Fred Hatfield

Positions: Third Baseman, Second Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 171lb (185cm, 77kg)

Born: March 18, 1925 in Lanett, AL us

Died: May 22, 1998 in Tallahassee, FL

Buried: Meadowwood Memorial Park, Tallahassee, FL

Schools: Birmingham-Southern College (Birmingham, AL), Troy University (Troy, AL)

Debut: August 31, 1950 (Age 25-166d, 10,742nd in major league history)
vs. CHW 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 13, 1958 (Age 33-056d)
vs. PIT 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1951 season

Full Name: Fred James Hatfield

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.7

2039

493

.242

260

RBI

165

OBP

.332

SLG

.321

OPS

.654

OPS+

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
1942	17	BOS-min	D,C	93	371	371		93	13	3	1						.251	.251	.310	.561		115							DSC,CAN · BIST,MATL
1946	21	BOS-min	B	114	483	440	66	118	7	9	3	42	11		20	64	.268	.313	.345	.659		152		9	14				ROA · PIED
1947	22	BOS-min	A	137	590	525	72	143	22	8	7	74	6		42	49	.272	.338	.385	.723		202		10	13				SCR · EL
1948	23	BOS-min	B,AAA	147	663	557	116	153	28	8	20	86	12		80	78	.275	.386	.461	.847		257		21	5				LYN,LOU · NENL,AA
1949	24	BOS-min	AA	154	667	597	98	156	21	13	25	101	6		57	100	.261	.333	.466	.798		278		7	6				BIR · SOUA
1950	25	BOS-min	AA	141	544	544		163	22	9	27						.300	.300	.522	.822		284							BIR · SOUA
1950	25	BOS	AL	10	15	12	3	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	1	.250	.400	.250	.650	63	3	0	0	0		0	/H5
1951	26	BOS	AL	80	187	163	23	28	4	2	2	14	1	0	22	27	.172	.274	.258	.532	39	42	1	1	1		0	5H
1952	27	TOT	AL	131	520	466	49	112	13	3	3	28	2	5	39	54	.240	.309	.300	.609	70	140	15	7	7		2	*5/6H
1952	27	BOS	AL	19	30	25	6	8	1	1	1	3	0	3	4	2	.320	.433	.560	.993	167	14	2	1	0		2	5/H
1952	27	DET	AL	112	490	441	43	104	12	2	2	25	2	2	35	52	.236	.301	.286	.587	64	126	13	6	7		0	*5/6
1953	28	DET	AL	109	358	311	41	79	11	1	3	19	3	5	40	34	.254	.341	.325	.666	82	101	7	1	6		2	5H4/6
1954	29	DET	AL	81	257	218	31	64	12	0	2	25	4	2	28	24	.294	.385	.376	.761	111	82	5	5	4	1	0	4H5
1955	30	DET	AL	122	494	413	51	96	15	3	8	33	3	2	61	49	.232	.337	.341	.678	85	141	7	5	11	2	6	456/H
1956	31	TOT	AL	114	388	333	48	87	9	1	7	35	1	0	39	37	.261	.351	.357	.708	87	119	7	9	3	4	3	5H/46
1956	31	DET	AL	8	15	12	2	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	1	.250	.400	.250	.650	75	3	0	1	0	0	0	/H4
1956	31	CHW	AL	106	373	321	46	84	9	1	7	33	1	0	37	36	.262	.349	.361	.710	88	116	7	8	3	4	3	5H/6
1957	32	CHW	AL	69	137	114	14	23	3	0	0	8	1	0	15	20	.202	.316	.228	.544	51	26	2	5	1	2	1	5H
1958	33	CLE-min	AAA	106	429	374	55	101	17	5	10	37	12		39	30	.270	.355	.422	.777		158	10	10	6	0			SDG · PCL
1958	33	TOT	MLB	6	10	9	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	.111	.200	.111	.311	-12	1	0	0	0	0	0	/5H4
1958	33	CLE	AL	3	9	8	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	.125	.222	.125	.347	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	/5H
1958	33	CIN	NL	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/45H
1959	34	CLE-LAD-min	AAA	130																									SDG,SPO · PCL
1961	36	BAL-min	AA	115	345	292	43	92	19	2	6	56	7		40	24	.315	.404	.455	.860		133		7	1	5	7		LRK · SOUA
1962	37	HOU-min	C	93	295	250	44	83	11	0	8	51	5	2	37	22	.332	.422	.472	.894		118		4	1	3			MOD · CALL
1963	38	MLN-DET-min	AAA,A	12	32	27	3	7	0	0	0	4	0	0	2	1	.259	.355	.259	.614		7		2	1	0			DEN,JAM · PCL,NYPL
9 Yrs				722	2366	2039	260	493	67	10	25	165	15	14	248	247	.242	.332	.321	.654	78	655	44	33	33	9	14
162 Game Avg.				162	531	458	58	111	15	2	6	37	3	3	56	55	.242	.332	.321	.654	78	147	10	7	7		3

DET (5 yrs)				432	1614	1395	168	346	50	6	15	104	12	11	166	160	.248	.335	.325	.660	82	453	32	18	28	3	8
BOS (3 yrs)				109	232	200	32	39	5	3	3	19	1	3	29	30	.195	.303	.295	.598	56	59	3	2	1		2
CHW (2 yrs)				175	510	435	60	107	12	1	7	41	2	0	52	56	.246	.340	.326	.666	78	142	9	13	4	6	4
CIN (1 yr)				3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
CLE (1 yr)				3	9	8	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	.125	.222	.125	.347	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0

AL (9 yrs)				719	2365	2038	260	493	67	10	25	165	15	14	248	247	.242	.332	.321	.654	78	655	44	33	33	9	14
NL (1 yr)				3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0

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