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Lyn Lary
Lynford Hobart Lary (Broadway)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 165 lb.

Debut May 11, 1929
Final Game August 7, 1940
Born January 28, 1906 in Armona, CA
Died January 9, 1973 in Downey, CA

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1929 23 NYY AL  80  236   48   73   9  2   5   26   4  1  24  15  .309  .380  .428  113  101   5           3    
 1930 24 NYY AL 117  464   93  134  20  8   3   52  14  2  45  40  .289  .357  .386   91  179  19           4    
 1931 25 NYY AL 155  610  100  171  35  9  10  107  13 10  88  54  .280  .376  .416  113  254   8           6    
 1932 26 NYY AL  91  280   56   65  14  4   3   39   9  3  52  28  .232  .358  .343   86   96   4           3    
 1933 27 NYY AL  52  127   25   28   3  3   0   13   2  1  28  17  .220  .361  .291   79   37   3           0    
 1934 28 TOT AL 130  419   58  101  20  4   2   54  12  5  67  51  .241  .346  .322   70  135  15           0    
         NYY AL   1    0    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   0       1.000               0   0           0    
         BOS AL 129  419   58  101  20  4   2   54  12  5  66  51  .241  .344  .322   69  135  15           0    
 1935 29 TOT AL 132  474   86  127  29  7   2   42  28  4  76  53  .268  .371  .371   91  176  10           2     MVP-24
         WSH AL  39  103    8   20   4  0   0    7   3  0  12  10  .194  .278  .233   35   24   7           0    
         SLB AL  93  371   78  107  25  7   2   35  25  4  64  43  .288  .396  .410  105  152   3           2    
 1936 30 SLB AL 155  619  112  179  30  6   2   52  37  9 117  54  .289  .404  .367   89  227   7           2    
 1937 31 CLE AL 156  644  110  187  46  7   8   77  18  8  88  64  .290  .378  .421  103  271   6           3     MVP-19
 1938 32 CLE AL 141  568   94  152  36  4   3   51  23  6  88  65  .268  .366  .361   84  205   5           0    
 1939 33 TOT     66  108   18   19   4  1   0   10   2  0  28  22  .176  .350  .231   56   25   7           1   5
         TOT NL  63  106   18   19   4  1   0   10   2     28  21  .179  .356  .236   58   25   7           1   5
         CLE AL   3    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0   0
         BRO NL  29   31    7    5   1  1   0    1   1     12   6  .161  .409  .258   80    8   2           1   0
         STL NL  34   75   11   14   3  0   0    9   1     16  15  .187  .330  .227   48   17   5           0   5
 1940 34 SLB AL  27   54    5    3   1  1   0    3   0  0   4   7  .056  .136  .111  -36    6   2           1   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 12 Seasons    1302 4603  805 1239 247 56  38  526 162 49 705 470  .269  .369  .372   91 1712  91   0   0  25   6
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        573  100  154  31  7   5   65  20  6  88  58  .269  .369  .372   91  213  11   0   0   3   1
 Career High    156  644  112  187  46  9  10  107  37 10 117  65  .309  .404  .428  113  271  19   0   0   6   5
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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 
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1929 23 NYY AL  268  169   38   6.0   107| .309  .284| .380  .350| .428  .410| .808  .760| 113  .586   5.3   0.5  80%
 1930 24 NYY AL  532  351   65   4.9   112| .289  .290| .357  .354| .386  .426| .743  .780|  91  .470  -4.9  -0.4  87%
 1931 25 NYY AL  712  457   93   5.4   104| .280  .280| .376  .347| .416  .400| .792  .747| 113  .547  14.5   1.4  56%
 1932 26 NYY AL  339  222   35   4.2   107| .232  .279| .358  .349| .343  .410| .701  .759|  86  .422  -3.2  -0.3  75%
 1933 27 NYY AL  158  103   14   3.6   101| .220  .273| .361  .344| .291  .394| .652  .737|  79  .381  -2.4  -0.2  66%
 1934 28 TOT AL  501  338   47   3.7   116| .241  .294| .346  .369| .322  .424| .668  .793|  70  .365 -18.3  -1.8  70%
         NYY AL    1    0    0            |           |1.000  .352|           |           |             0.3   0.0   0%
         BOS AL  500  338   47   3.7   116| .241  .294| .344  .369| .322  .424| .666  .793|  69  .365 -18.6  -1.8  70%
 1935 29 TOT AL  562  361   71   5.3   113| .268  .291| .371  .364| .371  .420| .742  .783|  91  .521  -4.3  -0.4  87%
         WSH AL  122   90    7   2.1   109| .194  .284| .278  .356| .233  .410| .511  .766|  35  .166  -9.7  -0.9 100%
         SLB AL  440  271   64   6.3   115| .288  .292| .396  .366| .410  .423| .806  .788| 105  .604   5.4   0.5  86%
 1936 30 SLB AL  745  456   96   5.6   124| .289  .302| .404  .379| .367  .444| .771  .823|  89  .505  -5.4  -0.5  80%
 1937 31 CLE AL  741  471  102   5.7   115| .290  .287| .378  .362| .421  .428| .799  .790| 103  .539   5.6   0.5  69%
 1938 32 CLE AL  661  427   78   4.8   116| .268  .288| .366  .366| .361  .429| .727  .795|  84  .457 -10.6  -1.0  79%
 1939 33 TOT     144  101    9   2.4   108| .176  .287| .350  .353| .231  .410| .581  .763|  56  .231  -5.7  -0.6 100%
         TOT NL  142   99    9   2.4   108| .179  .287| .356  .353| .236  .410| .592  .763|  58  .239  -5.1  -0.5     
         CLE AL    2    2    0   0.0   111| .000  .282| .000  .357| .000  .418| .000  .775|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
         BRO NL   46   28    3   2.9   107| .161  .285| .409  .351| .258  .407| .667  .759|  80  .299  -0.0   0.0     
         STL NL   96   71    6   2.2   108| .187  .287| .330  .354| .227  .411| .557  .765|  48  .215  -5.0  -0.5     
 1940 34 SLB AL   61   54    1   0.5   113| .056  .282| .136  .355| .111  .427| .247  .782| -36  .014 -11.4  -1.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 12 Seasons     5424 3510  649   4.9   113| .269  .288| .369  .360| .372  .422| .741  .782|  91  .480 -40.7  -3.9     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
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  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1929 23 NYY AL 3B 55 38 95 8 10 .943 .952 2.42 2.90 SS 14 26 51 3 9 .963 .937 5.50 4.67 2B 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 5.50 1930 24 NYY AL SS 113 224 324 35 58 .940 .940 4.85 4.56 1931 25 NYY AL SS 155 321 484 46 85 .946 .936 5.19 4.77 1932 26 NYY AL SS 80 152 218 23 39 .941 .941 4.62 4.87 1B 5 26 1 0 2 1.000 .989 5.40 9.84 3B 2 2 3 2 1 .714 .943 2.50 2.75 2B 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 5.65 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 1 0 0 1933 27 NYY AL 3B 28 32 44 5 5 .938 .954 2.71 2.73 SS 16 12 28 2 4 .952 .941 2.50 5.03 1B 3 11 0 0 1 1.000 .991 3.67 9.87 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 1 0 0 1934 28 NYY AL 1B 1 4 0 1 1 .800 1.000 4.00 9.90 BOS AL SS 129 260 396 24 66 .965 .951 5.09 5.07 1935 29 TOT AL SS 123 321 384 29 79 .960 .957 5.73 5.18 WSH AL SS 30 63 78 7 13 .953 .957 4.70 5.18 SLB AL SS 93 258 306 22 66 .962 .957 6.06 5.18 1936 30 SLB AL SS 155 339 495 38 88 .956 .950 5.38 5.22 1937 31 CLE AL SS 156 325 489 31 95 .963 .955 5.22 5.06 1938 32 CLE AL SS 141 296 399 26 88 .964 .953 4.93 4.99 1939 33 TOT SS 44 70 88 8 14 .952 .953 3.59 5.07 TOT NL SS 42 70 88 7 14 .958 .953 3.76 5.09 TOT NL 3B 10 7 7 2 0 .875 .940 1.40 2.79 CLE AL SS 2 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 4.70 BRO NL SS 12 19 17 2 5 .947 .952 3.00 5.09 3B 7 6 7 2 0 .867 .942 1.86 2.79 STL NL SS 30 51 71 5 9 .961 .953 4.07 5.09 3B 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 0.33 2.80 1940 34 SLB AL SS 12 27 32 3 7 .952 .949 4.92 4.53 2B 1 2 1 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 5.20
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1932 26 NYY AL 1B 5 26 1 0 2 1.000 .989 5.40 9.84 1933 27 NYY AL 1B 3 11 0 0 1 1.000 .991 3.67 9.87 1934 28 NYY AL 1B 1 4 0 1 1 .800 1.000 4.00 9.90 1929 23 NYY AL 2B 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 5.50 1932 26 NYY AL 2B 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 5.65 1940 34 SLB AL 2B 1 2 1 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 5.20 1929 23 NYY AL 3B 55 38 95 8 10 .943 .952 2.42 2.90 1932 26 NYY AL 3B 2 2 3 2 1 .714 .943 2.50 2.75 1933 27 NYY AL 3B 28 32 44 5 5 .938 .954 2.71 2.73 1939 33 TOT NL 3B 10 7 7 2 0 .875 .940 1.40 2.79 BRO NL 3B 7 6 7 2 0 .867 .942 1.86 2.79 STL NL 3B 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 0.33 2.80 1932 26 NYY AL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 1 0 0 1933 27 NYY AL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 1 0 0 1929 23 NYY AL SS 14 26 51 3 9 .963 .937 5.50 4.67 1930 24 NYY AL SS 113 224 324 35 58 .940 .940 4.85 4.56 1931 25 NYY AL SS 155 321 484 46 85 .946 .936 5.19 4.77 1932 26 NYY AL SS 80 152 218 23 39 .941 .941 4.62 4.87 1933 27 NYY AL SS 16 12 28 2 4 .952 .941 2.50 5.03 1934 28 BOS AL SS 129 260 396 24 66 .965 .951 5.09 5.07 1935 29 TOT AL SS 123 321 384 29 79 .960 .957 5.73 5.18 WSH AL SS 30 63 78 7 13 .953 .957 4.70 5.18 SLB AL SS 93 258 306 22 66 .962 .957 6.06 5.18 1936 30 SLB AL SS 155 339 495 38 88 .956 .950 5.38 5.22 1937 31 CLE AL SS 156 325 489 31 95 .963 .955 5.22 5.06 1938 32 CLE AL SS 141 296 399 26 88 .964 .953 4.93 4.99 1939 33 TOT SS 44 70 88 8 14 .952 .953 3.59 5.07 TOT NL SS 42 70 88 7 14 .958 .953 3.76 5.09 CLE AL SS 2 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 4.70 BRO NL SS 12 19 17 2 5 .947 .952 3.00 5.09 STL NL SS 30 51 71 5 9 .961 .953 4.07 5.09 1940 34 SLB AL SS 12 27 32 3 7 .952 .949 4.92 4.53
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Position Total SS 1138 2373 3388 268 632 .956 .948 5.06 4.97 3B 95 79 149 17 16 .931 .952 2.40 2.83 1B 9 41 1 1 4 .977 .991 4.67 9.86 2B 5 3 2 0 0 1.000 .980 1.00 5.50 OF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.25 2 0 0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Overall Total 1249 2496 3540 286 652 .955 .949 4.83 4.84
An Important note about our fielding stats

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.

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1935-AL-24-0.01
1937-AL-19-0.05
Car-1033-0.06 shares

Games
1931 AL-155-2
1936 AL-155-1
1937 AL-156-2

At Bats
1931 AL-610-7
1936 AL-619-10
1937 AL-644-4

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1931 AL-712-3
1936 AL-745-1
1937 AL-741-1

Doubles
1937 AL-46-5
1938 AL-36-6

RBI
1931 AL-107-10

Bases on Balls
1931 AL-88-5
1936 AL-117-2
1937 AL-88-8

Strikeouts
1931 AL-54-8

Stolen Bases
1931 AL-13-10
1934 AL-12-7
1935 AL-28-2
1936 AL-37-1
1937 AL-18-4
1938 AL-23-2

Singles
1936 AL-141-9

Times on Base
1931 AL-265-9
1936 AL-298-4
1937 AL-278-6

Hit By Pitch
1931 AL-6-3

Sac. Hits
1930 AL-19-6
1934 AL-15-2

Caught Stealing
1931 AL-10-10
1936 AL-9-5
1937 AL-8-5

Power/Speed Number
1931 AL-11.3-6

Outs
1931 AL-457-2
1936 AL-456-6
1937 AL-471-4
1938 AL-427-8

   

Black Ink: Batting - 3 (507) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 32 (727) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 21.9 (546) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 18.0 (842) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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  2. Barry Larkin (970)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Lonny Frey (975)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Bill Doran (969)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. John Grim (969)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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  9. Billy Rogell (960)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Lonny Frey (956)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Lonny Frey (955)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

September, 1927: Traded by the New York Yankees with $100,000 to the Oakland (PCL) for Jimmie Reese.

May 15, 1934: Traded by the New York Yankees to the Boston Red Sox for Freddie Muller and $20,000.

October 26, 1934: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with $225,000 to the Washington Senators for Joe Cronin.

June 29, 1935: Traded by the Washington Senators to the St. Louis Browns for Alan Strange.

January 17, 1937: Traded by the St. Louis Browns with Ivy Andrews and Moose Solters to the Cleveland Indians for Bill Knickerbocker, Joe Vosmik, and Oral Hildebrand.

May 3, 1939: Purchased by the Brooklyn Dodgers from the Cleveland Indians.

August 14, 1939: Selected off waivers by the St. Louis Cardinals from the Brooklyn Dodgers.

April 23, 1940: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.

April 26, 1940: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Browns.

August 16, 1940: Released by the St. Louis Browns.


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