Arthur
Folsom
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 195
 
Born: October 23, 1930 in Usa
 
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 21 NO PL    
1953 22 NO PL $ 300,000  
1954 23 NO PL $ 394,286  
1955 24 NO PL $ 1,342,857  
OOTP6 Min Ratings    
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,342,857  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 21 AAA   119 447 60 136 31 3 10 83 0 0 76 88 .304 .405 .454 .859 81.8  
1953 22 NO PL 70 112 15 39 9 0 1 26 0 0 10 17 .348 .407 .455 .862 19.2 3.6
1954 23 NO PL 132 503 69 159 36 1 7 104 4 2 49 57 .316 .379 .433 .812 80.3 13.1
1955 24 NO PL 129 451 72 151 29 3 4 58 3 2 57 86 .335 .413 .439 .852 76.9 12.9
3 Years Sim 331 1066 156 349 74 4 12 188 7 4 116 160 .327 .396 .438 .834 176.4 29.7
1 Years AAA 119 447 60 136 31 3 10 83 0 0 76 88 .304 .408 .454 .862 81.8  
162 Game Average 521 76 170 36 1 5 92 3 1 56 78 .327 .396 .438 .834 86.3  
Career Highs 132 503 72 159 36 3 7 104 4 2 57 86 .348 .413 .455 .862 80.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   810 111 251 51 3 9 132 5 4 72 132 .310 .371 .414 .785 117.2
vs LH   256 45 98 23 1 3 56 2 0 44 28 .383 .472 .516 .987 57.6
Home 165 510 76 158 30 2 8 77 2 2 61 77 .310 .387 .424 .810 80.9
Away 166 556 80 191 44 2 4 111 5 2 55 83 .344 .405 .451 .857 93.9
RISP   336 0 128 23 0 2 169 0 0 34 48 .381 .441 .467 .908 62.5
Pinch Hitting   46 8 20 3 0 1 15 0 0 4 9 .435 .490 .565 1.055 10.5
Close/Late   97 8 29 8 1 0 6 0 0 14 14 .299 .398 .402 .800 15.0
Mar/Apr 36 125 17 35 7 1 2 20 1 0 19 20 .280 .375 .400 .775 19.5
May 66 229 41 80 19 1 2 51 2 1 24 36 .349 .415 .467 .882 40.5
June 50 154 20 54 13 0 1 28 1 0 20 19 .351 .425 .455 .879 28.2
July 62 194 24 60 10 2 2 33 1 1 12 22 .309 .350 .412 .762 26.2
August 68 216 31 75 16 0 3 30 1 2 19 32 .347 .408 .463 .871 36.3
Sep/Oct 49 148 23 45 9 0 2 26 1 0 22 31 .304 .398 .405 .803 24.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1953 22 NO PL 1B 35 13 161.0 181 13 3 17 .985 10.84   0.2
    3B 7 5 54.3 3 7 1 0 .909 1.66   0.1
1954 23 NO PL 1B 131 127 1091.3 1071 73 7 87 .994 9.43   2.0
1955 24 NO PL 1B 120 114 972.3 899 67 8 73 .992 8.94   1.2
    SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  1B 286 254 2224.7 2151 153 18 177 .992 9.32   3.4
  3B 7 5 54.3 3 7 1 0 .909 1.66   0.1
  SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   294 259 2280.0 2154 160 19 177 .992 9.13   3.5
Career Highs   131 127 1091.3 1071 73 8 87 .994 9.43    
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1955-7-.335
RBIs
1954-5-104
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 8
   Hall of Fame Standards: 28
 
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History
Drafted in 37th round, 728th overall pick, by New Orleans in 1952
Had first career hit (double) on 4/22/1953, off Stephen Hogg (HOU)
Drove in 7 runs against Oklahoma on 5/2/1953
Hit first career homerun on 6/8/1953, off John Kelley (OMA)
2/13/1954: Gets a new one-year contract worth $394,286 through salary arbitration
Had 5 hits with 7 RBI against Dallas on 9/12/1954
Won Player of the Week award on 9/15/1954, hitting .455 with 1 HR, 14 RBI
2/13/1955: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,342,857 through salary arbitration