#35 Earl Torgeson, Rightfield, 36 yrs, Milwaukee Braves Thursday, 10/5/1960 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Earl Torgeson
1/1/1924 36 USA,WA,SNOHOMISH 6"3 180
Rightfield 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 Prone 1.0 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 $ 10,500,000 1962 14 Year(s), 8 Days (2416 total Days) 172 Day(s) 14 Year(s), 8 Days (2416 total Days) 15 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 3 |
Versus LHP | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
Versus RHP | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 3 |
Talent | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 4 4 4 3 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 8 (Range), .988 (Fielding Pct.) LF : 3 (Range), .954 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 2 (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 | | |
8/24 | @STL | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
8/27 | LA | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
8/28 | LA | W 2-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
8/30 | CHN | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
8/31 | CHN | L 1-7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/2 | @PIT | L 4-7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #9 | | |
9/6 | @CIN | L 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
9/9 | SF | W 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/19 | PIT | W 7-6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/20 | PIT | L 3-13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 90 | 233 | 62 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 37 | 33 | 57 | .266 | .358 | .339 | .697 | .655 | .073 |
Projected | 95 | 247 | 66 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 39 | 35 | 60 | .266 | .358 | .339 | .697 | .655 | .073 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 55 | 274 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 79 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 | 31.7 | 4.6 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .222 | .000 | .222 |
vs. RHP | 213 | 62 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 33 | 27 | 46 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .291 | .372 | .371 | .743 |
Close/Late | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .280 | .394 | .320 | .714 |
Scoring Position | 54 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .383 | .352 | .735 |
Pinch Hitting | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .182 | .269 | .182 | .451 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 46 | 126 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 21 | 17 | 35 | .278 | .358 | .389 | .747 |
Road | 44 | 107 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 22 | .252 | .341 | .280 | .622 |
March/April | 22 | 65 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | .338 | .429 | .446 | .875 |
May | 24 | 72 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 15 | .236 | .329 | .306 | .635 |
June | 18 | 59 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 20 | .220 | .303 | .288 | .591 |
July | 5 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | .250 | .333 | .313 | .646 |
August | 16 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .353 | .353 | .353 | .706 |
Sept/Oct | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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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 |
1955 | 148 | 499 | 156 | 24 | 2 | 25 | 88 | 110 | 119 | 1 | 3 | 57 | 4 | 8 | .313 | .444 | .519 | .963 | MIL |
1956 | 149 | 563 | 164 | 36 | 3 | 19 | 67 | 94 | 104 | 0 | 3 | 87 | 13 | 5 | .291 | .400 | .467 | .867 | MIL |
1957 | 149 | 539 | 170 | 29 | 8 | 33 | 131 | 95 | 89 | 0 | 7 | 85 | 2 | 2 | .315 | .408 | .583 | .990 | MIL |
1958 | 148 | 512 | 156 | 28 | 3 | 29 | 72 | 104 | 132 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 7 | 8 | .305 | .444 | .541 | .985 | MIL |
1959 | 145 | 516 | 150 | 28 | 5 | 18 | 73 | 93 | 98 | 1 | 3 | 117 | 2 | 2 | .291 | .403 | .469 | .872 | MIL |
1960 | 90 | 233 | 62 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 37 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 3 | 2 | .266 | .358 | .339 | .697 | MIL |
Total | 1998 | 6763 | 1899 | 318 | 58 | 280 | 1104 | 1303 | 1454 | 10 | 54 | 1016 | 143 | 83 | .281 | .406 | .469 | .875 | |
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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 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.0 | 13.50 | | | | |
Leftfield | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.0 | 4.50 | | | | |
Rightfield | 67 | 55 | 83 | 2 | 1 | 91 | 6 | .934 | 488.2 | 1.68 | | | | |
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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... Drove in 6 runs against Pittsburgh on 6/9/1955... Won Player of the Week award on 4/10/1957, hitting .542 with 1 HR, 9 RBI... 9/27/1958: Signed a contract extension with Milwaukee, $10,500,000 per year, for 4 years. Drove in 6 runs against Chicago (N) on 6/13/1959... Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Pittsburgh on 6/27/1959... Injured on 7/10/1960 with a Strained Hamstring Muscle, out for 3 weeks...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1957 - .315 - 10th
| OBP 1952 - .420 - 3rd 1954 - .430 - 5th 1955 - .444 - 1st 1957 - .408 - 9th 1958 - .444 - 3rd 1959 - .403 - 10th
| SLG 1952 - .524 - 10th 1957 - .583 - 7th 1958 - .541 - 10th
| OPS 1952 - .944 - 4th 1957 - .990 - 6th 1958 - .985 - 7th
| Doubles 1956 - 36 - 9th
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Triples 1951 - 7 - 7th 1957 - 8 - 2nd 1959 - 5 - 4th
| Homeruns 1957 - 33 - 8th 1958 - 29 - 10th
| RBI 1952 - 104 - 7th 1957 - 131 - 2nd
| Runs 1950 - 112 - 3rd 1952 - 108 - 8th 1954 - 115 - 7th 1958 - 104 - 9th
| BB 1950 - 117 - 2nd 1951 - 134 - 2nd 1952 - 116 - 3rd 1954 - 124 - 1st 1955 - 119 - 2nd 1956 - 104 - 3rd 1957 - 89 - 8th 1958 - 132 - 1st 1959 - 98 - 2nd
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SB 1952 - 23 - 5th 1954 - 15 - 6th 1956 - 13 - 9th
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