Jack Saltzgaver

Positions: Third Baseman, Second Baseman and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 165lb (180cm, 74kg)

Born: January 23, 1903 in Croton, IA us

Died: February 1, 1978 in Keokuk, IA

Buried: Greenglade Cemetery, Farmington, IA

Debut: April 12, 1932 (Age 29-080d, 6,239th in MLB history)
vs. PHA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1945 (Age 42-250d)
vs. CHC 3 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1934 season

Full Name: Otto Hamlin Saltzgaver

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.2

AB

764

R

131

H

199

BA

.260

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

.351

SLG

.347

OPS

.698

OPS+

Standard Batting

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	Pos	Awards
1925	22	OTM	D	101	437	437		126	21	11	7						.288	.288	.435	.723		190					OTM · MSVL
1926	23	OTM	D	118	431	431		129	24	4	7						.299	.299	.422	.722		182					OTM · MSVL
1927	24	OKC	A	156	649	649		196	26	15	6						.302	.302	.416	.718		270					OKC · WL
1928	25	OKC	A	163	694	694		232	43	22	7						.334	.334	.490	.824		340					OKC · WL
1929	26	OKC	A	155	620	620		206	38	14	10						.332	.332	.487	.819		302					OKC · WL
1930	27	STP	AA	154	654	654		202	43	11	19						.309	.309	.495	.804		324					STP · AA
1931	28	STP	AA	167	679	679		231	37	13	19						.340	.340	.517	.857		351					STP · AA
1932	29	NYY-min	AA	109	396	396		126	26	8	13						.318	.318	.523	.841		207					NWK · IL
1932	29	NYY	AL	20	60	47	10	6	2	1	0	5	1	1	10	10	.128	.281	.213	.493	32	10		0	3	4

1933	30	NYY-min	AA	165	620	620		189	31	5	11						.305	.305	.424	.729		263					NWK · IL
1934	31	NYY-min	AA	27	100	100		25	4	1	2						.250	.250	.370	.620		37					NWK · IL
1934	31	NYY	AL	94	406	350	64	95	8	1	6	36	8	1	48	28	.271	.359	.351	.711	89	123		0	8	5/3
1935	32	NYY	AL	61	175	149	17	39	6	0	3	18	0	2	23	12	.262	.368	.362	.730	93	54		2	1	45/3
1936	33	NYY	AL	34	105	90	14	19	5	0	1	13	0	0	13	18	.211	.311	.300	.611	53	27		0	2	5/43
1937	34	NYY	AL	17	14	11	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	.182	.357	.182	.539	39	2		0	0	/3

1938	35	NYY-min	AA	129	440	440		122	20	11	8						.277	.277	.427	.705		188					KCY · AA
1939	36	NYY-min	AA	129	436	436		126	18	8	4						.289	.289	.394	.683		172					KCY · AA
1940	37	NYY-min	AA	103	262	262		64	12	3	1						.244	.244	.324	.569		85					KCY · AA
1941	38	NYY-min	AA	59	120	98	8	25	3	1	0	13	1		21	7	.255	.392	.306	.698		30		1	0		KCY · AA
1942	39	NYY-min	AA	84	180	167	18	34	8	1	0	30	0		10	21	.204	.249	.263	.512		44	1	0	3		KCY · AA
1943	40	NYY-min	AA	103	325	259	44	68	12	5	1	22	2		58	18	.263	.401	.359	.760		93	1	2	6		KCY · AA
1944	41	NYY-min	AA	85	266	210	42	73	12	4	1	22	1		53	13	.348	.481	.457	.938		96	4	1	2		KCY · AA
1945	42	NYY-min	AA	11	44	31	6	8	3	1	0	5	2		10	4	.258	.439	.419	.858		13	0	0	3		KCY · AA
1945	42	PIT	NL	52	125	117	20	38	5	3	0	10	0		8	8	.325	.368	.419	.787	115	49	1	0	1	4/5
1946	43	PHI-min	B	18	41	41		12	3	0	0						.293	.293	.366	.659		15					WMT · ISLG
6 Yrs				278	885	764	131	199	26	5	10	82	9	4	105	80	.260	.351	.347	.698	85	265	1	2	15
162 Game Avg.				162	516	445	76	116	15	3	6	48	5		61	47	.260	.351	.347	.698	85	154		1	9

NYY (5 yrs)				226	760	647	111	161	21	2	10	72	9	4	97	72	.249	.349	.334	.682	80	216		2	14
PIT (1 yr)				52	125	117	20	38	5	3	0	10	0		8	8	.325	.368	.419	.787	115	49	1	0	1

AL (5 yrs)				226	760	647	111	161	21	2	10	72	9	4	97	72	.249	.349	.334	.682	80	216		2	14
NL (1 yr)				52	125	117	20	38	5	3	0	10	0		8	8	.325	.368	.419	.787	115	49	1	0	1

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Jack Saltzgaver

SUMMARY

WAR

AB

R

H

BA

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Player News

Standard Fielding

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Similarity Scores

Transactions

Salaries

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