Ted Savage

Positions: Outfielder and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: February 21, 1937 in Venice, IL us

High School: Lincoln HS (East St. Louis, IL)

School: Lincoln University (Jefferson City, MO)

Debut: April 9, 1962 (Age 25-047d, 9,525th in MLB history)
vs. CIN 3 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 3, 1971 (Age 34-132d)
vs. CHW 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1962 season

Full Name: Theodore Edmund Savage

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.7

AB

1375

H

321

HR

BA

.233

R

202

RBI

163

SB

OBP

.334

SLG

.361

OPS

.694

OPS+

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
1960	23	PHI-min	A	129	529	451	83	128	15	5	9	69	40		67	87	.284	.373	.399	.772		180		1	4	6	0		WPT · EL
1961	24	PHI-min	AAA	149	650	547	111	178	29	4	24	65	31		96	115	.325	.427	.525	.952		287		2	4	1	4		BFL · IL
1962	25	PHI	NL	127	387	335	54	89	11	2	7	39	16	5	40	66	.266	.345	.373	.718	96	125	6	2	7	3	0	*7H89
1963	26	PIT	NL	85	167	149	22	29	2	1	5	14	4	3	14	31	.195	.268	.322	.590	70	48	7	1	2	0	1	H7/89

1964	27	PIT-min	AAA	115	406	353	51	81	13	4	10	44	26	4	47	69	.229	.319	.374	.692		132		1	1	4			CLB · IL
1965	28	STL-min	AAA	87	318	274	41	69	9	1	11	34	34	9	40	47	.252	.348	.412	.761		113		1	2	1			JCK · IL
1965	28	STL	NL	30	69	63	7	10	3	0	1	4	1	1	6	9	.159	.232	.254	.486	32	16	2	0	0	0	1	9H
1966	29	STL-min	AAA,WRk	130	523	444	89	138	39	3	20	89	47	6	71	74	.311	.402	.547	.949		243		1	0	7			TUL,CNS · PCL,FLIL
1966	29	STL	NL	16	33	29	4	5	2	1	0	3	4	0	4	7	.172	.273	.310	.583	62	9	1	0	0	0	0	/H98
1967	30	TOT	NL	105	284	233	41	50	10	1	5	33	7	6	41	57	.215	.342	.330	.672	90	77	7	5	3	2	6	9H8/5
1967	30	STL	NL	9	9	8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.125	.222	.125	.347	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	/H
1967	30	CHC	NL	96	275	225	40	49	10	1	5	33	7	6	40	54	.218	.346	.338	.683	93	76	7	5	3	2	6	98H/5
1968	31	TOT	NL	64	145	134	7	28	6	1	2	7	1	3	10	21	.209	.269	.313	.582	81	42	7	1	0	0	0	H97/8
1968	31	CHC	NL	3	8	8	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	47	2	0	0	0	0	0	/98H
1968	31	LAD	NL	61	137	126	7	26	6	1	2	7	1	2	10	20	.206	.270	.317	.588	83	40	7	1	0	0	0	H97
1969	32	CIN	NL	68	132	110	20	25	7	0	2	11	3	0	20	27	.227	.344	.345	.689	90	38	2	0	1	1	0	H78/94
1970	33	MIL	AL	114	343	276	43	77	10	5	12	50	10	6	57	44	.279	.402	.482	.884	144	133	6	2	5	3	1	H978/3
1971	34	KCR-min	AAA	15	55	40	12	13	2	0	0	7	1	0	14	8	.325	.509	.375	.884		15		1	0	0			OMA · AA
1971	34	TOT	AL	33	54	46	4	8	0	0	0	2	3	0	8	10	.174	.296	.174	.470	38	8	2	0	0	0	0	H/79
1971	34	MIL	AL	14	22	17	2	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	5	4	.176	.364	.176	.540	59	3	0	0	0	0	0	H/79
1971	34	KCR	AL	19	32	29	2	5	0	0	0	1	2	0	3	6	.172	.250	.172	.422	23	5	2	0	0	0	0	H/97
9 Yrs				642	1614	1375	202	321	51	11	34	163	49	24	200	272	.233	.334	.361	.694	95	496	40	11	18	9	9
162 Game Avg.				162	407	347	51	81	13	3	9	41	12	6	50	69	.233	.334	.361	.694	95	125	10	3	5	2	2

STL (3 yrs)				55	111	100	12	16	5	1	1	7	5	1	11	19	.160	.243	.260	.503	39	26	3	0	0	0	1
CHC (2 yrs)				99	283	233	40	51	10	1	5	33	7	7	40	55	.219	.343	.335	.678	92	78	7	5	3	2	6
MIL (2 yrs)				128	365	293	45	80	10	5	12	51	11	6	62	48	.273	.400	.464	.864	139	136	6	2	5	3	1
KCR (1 yr)				19	32	29	2	5	0	0	0	1	2	0	3	6	.172	.250	.172	.422	23	5	2	0	0	0	0
PIT (1 yr)				85	167	149	22	29	2	1	5	14	4	3	14	31	.195	.268	.322	.590	70	48	7	1	2	0	1
PHI (1 yr)				127	387	335	54	89	11	2	7	39	16	5	40	66	.266	.345	.373	.718	96	125	6	2	7	3	0
LAD (1 yr)				61	137	126	7	26	6	1	2	7	1	2	10	20	.206	.270	.317	.588	83	40	7	1	0	0	0
CIN (1 yr)				68	132	110	20	25	7	0	2	11	3	0	20	27	.227	.344	.345	.689	90	38	2	0	1	1	0

NL (7 yrs)				495	1217	1053	155	236	41	6	22	111	36	18	135	218	.224	.316	.337	.653	84	355	32	9	13	6	8
AL (2 yrs)				147	397	322	47	85	10	5	12	52	13	6	65	54	.264	.388	.438	.826	129	141	8	2	5	3	1

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