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James
Wald		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 5''
Weight: 185
 
Born: October 11, 1925 in Usa
 
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 HOL CL $ 1,964,286  
1953 27 HOL CL $ 1,964,286  
1954 28 HOL CL $ 5,000,000  
1955 29 HOL CL $ 5,000,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 1,964,286  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,000,000  
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 HOL CL 113 387 49 111 16 7 4 51 57 15 35 70 .287 .348 .395 .744 57.4 7.7
1953 27 HOL CL 141 530 74 137 27 5 5 73 70 17 50 95 .258 .325 .357 .682 67.3 9.4
1954 28 HOL CL 117 353 56 96 15 4 3 46 45 16 45 59 .272 .354 .363 .717 50.4 6.6
1955 29 HOL CL 118 329 72 102 15 7 3 36 49 8 41 51 .310 .385 .426 .811 59.9 11.9
4 Years Sim 489 1599 251 446 73 23 15 206 221 56 171 275 .279 .350 .381 .731 235.1 35.6
162 Game Average 529 83 147 24 7 4 68 73 18 56 91 .279 .350 .381 .731 77.9  
Career Highs 141 530 74 137 27 7 5 73 70 17 50 95 .310 .385 .426 .811 67.3  
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   1343 212 384 59 19 11 174 191 50 146 218 .286 .357 .383 .740 201.5
vs LH   256 39 62 14 4 4 32 30 6 25 57 .242 .312 .375 .687 33.4
Home 240 756 111 224 33 11 5 86 109 28 89 125 .296 .371 .389 .760 119.7
Away 249 843 140 222 40 12 10 120 112 28 82 150 .263 .330 .375 .705 115.1
RISP   441 0 135 18 9 7 185 0 0 50 74 .306 .374 .435 .809 70.5
Pinch Hitting   40 3 13 4 0 0 10 3 2 8 2 .325 .429 .425 .854 7.4
Close/Late   189 38 56 10 3 3 23 0 0 17 37 .296 .354 .429 .783 27.7
Mar/Apr 52 153 35 45 9 2 2 20 24 2 21 23 .294 .383 .418 .801 27.9
May 91 330 49 90 21 4 2 45 46 14 31 57 .273 .335 .379 .714 45.0
June 93 283 33 83 14 1 2 42 40 10 29 44 .293 .360 .371 .731 41.7
July 89 306 47 69 8 5 5 39 35 5 19 62 .225 .272 .333 .606 32.1
August 97 303 57 100 8 8 3 36 50 19 46 50 .330 .419 .439 .858 58.0
Sep/Oct 67 224 30 59 13 3 1 24 26 6 25 39 .263 .339 .362 .700 30.3
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 HOL CL LF 106 100 873.0 215 9 0 1 1.000 2.31   2.6
1953 27 HOL CL LF 76 75 661.3 155 6 0 1 1.000 2.19   3.0
    CF 56 56 485.3 144 5 5 1 .968 2.76    
    RF 10 10 88.0 15 0 0 0 1.000 1.53    
1954 28 HOL CL LF 100 90 803.0 176 0 0 0 1.000 1.97   2.0
    CF 10 4 51.0 12 0 0 0 1.000 2.12    
1955 29 HOL CL CF 87 62 567.0 152 0 6 0 .962 2.41   1.7
    LF 20 16 143.0 32 1 1 0 .971 2.08    
  LF 302 281 2480.3 578 16 1 2 .998 2.16   7.5
  CF 153 122 1103.3 308 5 11 1 .966 2.55   1.7
  RF 10 10 88.0 15 0 0 0 1.000 1.53    
Career Totals   465 413 3671.7 901 21 12 3 .987 2.26   9.2
Career Highs   142 141 1234.7 314 11 7 2 1.000 2.37    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1955 29 HOL CL 3 14 2 6 0 1 1 3 3 0 0 2 .429 .429 .786 1.214
Career Post-Season Batting 3 14 2 6 0 1 1 3 3 0 0 2 .429 .429 .786 1.214
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.
Games
1953-1-141
 At-Bats
1953-7-530
 Triples
1952-10-7
1955-5-7
CAR-30-23
 Stolen Bases
1952-3-57
1953-2-70
1954-5-45
1955-2-49
CAR-7-221
 Caught Stealing
1952-5-15
1953-3-17
1954-7-16
CAR-20-56
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 1
   Gray Ink Test: 12
 
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  1. Ryan Normand (959)
  2. Curtis Ronk (953)
  3. Andrew Goodwyn (950)
  4. Rodney Martone (935)
  5. Patricia Howell (935)
  6. Terrance Shortt (934)
  7. David Colucci (934)
  8. Louis Shouse (933)
  9. Tim Grosz (928)
  10. James Fabela (928)
History
Drafted in 11th round, 218th overall pick, by Hollywood in 1952
Had first career hit (triple) on 4/18/1952, off Donald Phillips (LB)
Hit first career homerun on 7/2/1952, off Gary Wadsworth (SF)
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against San Diego on 8/21/1952
2/13/1953: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,964,286 through salary arbitration
8/11/1953: Signed a contract extension with Hollywood, $5,000,000 per year, for 3 years
 
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