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Claude
Ring		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 155
 
Born: August 1, 1925 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1952   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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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 26 LB CL $ 5,510,000  
1953 27 LB CL $ 5,510,000  
1954 28 LB CL $ 5,510,000  
1955 29 DAL PL $ 5,510,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 5,510,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,510,000  
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 26 LB CL 136 572 101 175 38 14 13 72 68 18 27 111 .306 .342 .490 .831 93.0 15.1
1953 27 LB CL 132 504 76 138 35 11 15 75 61 13 33 102 .274 .321 .476 .797 79.4 10.1
1954 28 LB CL 64 237 41 68 17 3 6 35 32 5 25 46 .287 .360 .460 .819 41.4 7.2
1955 29 LB CL 41 130 16 32 1 1 2 9 17 3 8 35 .246 .293 .315 .608 14.4 1.1
  DEN PL 34 90 15 19 4 0 3 8 11 2 8 21 .211 .283 .356 .638 10.7 0.8
  DAL PL 50 173 15 35 10 4 5 21 22 4 14 31 .202 .265 .393 .658 21.0 1.5
  TOT   125 393 46 86 15 5 10 38 50 9 30 87 .219 .278 .359 .637 46.1 3.3
4 Years Sim 457 1706 264 467 105 33 44 220 211 45 115 346 .274 .323 .451 .775 259.9 35.7
162 Game Average 604 93 165 37 11 15 77 74 15 40 122 .274 .323 .451 .775 92.1  
Career Highs 136 572 101 175 38 14 15 75 68 18 33 111 .306 .360 .490 .831 93.0  
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   1285 205 340 78 23 35 163 160 29 80 285 .265 .313 .443 .755 188.5
vs LH   421 59 127 27 10 9 57 51 15 35 61 .302 .356 .477 .833 71.4
Home 219 803 128 227 58 14 20 106 111 23 52 142 .283 .331 .465 .796 127.6
Away 238 903 136 240 47 19 24 114 100 21 63 204 .266 .316 .440 .756 132.2
RISP   429 0 117 30 10 8 151 0 0 41 91 .273 .338 .445 .783 62.0
Pinch Hitting   22 3 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 6 .182 .250 .227 .477 1.5
Close/Late   213 26 55 8 5 5 19 0 0 14 41 .258 .304 .413 .717 26.3
Mar/Apr 57 226 37 70 20 7 3 30 34 5 12 42 .310 .351 .500 .851 39.6
May 73 285 48 82 20 4 5 37 40 4 17 58 .288 .326 .439 .764 44.5
June 100 334 61 83 18 7 10 38 38 6 38 66 .249 .331 .434 .765 52.4
July 72 268 38 68 12 4 9 42 28 5 18 63 .254 .304 .429 .734 37.6
August 80 307 41 86 20 4 11 49 38 11 16 64 .280 .321 .479 .800 47.4
Sep/Oct 75 286 39 78 15 7 6 24 33 13 14 53 .273 .310 .437 .747 38.3
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
1952 26 LB CL 2B 132 130 1152.3 269 442 9 81 .988 5.55   5.7
    3B 2 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1953 27 LB CL 2B 131 128 1134.0 250 427 10 85 .985 5.37   6.2
    3B 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.1
1954 28 LB CL 2B 62 61 516.0 112 187 8 36 .974 5.22   0.9
    SS 1 0 3.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 3.00   0.0
    3B 1 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
1955 29 LB CL 2B 27 23 211.6 42 71 2 15 .983 4.81   1.3
    3B 12 10 91.2 5 16 2 2 .913 2.07   0.2
  DEN PL 2B 22 19 150.0 30 50 1 11 .988 4.80   1.0
    3B 10 9 64.7 4 12 1 1 .941 2.23   0.3
  DAL PL 2B 32 28 285.1 56 95 2 20 .987 4.77   1.0
    3B 15 13 122.8 7 22 2 2 .935 2.13   0.4
  2B 406 389 3449.0 759 1272 32 248 .984 5.30   16.0
  3B 41 32 286.7 17 52 5 5 .932 2.17   0.9
  SS 1 0 3.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 3.00   0.0
Career Totals   448 421 3738.7 776 1325 37 253 .983 5.06   17.0
Career Highs   134 130 1156.3 269 442 10 85 .988 5.53    
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.
At-Bats
1952-1-572
 Runs
1952-3-101
 Hits
1952-6-175
 Total Bases
1952-4-280
 Doubles
1952-5-38
1953-9-35
 Triples
1952-1-14
1953-5-11
CAR-7-33
Stolen Bases
1952-2-68
1953-3-61
CAR-8-211
 Caught Stealing
1952-2-18
CAR-32-45
 Strikeouts
1952-4-111
1953-7-102
CAR-16-346
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 2
   Gray Ink Test: 17
   Hall of Fame Standards: 27
 
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 57th overall pick, by Long Beach in 1952
Had first career hit on 4/14/1952, off Michael Knepper (LA)
Hit first career homerun on 5/13/1952, off Michael Jackson (POR)
Was selected to the 1952 Allstar game
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Sacramento on 7/29/1952
Won Player of the Week award on 8/4/1952, hitting .514 with 4 HR, 10 RBI
Injured on 4/28/1954 with a Strained Tricep Muscle, out for 4-5 weeks
Injured on 7/8/1954 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
Traded from Long Beach to Denver on 6/9/1955 (Going to LB: SS Franklin Grimshaw. Going to DEN: 3B Claude Ring)
Traded from Denver to Dallas on 7/28/1955 (Going to DAL: 2B Claude Ring. Going to DEN: 2B William Waguespack)
8/25/1955: Signed a contract extension with Dallas, $3,000,000 per year, for 2 years
 
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