Paul Lehner

Positions: Outfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-9, 160lb (175cm, 72kg)

Born: July 1, 1920 in Dolomite, AL us

Died: December 27, 1967 in Birmingham, AL

Buried: Highland Memorial Gardens, Bessemer, AL

Debut: September 10, 1946 (Age 26-071d, 10,176th in major league history)
vs. PHA 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 30, 1952 (Age 31-365d)
vs. NYY 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1947 season

Full Name: Paul Eugene Lehner

Nicknames: Peanuts or Gulliver

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-3.8

1768

455

.257

175

RBI

197

OBP

.309

SLG

.364

OPS

.672

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	IBB	Pos	Awards
1946	25	SLB-min	AAA	144	620	580	71	184	30	8	10	75	6		23	32	.317	.356	.448	.804		260	11	12	5			TOL · AA
1946	25	SLB	AL	16	46	45	6	10	1	2	0	5	0	0	1	5	.222	.239	.333	.572	55	15	0	0	0	0	8/H9
1947	26	SLB	AL	135	525	483	59	120	25	9	7	48	5	5	28	29	.248	.294	.381	.675	85	184	18	3	9	0	*8H/7
1948	27	SLB	AL	103	366	333	23	92	15	4	2	46	0	2	30	19	.276	.336	.363	.699	85	121	9	0	3	3	8H/3
1949	28	SLB	AL	104	322	297	25	68	13	0	3	37	0	2	16	20	.229	.271	.303	.574	49	90	12	1	8	1	8H379
1950	29	PHA	AL	114	468	427	48	132	17	5	9	52	1	1	32	33	.309	.357	.436	.793	104	186	12	0	8	2	79H/8
1951	30	TOT	AL	65	203	180	14	31	9	1	1	7	0	1	18	12	.172	.247	.250	.497	35	45	5	0	5	2	8H7/9
1951	30	PHA	AL	9	30	28	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	.143	.172	.179	.351	-5	5	3	0	1	0	/7H
1951	30	CHW	AL	23	84	72	9	15	3	1	0	3	0	0	10	4	.208	.305	.278	.583	60	20	0	0	2	2	8/97H
1951	30	SLB	AL	21	75	67	2	9	5	0	1	2	0	1	6	5	.134	.205	.254	.459	22	17	2	0	2	0	8/H7
1951	30	CLE	AL	12	14	13	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	.231	.286	.231	.516	44	3	0	0	0	0	H/7
1952	31	SLB-CLE-min	AAA	49	166	144	15	33	9	0	2	11	1		18	14	.229	.315	.333	.648		48	1	0	4			TTO,INA · IL,AA
1952	31	BOS	AL	3	5	3	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	.667	.800	.667	1.467	300	2	0	0	0	0	/9H
1953	32	CHW-min	AA	56	253	221	38	58	6	0	2	17	0		25	13	.262	.340	.317	.657		70		1	6			MEM · SOUA
7 Yrs				540	1935	1768	175	455	80	21	22	197	6	11	127	118	.257	.309	.364	.672	78	643	56	4	33	8
162 Game Avg.				162	580	530	52	136	24	6	7	59	2	3	38	35	.257	.309	.364	.672	78	193	17	1	10	2

SLB (5 yrs)				379	1334	1225	115	299	59	15	13	138	5	10	81	78	.244	.293	.349	.642	71	427	41	4	22	4
PHA (2 yrs)				123	498	455	49	136	18	5	9	53	1	1	33	34	.299	.346	.420	.766	97	191	15	0	9	2
CLE (1 yr)				12	14	13	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	.231	.286	.231	.516	44	3	0	0	0	0
BOS (1 yr)				3	5	3	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	.667	.800	.667	1.467	300	2	0	0	0	0
CHW (1 yr)				23	84	72	9	15	3	1	0	3	0	0	10	4	.208	.305	.278	.583	60	20	0	0	2	2

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