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Wally Westlake
Waldon Thomas Westlake

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 186 lb.

MLB Debut April 15, 1947
Final Game May 12, 1956
Born November 8, 1920 in Gridley, CA
Died September 6, 2019 (age 98)

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 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1947 26 BON NL  112  451   66  131  19   4  25   93   3   7   30   87  .290  .334  .517  .851   121   233   3   5   6   2  14  
 1948 27 BON NL  126  482   59  137  11   9  14   64   3   1   39   44  .284  .341  .432  .773   110   208   3   6   0   6   5  
 1949 28 BON NL  145  578   84  145  23   3  30  102   1   5   51   99  .251  .309  .457  .766   108   264   3   7   6   1  17  MVP-8
 1950 29 BON NL  140  538   80  160  25   6  30   85   0   3   30   92  .297  .340  .533  .873   117   287   5   3   1   6  14  
 1951 30 SLN NL  113  287   33   68   5   1  15   55   0   0   24   60  .237  .303  .418  .721    95   120   0   2   2   4   8  
 1952 31 SLN NL   19   43    4    8   3   0   1    5   0   0    2    8  .186  .222  .326  .548    79    14   1   0   0   0   1  
 1953 32 CHA AL   88  209   35   70   4   2   8   34   2   1   42   39  .335  .449  .488  .937   133   102   0   1   4   2   6  
 1954 33 CHA AL   74  219   27   53  12   4   7   50   0   0   29   28  .242  .323  .429  .752   106    94   1   6   3   0  12  
 1955 34 CHA AL    8   17    2    3   1   0   0    3   0   0    3    2  .176  .300  .235  .535    71     4   0   0   0   0   1  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  9 Seasons      825 2824  390  775 103  29 130  491   9  17  250  459  .274  .335  .470  .804        1326  16  30  22  21  78
 Per 600 PA           539   74  148  20   6  25   94   2   3   48   88                                 253   3   6   4   4  15
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With BON      523 2049  289  573  78  22  99  344   7  16  150  322  .280  .330  .484  .814         992  14  21  13  15  50
   With CHA      170  445   64  126  17   6  15   87   2   1   74   69  .283  .383  .449  .832         200   1   7   7   2  19
   With SLN      132  330   37   76   8   1  16   60   0   0   26   68  .230  .293  .406  .699         134   1   2   2   4   9
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      958 3117  474  848 107  33 127  539  19   7  317  453  .272  .345  .450  .795        1402  26   2   1  33  98
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1947 26 BON NL  20   70   5.5   0   0   0  .000   3   49   36  .735    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e4     67   
 1948 27 BON NL  33   74   5.6   0   0   0  .000   6   71   60  .845    0    0  .000  OF   2(0)e10   -42   
 1949 28 BON NL  39   77   4.5   1   0   0  .000   8   59   38  .644    0    0  .000  OF   2(0)e6    -69   
 1950 29 BON NL  35   92   6.2   5   2   0  .400   4   75   63  .840    0    0  .000  OF   2(0)e4     21   
 1951 30 SLN NL  38   35   4.2  51  15   5  .294   3   23   15  .652    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e7    -66   
 1952 31 SLN NL  18    2   2.1   9   3   0  .333   0    2    2 1.000    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e7    -55   
 1953 32 CHA AL  68   48   8.8  32  11   1  .344   3   22   15  .682    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e10    14   
 1954 33 CHA AL  67   28   4.2  15   3   0  .200   3   20   16  .800    0    0  .000  OF   3(0)e13   -39   
 1955 34 CHA AL  35    1   2.2   2   1   0  .500   0    2    1  .500    0    0  .000  OF   4(+1)e11  -13   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  9 Seasons          430   5.3 115  35   6  .304  30  323  246  .762    0    0  .000                 -16   2
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 12.3 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 14.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1947 26 BON NL  CF    89   242    14    2    0   .992    89   811.0   2.84
                 RF    24    48     0    1    0   .980    23   201.1   2.15
 1948 27 BON NL  CF   126   341    12    6    4   .983   126  1101.0   2.89  GG
                 RF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1949 28 BON NL  RF    82   211     4    4    0   .982    79   726.2   2.66
                 CF    63   149     3    3    0   .981    63   556.1   2.46
                 LF     1     3     0    1    0   .750     1     8.0   3.38
 1950 29 BON NL  CF   123   329    19    4    0   .989   123  1100.0   2.85
                 RF    11    26     0    0    0  1.000    11    96.0   2.44
 1951 30 SLN NL  RF    55   107     3    3    1   .973    55   486.2   2.03
                 CF     4     3     0    0    0  1.000     0    15.0   1.80
                 3B     3     2     3    0    1  1.000     0     8.2   5.19
                 1B     1     7     1    0    0  1.000     0     7.0  10.29
 1952 31 SLN NL  CF     8    15     1    0    0  1.000     8    68.1   2.11
                 RF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.0   0.00
 1953 32 CHA AL  RF    47   100     1    3    0   .971    45   398.0   2.28
                 LF     7     6     0    0    0  1.000     3    36.0   1.50
                 CF     2     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     8.0   1.12
 1954 33 CHA AL  RF    54    76     0    3    0   .962    49   428.2   1.60
                 LF     8     8     0    0    0  1.000     7    60.2   1.19
 1955 34 CHA AL  CF     3     3     0    0    0  1.000     3    24.0   1.12
                 LF     2     1     0    0    0  1.000     1    11.0   0.82
                 RF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 CF   418  1083    49   15    4   .987   412  3683.2   2.77
                 RF   276   568     8   14    1   .976   262  2341.1   2.21
                 LF    18    18     0    1    0   .947    12   115.2   1.40
                 3B     3     2     3    0    1  1.000     0     8.2   5.19
                 1B     1     7     1    0    0  1.000     0     7.0  10.29
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1953 WS    CHA BRN   W    3   3  0  2  0  0  0   1  0  0  .667  .667  .667  0
 1954 WS    CHA BRN   W    2   5  0  1  0  1  0   2  0  2  .200  .200  .600  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


Draft History


Transaction History


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1947  BON   66-88   Jim Pardee
 1948  BON   70-84   Jim Pardee
 1949  BON   77-77   Jim Pardee
 1950  BON   69-85   Jim Pardee
 1951  SLN   84-70   Mike Rescigno
 1952  SLN   82-72   Mike Rescigno
 1953  CHA  108-46   Robert Rescigno
 1954  CHA   93-61   Robert Rescigno
 1955  CHA   81-73   Robert Rescigno

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