#53 Chet Laabs, Leftfield, 37 yrs, New York (A) Yankees

#53 Chet Laabs, Leftfield, 37 yrs, New York (A) Yankees
Friday, 10/20/1949

Name :
Nickname :
Birthday :
Age :
Born in :
Height :
Weight :

Position :
Bats :
Throws :

Chet Laabs

4/30/1912
37
USA,WI,MILWAUKEE
5"8
185

Leftfield
R
R

Desire for Winner :
Loyalty :
Team Leader Skills :
National Popularity :
Local Popularity :
Consistency :
Clutch Performance :
Injury Rating :
Overall Rating :

Minimal
Average
None at all
1 / 6 (Insignificant)
0 / 6 (Unknown)
Good
Normal
Normal
1.5 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

Contract :
Salary :
Signed Through :
Years of MLB Service :
MLB Service Days this Year :
Years on 40-Man Roster :
Years of Pro Service :
Arbitration Eligibility :
Minor League Option Years :

Big League Contract
$ 7,500,000
1949
12 Year(s), 31 Days (2095 total Days)
172 Day(s)
12 Year(s), 34 Days (2098 total Days)
12 Year(s)
Not eligible
2 Option Year(s) left

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	5	7	3	6	5
Versus LHP	6	7	3	6	5
Versus RHP	5	7	3	6	5
Talent	5	6	3	6	5

Running & Bunting Ratings
Running Speed :
Stealing Ability :
Baserunning Instincts :
Sacrifice Bunt :
Bunt for Hit :
Hitter Type :

7
4
4
3
1
Normal

Fielding Ratings
LF : 9 (Range), .983 (Fielding Pct.)
CF : 10 (Range), .969 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 6
Outfield Arm : 7

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
9/14	WAS	W 4-3	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	#9
9/15	WAS	W 5-4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#8
9/16	@BOS	L 4-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#9
9/18	@DET	W 3-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#5
9/19	@DET	L 7-8	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	#1
9/24	CHA	L 4-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#9
9/26	CLE	L 5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#6
9/27	CLE	W 4-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#8
9/30	@PHA	L 8-10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#8
10/1	SLA	L 6-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#9

Batting Stats 1949

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	65	54	15	1	0	0	5	11	8	14	.278	.371	.296	.667	.625	.019
Projected	65	54	15	1	0	0	5	11	8	14	.278	.371	.296	.667	.625	.019

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	0	62	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	1	1	1	50.0	7.1	4.8

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	8	1	0	0	0	1	3	2	4	0	0	0	.125	.300	.125	.425
vs. RHP	46	14	1	0	0	4	8	6	10	0	0	0	.304	.385	.326	.711
Close/Late	26	7	1	0	0	2	8	5	7	0	0	0	.269	.387	.308	.695
Scoring Position	22	5	1	0	0	5	0	0	6	0	0	0	.227	.227	.273	.500
Pinch Hitting	35	8	1	0	0	3	4	4	9	0	0	0	.229	.308	.257	.565

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	30	27	6	1	0	0	2	4	7	10	.222	.382	.259	.642
Road	35	27	9	0	0	0	3	7	1	4	.333	.357	.333	.690
March/April	11	10	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	.300	.364	.300	.664
May	8	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	.250	.400	.250	.650
June	12	12	3	0	0	0	1	2	3	3	.250	.400	.250	.650
July	7	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	.000	.400	.000	.400
August	11	11	4	0	0	0	1	2	1	4	.364	.417	.364	.780
Sept/Oct	16	14	4	1	0	0	2	3	0	3	.286	.286	.357	.643

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1937	12	29	9	4	1	0	4	2	0	0	0	6	0	1	.310	.310	.517	.828	BOS
1938	145	503	140	26	2	19	75	70	29	0	4	112	12	13	.278	.315	.451	.767	BOS
1939	154	578	174	25	4	22	111	91	61	2	3	107	15	20	.301	.368	.472	.840	BOS
1940	134	412	116	23	7	13	74	64	44	1	6	85	16	13	.282	.348	.466	.814	BOS
1941	78	116	24	6	0	2	15	20	18	1	1	26	5	3	.207	.316	.310	.627	BOS
1942	75	111	25	4	0	1	11	21	16	0	2	21	4	3	.225	.318	.288	.606	BOS
1943	85	135	39	5	1	2	13	26	18	0	0	25	11	6	.289	.373	.385	.758	BOS
1944	83	84	29	5	2	3	10	31	8	0	0	12	7	2	.345	.402	.560	.962	BOS
1945	78	82	17	1	0	3	19	19	9	0	0	11	2	2	.207	.286	.329	.615	BOS
1946	148	488	144	22	6	15	85	81	73	1	1	80	13	17	.295	.387	.457	.844	NYN
1947	152	575	171	28	4	14	75	96	73	1	3	111	1	6	.297	.376	.433	.809	NYN
1948	137	480	116	25	6	12	78	68	70	1	3	95	1	9	.242	.338	.394	.731	NYY
1949	65	54	15	1	0	0	5	11	8	0	0	14	1	1	.278	.371	.296	.667	NYY
Total	1346	3647	1019	175	33	106	575	600	427	7	23	705	88	96	.279	.354	.433	.787

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1937, AAA	132	538	152	27	2	24	77	78	33	133	17	17	.283	.320	.474	.794
1943, AAA	22	86	29	3	0	6	21	25	14	19	6	2	.337	.430	.581	1.011

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1940	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
1941	8	5	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	.400	.400	.600	1.000
1942	6	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	.500	.667	1.000	1.667
Total	15	8	3	2	0	0	0	2	1	3	0	0	.375	.444	.625	1.069

Fielding Stats 1949

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
Leftfield	14	0	6	0	0	6	0	1.000	38.2	1.40
Centerfield	20	0	8	1	0	9	0	1.000	42.0	1.93

Player History

Drafted in 1st round, 3rd overall pick, by Boston (A) in 1937...
Had first career hit (triple) on 9/1/1937, off Stuart Jones (CLE)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/11/1938, off Whit Wyatt (DET)...
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Philadelphia (A) on 9/29/1939...
Injured on 8/2/1940 with a Inflamed Abdominal Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks...
1/31/1941: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,178,571 through salary arbitration...
Won World Series with Boston (A) in 1941...
1/31/1942: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,178,571 through salary arbitration...
1/31/1943: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,178,571 through salary arbitration...
10/5/1943: Signed a contract extension with Boston (A), $1,170,000 per year, for 2 years.
Signed as a free agent by New York (N) on 2/10/1946 to a 2-year deal worth $5,000,000 per year...
Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against St. Louis (N) on 7/7/1947...
Signed as a free agent by New York (A) on 2/10/1948 to a 2-year deal worth $7,500,000 per year...
Injured on 9/5/1948 with a Strained Hamstring Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks...

Batting Leader Boards Appearances

Out of the Park Developments - The place for baseball and boxing simulation games
Out of the Park Baseball Homepage - The home of the Out of the Park Baseball Series