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Chuck Essegian
Charles Abraham Essegian Jr.

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 202 lb.
School Stanford University

Debut April 15, 1958
  vs. CIN 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 28, 1963
Born August 9, 1931 in Boston, MA

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        Chuck was nice to my family when he stayed on Anna Maria Island during spring training one year.

Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1958 26 PHI NL  39  114   15   28   5  2   5   16   0  0  12  34  .246  .317  .456  103   52   2   0   0   0   2
 1959 27 TOT NL  41   85    8   21   8  1   1   10   0  0   5  24  .247  .289  .400   77   34   0   0   1   0   4
         STL NL  17   39    2    7   2  1   0    5   0  0   1  13  .179  .200  .282   24   11   0   0   0   0   3
         LAD NL  24   46    6   14   6  0   1    5   0  0   4  11  .304  .360  .500  120   23   0   0   1   0   1
 1960 28 LAD NL  52   79    8   17   3  0   3   11   0  0   8  24  .215  .284  .367   73   29   0   1   1   0   0
 1961 29 TOT AL  65  173   26   50   8  1  12   36   0  0  11  35  .289  .330  .555  135   96   1   3   0   1   6
         BAL AL   1    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         KCA AL   4    6    1    2   1  0   0    1   0  0   1   2  .333  .429  .500  147    3   0   0   0   0   0
         CLE AL  60  166   25   48   7  1  12   35   0  0  10  33  .289  .328  .560  136   93   1   3   0   1   6
 1962 30 CLE AL 106  336   59   92  12  0  21   50   0  0  42  68  .274  .363  .497  133  167   3   3   2   7   9
 1963 31 KCA AL 101  231   23   52   9  0   5   27   0  0  19  48  .225  .285  .329   68   76   1   2   0   1   7
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 6 Seasons      404 1018  139  260  45  4  47  150   0  0  97 233  .255  .323  .446  106  454   7   9   4   9  28
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        408   56  104  18  2  19   60   0  0  39  93  .255  .323  .446  106  182   3   4   2   4  11
 Career High    106  336   59   92  12  2  21   50   0  0  42  68  .274  .363  .497  133  167   3   3   2   7   9
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1958 26 PHI NL  128   90   17   5.1   105| .246  .268| .317  .336| .456  .419| .773  .755| 103  .539   0.0   0.0   0%
 1959 27 TOT NL   90   68    9   3.5   110| .247  .278| .289  .345| .400  .430| .689  .774|  77  .381  -3.0  -0.4   0%
         STL NL   40   35    1   0.8   110| .179  .277| .200  .344| .282  .429| .482  .773|  24  .035  -4.5  -0.5   0%
         LAD NL   50   33    8   6.5   111| .304  .278| .360  .345| .500  .430| .860  .776| 120  .650   1.5   0.1   0%
 1960 28 LAD NL   88   63    9   3.8   104| .215  .270| .284  .337| .367  .414| .651  .751|  73  .442  -3.1  -0.3   0%
 1961 29 TOT AL  189  133   30   6.0   101| .289  .260| .330  .335| .555  .405| .885  .741| 135  .616   7.6   0.7   0%
         BAL AL    1    1    0   0.0   100| .000  .259| .000  .334| .000  .403| .000  .737|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
         KCA AL    7    4    1   6.7   105| .333  .265| .429  .340| .500  .412| .929  .753| 147  .659   0.5   0.0   0%
         CLE AL  181  128   29   6.0   101| .289  .260| .328  .335| .560  .405| .888  .740| 136  .617   7.4   0.7   0%
 1962 30 CLE AL  391  259   62   6.4   100| .274  .259| .363  .331| .497  .404| .860  .736| 133  .653  15.8   1.6   0%
 1963 31 KCA AL  254  189   21   3.0    99| .225  .262| .285  .329| .329  .405| .614  .734|  68  .351 -10.3  -1.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Seasons      1140  802  148   5.0   102| .255  .264| .323  .333| .446  .409| .769  .743| 106  .544   7.1   0.5   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1958 26 PHI NL OF 30 59 1 3 0 .952 .980 2.00 1.95 2.15 2.26 25 251.3 LF 28 54 0 3 0 .947 .975 1.93 1.54 2.08 2.00 24 233.3 CF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.50 2.50 1.50 2.70 1 18.0 1959 27 TOT NL OF 19 19 1 0 0 1.000 .976 1.05 1.90 1.28 2.21 17 141.0 TOT NL LF 13 13 1 0 0 1.000 .972 1.08 1.59 1.40 2.04 11 90.0 STL NL LF 9 8 1 0 0 1.000 .968 1.00 1.59 1.27 2.04 8 64.0 LAD NL OF 10 11 0 0 0 1.000 .973 1.10 1.90 1.29 2.21 9 77.0 RF 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.00 1.63 1.06 1.96 6 51.0 LF 4 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.25 1.60 1.73 2.04 3 26.0 1960 28 LAD NL OF 18 29 1 1 0 .968 .977 1.67 1.92 2.45 2.20 12 110.3 LF 16 22 1 1 0 .958 .975 1.44 1.55 1.95 1.99 12 106.3 RF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.75 4.50 2.02 0 4.0 1961 29 TOT AL OF 50 89 5 3 1 .969 .977 1.88 1.98 2.34 2.25 41 362.0 TOT AL LF 17 30 2 1 0 .970 .967 1.88 1.62 2.41 2.00 14 119.7 KCA AL LF 1 5 0 0 0 1.000 .962 5.00 1.60 5.00 2.00 1 9.0 CLE AL OF 49 85 5 3 1 .968 .977 1.84 1.98 2.29 2.25 40 353.0 CF 19 34 3 2 1 .949 .981 1.95 2.24 2.54 2.59 13 131.3 LF 16 25 2 1 0 .964 .968 1.69 1.62 2.20 2.00 13 110.7 RF 16 19 0 0 0 1.000 .974 1.19 1.75 1.54 2.06 14 111.0 1962 30 CLE AL OF 90 154 1 1 0 .994 .980 1.72 1.92 1.95 2.19 86 715.7 LF 88 152 1 1 0 .994 .976 1.74 1.61 1.95 2.01 85 705.7 CF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.20 1.12 2.59 1 8.0 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 1.80 0 2.0 1963 31 KCA AL LF 53 89 2 1 0 .989 .976 1.72 1.57 1.92 1.90 51 426.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1958 26 PHI NL CF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.50 2.50 1.50 2.70 1 18.0 1961 29 CLE AL CF 19 34 3 2 1 .949 .981 1.95 2.24 2.54 2.59 13 131.3 1962 30 CLE AL CF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.20 1.12 2.59 1 8.0 1958 26 PHI NL LF 28 54 0 3 0 .947 .975 1.93 1.54 2.08 2.00 24 233.3 1959 27 TOT NL LF 13 13 1 0 0 1.000 .972 1.08 1.59 1.40 2.04 11 90.0 STL NL LF 9 8 1 0 0 1.000 .968 1.00 1.59 1.27 2.04 8 64.0 LAD NL LF 4 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.25 1.60 1.73 2.04 3 26.0 1960 28 LAD NL LF 16 22 1 1 0 .958 .975 1.44 1.55 1.95 1.99 12 106.3 1961 29 TOT AL LF 17 30 2 1 0 .970 .967 1.88 1.62 2.41 2.00 14 119.7 KCA AL LF 1 5 0 0 0 1.000 .962 5.00 1.60 5.00 2.00 1 9.0 CLE AL LF 16 25 2 1 0 .964 .968 1.69 1.62 2.20 2.00 13 110.7 1962 30 CLE AL LF 88 152 1 1 0 .994 .976 1.74 1.61 1.95 2.01 85 705.7 1963 31 KCA AL LF 53 89 2 1 0 .989 .976 1.72 1.57 1.92 1.90 51 426.0 1958 26 PHI NL OF 30 59 1 3 0 .952 .980 2.00 1.95 2.15 2.26 25 251.3 1959 27 TOT NL OF 19 19 1 0 0 1.000 .976 1.05 1.90 1.28 2.21 17 141.0 STL NL OF 9 8 1 0 0 1.000 .978 1.00 1.90 1.27 2.21 8 64.0 LAD NL OF 10 11 0 0 0 1.000 .973 1.10 1.90 1.29 2.21 9 77.0 1960 28 LAD NL OF 18 29 1 1 0 .968 .977 1.67 1.92 2.45 2.20 12 110.3 1961 29 TOT AL OF 50 89 5 3 1 .969 .977 1.88 1.98 2.34 2.25 41 362.0 KCA AL OF 1 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 4.00 2.00 4.00 2.20 1 9.0 CLE AL OF 49 85 5 3 1 .968 .977 1.84 1.98 2.29 2.25 40 353.0 1962 30 CLE AL OF 90 154 1 1 0 .994 .980 1.72 1.92 1.95 2.19 86 715.7 1963 31 KCA AL OF 53 95 2 1 0 .990 .981 1.83 1.91 2.05 2.16 51 426.0 1959 27 LAD NL RF 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.00 1.63 1.06 1.96 6 51.0 1960 28 LAD NL RF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.75 4.50 2.02 0 4.0 1961 29 CLE AL RF 16 19 0 0 0 1.000 .974 1.19 1.75 1.54 2.06 14 111.0 1962 30 CLE AL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 1.80 0 2.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 260 445 11 9 1 .981 .979 1.75 1.93 2.05 2.20 232 2006.3 215 22 25# LF* 215 360 7 7 0 .981 .975 1.71 1.59 1.96 1.98 197 1681.0 RF* 25 27 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.08 1.72 1.45 2.02 20 168.0 CF* 22 38 3 2 1 .953 .983 1.86 2.26 2.35 2.60 15 157.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 260 445 11 9 1 .981 .979 1.75 1.93 2.05 2.21 232 2006
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1959   WS    LAD CHW     W   4   3   2   2  0  0  2   2   1   1  .667  .750 2.667   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Hit By Pitch
1962 AL-7-8

HOF Standards: Batting - 8.0 (1920) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

December 3, 1956: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals from the Sacramento (PCL) in the 1956 minor league draft.

December 4, 1956: Granted Free Agency.

March, 1957: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.

December 3, 1958: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the St. Louis Cardinals for Ruben Amaro.

June 15, 1959: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Lloyd Merritt to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Dick Gray.

February 1, 1961: Purchased by the Baltimore Orioles from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

April 12, 1961: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles with Jerry Walker to the Kansas City Athletics for Dick Williams and Dick Hall.

May 3, 1961: Purchased by the Cleveland Indians from the Kansas City Athletics.

February 27, 1963: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Kansas City Athletics for Jerry Walker.


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