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 (Plainfield, CT)

School: University of Connecticut (Storrs, CT)

Debut: April 19, 1949 (Age 26-079d, 10,582nd 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

.757

OPS+

100

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1947	24	BOS-min	A	87	362	337	54	100	18	1	12	59	0		22	34	.297	.340	.463	.803		156		0	3				SCR · EL
1948	25	BOS-min	AA,AAA	146	624	563	83	185	35	9	17	114	5		55	72	.329	.392	.513	.906		289		4	2				BIR,LOU · SOUA,AA
1949	26	BOS	AL	11	44	41	3	6	2	0	0	1	0	0	3	7	.146	.205	.195	.400	3	8	2	0	0		0	3
1950	27	BOS-min	AAA	11	53	47	5	12	1	1	2	11	0		5	5	.255	.340	.447	.786		21	3	1	0				LOU · AA
1950	27	BOS	AL	136	609	559	101	180	28	8	34	*144*	0	0	45	75	.322	.378	.583	.961	134	326	16	5	0		3	*3/H	AS,MVP-6,RoY-1
1951	28	CLE-min	AAA	33	140	126	17	36	4	0	5	13	0		14	17	.286	.357	.437	.794		55		0	0				SDG · PCL
1951	28	BOS	AL	99	398	360	37	86	14	0	11	57	0	0	38	52	.239	.312	.369	.681	76	133	16	0	0		0	3/H
1952	29	TOT	AL	152	633	591	69	163	24	4	29	97	2	2	37	85	.276	.323	.477	.800	119	282	26	4	1		4	*3/H	MVP-26
1952	29	BOS	AL	37	145	132	13	35	7	1	6	27	0	0	11	22	.265	.331	.470	.801	115	62	9	2	0		0	3/H
1952	29	DET	AL	115	488	459	56	128	17	3	23	70	2	2	26	63	.279	.320	.479	.800	121	220	17	2	1		4	*3
1953	30	DET	AL	152	645	606	61	150	30	3	13	96	2	0	29	69	.248	.289	.371	.660	79	225	22	6	4		2	*3/H
1954	31	DET	AL	107	355	320	27	90	14	2	4	44	0	1	24	41	.281	.328	.375	.703	94	120	13	0	6	4	1	3H
1955	32	CHW	AL	141	502	453	55	127	15	2	19	79	0	1	42	71	.280	.343	.448	.791	110	203	15	2	3	2	8	*3/H
1956	33	CHW	AL	125	412	361	42	96	13	1	8	52	1	0	37	51	.266	.334	.374	.708	87	135	15	3	5	6	2	*3H
1957	34	CHW	AL	93	244	223	24	57	2	0	13	49	0	1	16	40	.256	.300	.439	.740	99	98	10	0	1	4	2	3H
1958	35	TOT	MLB	91	238	214	21	57	8	2	9	39	0	0	17	42	.266	.319	.449	.768	100	96	10	2	0	5	0	3H
1958	35	CHW	AL	28	59	52	3	10	1	0	2	8	0	0	5	11	.192	.271	.327	.598	65	17	3	1	0	1	0	3H
1958	35	CIN	NL	63	179	162	18	47	7	2	7	31	0	0	12	31	.290	.335	.488	.823	110	79	7	1	0	4	0	3H
1959	36	TOT	MLB	88	210	190	21	46	10	0	7	23	0	0	16	27	.242	.303	.405	.708	93	77	9	1	2	1	0	3H/5
1959	36	CIN	NL	26	44	39	4	4	1	0	1	2	0	0	4	7	.103	.205	.205	.410	9	8	3	1	0	0	0	3/H
1959	36	BAL	AL	62	166	151	17	42	9	0	6	21	0	0	12	20	.278	.329	.457	.786	117	69	6	0	2	1	0	3/H5
1960	37	BAL	AL	79	201	179	16	48	8	0	4	21	0	1	20	19	.268	.343	.380	.723	97	68	9	1	0	1	0	3H/5
1961	38	BAL	AL	14	31	27	1	7	0	0	1	2	0	0	4	3	.259	.355	.370	.725	98	10	3	0	0	0	0	3/H
13 Yrs				1288	4522	4124	478	1113	168	22	152	704	5	6	328	582	.270	.326	.432	.757	100	1781	166	24	22	23	22
162 Game Avg.				162	569	519	60	140	21	3	19	89	1	1	41	73	.270	.326	.432	.757	100	224	21	3	3		3
				G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
CHW (4 yrs)				387	1217	1089	124	290	31	3	42	188	1	2	100	173	.266	.328	.416	.744	98	453	43	6	9	13	12
BOS (4 yrs)				283	1196	1092	154	307	51	9	51	229	0	0	97	156	.281	.344	.484	.828	108	529	43	7	0		3
BAL (3 yrs)				155	398	357	34	97	17	0	11	44	0	1	36	42	.272	.338	.412	.750	105	147	18	1	2	2	0
DET (3 yrs)				374	1488	1385	144	368	61	8	40	210	4	3	79	173	.266	.308	.408	.716	96	565	52	8	11	4	7
CIN (2 yrs)				89	223	201	22	51	8	2	8	33	0	0	16	38	.254	.309	.433	.742	90	87	10	2	0	4	0

AL (13 yrs)				1199	4299	3923	456	1062	160	20	144	671	5	6	312	544	.271	.326	.432	.758	101	1694	156	22	22	19	22
NL (2 yrs)				89	223	201	22	51	8	2	8	33	0	0	16	38	.254	.309	.433	.742	90	87	10	2	0	4	0

Player Value--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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