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Dick Williams
Richard Hirschfeld Williams

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 190 lb.

Debut June 10, 1951
Final Game October 1, 1964
Born May 7, 1929 in St. Louis, MO

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2008.

Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1947. (All Transactions)

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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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1951 22 BRO NL  23   60    5   12   3  1   1    5   0  0   4  10  .200  .250  .333   54   20   0           0   0
 1952 23 BRO NL  36   68   13   21   4  1   0   11   0  0   2  10  .309  .329  .397   99   27   1           0   4
 1953 24 BRO NL  30   55    4   12   2  0   2    5   0  0   3  10  .218  .271  .364   62   20   1           1   1
 1954 25 BRO NL  16   34    5    5   0  0   1    2   0  0   2   7  .147  .189  .235    9    8   0   1       0   1
 1956 27 TOT     94  360   45  103  18  4  11   37   5  5  30  41  .286  .341  .450  115  162   7   0   1   0  10
         BRO NL   7    7    0    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .286  .286  .286   49    2   0   0   0   0   0
         BAL AL  87  353   45  101  18  4  11   37   5  5  30  40  .286  .342  .453  116  160   7   0   1   0  10
 1957 28 TOT AL 114  372   49   97  17  2   7   34   3  5  26  40  .261  .310  .374   89  139   4   1   3   1  13
         BAL AL  47  167   16   39  10  2   1   17   0  1  14  21  .234  .293  .335   77   56   3   0   3   0   6
         CLE AL  67  205   33   58   7  0   6   17   3  4  12  19  .283  .324  .405   99   83   1   1   0   1   7
 1958 29 BAL AL 128  409   36  113  17  0   4   32   0  6  37  47  .276  .336  .347   94  142  10   4   4   2  17
 1959 30 KCA AL 130  488   72  130  33  1  16   75   4  1  28  60  .266  .309  .436  101  213  11   6   1   5  13
 1960 31 KCA AL 127  420   47  121  31  0  12   65   0  0  39  68  .288  .346  .448  114  188   1   5   3   1  16
 1961 32 BAL AL 103  310   37   64  15  2   8   24   0  4  20  38  .206  .251  .345   61  107   5   5   0   0   7
 1962 33 BAL AL  82  178   20   44   7  1   1   18   0  0  14  26  .247  .303  .315   71   56   2   2   0   1   8
 1963 34 BOS AL  79  136   15   35   8  0   2   12   0  0  15  25  .257  .329  .360   91   49   0   1   0   0   3
 1964 35 BOS AL  61   69   10   11   2  0   5   11   0  0   7  10  .159  .247  .406   75   28   0   0   0   1   4
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 13 Seasons    1023 2959  358  768 157 12  70  331  12 21 227 392  .260  .312  .392   92 1159  42  25  12  12  97
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        469   57  122  25  2  11   52   2  3  36  62  .260  .312  .392   92  184   7   4   2   2  15
 Career High    130  488   72  130  33  4  16   75   5  6  39  68  .288  .346  .450  115  213  11   6   4   5  17
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1951 22 BRO NL   64   48    5   2.8   105| .200  .270| .250  .344| .333  .409| .583  .753|  54  .294  -4.2  -0.4   0%
 1952 23 BRO NL   71   52    9   4.6    98| .309  .263| .329  .336| .397  .391| .726  .727|  99  .550  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1953 24 BRO NL   60   45    5   2.9   112| .218  .277| .271  .348| .364  .431| .635  .779|  62  .287  -3.3  -0.3   0%
 1954 25 BRO NL   37   31    2   1.7   112| .147  .279| .189  .351| .235  .431| .424  .782|   9  .134  -4.8  -0.5   0%
 1956 27 TOT     397  279   53   5.1    99| .286  .258| .341  .338| .450  .394| .791  .732| 115  .526   6.6   0.6  50%
         BRO NL    7    5    1   5.3   110| .286  .274| .286  .343| .286  .433| .572  .775|  49  .581  -0.5  -0.1   0%
         BAL AL  390  274   52   5.1    99| .286  .258| .342  .338| .453  .393| .795  .731| 116  .525   7.1   0.7  50%
 1957 28 TOT AL  404  298   39   3.6    97| .261  .259| .310  .331| .374  .391| .684  .722|  89  .403  -6.2  -0.6  37%
         BAL AL  184  138   15   2.9    93| .234  .255| .293  .326| .335  .384| .628  .710|  77  .323  -5.2  -0.5   0%
         CLE AL  220  160   24   4.1    99| .283  .263| .324  .335| .405  .397| .729  .732|  99  .463  -1.0  -0.1  42%
 1958 29 BAL AL  462  333   44   3.5    93| .276  .254| .336  .322| .347  .387| .683  .709|  94  .412  -1.6  -0.2   0%
 1959 30 KCA AL  538  389   64   4.4   100| .266  .263| .309  .334| .436  .401| .745  .736| 101  .502   0.0   0.0  80%
 1960 31 KCA AL  466  321   62   5.2   101| .288  .263| .346  .337| .448  .403| .794  .740| 114  .567   8.7   0.9   0%
 1961 32 BAL AL  340  267   25   2.5   100| .206  .259| .251  .334| .345  .403| .596  .737|  61  .243 -17.8  -1.8   0%
 1962 33 BAL AL  197  146   16   3.0    97| .247  .256| .303  .327| .315  .399| .618  .726|  71  .311  -6.7  -0.7   0%
 1963 34 BOS AL  152  105   17   4.4    97| .257  .259| .329  .325| .360  .399| .689  .725|  91  .518  -1.2  -0.1   0%
 1964 35 BOS AL   77   62    6   2.6   100| .159  .261| .247  .331| .406  .406| .653  .736|  75  .292  -2.8  -0.3   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 13 Seasons     3265 2376  347   3.9    99| .260  .260| .312  .333| .392  .398| .704  .731|  92  .439 -33.6  -3.4  36%

* 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  GS   Inn    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1951 22 BRO NL OF 15 21 1 0 0 1.000 .982 1.47 2.23 15 0 0 1952 23 BRO NL OF 25 41 1 0 0 1.000 .981 1.68 2.10 19 6 0 1B 1 10 1 0 2 1.000 .991 11.00 9.20 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.90 1953 24 BRO NL OF 24 24 0 2 0 .923 .980 1.00 2.11 17 2 9 1954 25 BRO NL OF 14 12 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.86 2.18 13 2 0 1956 27 BAL AL OF 81 205 2 2 0 .990 .979 2.56 2.04 2.87 2.34 79 648.3 CF 66 170 1 1 0 .994 .984 2.59 2.50 2.92 2.79 66 527.3 RF 19 24 1 2 0 .926 .973 1.32 1.80 2.59 2.09 10 87.0 1B 10 36 7 0 4 1.000 .991 4.30 7.99 10.75 9.43 3 36.0 2B 10 4 5 1 0 .900 .978 0.90 4.74 3.68 5.44 0 22.0 LF 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.00 1.69 2.38 2.09 3 34.0 3B 4 4 3 1 0 .875 .946 1.75 2.77 2.10 3.21 3 30.0 1957 28 TOT AL OF 63 118 4 2 2 .984 .980 1.94 1.97 2.55 2.24 50 430.7 TOT AL CF 36 82 2 2 1 .977 .982 2.33 2.40 2.74 2.72 35 276.0 TOT AL 3B 34 44 58 6 6 .944 .951 3.00 2.77 3.12 3.23 30 294.3 TOT AL LF 32 39 1 0 1 1.000 .980 1.25 1.70 2.34 2.10 15 153.7 BAL AL OF 26 46 3 0 2 1.000 .980 1.88 1.97 2.69 2.24 19 164.0 3B 15 21 28 2 1 .961 .951 3.27 2.77 3.38 3.23 12 130.3 LF 15 10 1 0 1 1.000 .982 0.73 1.70 1.80 2.09 5 55.0 CF 14 33 1 0 1 1.000 .983 2.43 2.40 2.83 2.72 14 108.0 1B 12 82 10 0 12 1.000 .992 7.67 8.36 9.74 9.67 8 85.0 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 CLE AL OF 37 72 1 2 0 .973 .980 1.97 1.97 2.46 2.24 31 266.7 CF 22 49 1 2 0 .962 .982 2.27 2.40 2.68 2.72 21 168.0 3B 19 23 30 4 5 .930 .952 2.79 2.77 2.91 3.23 18 164.0 LF 17 29 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.71 1.70 2.64 2.10 10 98.7 1958 29 BAL AL OF 70 147 6 0 1 1.000 .982 2.19 1.94 2.87 2.27 54 480.0 3B 45 32 47 7 5 .919 .951 1.76 2.59 3.00 3.11 26 237.0 CF 41 97 2 1 1 .990 .985 2.41 2.29 2.97 2.68 37 300.0 LF 34 24 1 0 0 1.000 .980 0.74 1.62 2.37 2.09 5 95.0 1B 26 175 6 1 21 .995 .991 6.96 8.47 8.44 9.60 22 193.0 RF 15 25 1 0 0 1.000 .981 1.73 1.69 2.75 1.99 12 85.0 2B 7 5 2 0 0 1.000 .972 1.00 4.69 3.56 5.24 0 17.7 1959 30 KCA AL 3B 80 83 164 11 10 .957 .952 3.09 2.72 3.41 3.21 77 651.0 1B 32 233 16 2 32 .992 .990 7.78 8.27 9.00 9.84 28 249.0 OF 23 31 0 0 0 1.000 .981 1.35 1.96 1.79 2.22 15 155.7 LF 14 17 0 0 0 1.000 .983 1.21 1.68 2.01 2.06 7 76.0 RF 8 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.12 1.64 1.31 1.90 6 61.7 2B 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 .968 1.00 4.73 6.75 5.40 0 4.0 CF 2 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 2.50 2.45 2.50 2.70 2 18.0 1960 31 KCA AL 3B 57 62 111 9 13 .951 .952 3.04 2.72 3.24 3.14 53 480.7 1B 34 247 17 2 15 .992 .991 7.76 8.04 9.98 9.58 28 238.0 LF 25 64 2 0 0 1.000 .984 2.64 1.67 2.94 2.14 24 202.0 1961 32 BAL AL LF 75 87 3 3 1 .968 .969 1.20 1.62 1.56 2.00 63 519.3 OF 75 86 4 3 1 .968 .977 1.20 1.98 1.52 2.25 64 532.0 1B 20 123 12 0 10 1.000 .990 6.75 8.29 11.08 9.45 11 109.7 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.80 0.00 3.30 0 3.0 CF 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 2.25 1.58 2.53 0 5.7 RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 1.29 2.06 1 7.0 1962 33 BAL AL OF 29 46 0 0 0 1.000 .981 1.59 1.92 2.18 2.19 25 189.7 1B 21 134 13 0 13 1.000 .990 7.00 8.76 9.50 9.44 12 139.3 LF 21 29 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.38 1.61 1.84 2.01 17 141.7 RF 9 14 0 0 0 1.000 .979 1.56 1.71 2.62 2.01 8 48.0 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.80 0.00 3.04 0 8.0 1963 34 BOS AL 3B 17 16 25 1 1 .976 .947 2.41 2.85 3.00 3.02 13 123.0 1B 11 46 3 0 3 1.000 .990 4.45 8.59 7.74 9.47 5 57.0 LF 7 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.43 1.57 0.61 1.90 4 44.0 1964 35 BOS AL 1B 21 31 4 0 2 1.000 .992 1.67 8.12 8.51 9.44 0 37.0 3B 13 7 17 1 4 .960 .956 1.85 2.76 3.19 3.03 5 67.7 LF 5 12 0 0 0 1.000 .976 2.40 1.46 2.92 1.80 3 37.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1952 23 BRO NL 1B 1 10 1 0 2 1.000 .991 11.00 9.20 1956 27 BAL AL 1B 10 36 7 0 4 1.000 .991 4.30 7.99 10.75 9.43 3 36.0 1957 28 BAL AL 1B 12 82 10 0 12 1.000 .992 7.67 8.36 9.74 9.67 8 85.0 1958 29 BAL AL 1B 26 175 6 1 21 .995 .991 6.96 8.47 8.44 9.60 22 193.0 1959 30 KCA AL 1B 32 233 16 2 32 .992 .990 7.78 8.27 9.00 9.84 28 249.0 1960 31 KCA AL 1B 34 247 17 2 15 .992 .991 7.76 8.04 9.98 9.58 28 238.0 1961 32 BAL AL 1B 20 123 12 0 10 1.000 .990 6.75 8.29 11.08 9.45 11 109.7 1962 33 BAL AL 1B 21 134 13 0 13 1.000 .990 7.00 8.76 9.50 9.44 12 139.3 1963 34 BOS AL 1B 11 46 3 0 3 1.000 .990 4.45 8.59 7.74 9.47 5 57.0 1964 35 BOS AL 1B 21 31 4 0 2 1.000 .992 1.67 8.12 8.51 9.44 0 37.0 1956 27 BAL AL 2B 10 4 5 1 0 .900 .978 0.90 4.74 3.68 5.44 0 22.0 1958 29 BAL AL 2B 7 5 2 0 0 1.000 .972 1.00 4.69 3.56 5.24 0 17.7 1959 30 KCA AL 2B 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 .968 1.00 4.73 6.75 5.40 0 4.0 1952 23 BRO NL 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.90 1956 27 BAL AL 3B 4 4 3 1 0 .875 .946 1.75 2.77 2.10 3.21 3 30.0 1957 28 TOT AL 3B 34 44 58 6 6 .944 .951 3.00 2.77 3.12 3.23 30 294.3 BAL AL 3B 15 21 28 2 1 .961 .951 3.27 2.77 3.38 3.23 12 130.3 CLE AL 3B 19 23 30 4 5 .930 .952 2.79 2.77 2.91 3.23 18 164.0 1958 29 BAL AL 3B 45 32 47 7 5 .919 .951 1.76 2.59 3.00 3.11 26 237.0 1959 30 KCA AL 3B 80 83 164 11 10 .957 .952 3.09 2.72 3.41 3.21 77 651.0 1960 31 KCA AL 3B 57 62 111 9 13 .951 .952 3.04 2.72 3.24 3.14 53 480.7 1961 32 BAL AL 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.80 0.00 3.30 0 3.0 1962 33 BAL AL 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.80 0.00 3.04 0 8.0 1963 34 BOS AL 3B 17 16 25 1 1 .976 .947 2.41 2.85 3.00 3.02 13 123.0 1964 35 BOS AL 3B 13 7 17 1 4 .960 .956 1.85 2.76 3.19 3.03 5 67.7 1956 27 BAL AL CF 66 170 1 1 0 .994 .984 2.59 2.50 2.92 2.79 66 527.3 1957 28 TOT AL CF 36 82 2 2 1 .977 .982 2.33 2.40 2.74 2.72 35 276.0 BAL AL CF 14 33 1 0 1 1.000 .983 2.43 2.40 2.83 2.72 14 108.0 CLE AL CF 22 49 1 2 0 .962 .982 2.27 2.40 2.68 2.72 21 168.0 1958 29 BAL AL CF 41 97 2 1 1 .990 .985 2.41 2.29 2.97 2.68 37 300.0 1959 30 KCA AL CF 2 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 2.50 2.45 2.50 2.70 2 18.0 1961 32 BAL AL CF 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 2.25 1.58 2.53 0 5.7 1956 27 BAL AL LF 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.00 1.69 2.38 2.09 3 34.0 1957 28 TOT AL LF 32 39 1 0 1 1.000 .980 1.25 1.70 2.34 2.10 15 153.7 BAL AL LF 15 10 1 0 1 1.000 .982 0.73 1.70 1.80 2.09 5 55.0 CLE AL LF 17 29 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.71 1.70 2.64 2.10 10 98.7 1958 29 BAL AL LF 34 24 1 0 0 1.000 .980 0.74 1.62 2.37 2.09 5 95.0 1959 30 KCA AL LF 14 17 0 0 0 1.000 .983 1.21 1.68 2.01 2.06 7 76.0 1960 31 KCA AL LF 25 64 2 0 0 1.000 .984 2.64 1.67 2.94 2.14 24 202.0 1961 32 BAL AL LF 75 87 3 3 1 .968 .969 1.20 1.62 1.56 2.00 63 519.3 1962 33 BAL AL LF 21 29 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.38 1.61 1.84 2.01 17 141.7 1963 34 BOS AL LF 7 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.43 1.57 0.61 1.90 4 44.0 1964 35 BOS AL LF 5 12 0 0 0 1.000 .976 2.40 1.46 2.92 1.80 3 37.0 1951 22 BRO NL OF 15 21 1 0 0 1.000 .982 1.47 2.23 15 0 0 1952 23 BRO NL OF 25 41 1 0 0 1.000 .981 1.68 2.10 19 6 0 1953 24 BRO NL OF 24 24 0 2 0 .923 .980 1.00 2.11 17 2 9 1954 25 BRO NL OF 14 12 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.86 2.18 13 2 0 1956 27 BAL AL OF 81 205 2 2 0 .990 .979 2.56 2.04 2.87 2.34 79 648.3 1957 28 TOT AL OF 63 118 4 2 2 .984 .980 1.94 1.97 2.55 2.24 50 430.7 BAL AL OF 26 46 3 0 2 1.000 .980 1.88 1.97 2.69 2.24 19 164.0 CLE AL OF 37 72 1 2 0 .973 .980 1.97 1.97 2.46 2.24 31 266.7 1958 29 BAL AL OF 70 147 6 0 1 1.000 .982 2.19 1.94 2.87 2.27 54 480.0 1959 30 KCA AL OF 23 31 0 0 0 1.000 .981 1.35 1.96 1.79 2.22 15 155.7 1960 31 KCA AL OF 25 67 3 0 0 1.000 .982 2.80 1.95 3.12 2.25 24 202.0 1961 32 BAL AL OF 75 86 4 3 1 .968 .977 1.20 1.98 1.52 2.25 64 532.0 1962 33 BAL AL OF 29 46 0 0 0 1.000 .981 1.59 1.92 2.18 2.19 25 189.7 1963 34 BOS AL OF 7 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.29 1.91 0.41 2.17 4 44.0 1964 35 BOS AL OF 5 12 0 0 0 1.000 .984 2.40 1.80 2.92 2.04 3 37.0 1956 27 BAL AL RF 19 24 1 2 0 .926 .973 1.32 1.80 2.59 2.09 10 87.0 1957 28 BAL AL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1958 29 BAL AL RF 15 25 1 0 0 1.000 .981 1.73 1.69 2.75 1.99 12 85.0 1959 30 KCA AL RF 8 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.12 1.64 1.31 1.90 6 61.7 1961 32 BAL AL RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 1.29 2.06 1 7.0 1962 33 BAL AL RF 9 14 0 0 0 1.000 .979 1.56 1.71 2.62 2.01 8 48.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Position Total OF* 456 812 21 9 4 .989 .980 1.83 2.00 318 2719.3 286 157 62# 3B* 257 248 426 36 39 .949 .952 2.62 2.72 207 1894.7 LF* 222 284 7 3 2 .990 .977 1.31 1.64 141 1302.7 1B* 188 1117 89 5 114 .996 .991 6.41 8.31 117 1144.0 CF* 147 354 6 4 2 .989 .984 2.45 2.41 140 1127.0 RF* 53 73 2 2 0 .974 .978 1.42 1.73 37 289.7 2B* 20 11 8 1 0 .950 .974 0.95 4.72 0 43.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Overall Total 921 2188 544 51 157 .982 .977 2.97 3.55
# 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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1953   WS    BRO NYY     L   3   2   0   1  0  0  0   0   1   1  .500  .667  .500   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.

Doubles
1959 AL-33-4
1960 AL-31-5

Sac. Hits
1958 AL-10-6
1959 AL-11-5

Sac. Flies
1959 AL-6-7

Grounded into Double Plays
1958 AL-17-8
1959 AL-13-9

Caught Stealing
1956 AL-5-9
1958 AL-6-9

Gray Ink: Batting - 4 (1790) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 8.2 (1912) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
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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Transactions 

Before 1947 Season: Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent.

June 25, 1956: Selected off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles from the Brooklyn Dodgers.

June 13, 1957: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Cleveland Indians for Jim Busby.

April 1, 1958: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with Bud Daley and Gene Woodling to the Baltimore Orioles for Larry Doby and Don Ferrarese.

October 2, 1958: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Kansas City Athletics for Chico Carrasquel.

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

October 12, 1962: Purchased by the Houston Colt .45's from the Baltimore Orioles.

December 10, 1962: Traded by the Houston Colt .45's to the Boston Red Sox for Carroll Hardy.

October 14, 1964: Released by the Boston Red Sox.


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