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Dave Philley
David Earl Philley

Bats Both, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 188 lb.
School Texas A&M-Commerce

MLB Debut September 6, 1941
Final Game August 6, 1962
Born May 16, 1920 in Paris, TX
Died March 15, 2012 (age 91)

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 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1946 26 PIN NL   79   70    9   33   4   2   0    7  10   1    6    4  .471  .506  .586 1.092   160    41   0   1   2   0   1  
 1947 27 PIN NL  135  489   51  149  31   7   2   57  15   3   30   41  .305  .340  .409  .749   104   200   3   9   0   1  15  
 1948 28 PIN NL  132  482   55  147  33   2   8   46   4   6   37   35  .305  .352  .432  .783   107   208   6   4   5   0  17  
         CHA AL   13   47    5    8   1   0   0    5   2   1    6    1  .170  .264  .191  .456    63     9   0   0   0   0   2  
         TOT     145  529   60  155  34   2   8   51   6   7   43   36  .293  .344  .410  .754         217   6   4   5   0  19 
 1949 29 CHA AL  154  615   84  184  26   5   0   59  24  10   48   68  .299  .349  .358  .706    96   220  24   8   4   3  14  
 1950 30 CHA AL   87  174   19   39   7   0   2   17   1   0   14   15  .224  .280  .299  .579    76    52   3   1   0   0   7  
 1951 31 CHA AL   46  157   25   55   5   4   2   16   1   2   16   15  .350  .410  .471  .882   125    74   0   0   0   0   5  
         PHA AL   97  395   51  109  18   5   8   41  10   1   42   50  .276  .345  .408  .752   102   161   0   3   1   1  12  
         TOT     143  552   76  164  23   9  10   57  11   3   58   65  .297  .363  .426  .789         235   0   3   1   1  17 
 1952 32 PHA AL  154  620   72  158  28   2   8   68  11   5   54   52  .255  .316  .345  .661    95   214   0   3   6   3  21  
 1953 33 PHA AL  154  639  106  197  32   9  10   88   5   0   50   49  .308  .362  .433  .795   107   277   0   3   3   5  12  
 1954 34 PHA AL   23   35    7    8   0   0   1    1   0   0    6    6  .229  .341  .314  .656    92    11   2   0   1   0   1  
         PIN NL   80  231   21   38   4   1   4   15   2   3   42   31  .165  .293  .242  .535    73    56   0   0   1   0  11  
         TOT     103  266   28   46   4   1   5   16   2   3   48   37  .173  .299  .252  .551          67   2   0   2   0  12 
 1955 35 BOA AL  120  285   45   88  10   7   4   52   0   1   32   39  .309  .375  .435  .810   104   124   0   3   4   0   9  
 1956 36 SLN NL  124  428   45  109  21   3   5   48   5   2   45   42  .255  .324  .353  .677    90   151   1   2   3   0  17  
 1957 37 NYN NL  111  265   30   82  10   1   6   36   8   5   15   29  .309  .342  .423  .764   103   112   2   4   2   0   6  
 1958 38 KCA AL   88  231   36   75  10   2   5   29   4   0   12   20  .325  .356  .450  .806   106   104   0   3   0   1   7  
 1959 39 KCA AL   85  229   36   74  17   4   6   36   0   0   23   25  .323  .382  .511  .893   122   117   0   2   1   0   9  
 1960 40 KCA AL   38   68    8   17   0   0   1    7   0   0   14   27  .250  .378  .294  .672    94    20   0   0   0   0   4  
 1961 41 MNA AL   35   56    7   16   1   2   1    5   0   0    4   11  .286  .333  .429  .762   105    24   0   0   0   0   0  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 16 Seasons     1755 5516  712 1586 258  56  73  633 102  40  496  560  .288  .345  .394  .739        2175  41  46  33  14 170
 Per 600 PA           541   70  156  25   5   7   62  10   4   49   55                                 213   4   5   3   1  17
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With KCA      639 2217  316  638 105  22  39  270  30   6  201  229  .288  .348  .408  .755         904   2  14  12  10  66
   With PIN      426 1272  136  367  72  12  14  125  31  13  115  111  .289  .345  .397  .742         505   9  14   8   1  44
   With CHA      300  993  133  286  39   9   4   97  28  13   84   99  .288  .343  .358  .700         355  27   9   4   3  28
   With SLN      124  428   45  109  21   3   5   48   5   2   45   42  .255  .324  .353  .677         151   1   2   3   0  17
   With BOA      120  285   45   88  10   7   4   52   0   1   32   39  .309  .375  .435  .810         124   0   3   4   0   9
   With NY2      111  265   30   82  10   1   6   36   8   5   15   29  .309  .342  .423  .764         112   2   4   2   0   6
   With MNA       35   56    7   16   1   2   1    5   0   0    4   11  .286  .333  .429  .762          24   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1904 6296  789 1700 276  72  84  729 101  63  594  551  .270  .334  .377  .710        2372  71  22  14  17 190
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1946 26 PIN NL  16   22  15.5  63  30   0  .476   0    1    1 1.000    0    0  .000  PH             233   
 1947 27 PIN NL   8   67   4.9   0   0   0  .000   4   69   58  .841    0    0  .000  OF   2(0)e6     92   
 1948 28 PIN NL  21   68   5.0   7   3   0  .429   3   60   46  .767    0    0  .000  OF   2(-3)e11   43   
         CHA AL   8    2   1.5   1   0   0  .000   0    8    7  .875    0    0  .000  OF   2(-3)e11 -285   
         TOT                     8   3   0  .375   3   68   53  .779    0    0  .000
 1949 29 CHA AL  40   79   4.4   0   0   0  .000  10   69   47  .681    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e7     13   
 1950 30 CHA AL  36   13   2.6  31   7   1  .226   3   19   16  .842    0    0  .000  OF   2(-3)e8   -83   
 1951 31 CHA AL  31   29   7.2   3   2   0  .667   1   24   22  .917    0    0  .000  OF   2(0)e10   157   
         PHA AL  33   56   5.0   1   1   0 1.000   7   56   44  .786    0    0  .000  OF   2(0)e10    28   
         TOT                     4   3   0  .750   8   80   66  .825    0    0  .000
 1952 32 PHA AL  30   65   3.6   0   0   0  .000   4   78   68  .872    0    0  .000  OF   2(0)e4    -28   
 1953 33 PHA AL  32  101   6.0   0   0   0  .000   7   56   33  .589    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e6     13   
 1954 34 PHA AL  56    4   3.6   3   0   0  .000   1   10    9  .900    0    0  .000  OF   2(-3)e5     0   
         PIN NL  47   16   2.1  10   2   0  .200   0   32   27  .844    0    0  .000  OF   2(-3)e5  -120   
         TOT                    13   2   0  .154   1   42   36  .857    0    0  .000
 1955 35 BOA AL  62   45   5.9  46  16   3  .348   5   28   15  .536    0    0  .000  OF   3(-2)e9    21   
 1956 36 SLN NL  27   47   3.7   8   0   0  .000   9   42   23  .548    0    0  .000  OF   3(-2)e13    4   
 1957 37 NYN NL  13   36   5.0   5   1   0  .200   5   20    4  .200    0    0  .000  1B   4e12       63   
 1958 38 KCA AL  14   36   5.9  33  12   2  .364   1   12    9  .750    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e7      5   
 1959 39 KCA AL   6   42   7.0  22   9   1  .409   4   14    6  .429    0    0  .000  1B   4e30       93   
 1960 40 KCA AL  91    7   3.8  19   2   0  .105   1    3    0  .000    0    0  .000  1B   4e25       44   
 1961 41 MNA AL  87    8   5.6  23   6   0  .261   2    8    2  .250    0    0  .000  OF   4(+1)e7   108   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 16 Seasons          751   4.8 275  91   7  .331  67  609  437  .718    0    0  .000                  20   1
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 18.8 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 21.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1946 26 PIN NL  CF     3     2     0    0    0  1.000     0     9.1   1.93
                 RF     7     3     1    0    1  1.000     0     9.0   4.00
                 LF     4     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     8.0   1.12
 1947 27 PIN NL  CF   128   303    23    4    2   .988   123  1110.0   2.64  GG
                 LF     7     4     0    0    0  1.000     0    12.0   3.00
 1948 28 PIN NL  CF   123   315     4    3    2   .991   121  1088.1   2.64
                 LF     2     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.0   0.00
         CHA AL  CF    12    45     1    0    0  1.000    12   109.1   3.79
 1949 29 CHA AL  CF   103   216    15    7    1   .971   103   860.2   2.42
                 RF    68    92     1    3    0   .969    51   492.2   1.70
                 LF    10    10     1    0    0  1.000     0    27.2   3.58
 1950 30 CHA AL  CF    64   112     8    3    2   .976    38   382.0   2.83
 1951 31 CHA AL  CF    30    66     7    2    1   .973    28   250.1   2.62  GG
                 RF     2     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.0   0.00
                 LF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.0   0.00
         PHA AL  CF   106   266    12    6    1   .979   102   932.1   2.68
 1952 32 PHA AL  CF   154   340    24    4    3   .989   153  1310.0   2.50  GG
                 RF    26    21     0    0    0  1.000     1    71.1   2.65
 1953 33 PHA AL  RF   154   354    12    7    2   .981   154  1385.0   2.38
 1954 34 PHA AL  RF    12    15     0    0    0  1.000     0    48.0   2.81
                 CF     6    20     1    0    0  1.000     4    46.0   4.11
                 LF     3     2     0    1    0   .667     1     8.0   2.25
         PIN NL  CF    32    89     3    0    0  1.000    32   276.0   3.00
                 RF    29    39     2    0    0  1.000    20   193.0   1.91
                 LF    12    16     0    0    0  1.000     7    76.2   1.88
 1955 35 BOA AL  LF    57    89     3    5    0   .948    46   443.2   1.87
                 CF    15    35     1    0    0  1.000    14   126.0   2.57
                 RF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1956 36 SLN NL  LF   110   179     4    9    0   .953   110   982.2   1.68
                 3B     6     1     6    0    0  1.000     2    26.0   2.42
 1957 37 NYN NL  1B    93   641    50    5   55   .993    66   627.2   9.91
                 RF     6     5     0    0    0  1.000     0    14.0   3.21
                 LF     5     3     0    0    0  1.000     0     7.1   3.68
 1958 38 KCA AL  RF    43    72     5    1    0   .987    43   355.0   1.95
                 LF    13    11     0    0    0  1.000     5    60.0   1.65
                 1B     2     3     0    0    0  1.000     0     2.0  13.50
 1959 39 KCA AL  1B    44   311    16    3   34   .991    37   333.2   8.82
                 RF    22    21     0    1    0   .955    16   141.1   1.34
 1960 40 KCA AL  1B    14    99     9    1    6   .991    14   106.2   9.11
 1961 41 MNA AL  LF     9     8     1    1    0   .900     9    70.0   1.16
                 1B     1     3     0    1    0   .750     0     2.0  13.50
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 CF   776  1809    99   29   12   .985   730  6500.1   2.64
                 RF   370   622    21   12    3   .982   285  2712.1   2.13
                 LF   233   323     9   16    0   .954   178  1700.0   1.76
                 1B   154  1057    75   10   95   .991   117  1072.0   9.50
                 3B     6     1     6    0    0  1.000     2    26.0   2.42
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


Draft History


Transaction History


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1946  PIN   70-84   Mike Tomeo
 1947  PIN   86-68   Mike Tomeo
 1948  PIN   75-79   Mike Tomeo
 1948  CHA   75-79   Robert Rescigno
 1949  CHA   84-70   Robert Rescigno
 1950  CHA   72-82   Robert Rescigno
 1951  CHA   86-68   Robert Rescigno
 1951  PHA   84-70   Drew Kennedy
 1952  PHA   70-84   Drew Kennedy
 1953  PHA   74-80   Drew Kennedy
 1954  PHA   59-95   Drew Kennedy
 1954  PIN   55-99   Dennis Van Langen
 1955  BOA   73-81   Mike Petersen
 1956  SLN   48-106  Mike Rescigno
 1957  NYN   77-77   Larry Reeves
 1958  KCA   71-83   Drew Kennedy
 1959  KCA   75-79   Drew Kennedy
 1960  KCA   69-85   Drew Kennedy
 1961  MNA   69-85   Larry Cupp, Rick Field

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