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Tom Umphlett
Thomas Mullen Umphlett

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 180 lb.

Debut April 16, 1953
Final Game September 24, 1955
Born May 12, 1930 in Scotland Neck, NC

Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1950. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1953 23 BOS AL 137  495   53  140  27  5   3   59   4  2  34  30  .283  .331  .376   87  186   7           2  11 RoY-2
 1954 24 WSH AL 114  342   21   75   8  3   1   33   1  2  17  42  .219  .255  .269   47   92   2   2       0  13
 1955 25 WSH AL 110  323   34   70  10  0   2   19   2  1  24  35  .217  .271  .266   47   86   4   0   0   0   5
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 3 Seasons      361 1160  108  285  45  8   6  111   7  5  75 107  .246  .292  .314   65  364  13   2   0   2  29
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        521   48  128  20  4   3   50   3  2  34  48  .246  .292  .314   65  163   6   1   0   1  13
 Career High    137  495   53  140  27  5   3   59   4  2  34  42  .283  .331  .376   87  186   7   2   0   2  13
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1953 23 BOS AL  538  375   61   4.4   107| .283  .275| .331  .352| .376  .405| .707  .758|  87  .491 -10.2  -1.0  66%
 1954 24 WSH AL  363  286   23   2.2    95| .219  .259| .255  .334| .269  .379| .524  .713|  47  .224 -25.6  -2.7  33%
 1955 25 WSH AL  351  263   24   2.4   100| .217  .263| .271  .342| .266  .391| .537  .733|  47  .240 -24.4  -2.4  66%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 3 Seasons      1252  924  108   3.1   101| .246  .267| .292  .344| .314  .394| .606  .738|  65  .345 -60.2  -6.1  58%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1953 23 BOS AL OF 136 382 12 7 1 .983 .981 2.90 2.18 0 136 0 1954 24 WSH AL OF 101 169 13 2 4 .989 .979 1.80 2.17 12 4 86 1955 25 WSH AL OF 103 237 8 3 1 .988 .982 2.38 2.08 18 62 23
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1953 23 BOS AL OF 136 382 12 7 1 .983 .981 2.90 2.18 0 136 0 1954 24 WSH AL OF 101 169 13 2 4 .989 .979 1.80 2.17 12 4 86 1955 25 WSH AL OF 103 237 8 3 1 .988 .982 2.38 2.08 18 62 23
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Position Total OF 340 788 33 12 6 .986 .981 2.41 2.15 30 202 109 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Overall Total 340 788 33 12 6 .986 .981 2.41 2.15
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.

At Bats per Strikeout
1953 AL-16.5-8

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

Before 1950 Season: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent.

December 9, 1953: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Mickey McDermott to the Washington Senators for Jackie Jensen.

November 8, 1955: Traded by the Washington Senators with Bob Porterfield, Johnny Schmitz, and Mickey Vernon to the Boston Red Sox for Karl Olson, Dick Brodowski, Tex Clevenger, Neil Chrisley, and Al Curtis (minors).

June 12, 1962: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with cash to the New York Yankees for Billy Gardner.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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