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Walt Dropo Walt Dropo

Full name: Walter Dropo Born: January 30, 1923, Moosup, Connecticut First Game: April 19, 1949; Final Game: May 17, 1961 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 5" Weight: 220 AL Rookie of the Year (1950) 1B on TSN All-Star Team (1950) Walt Dropo Collectibles! Walt Dropo Memorabilia! Walt Dropo Cards! Walt Dropo Autographs! Game Used Memorabilia! Register on eBay for free today and start buying & selling with millions each week!

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Batting RecordBatting Record

Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam
1949 BOS A                11    41    3    6   2   0   0    1    3        7   0   0               2    0   0  .146  .205  .195  -0.7 1949 BOS A
1950 BOS A               136   559  101  180  28   8  34  144   45       75   5   0              16    0   0  .322  .378  .583   1.3 1950 BOS A
1951 BOS A                99   360   37   86  14   0  11   57   38       52   0   0              16    0   0  .239  .312  .369  -1.6 1951 BOS A
1952 BOS A                37   132   13   35   7   1   6   27   11       22   2   0               9    0   0  .265  .331  .470   0.0 1952 BOS A
1952 DET A               115   459   56  128  17   3  23   70   26       63   2   1              17    2   2  .279  .320  .479   0.5 1952 DET A
1952 TOT A               152   591   69  163  24   4  29   97   37       85   4   1              26    2   2  .276  .323  .477   0.5 1952 TOT A
1953 DET A               152   606   61  150  30   3  13   96   29       69   6   4              22    2   0  .248  .289  .371  -1.7 1953 DET A
1954 DET A               107   320   27   90  14   2   4   44   24       41   0   6   4          13    0   1  .281  .328  .375  -0.7 1954 DET A
1955 CHI A               141   453   55  127  15   2  19   79   42   8   71   2   3   2          15    0   1  .280  .343  .448  -0.9 1955 CHI A
1956 CHI A               125   361   42   96  13   1   8   52   37   2   51   3   5   6          15    1   0  .266  .334  .374  -1.6 1956 CHI A
1957 CHI A                93   223   24   57   2   0  13   49   16   2   40   0   1   4          10    0   1  .256  .300  .439  -0.3 1957 CHI A
1958 CHI A                28    52    3   10   1   0   2    8    5   0   11   1   0   1           3    0   0  .192  .271  .327  -0.3 1958 CHI A
1958 CIN N                63   162   18   47   7   2   7   31   12   0   31   1   0   4           7    0   0  .290  .335  .488   0.2 1958 CIN N
1958 Total                91   214   21   57   8   2   9   39   17   0   42   2   0   5          10    0   0  .266  .319  .449  -0.1 1958 Total
1959 CIN N                26    39    4    4   1   0   1    2    4   0    7   1   0   0           3    0   0  .103  .205  .205  -0.4 1959 CIN N
1959 BAL A                62   151   17   42   9   0   6   21   12   0   20   0   2   1           6    0   0  .278  .329  .457  -0.2 1959 BAL A
1959 Total                88   190   21   46  10   0   7   23   16   0   27   1   2   1           9    0   0  .242  .303  .405  -0.6 1959 Total
1960 BAL A Daily Splits   79   179   16   48   8   0   4   21   20   0   19   1   0   1   0   2   9    0   1  .268  .343  .380  -0.5 1960 BAL A
1961 BAL A Daily Splits   14    27    1    7   0   0   1    2    4   0    3   0   0   0   0   0   3    0   0  .259  .355  .370   0.0 1961 BAL A
Total NL                  89   201   22   51   8   2   8   33   16   0   38   2   0   4          10    0   0  .254  .309  .433  -0.2 Total NL        
Total AL                1199  3923  456 1062 160  20 144  671  312  12i 544  22  22  19i  0i  2i156    5   6  .271  .326  .432  -6.7 Total AL        
Total            Splits 1288  4124  478 1113 168  22 152  704  328  12i 582  24  22  23i  0i  2i166    5   6  .270  .326  .432  -6.9 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam

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All-Star Game Batting RecordAll-Star Game Batting Record

Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1950 AL    Daily Splits    1     3    0    1   0   1   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .333 1.000 1950 AL   

Fielding RecordFielding Record

Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
1949 BOS A        1B   11                     103    4    0   13     1.000
1950 BOS A        1B  134                    1142   77   15  147      .988
1951 BOS A        1B   93                     878   63   12   91      .987
1952 BOS A        1B   35                     319   21    2   31      .994
1952 DET A        1B  115                    1005   78   12  104      .989
1952 TOT A        1B  150                    1324   99   14  135      .990
1953 DET A        1B  150                    1260  127   14  121      .990
1954 DET A        1B   95                     681   54    3   60      .996
1955 CHI A        1B  140                    1101   62    6  104      .995
1956 CHI A        1B  117                     855   50    6   95      .993
1957 CHI A        1B   69                     483   39    7   49      .987
1958 CHI A        1B   16                      98    8    0    8     1.000
1958 CIN N        1B   43                     300   27    0   31     1.000
1958 Total        1B   59                     398   35    0   39     1.000
1959 CIN N        1B   23                     103   11    0   11     1.000
1959 BAL A        1B   54                     386   18    4   42      .990
1959 BAL A        3B    2                       0    2    0    1     1.000
1959 Total        1B   77                     489   29    4   53      .992
1960 BAL A Daily  1B   67   56   21   414.2   397   27    3   50   0  .993
1960 BAL A        3B    1    0    0     2       0    0    0    0   0     -
1961 BAL A Daily  1B   12    9    4    69.2    62    6    0   11   0 1.000
Total             1B 1174   65i  25i  484.1i 9173  672   84  968   0i .992
Total             3B    3    0i   0i    2  i    0    2    0    1   0i1.000
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG

All-Star Game Fielding RecordAll-Star Game Fielding Record

Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
1950 AL    Daily  1B    1    1    0     8       8    1    0    1   0 1.000

TransactionsTransactions

Signed as an amateur free agent by Boston Red Sox (1947).

Traded by Boston Red Sox with Bill Wight, Fred Hatfield, Johnny Pesky and Don
Lenhardt to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Dizzy Trout, George Kell, Johnny Lipon
and Hoot Evers (June 3, 1952).

Traded by Detroit Tigers with Bob Nieman and Ted Gray to Chicago White Sox in
exchange for Leo Cristante, Ferris Fain and Jack Phillips (December 6, 1954).

Claimed on waivers by Cincinnati Reds from Chicago White Sox (June 24, 1958).

Traded by Cincinnati Reds to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Whitey Lockman (June
23, 1959).

Released by Baltimore Orioles (May 24, 1961).

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