Wally Post

Position: Rightfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)

Born: July 9, 1929 in St. Wendelin, OH us

Died: January 6, 1982 in St. Henry, OH

Buried: St. Henry Church Cemetery, St. Henry, OH

High School: St. Henry HS (St. Henry, OH)

Debut: September 18, 1949 (Age 20-071d, 8,226th in MLB history)
vs. BSN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 9, 1964 (Age 34-305d)
vs. NYY 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1953 season

Full Name: Walter Charles Post

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

18.1

AB

4007

R

594

H

1064

BA

.266

HR

210

RBI

699

SB

OBP

.323

SLG

.485

OPS

.808

OPS+

110

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	16	CIN-min	D	2	1	1		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000		0							MTO · OHSL
1947	17	CIN-min	D	42	83	77	11	26	3	0	0	14	1		5	13	.338	.378	.377	.755		29		0	1				MUN · OHSL
1948	18	CIN-min	A	47	90	90		16	2	1	1						.178	.178	.256	.433		23							CLM · SALL
1949	19	CIN-min	A	129	468	468		120	19	6	14						.256	.256	.412	.669		193							CLM,CHL · SALL,CENL
1949	19	CIN	NL	6	8	8	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	.250	.250	.250	.500	34	2	1	0	0		0	/879

1950	20	CIN-min	AA	136	514	514		151	36	4	12						.294	.294	.449	.743		231							TUL · TL
1951	21	CIN	NL	15	44	41	6	9	3	0	1	7	0	0	3	4	.220	.273	.366	.639	69	15	2	0	0		0	/8
1952	22	ATL-min	AAA	51	165	149	25	36	10	2	5	24	1		14	36	.242	.307	.436	.743		65	3	0	2				MLW · AA
1952	22	CIN	NL	19	63	58	5	9	1	0	2	7	0	0	4	20	.155	.222	.276	.498	38	16	1	1	0		1	7/8
1953	23	CLE-min	AAA	133	560	509	99	147	24	11	33	120	5		48	80	.289	.354	.574	.927		292	14	3	0				INA · AA
1953	23	CIN	NL	11	37	33	3	8	1	0	1	4	1	0	4	6	.242	.324	.364	.688	79	12	2	0	0		0	/89
1954	24	CIN	NL	130	486	451	46	115	21	3	18	83	2	2	26	70	.255	.297	.435	.731	87	196	10	3	0	5	2	*9/8
1955	25	CIN	NL	*154*	668	601	116	186	33	3	40	109	7	4	60	102	.309	.372	.574	.946	142	345	15	2	2	3	5	*9	MVP-12
1956	26	CIN	NL	143	586	539	94	134	25	3	36	83	6	0	37	124	.249	.301	.506	.807	108	273	10	4	4	2	2	*9
1957	27	CIN	NL	134	507	467	68	114	26	2	20	74	2	2	33	84	.244	.291	.437	.727	88	204	12	0	1	6	5	*9
1958	28	PHI	NL	110	420	379	51	107	21	3	12	62	0	2	32	74	.282	.340	.449	.788	108	170	3	3	2	4	5	9/7
1959	29	PHI	NL	132	510	468	62	119	17	6	22	94	0	0	36	101	.254	.310	.457	.767	101	214	7	3	0	3	4	*9/7
1960	30	TOT	NL	111	374	333	47	94	20	1	19	50	0	2	37	75	.282	.350	.520	.870	134	173	12	0	0	4	4	79
1960	30	PHI	NL	34	94	84	11	24	6	1	2	12	0	0	9	24	.286	.351	.452	.803	120	38	1	0	0	1	1	7/9
1960	30	CIN	NL	77	280	249	36	70	14	0	17	38	0	2	28	51	.281	.350	.542	.892	139	135	11	0	0	3	3	79
1961	31	CIN	NL	99	306	282	44	83	16	3	20	57	0	1	22	61	.294	.346	.585	.932	141	165	7	1	0	1	1	79
1962	32	CIN	NL	109	321	285	43	75	10	3	17	62	1	0	32	67	.263	.341	.498	.839	119	142	8	2	1	1	2	7/9
1963	33	TOT	MLB	26	57	54	7	9	0	1	2	6	0	0	2	18	.167	.211	.315	.525	45	17	3	1	0	0	0	9/7
1963	33	CIN	NL	5	8	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.125	.000	.125	-61	0	2	1	0	0	0	/7
1963	33	MIN	AL	21	49	47	6	9	0	1	2	6	0	0	2	17	.191	.224	.362	.586	60	17	1	0	0	0	0	9/7
1964	34	DET-min	AAA	27	51	46	6	7	1	0	3	7	0	0	5	19	.152	.235	.370	.605		17		0	0	0			SYR · IL
1964	34	CLE	AL	5	11	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	.000	.273	.000	.273	-16	0	0	0	0	0	0	/9
15 Yrs				1204	4398	4007	594	1064	194	28	210	699	19	13	331	813	.266	.323	.485	.808	110	1944	93	20	10	29	31
162 Game Avg.				162	592	539	80	143	26	4	28	94	3	2	45	109	.266	.323	.485	.808	110	262	13	3	1		4
				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
CIN (12 yrs)				902	3314	3021	463	805	150	17	172	525	19	11	249	593	.266	.323	.498	.821	113	1505	81	14	8	21	21
PHI (3 yrs)				276	1024	931	124	250	44	10	36	168	0	2	77	199	.269	.326	.453	.779	105	422	11	6	2	8	10
MIN (1 yr)				21	49	47	6	9	0	1	2	6	0	0	2	17	.191	.224	.362	.586	60	17	1	0	0	0	0
CLE (1 yr)				5	11	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	.000	.273	.000	.273	-16	0	0	0	0	0	0

NL (14 yrs)				1178	4338	3952	587	1055	194	27	208	693	19	13	326	792	.267	.324	.488	.811	111	1927	92	20	10	29	31
AL (2 yrs)				26	60	55	7	9	0	1	2	6	0	0	5	21	.164	.233	.309	.542	50	17	1	0	0	0	0

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