#35 Earl Torgeson, First Base, 30 yrs, Milwaukee Braves Thursday, 10/5/1954 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Earl Torgeson
1/1/1924 30 USA,WA,SNOHOMISH 6"3 180
First Base L L
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 2 / 6 (Fair) Good Normal Normal 4.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : 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 $ 8,800,000 1958 8 Year(s), 8 Days (1384 total Days) 172 Day(s) 8 Year(s), 8 Days (1384 total Days) 9 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 |
Versus LHP | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 |
Versus RHP | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 |
Talent | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 5 5 4 3 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 7 (Range), .987 (Fielding Pct.) LF : 2 (Range), .954 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 3 (Range), .955 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 2 Outfield Arm : 5
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/12 | @BRO | L 7-8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #1 | | |
9/13 | @BRO | W 2-1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #3 | | |
9/15 | PIT | W 9-1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #3 | | |
9/16 | PIT | L 6-9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/17 | PIT | W 4-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/19 | NYN | L 3-9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/20 | NYN | W 9-1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | #3 | | |
9/22 | @CHN | W 7-3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/23 | @CHN | W 4-1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
9/24 | @CHN | W 10-5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | #3 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 148 | 512 | 150 | 20 | 0 | 27 | 84 | 115 | 124 | 61 | .293 | .430 | .490 | .920 | 1.024 | .197 |
Projected | 156 | 539 | 158 | 21 | 0 | 28 | 88 | 121 | 130 | 64 | .293 | .430 | .490 | .920 | 1.024 | .197 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 135 | 640 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 251 | 47 | 15 | 8 | 65.2 | 121.0 | 8.5 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 160 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 30 | 36 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 | .408 | .412 | .821 |
vs. RHP | 352 | 106 | 16 | 0 | 21 | 68 | 85 | 88 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .301 | .439 | .526 | .965 |
Close/Late | 68 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .353 | .500 | .529 | 1.029 |
Scoring Position | 114 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 62 | 0 | 43 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .351 | .519 | .614 | 1.133 |
Pinch Hitting | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .444 | .545 | .444 | .990 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 75 | 252 | 71 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 40 | 56 | 67 | 31 | .282 | .430 | .437 | .866 |
Road | 73 | 260 | 79 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 44 | 59 | 57 | 30 | .304 | .429 | .542 | .972 |
March/April | 21 | 81 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 10 | .296 | .420 | .383 | .803 |
May | 29 | 90 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 9 | .344 | .483 | .589 | 1.072 |
June | 25 | 90 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 6 | .278 | .414 | .500 | .914 |
July | 24 | 85 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 26 | 22 | 10 | .329 | .467 | .588 | 1.056 |
August | 29 | 95 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 17 | .189 | .333 | .442 | .775 |
Sept/Oct | 20 | 71 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 9 | .338 | .472 | .423 | .894 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1947 | 158 | 500 | 146 | 26 | 7 | 21 | 104 | 98 | 106 | 1 | 5 | 73 | 14 | 7 | .292 | .413 | .498 | .911 | BSN |
1948 | 162 | 500 | 139 | 23 | 5 | 16 | 82 | 93 | 104 | 1 | 5 | 65 | 14 | 7 | .278 | .400 | .440 | .840 | BSN |
1949 | 162 | 500 | 139 | 23 | 5 | 16 | 82 | 93 | 104 | 1 | 5 | 65 | 14 | 7 | .278 | .400 | .440 | .840 | BSN |
1950 | 154 | 565 | 125 | 24 | 6 | 15 | 89 | 112 | 117 | 3 | 6 | 81 | 12 | 8 | .221 | .355 | .365 | .719 | BSN |
1951 | 154 | 563 | 119 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 68 | 92 | 134 | 0 | 3 | 78 | 9 | 4 | .211 | .361 | .352 | .713 | BSN |
1952 | 144 | 517 | 152 | 19 | 5 | 30 | 104 | 108 | 116 | 0 | 5 | 60 | 23 | 12 | .294 | .420 | .524 | .944 | BSN |
1953 | 87 | 244 | 71 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 38 | 59 | 74 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 3 | .291 | .455 | .508 | .963 | BSN |
1954 | 148 | 512 | 150 | 20 | 0 | 27 | 84 | 115 | 124 | 1 | 3 | 61 | 15 | 8 | .293 | .430 | .490 | .920 | MIL,NL |
Total | 1169 | 3901 | 1041 | 162 | 37 | 154 | 651 | 770 | 879 | 7 | 33 | 513 | 112 | 56 | .267 | .400 | .446 | .846 | |
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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 |
1950 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .158 | .333 | .158 | .491 |
1951 | 6 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .346 | .414 | .615 | 1.029 |
Total | 11 | 45 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .267 | .377 | .422 | .800 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
First Base | 102 | 99 | 1142 | 106 | 83 | 1256 | 8 | .994 | 892.0 | 12.67 | | | | |
Leftfield | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.1 | 0.96 | | | | |
Rightfield | 38 | 36 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 3 | .952 | 320.2 | 1.77 | | | | |
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Transactions 9/25/1952: Signed a contract extension with Boston (N), $8,800,000 per year, for 6 years. Awards Won Platinum Glove Award at First Base in 1950... Won World Championship with Boston (N) in 1951... Won Platinum Glove Award at First Base in 1951... Won Batter of the Month award on 8/1/1952, hitting .357 with 9 HR, 26 RBI... Won Gold Glove Award at First Base in 1952... Achievements Drove in 6 runs against St. Louis (N) on 6/27/1950... Injured on 6/19/1953 with a Torn Groin Muscle, out for 8-9 weeks... Was selected to the 1954 Allstar game...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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OBP 1952 - .420 - 3rd
| SLG 1952 - .524 - 10th
| OPS 1952 - .944 - 4th
| Triples 1951 - 7 - 7th
| RBI 1952 - 104 - 7th
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Runs 1950 - 112 - 3rd 1952 - 108 - 8th
| BB 1950 - 117 - 2nd 1951 - 134 - 2nd 1952 - 116 - 3rd
| SB 1952 - 23 - 5th
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