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Walt Dropo
Walter Dropo (Moose)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 5", Weight 220 lb.
School Connecticut

MLB Debut April 19, 1949
Final Game May 17, 1961
Born January 30, 1923 in Moosup, CT
Died December 17, 2010 (age 87)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1950 27 BOA AL  153  607   88  168  29   7  33  132   0   0   52   96  .277  .334  .511  .845   113   310   1  11  12   6  24  MVP-10
 1951 28 BOA AL  113  378   44   93   8   0  14   42   0   1   47   61  .246  .329  .378  .707    92   143   3   7   2   3  12  
 1952 29 BOA AL  149  606   80  164  22   6  27   84   3   3   37   87  .271  .311  .460  .772   108   279   0   9   7   3  18  MVP-9
 1953 30 BOA AL  116  437   48  106  16   2  12   52   0   3   17   68  .243  .274  .371  .644    81   162   1   1   6   2  11  
 1954 31 BOA AL   75  202   25   65   6   0   2   29   0   0   21   22  .322  .386  .381  .767   103    77   2   0   4   0   8  
 1955 32 CHA AL  110  329   28   78  14   2  11   49   0   0   34   52  .237  .311  .392  .703    94   129   1   2   2   2   9  
 1956 33 CHA AL   96  184   25   51   8   1   6   24   2   0   19   29  .277  .345  .429  .774   105    79   2   2   2   1   6  
 1957 34 CHA AL   68  133   18   39   2   0   9   35   0   0   13   24  .293  .353  .511  .865   117    68   0   3   3   1   1  
 1958 35 CHA AL   72  228   28   62   7   2  13   49   1   0   18   59  .272  .327  .491  .818   115   112   0   1   3   1   6  
 1959 36 KCA AL   13   34    3    7   2   0   0    1   0   0    3    9  .206  .289  .265  .554    76     9   0   0   0   1   0  
 1960 37 BAA AL   50  129   12   33   4   0   1   13   0   0   17   17  .256  .342  .310  .653    94    40   0   0   0   0   8  
 1961 38 BAA AL    6   15    4    8   2   0   0    2   0   0    3    5  .533  .611  .667 1.278   168    10   0   0   0   0   0  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 12 Seasons     1021 3282  403  874 120  20 128  512   6   7  281  529  .266  .325  .432  .757        1418  10  36  41  20 103
 Per 600 PA           543   67  145  20   3  21   85   1   1   46   87                                 234   2   6   7   3  17
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With BOA      606 2230  285  596  81  15  88  339   3   7  174  334  .267  .321  .435  .756         971   7  28  31  14  73
   With CHA      346  874   99  230  31   5  39  157   3   0   84  164  .263  .329  .444  .772         388   3   8  10   5  22
   With BAA       56  144   16   41   6   0   1   15   0   0   20   22  .285  .372  .347  .719          50   0   0   0   0   8
   With KCA       13   34    3    7   2   0   0    1   0   0    3    9  .206  .289  .265  .554           9   0   0   0   1   0
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1288 4124  478 1113 168  22 152  704   5   6  328  582  .270  .326  .432  .757        1781  22  23  12  24 166
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1950 27 BOA AL  38   97   5.6   2   0   0  .000  18   50   27  .540    0    0  .000  1B   4e19     -116   
 1951 28 BOA AL  44   47   4.2  10   2   0  .200  12   30   14  .467    0    0  .000  1B   3e19       26   
 1952 29 BOA AL  28   82   4.7   4   3   1  .750  10   50   30  .600    0    0  .000  1B   3e14      -28   
 1953 30 BOA AL   9   40   3.1  10   2   0  .200  11   39   25  .641    0    0  .000  1B   3e14      -16   
 1954 31 BOA AL  81   28   5.3  17   7   0  .412   2   15   10  .667    0    0  .000  1B   3e6        64   
 1955 32 CHA AL  45   39   4.1  22   6   3  .273   1   28   21  .750    0    0  .000  1B   3e8       -88   
 1956 33 CHA AL  45   27   5.1  52  11   3  .212   1   10    7  .700    0    0  .000  1B   3e11       66   
 1957 34 CHA AL  61   25   6.9  33  10   1  .303   1    9    4  .444    0    0  .000  1B   3e15      125   
 1958 35 CHA AL  40   35   5.5   5   1   0  .200   2   17   11  .647    0    0  .000  1B   3e14       50   
 1959 36 KCA AL  73    2   2.9   2   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  1B   3e30     -154   
 1960 37 BAA AL  78   12   3.3  17   6   1  .353   3   13    7  .538    0    0  .000  1B   3e11      -71   
 1961 38 BAA AL   0    6  25.4   2   1   0  .500   1    2    1  .500    0    0  .000  1B   3e18      553   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 12 Seasons          446   4.7 176  49   9  .278  62  263  157  .597    0    0  .000                 -19   2
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 10.7 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 11.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only) 

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1950 27 BOA AL  1B   152  1388   134   18  173   .988   150  1358.2  10.08
 1951 28 BOA AL  1B   103   970    72   12   99   .989   100   896.0  10.47
 1952 29 BOA AL  1B   146  1305   115   10  125   .993   145  1303.2   9.80
 1953 30 BOA AL  1B   105   879    82   11  106   .989   105   916.2   9.44
 1954 31 BOA AL  1B    55   474    56    2   52   .996    47   421.0  11.33
 1955 32 CHA AL  1B    86   798    96    1   90   .999    80   721.0  11.16
 1956 33 CHA AL  1B    42   308    22    1   29   .997    34   316.2   9.38
 1957 34 CHA AL  1B    32   247    21    1   21   .996    26   228.0  10.58
 1958 35 CHA AL  1B    65   500    32    2   61   .996    61   500.1   9.57
 1959 36 KCA AL  1B    12    85     3    0    8  1.000    10    87.0   9.10
 1960 37 BAA AL  1B    29   259    28    3   32   .990    29   249.0  10.37
                 3B     1     1     2    0    0  1.000     1     8.0   3.38
 1961 38 BAA AL  1B     3    28     2    1    3   .968     3    28.0   9.64
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 1B   830  7241   663   62  799   .992   790  7026.0  10.12
                 3B     1     1     2    0    0  1.000     1     8.0   3.38
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


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Managers 

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1950  BOA   82-72   Steve Bivens
 1951  BOA   64-90   Rob Tomlinson, Steve Bivens
 1952  BOA   70-84   Rob Tomlinson
 1953  BOA   69-85   Stan Berger
 1954  BOA   64-90   Mike Petersen
 1955  CHA   81-73   Robert Rescigno
 1956  CHA   83-71   Robert Rescigno
 1957  CHA   93-61   Robert Rescigno
 1958  CHA   67-87   Robert Rescigno
 1959  KCA   75-79   Drew Kennedy
 1960  BAA   63-91   Rob Tomlinson
 1961  BAA   76-78   Rob Tomlinson

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