	NL	110	361	311	52	91	19	3	15	63	0	2	48	29	.293	.391	.518	.908	135	161	7	2	0		9	9H7/5
1948	28	STL	NL	96	288	246	40	79	10	1	13	64	0	0	38	25	.321	.420	.528	.949	149	130	8	4	0		4	9H
1949	29	STL	NL	90	297	265	28	69	18	2	7	50	0	0	31	15	.260	.338	.423	.760	99	112	9	0	1		3	9H
1950	30	TOT	NL	80	217	191	22	52	14	0	9	29	0	0	25	15	.272	.356	.487	.843	120	93	5	0	1		1	9H
1950	30	CIN	NL	27	92	77	11	20	5	0	5	9	0	0	15	6	.260	.380	.519	.900	134	40	2	0	0		1	9/H
1950	30	CHC	NL	53	125	114	11	32	9	0	4	20	0	0	10	9	.281	.339	.465	.804	110	53	3	0	1		0	H9

1952	32	CHC-min	Opn	92	260	235	22	60	4	0	11	38	1		24	21	.255	.324	.413	.737		97		0	1				LOS · PCL
1952	32	CHC	NL	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0		0	/H

1953	33	CHC-min	AAA	149	581	489	59	146	22	1	20	82	0		82	33	.299	.406	.470	.876		230		6	4				SPF · IL
1954	34	DET-min	AAA	148	583	504	83	155	23	2	25	85	1		70	46	.308	.392	.510	.902		257		1	6	2			BFL · IL
1955	35	NYG-min	AAA	28																									MNE · AA
1955	35	CHW	AL	14	17	14	1	5	2	0	1	4	0	0	3	3	.357	.471	.714	1.185	214	10	1	0	0	0	0	H/9
1956	36	CLE-min	AAA	11	14	11	3	4	1	0	1	2	0		3	1	.364	.500	.727	1.227		8	0	0	0	0			INA · AA
1956	36	CHW	AL	53	60	48	4	17	2	0	3	23	0	0	8	1	.354	.417	.583	1.000	161	28	2	0	0	4	2	H/79
1957	37	TOT	MLB	73	71	53	1	12	1	0	1	12	0	0	17	11	.226	.408	.302	.710	97	16	1	0	0	1	2	H
1957	37	CHW	AL	40	39	27	0	5	1	0	0	7	0	0	11	5	.185	.410	.222	.632	78	6	1	0	0	1	1	H
1957	37	PHI	NL	33	32	26	1	7	0	0	1	5	0	0	6	6	.269	.406	.385	.791	118	10	0	0	0	0	1	H
12 Yrs				1084	3567	3172	385	874	172	28	108	513	7	11	361	297	.276	.352	.450	.801	124	1426	57	15	14	5	71
162 Game Avg.				162	533	474	58	131	26	4	16	77	1	2	54	44	.276	.352	.450	.801	124	213	9	2	2		11
				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
PHI (6 yrs)				600	2287	2069	238	556	106	22	60	273	7	9	197	204	.269	.335	.428	.763	121	886	24	9	12	0	51
STL (3 yrs)				296	946	822	120	239	47	6	35	177	0	2	117	69	.291	.383	.490	.873	128	403	24	6	1		16
CHW (3 yrs)				107	116	89	5	27	5	0	4	34	0	0	22	9	.303	.422	.494	.917	144	44	4	0	0	5	3
CHC (2 yrs)				54	126	115	11	32	9	0	4	20	0	0	10	9	.278	.336	.461	.797	108	53	3	0	1		0
CIN (1 yr)				27	92	77	11	20	5	0	5	9	0	0	15	6	.260	.380	.519	.900	134	40	2	0	0		1

NL (10 yrs)				977	3451	3083	380	847	167	28	104	479	7	11	339	288	.275	.349	.448	.798	123	1382	53	15	14	0	68
AL (3 yrs)				107	116	89	5	27	5	0	4	34	0	0	22	9	.303	.422	.494	.917	144	44	4	0	0	5	3