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Kermit Wahl

Positions: Third Baseman, Shortstop and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 170lb (180cm, 77kg)

Born: November 18, 1922 in Columbia, SD us

Died: September 16, 1987 in Tucson, AZ

Buried: Lakeview Cemetery, Columbia, SD

High School: Columbia HS (Columbia, SD)

School: Indiana University Bloomington (Bloomington, IN)

Debut: June 22, 1944 (Age 21-217d, 9,743rd in major league history)
vs. PIT 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 29, 1951 (Age 28-253d)
vs. WSH 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1945 season

Full Name: Kermit Emerson Wahl

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.6

AB

642

H

145

HR

BA

.226

R

RBI

SB

OBP

.302

SLG

.294

OPS

.596

OPS+

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Games by Position

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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
1944	21	CIN-min	A1	23	59	52	7	12	4	0	0	3	2		5	11	.231	.310	.308	.618		16		1	1				BIR · SOUA
1944	21	CIN	NL	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0		0	/H5
1945	22	CIN	NL	71	223	194	18	39	8	2	0	10	2	4	23	22	.201	.286	.263	.549	54	51	3	0	6		2	46/5H

1946	23	CIN-min	AAA	109	432	362	52	98	15	3	7	58	2	4	57	40	.271	.376	.387	.763		140	13	4	9				SYR · IL
1947	24	CIN	NL	39	88	81	8	14	0	0	1	4	0	0	6	12	.173	.239	.210	.449	20	17	1	1	0		0	5H/64

1948	25	CIN-min	AAA	141	602	498	92	127	20	2	20	95	9		93	77	.255	.373	.424	.797		211		1	10				SYR · IL
1949	26	BRO-min	AAA	134	528	451	80	129	30	5	11	83	12		66	60	.286	.383	.448	.831		202		5	6				MTL · IL
1950	27	PHA	AL	89	319	280	26	72	12	3	2	27	1	1	30	30	.257	.331	.343	.674	74	96	9	1	7		1	56/H4
1951	28	NYY-min	AAA	28	124	109	18	30	5	0	0	9	0		13	11	.275	.358	.321	.679		35	4	1	1				KCY · AA
1951	28	TOT	AL	28	97	86	6	20	3	1	0	9	0	0	9	8	.233	.305	.291	.596	61	25	3	0	2		0	5/H
1951	28	PHA	AL	20	70	59	4	11	2	0	0	6	0	0	9	5	.186	.294	.220	.514	40	13	2	0	2		0	5/H
1951	28	SLB	AL	8	27	27	2	9	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	3	.333	.333	.444	.778	106	12	1	0	0		0	/5H
1952	29	NYY-min	AAA	97	396	331	70	100	21	1	5	43	2		55	38	.302	.403	.417	.820		138	3	1	9				KCY · AA
1953	30	NYY-min	AAA	76	206	171	21	41	8	0	3	17	0		33	27	.240	.366	.339	.705		58	3	1	1				KCY · AA
1954	31	MLN-min	AAA	55	185	154	22	47	7	1	5	20	1		26	18	.305	.403	.461	.864		71	6	0	4	1			TOL · AA
5 Yrs				231	728	642	58	145	23	6	3	50	3	5	68	72	.226	.302	.294	.596	60	189	16	2	15		3
162 Game Avg.				162	511	450	41	102	16	4	2	35	2	4	48	50	.226	.302	.294	.596	60	133	11	1	11		2

CIN (3 yrs)				114	312	276	26	53	8	2	1	14	2	4	29	34	.192	.271	.246	.518	43	68	4	1	6		2
PHA (2 yrs)				109	389	339	30	83	14	3	2	33	1	1	39	35	.245	.325	.322	.646	68	109	11	1	9		1
SLB (1 yr)				8	27	27	2	9	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	3	.333	.333	.444	.778	106	12	1	0	0		0

AL (2 yrs)				117	416	366	32	92	15	4	2	36	1	1	39	38	.251	.325	.331	.656	71	121	12	1	9		1
NL (3 yrs)				114	312	276	26	53	8	2	1	14	2	4	29	34	.192	.271	.246	.518	43	68	4	1	6		2

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

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