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| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 20 | PS | NN2 | 44 | 150 | 126 | 29 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 21 | .262 | .372 | .341 | .713 | 99 | 43 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 97/54 | |||||
| 1947 | 21 | PS | NN2 | 35 | 120 | 114 | 13 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 5 | .298 | .328 | .351 | .679 | 85 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 7/8451 | ||||||
| 1948 | 22 | PS | NN2 | 45 | 186 | 170 | 29 | 51 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 15 | .300 | .357 | .406 | .763 | 120 | 69 | 0 | 1 | *8/49 | ||||||
| 1951 | 25 | CLE | AL | 122 | 382 | 332 | 51 | 76 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 45 | 48 | .229 | .325 | .313 | .638 | 77 | 104 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 93H/87 | ||
| 1952 | 26 | CLE | AL | 146 | 607 | 545 | 66 | 145 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 65 | 5 | 3 | 56 | 82 | .266 | .337 | .396 | .733 | 110 | 216 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 11 | *938H | ||
| 1953 | 27 | CLE | AL | 82 | 264 | 242 | 25 | 55 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 27 | .227 | .284 | .335 | .618 | 69 | 81 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9H/837 | ||
| 1955 | 29 | TOT | AL | 115 | 439 | 397 | 43 | 119 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 52 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 61 | .300 | .358 | .413 | .772 | 108 | 164 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8H9/73 | |
| 1955 | 29 | CLE | AL | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .667 | .000 | .667 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /H | |
| 1955 | 29 | KCA | AL | 112 | 436 | 396 | 42 | 119 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 52 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 61 | .301 | .356 | .414 | .770 | 107 | 164 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8H9/73 | |
| 1956 | 30 | KCA | AL | 141 | 597 | 543 | 76 | 159 | 22 | 11 | 21 | 105 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 82 | .293 | .347 | .490 | .837 | 120 | 266 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | *938/H | AS,MVP-11 |
| 1957 | 31 | TOT | AL | 125 | 440 | 403 | 51 | 109 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 64 | .270 | .321 | .452 | .773 | 110 | 182 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 39H7 | |
| 1957 | 31 | KCA | AL | 50 | 193 | 179 | 24 | 53 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 28 | .296 | .339 | .514 | .853 | 129 | 92 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 39/H | |
| 1957 | 31 | NYY | AL | 75 | 247 | 224 | 27 | 56 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 36 | .250 | .307 | .402 | .709 | 94 | 90 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 93H7 | |
| 1958 | 32 | TOT | AL | 102 | 297 | 263 | 22 | 67 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 45 | .255 | .338 | .384 | .722 | 98 | 101 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3H79 | |
| 1958 | 32 | NYY | AL | 24 | 58 | 51 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | .216 | .310 | .294 | .604 | 71 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | H/97 | |
| 1958 | 32 | KCA | AL | 78 | 239 | 212 | 21 | 56 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 33 | .264 | .345 | .406 | .750 | 105 | 86 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3H/79 | |
| 1959 | 33 | TOT | MLB | 55 | 112 | 104 | 9 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 20 | .212 | .259 | .385 | .644 | 74 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | H9/37 | |
| 1959 | 33 | TOT | AL | 46 | 97 | 89 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18 | .202 | .258 | .382 | .640 | 74 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | H9/3 | |
| 1959 | 33 | KCA | AL | 8 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .286 | .389 | .500 | .889 | 141 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | /3H | |
| 1959 | 33 | CHW | AL | 38 | 79 | 75 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | .187 | .228 | .360 | .588 | 60 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | H9/3 | |
| 1959 | 33 | PIT | NL | 9 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .267 | .267 | .400 | .667 | 77 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /H97 | |
| 11 Yrs | 1012 | 3594 | 3239 | 414 | 870 | 120 | 44 | 76 | 434 | 23 | 18 | 312 | 429 | .269 | .334 | .403 | .737 | 102 | 1306 | 69 | 11 | 20 | 11 | 33 | |||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 575 | 518 | 66 | 139 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 69 | 4 | 50 | .269 | .334 | .403 | .737 | 102 | 209 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||||||
| KCA (5 yrs) | 389 | 1483 | 1344 | 164 | 391 | 54 | 25 | 40 | 210 | 5 | 11 | 121 | 208 | .291 | .349 | .458 | .806 | 115 | 615 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | |||||
| CLE (4 yrs) | 353 | 1256 | 1120 | 143 | 276 | 31 | 11 | 24 | 111 | 11 | 7 | 121 | 157 | .246 | .323 | .358 | .681 | 91 | 401 | 23 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 15 | |||||
| PS (3 yrs) | 124 | 456 | 410 | 71 | 118 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 6 | 41 | .288 | .354 | .371 | .725 | 104 | 152 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||
| NYY (2 yrs) | 99 | 305 | 275 | 28 | 67 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 48 | .244 | .308 | .382 | .690 | 90 | 105 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| PIT (1 yr) | 9 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .267 | .267 | .400 | .667 | 77 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| CHW (1 yr) | 38 | 79 | 75 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | .187 | .228 | .360 | .588 | 60 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| AL (8 yrs) | 879 | 3123 | 2814 | 340 | 748 | 99 | 41 | 73 | 379 | 17 | 18 | 271 | 427 | .266 | .331 | .408 | .739 | 102 | 1148 | 69 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 32 | |||||
| NN2 (3 yrs) | 124 | 456 | 410 | 71 | 118 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 6 | 41 | .288 | .354 | .371 | .725 | 104 | 152 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||
| NL (1 yr) | 9 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .267 | .267 | .400 | .667 | 77 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
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The legendary suitcase-man. Lost some years to the Negro Leagues then in 1950 played 178 games for San Diego (AAA) and had 225 hits, 90 for extra bases and drove in 156! The proto-type pinch hitter and would play where you told him to...miss ya Harry! An All-Star at age 30! Good on you that game!
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