Walt Dropo

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 220lb (196cm, 99kg)

Born: January 30, 1923 in Moosup, CT us

Died: December 17, 2010 in Peabody, MA

Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Moosup, CT

High School: Plainfield HS (Central Village, CT)

School: University of Connecticut (Storrs, CT)

Debut: April 19, 1949 (Age 26-079d, 10,575th in major league history)
vs. PHA 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 17, 1961 (Age 38-107d)
vs. DET 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1950 season

Full Name: Walter Dropo

Nicknames: Moose

Pronunciation: \DRO-po\

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Rookie of the Year
1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.3

4124

1113

152

.270

478

RBI

704

OBP

.326

SLG

.432

OPS

.758

OPS+

100

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	5-6 / in Starts: 5-6
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	11 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 44 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	22 (13-5-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 44 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	29 (15-9-4)

Most Driven In
B Doerr	1

Most Driven In By
B Goodman	1
B Tebbetts	1
D DiMaggio	1

1949 Batting Game Log

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1949 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	ROE	GDP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1	1	Apr 19	BOS	@	PHA	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	7	1.84	-0.111	4.72	-0.17%	-0.25	1B
2	2	2	Apr 20	BOS	@	PHA	L,2-3	CG(10)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	7	1.47	-0.129	3.37	-0.18%	-0.68	1B
3	3	3	Apr 21	BOS	@	PHA	W,4-0	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.167	.167	.167	.333	7	1.38	-0.151	2.94	-0.19%	-1.25	1B
4	4	4	Apr 22	BOS		NYY	L,3-5	CG	4	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.188	.188	.188	.375	7	1.63	0.136	3.87	0.19%	0.56	1B
5	5	5	Apr 23	BOS		NYY	W,11-8	CG	5	4	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	.200	.238	.250	.488	7	.79	0.002	1.75	0.00%	-0.36	1B
6	6	6	Apr 24	BOS		NYY	L,4-9	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0		0	.250	.280	.333	.613	7						1B
7	7	7	Apr 25	BOS		WSH	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.250	.296	.546	7	.65	-0.051	1.27	-0.06%	-0.72	1B
8	8	8	Apr 27	BOS		PHA	W,10-6	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.200	.250	.267	.517	7	1.13	-0.057	2.53	-0.08%	-0.91	1B
9	9	9	Apr 28	BOS		PHA	W,12-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	.176	.222	.235	.458	7	.52	-0.055	1.27	-0.08%	-1.51	1B
10	10	10	Apr 29	BOS	@	NYY	L,1-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.158	.200	.211	.411	7	1.06	-0.108	3.11	-0.19%	-1.32	1B
11	11	11	Apr 30	BOS	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.146	.205	.195	.400	7	1.02	-0.044	2.72	-0.07%	-0.52	1B
							5-6		44	41	3	6	2	1	3	7	0	2	.146	.205	.195	.400		1.16	-0.568	2.80	-0.82%	-6.95

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