Earl Battey

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 205lb (185cm, 92kg)

Born: January 5, 1935 in Los Angeles, CA us

Died: November 15, 2003 in Ocala, FL

Buried: Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, CA

High School: Jordan HS (Los Angeles, CA)

Last Game: September 27, 1967 (Age 32-265d)
vs. CAL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1957 season

Full Name: Earl Jesse Battey

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

18.8

3586

969

104

.270

393

RBI

449

OBP

.349

SLG

.409

OPS

.757

OPS+

106

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1953	18	-7.0	Colorado Springs	WL	A	CHW	26	46	38	5	6	1	0	1	4	0		8	10	.158	.304	.263	.568	10		0	0
1954	19	-4.2	Waterloo	IIIL	B	CHW	129	505	418	76	122	25	3	11	67	5		73	61	.292	.403	.445	.848	186		6	6	2
1955	20	-6.4	Charleston	AA	AAA		125	470	394	46	106	16	1	8	71	3		62	65	.269	.371	.376	.747	148	15	6	1	7
1955	20	-8.5	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	5	9	7	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.286	.444	.286	.730	2	1	1	0	0	0
1956	21	-7.6	Toronto	IL	AAA		36	126	101	9	18	2	0	2	7	0		22	20	.178	.323	.257	.580	26		0	2	1
1956	21	-7.4	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	4	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.250	.400	.250	.650	1	2	0	0	0	0
1957	22	-6.4	Los Angeles	PCL	Opn	BRO	42	172	143	28	36	8	1	9	20	0		22	34	.252	.371	.511	.881	73	4	5	2	0
1957	22	-6.7	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	48	129	115	12	20	2	3	3	6	0	2	11	38	.174	.246	.322	.568	37	3	0	3	0	1
1958	23	-5.5	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	68	198	168	24	38	8	0	8	26	1	0	24	34	.226	.325	.417	.742	70	3	2	1	3	1
1958-59	23		Valencia	VEWL	FgW				158		45			7	20					.285
1959	24	-4.8	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	26	72	64	9	14	1	2	2	7	0	0	8	13	.219	.306	.391	.696	25	0	0	0	0	0
1960	25	-3.5	WSH	AL	Maj	WSH	137	530	466	49	126	24	2	15	60	4	5	48	68	.270	.346	.427	.773	199	15	8	4	4	5
1961	26	-2.3	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	133	522	460	70	139	24	1	17	55	3	3	53	66	.302	.377	.470	.847	216	18	3	5	1	3
1962	27	-0.8	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	148	591	522	58	146	20	3	11	57	0	0	57	48	.280	.348	.393	.741	205	20	0	8	4	3
1963	28	0.2	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	147	586	508	64	145	17	1	26	84	0	0	61	75	.285	.369	.476	.845	242	16	8	6	3	8
1964	29	1.5	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	131	471	405	33	110	17	1	12	52	1	1	51	49	.272	.348	.407	.756	165	23	1	6	8	6
1965	30	2.7	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	131	456	394	36	117	22	2	6	60	0	0	50	23	.297	.375	.409	.783	161	7	2	5	5	7
1966	31	3.8	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	115	412	364	30	93	12	1	4	34	4	1	43	30	.256	.337	.327	.664	119	15	3	0	2	7
1967	32	4.8	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	48	123	109	6	18	3	1	0	8	0	0	13	24	.165	.254	.211	.465	23	4	0	1	0	1
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (13 seasons)					Majors		1141	4104	3586	393	969	150	17	104	449	13	12	421	470	.270	.349	.409	.757	1465	127	28	39	30	42
Minors (5 seasons)					Minors		358	1319	1094	164	288	52	5	31	169	8		187	190	.263	.376	.405	.781	443		17	11	10
Foreign (1 season)					Foreign			158	158		45			7	20					.285
All Levels (15 Seasons)							1499	5581	4838	557	1302	202	22	142	638	21	12	608	660	.269				1908	146	45	50	40	42

Opn (1 season)					Minors		42	172	143	28	36	8	1	9	20	0		22	34	.252	.371	.511	.881	73	4	5	2	0
AAA (2 seasons)					Minors		161	596	495	55	124	18	1	10	78	3		84	85	.251	.361	.352	.712	174		6	3	8
A (1 season)					Minors		26	46	38	5	6	1	0	1	4	0		8	10	.158	.304	.263	.568	10		0	0
B (1 season)					Minors		129	505	418	76	122	25	3	11	67	5		73	61	.292	.403	.445	.848	186		6	6	2