#33 Walt Dropo, First Base, 33 yrs, Detroit Tigers Thursday, 10/5/1956 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Walt Dropo
1/30/1923 33 USA,CT,MOOSUP 6"5 235
First Base R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good Normal Normal 1.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Extension : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 685,000 1956 $ 464,000 (2 year(s)) 8 Year(s), 21 Days (1397 total Days) 172 Day(s) 9 Year(s), 109 Days (1657 total Days) 9 Year(s) Out of Option Years
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
Talent | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 2 1 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 5 (Range), .990 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 2 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/14 | @KC | L 2-10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/15 | @WS1 | L 2-12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/16 | @WS1 | W 7-3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/17 | @WS1 | L 0-6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/19 | BOS | W 5-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/20 | BOS | L 3-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/21 | BOS | L 1-7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
9/22 | BAL | L 1-7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/23 | BAL | W 2-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/24 | BAL | L 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 143 | 488 | 112 | 21 | 2 | 14 | 56 | 53 | 41 | 67 | .230 | .287 | .367 | .654 | .574 | .137 |
Projected | 150 | 513 | 118 | 22 | 2 | 15 | 59 | 56 | 43 | 70 | .230 | .287 | .367 | .654 | .574 | .137 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 139 | 536 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 179 | 37 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 53.0 | 3.7 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 196 | 40 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .204 | .272 | .393 | .665 |
vs. RHP | 292 | 72 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 33 | 22 | 41 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .247 | .297 | .349 | .646 |
Close/Late | 33 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .314 | .576 | .890 |
Scoring Position | 141 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .199 | .265 | .284 | .549 |
Pinch Hitting | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 73 | 244 | 53 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 20 | 39 | .217 | .269 | .361 | .630 |
Road | 70 | 244 | 59 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 28 | .242 | .302 | .373 | .675 |
March/April | 24 | 99 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 17 | .192 | .245 | .313 | .558 |
May | 23 | 79 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 9 | .253 | .314 | .418 | .732 |
June | 25 | 78 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 6 | .192 | .278 | .295 | .573 |
July | 24 | 79 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 14 | .329 | .345 | .570 | .915 |
August | 27 | 87 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 14 | .241 | .277 | .356 | .633 |
Sept/Oct | 20 | 66 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 7 | .167 | .263 | .242 | .506 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1949 | 155 | 500 | 117 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 75 | 51 | 35 | 3 | 5 | 80 | 1 | 1 | .234 | .285 | .374 | .659 | BOS |
1950 | 144 | 562 | 145 | 24 | 3 | 18 | 80 | 74 | 58 | 2 | 5 | 89 | 0 | 0 | .258 | .327 | .407 | .734 | BOS |
1951 | 68 | 166 | 47 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 1 | .283 | .341 | .434 | .774 | BOS |
1952 | 76 | 100 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | .330 | .402 | .420 | .822 | BOS |
1953 | 85 | 112 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .287 | .348 | .635 | BOS |
1954 | 143 | 568 | 132 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 77 | 64 | 54 | 4 | 4 | 83 | 0 | 0 | .232 | .302 | .343 | .645 | BOS |
1955 | 92 | 160 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | .256 | .333 | .388 | .721 | DET |
1956 | 143 | 488 | 112 | 21 | 2 | 14 | 56 | 53 | 41 | 0 | 4 | 67 | 0 | 0 | .230 | .287 | .367 | .654 | DET |
Total | 906 | 2656 | 655 | 93 | 13 | 77 | 380 | 321 | 238 | 12 | 23 | 386 | 1 | 3 | .247 | .309 | .378 | .687 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1951 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 |
Total | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
First Base | 142 | 139 | 1455 | 116 | 135 | 1582 | 11 | .993 | 1182.2 | 12.04 | | | | |
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Achievements Drove in 6 runs against Washington on 7/18/1951... 9/17/1953: Signed a contract extension with Boston, $690,000 per year, for 1 years. Injured on 8/11/1954 with a Strained Abdominal Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks... Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 2/4/1955 to a 2-year deal worth $685,000 per year... 7/6/1956: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $464,000 per year, for 2 years.
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