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Career Summary

Years	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	WARP
13	3265	.260	.312	.392	.254	5.9

Birth Date	5-7-1929
Height	6' 0"
Weight	190 lbs

Bats	R
Throws	R

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YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	BB	SO	HBP	SF	SH	RBI	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
1951	BRO	22	23	64	60	5	12	3	1	1	20	4	10	0		0	5	0	0	.200	.250	.333	.202	-3.5	-0.9	-0.4
1952	BRO	23	36	71	68	13	21	4	1	0	27	2	10	0		1	11	0	0	.309	.329	.397	.260	1.5	1.5	0.3
1953	BRO	24	30	60	55	4	12	2	0	2	20	3	10	1		1	5	0	0	.218	.271	.364	.217	-1.5	-0.3	-0.2
1954	BRO	25	16	37	34	5	5	0	0	1	8	2	7	0	1	0	2	0	0	.147	.189	.235	.198	-1.8	-0.7	-0.3
1956	BAL	27	87	390	353	45	101	18	4	11	160	30	40	0	0	7	37	5	5	.286	.342	.453	.289	24.5	3.8	2.9
1956	BRO	27	7	7	7	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.212	-0.2	0.0	-0.0
1957	BAL	28	47	184	167	16	39	10	2	1	56	14	21	0	0	3	17	0	1	.234	.293	.335	.220	-4.8	-0.9	-0.6
1957	CLE	28	67	220	205	33	58	7	0	6	83	12	19	1	1	1	17	3	4	.283	.324	.405	.251	4.0	-0.1	0.4
1958	BAL	29	128	462	409	36	113	17	0	4	142	37	47	2	4	10	32	0	6	.276	.336	.347	.262	6.0	0.7	0.7
1959	KC1	30	130	538	488	72	130	33	1	16	213	28	60	5	6	11	75	4	1	.266	.309	.436	.260	11.6	6.4	1.9
1960	KC1	31	127	466	420	47	121	31	0	12	188	39	68	1	5	1	65	0	0	.288	.346	.448	.274	15.0	7.7	2.4
1961	BAL	32	103	340	310	37	64	15	2	8	107	20	38	0	5	5	24	0	4	.206	.251	.345	.230	-4.1	-3.6	-0.8
1962	BAL	33	82	197	178	20	44	7	1	1	56	14	26	1	2	2	18	0	0	.247	.303	.315	.227	-2.5	0.9	-0.2
1963	BOS	34	79	152	136	15	35	8	0	2	49	15	25	0	1	0	12	0	0	.257	.329	.360	.255	-2.0	-0.9	-0.3
1964	BOS	35	61	77	69	10	11	2	0	5	28	7	10	1	0	0	11	0	0	.159	.247	.406	.233	-0.8	1.5	0.1
Career			1023	3265	2959	358	768	157	12	70	1159	227	392	12	25	42	331	12	21	.260	.312	.392	.254	41.2	15.3	5.9

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'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.

YEAR	Team	Lg	G	PA	TAv	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	oppTAv	BABIP	BPF	BRAA	repLVL	POS_ADJ	FRAA	BRR	BVORP	BWARP	VORP	WARP
1951	BRO	MLB	23	64	.202	.266	.326	.407	.000	.000	107	-4	1.8	-0.4	-0.9	-0.3	-3.5	-0.4	-3.5	-0.4
1952	BRO	MLB	36	71	.260	.254	.317	.372	.000	.000	101	0	1.9	-0.2	1.5	0.3	1.5	0.3	1.5	0.3
1953	BRO	MLB	30	60	.217	.253	.317	.390	.000	.000	104	-2.8	1.7	-0.4	-0.3	-0.3	-1.5	-0.2	-1.5	-0.2
1954	BRO	MLB	16	37	.198	.259	.325	.400	.000	.148	105	-2.3	1.0	-0.2	-0.7	-0.2	-1.8	-0.3	-1.8	-0.3
1956	BAL	MLB	87	390	.289	.252	.323	.380	.000	.298	94	11.8	10.8	-0.1	3.8	2.4	24.5	2.9	24.5	2.9
1956	BRO	MLB	7	7	.212	.266	.312	.438	.000	.333	103	-0.4	0.2	0	0.0	-0.0	-0.2	-0.0	-0.2	-0.0
1957	BAL	MLB	47	184	.220	.255	.322	.388	.000	.262	95	-7.3	4.9	-0.5	-0.9	-0.9	-4.8	-0.6	-4.8	-0.6
1957	CLE	MLB	67	220	.251	.251	.315	.375	.000	.287	98	-1.9	5.6	0.2	-0.1	0.2	4.0	0.4	4.0	0.4
1958	BAL	MLB	128	462	.262	.251	.312	.382	.000	.301	91	0.8	12.4	-1.4	0.7	-4.4	6.0	0.7	6.0	0.7
1959	KC1	MLB	130	538	.260	.247	.312	.372	.000	.273	103	-0.1	14.7	-1.4	6.4	0.4	11.6	1.9	11.6	1.9
1960	KC1	MLB	127	466	.274	.254	.322	.379	.000	.316	102	6.5	12.6	-1.8	7.7	-1.2	15.0	2.4	15.0	2.4
1961	BAL	MLB	103	340	.230	.262	.323	.402	.000	.208	95	-10.8	9.6	-2.7	-3.6	-0.3	-4.1	-0.8	-4.1	-0.8
1962	BAL	MLB	82	197	.227	.246	.310	.373	.000	.281	94	-6.8	5.5	-1.8	0.9	0.3	-2.5	-0.2	-2.5	-0.2
1963	BOS	MLB	79	152	.255	.243	.302	.367	.000	.300	104	-0.7	3.8	-0.3	-0.9	-4.5	-2.0	-0.3	-2.0	-0.3
1964	BOS	MLB	61	77	.233	.242	.304	.374	.000	.111	110	-2	2.0	-0.1	1.5	-0.3	-0.8	0.1	-0.8	0.1
Career		MLB		3265	.254	.252	.316	.381	.256	.277	98	-20	88.5	-11.1	15.3	-8.9	41.2	5.9	41.2	5.9

Statistics For All Levels

Year	Team	Lg	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	TAv	VORP	FRAA	WARP
1951	BRO	MLB	64	5	12	3	1	1	5	4	10	0	0	.200	.250	.333	.133	.202	-3.5	-0.9	-0.4
1952	BRO	MLB	71	13	21	4	1	0	11	2	10	0	0	.309	.329	.397	.088	.260	1.5	1.5	0.3
1953	BRO	MLB	60	4	12	2	0	2	5	3	10	0	0	.218	.271	.364	.145	.217	-1.5	-0.3	-0.2
1954	BRO	MLB	37	5	5	0	0	1	2	2	7	0	0	.147	.189	.235	.088	.198	-1.8	-0.7	-0.3
1956	BAL	MLB	390	45	101	18	4	11	37	30	40	5	5	.286	.342	.453	.167	.289	24.5	3.8	2.9
1956	BRO	MLB	7	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.000	.212	-0.2	0.0	-0.0
1957	BAL	MLB	184	16	39	10	2	1	17	14	21	0	1	.234	.293	.335	.102	.220	-4.8	-0.9	-0.6
1957	CLE	MLB	220	33	58	7	0	6	17	12	19	3	4	.283	.324	.405	.122	.251	4.0	-0.1	0.4
1958	BAL	MLB	462	36	113	17	0	4	32	37	47	0	6	.276	.336	.347	.071	.262	6.0	0.7	0.7
1959	KC1	MLB	538	72	130	33	1	16	75	28	60	4	1	.266	.309	.436	.170	.260	11.6	6.4	1.9
1960	KC1	MLB	466	47	121	31	0	12	65	39	68	0	0	.288	.346	.448	.160	.274	15.0	7.7	2.4
1961	BAL	MLB	340	37	64	15	2	8	24	20	38	0	4	.206	.251	.345	.139	.230	-4.1	-3.6	-0.8
1962	BAL	MLB	197	20	44	7	1	1	18	14	26	0	0	.247	.303	.315	.067	.227	-2.5	0.9	-0.2
1963	BOS	MLB	152	15	35	8	0	2	12	15	25	0	0	.257	.329	.360	.103	.255	-2.0	-0.9	-0.3
1964	BOS	MLB	77	10	11	2	0	5	11	7	10	0	0	.159	.247	.406	.246	.233	-0.8	1.5	0.1

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Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation

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Title	Author	Date
The Lineup Card: 11 Favorite Baserunning Memories	Baseball Prospectus	2013-04-24
Baseball ProGUESTus: Paul Richards, Maker of Major-League Managers	Jonathan Bernstein	2013-02-19
Western Front: Pacific Surfliner	Geoff Young	2013-01-22
Wezen-Ball: The SPBA's Short Life	Larry Granillo	2012-11-28
The Platoon Advantage: Life and Ed Whitson	Cee Angi	2012-05-23
Western Front: They Slugged Like Ed Brinkman	Geoff Young	2012-03-20
The Stats Go Marching In: The Hidden Helpers of the Pitching Staff	Max Marchi	2012-03-09
The BP Wayback Machine: Don Mincher, Part 2	David Laurila	2012-03-07
The BP Wayback Machine: Don Mincher, Part 1	David Laurila	2012-03-06
The BP Broadside: Exorcising the Ghost of Leo	Steven Goldman	2011-11-04
Baseball ProGUESTus: Silly Goose: Mariano Rivera and the Myth of the Seven-Out Save	Kevin Baker	2011-10-31
Prospectus Hit and Run: Leyland's Cooperstown Case	Jay Jaffe	2011-10-13
The Lineup Card: 11 Memorable Breakdowns, Antics, and Tirades	Baseball Prospectus	2011-08-18
The Lineup Card: 12 Favorite Basebrawls and Individual Performances in Basebrawls	Baseball Prospectus	2011-08-10
What You Missed: 7/5-7/8	Stephani Bee	2011-07-08
BP Unfiltered: The Paper Trail 7/8	John Perrotto	2011-07-08
The BP Broadside: In the Laundry Room	Steven Goldman	2011-07-08
Purpose Pitches: Farrell, Mattingly, and Roenicke	Christina Kahrl	2011-02-10
Prospectus Q&A: Don Mincher, Part II	David Laurila	2011-01-12
Prospectus Q&A: Don Mincher, Part I	David Laurila	2011-01-11
Prospectus Hit and Run: Billy and George	Jay Jaffe	2010-11-22
World Series Prospectus: World Series Preview	Christina Kahrl	2010-10-26
GM for a Day: Baltimore Orioles	Steven Goldman	2010-10-15
Another Look: The 1972 World Series	Bob Hertzel	2010-10-12
Prospectus Q&A: Darold Knowles	David Laurila	2010-09-07
Prospectus Hit and Run: Don't Call it the Veterans' Committee	Jay Jaffe	2010-07-28
Prospectus Hit and Run: From One to the Other	Jay Jaffe	2009-10-29
Transaction Analysis: NL West Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2009-07-02
Prospectus Q&A: Toby Harrah, Part One	David Laurila	2009-05-19
Prospectus Q&A: Ross Grimsley	David Laurila	2009-05-03
Prospectus Hit and Run: (Near) Hitless Wonders	Jay Jaffe	2008-10-28
The Week In Quotes: September 22-28	Alex Carnevale	2008-09-29
Prospectus Preview: Tuesday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-09-16
You Could Look It Up: Yosted by His Own Petard	Steven Goldman	2008-09-16
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Life and Times of Buzzie Bavasi, Part One	Jay Jaffe	2008-05-07
Prospectus Hit and Run: Milestoners and the New New Veterans Committee	Jay Jaffe	2007-08-14
Prospectus Q&A: Jack McKeon	David Laurila	2007-05-27
Prospectus Q&A: Ken Macha	David Laurila	2007-05-20
Transaction of the Day: Roster Reviews of the Easts	Christina Kahrl	2007-04-12
Who Will Rid Me of This Pestilent McCovey?: Pinch Running in the Last 50 Years	Brandon Isleib	2007-04-10
Schrodinger's Bat: The Price of Contentment	Dan Fox	2007-03-29
Schrodinger's Bat: Double Steals And More	Dan Fox	2007-03-22
The Impossible Dream: How the 1967 Red Sox Won the Pennant	Mark Armour	2003-03-17
Prospectus Feature: 2003 IHOF Veterans Committee Results	Neal Traven	2003-02-26
Transaction Analysis: September 28-November 10, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-11-15
The Daily Prospectus: Things To Do in the Off-Season When You're Bored	Derek Zumsteg	2002-11-14
Transaction Analysis: August 4-7, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-08-12
Transaction Analysis: April 25-29, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-05-01
Transaction Analysis: April 11-13, 2002	Christina Kahrl	2002-04-15
Prospectus Feature: .Baseball In Seattle	Derek Zumsteg	2002-03-28

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2010-03-17 14:00:00	But wouldn't it be beneficial for ALL wannabe managers to play lots of Strat and see how to construct a lineup, work through double-switches, warm up relievers, engage in situational hitting? (dianagramr from NYC)	A few years ago, I suggested that it would be really cool to launch sort of a seminar series, where you could have minor-league managers and coaches listen to Chuck Tanner or Whitey Herzog talk about the running game, or to Earl Weaver or Dick Williams about in-game tactics, or the late Johnny Sain to talk about workloads. But that would be collective, and the industry favors competition; why let Whitey Herzog talk to anybody else, if you want to hear what he has to say? Put him on the payroll as an adviser, and don't share. As is, in-game tactics aren't exactly rocket science--indeed, much of the stuff sabermetrics "discovers" on this front simply documents previously observed and understood phenomena, going back not just to Earl Weaver or Whitey Herzog, but Casey Stengel or Joe McCarthy. (Christina Kahrl)
2008-10-20 13:00:00	If you had a gun to your head, would you say that Torre 1. got the Yankees and extra WS or two through cool-headedness; 2. Cost them one or two through his bullpen usage; 3. Probably had no effect. Substitute other reasons for 1 & 2 if I'm off. Thanks! (Tony from Brooklyn, NY)	Do I have to have a gun to my head? Can I say that it was sometimes 1 and sometimes 2, depending on the year? Let us also say that in both 2001 and 2003 his decision-making was influenced by pathetic roster construction--if you look back at our last playoff roundtable, you can find Joe and I talking about this. In 2001, the bench was Enrique Wilson, Clay Bellinger, Randy Velarde. In 2003, as Joe memorably said, they had more lefties in the pen than the Marlins had lefty hitters. I don't know who gets responsibility for those calls. But in 2007, his "coolness" led him to sit on his ass while Joba was eaten by bugs, and I know very well that Casey or Billy Martin or Leo Durocher or John McGraw or Dick Williams would have been out there pulling his team off the field. I don't know if they would have gotten to the World Series, but his coolness became passivity there and justifiably cost him his job. (Steven Goldman)
2008-09-16 13:00:00	Regarding Yost and your YCLIU article, so if you discount Williams/Expos1981 'cuz of the strike, there's then not a single really good parallel to what the Brewers did here? And some BP writer made a remark about Yost's "Queeg-like" lockerroom persona. Any idea what that references? (Richie from Washington)	Before writing the YCLIU article, I looked at every managerial record from 1900 on. There are a several examples of the opposite kind of firing, a manager getting canned just a few games into the season, like Yogi Berra in 1985 or Nick Leyva in 1991, and a couple of managers, like Eddie Stanky and Eddie Sawyer, who decided after one game that this managing thing wasn't for them, but the Dick Williams thing was as close as I think we can get to the Yost situation. As I tried to imply, well, not imply - I came out and said it, maybe this is because other organizations were more vigilant than the Brewers have been. It's a bit late for the Brewers to be all, "We're shocked, SHOCKED, that Ned Yost sucks." That, by the way (shocked, SHOCKED) is a reference to a Humphrey Bogart film, "Casablanca." "Queeg" also references a Bogart movie, "The Caine Mutiny," based on Herman Wouk's novel, in which Bogie played the WW II Captain Queeg, a paranoid, frightened martinet. Just a B/B- film. Same for the novel. Bogie is great, though. (Steven Goldman)
2008-05-09 14:00:00	How much worse to the Brewers have to get before management FINALLY gets rid of Ned Yost? (Ryan from Milwaukee)	To be fair, Doug Melvin and Ned Yost did a great job of working together to help get the franchise turned back around. Yost has problems running a pen, no doubt about it, and he doesn't seem to be learning from (bitter) experience. Still, you can understand Melvin's reluctance to pull the trigger on a man who has been an effective partner in the rebuild. We aren't in the age when you had managers like Dick Williams and Billy Martin floating around from job to job, with track records as in-season fixers. We're in an age where such a thing will happen slowly, if at all, and more likely at the end of a disappointing season. (Christina Kahrl)

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