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Vance
Dinges		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 180
 
Born: May 29, 1915 in Usa, NJ, ELIZABETH
 
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
1945 30 BSN NL $ 300,000   8 8 8 2 2 2 6 6 6 5 5 5 10 10 10
1946 31 BSN NL $ 300,000   8 8 8 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 5 5 10 10 10
1947 32 BSN NL $ 300,000   8 8 8 2 2 2 5 6 6 4 5 5 10 10 10
1948 33 BSN NL $ 350,000   8 8 7 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 5 5 10 10 10
1949 34 BSN NL $ 350,000   7 7 7 1 1 1 5 6 6 4 5 5 9 9 9
1950 35 BSN NL $ 350,000   7 7 6 1 1 1 5 5 5 4 4 4 9 9 9
1951 36 BSN NL $ 350,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 4 4 3 3 3 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 4 4 3 3 3 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   8 8 8 2 2 2 6 6 6 5 5 5 10 10 10
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1945 30 BSN NL 79 115 15 25 3 1 1 12 1 2 4 3 .217 .242 .287 .529 6.3 0.0
1946 31 BSN NL 132 448 68 134 15 2 10 51 15 6 31 11 .299 .344 .408 .753 57.5 9.1
1947 32 BSN NL 83 227 24 54 7 0 2 18 3 1 18 8 .238 .294 .295 .589 17.8 0.4
1948 33 BSN NL 79 107 15 36 6 0 3 23 2 0 6 4 .336 .372 .477 .848 16.3 3.3
1949 34 BSN NL 129 302 38 76 9 2 3 35 7 1 29 12 .252 .315 .325 .640 33.1 4.4
1950 35 BSN NL 68 82 9 23 3 0 0 13 0 2 9 2 .280 .359 .317 .676 9.0 0.8
1951 36 AAA   43 32 9 11 1 0 2 6 2 2 5 1 .344 .432 .563 .995 7.0  
6 Years Sim 570 1281 169 348 43 5 19 152 28 12 97 40 .272 .323 .358 .680 140.1 17.9
1 Years AAA 43 32 9 11 1 0 2 6 2 2 5 1 .344 .421 .563 .984 7.0  
162 Game Average 364 48 98 12 1 5 43 7 3 27 11 .272 .323 .358 .680 39.8  
Career Highs 132 448 68 134 15 2 10 51 15 6 31 12 .336 .372 .477 .848 57.5  
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   937 132 280 34 4 16 128 21 7 76 32 .299 .352 .395 .747 129.0
vs LH   344 37 68 9 1 3 24 7 5 21 8 .198 .243 .256 .498 19.6
Home 275 600 81 156 16 3 9 74 19 2 54 21 .260 .320 .342 .662 70.1
Away 295 681 88 192 27 2 10 78 9 10 43 19 .282 .325 .372 .697 78.5
RISP   311 0 86 11 1 2 126 0 0 33 16 .277 .341 .338 .679 37.5
Pinch Hitting   206 26 55 3 0 2 27 3 1 19 9 .267 .327 .311 .638 22.2
Close/Late   178 35 52 8 1 4 30 0 0 12 5 .292 .335 .416 .751 24.0
Mar/Apr 103 236 30 62 7 0 5 27 6 1 12 5 .263 .300 .356 .656 25.4
May 110 246 31 60 9 1 4 27 7 1 23 12 .244 .306 .337 .644 27.2
June 97 215 38 67 5 0 2 24 6 2 16 4 .312 .362 .363 .725 28.2
July 85 195 24 65 8 3 1 30 2 3 14 7 .333 .374 .421 .795 28.5
August 87 204 22 49 9 0 5 27 0 5 15 5 .240 .292 .358 .650 19.8
Sep/Oct 88 185 24 45 5 1 2 17 7 0 17 7 .243 .307 .314 .620 19.6
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1945 30 BSN NL LF 11 7 67.0 12 0 0 0 1.000 1.61 0 0 .000 0 0.2
    RF 10 2 40.3 8 1 0 0 1.000 2.01 0 0 .000 0  
    1B 12 1 30.0 39 2 0 3 1.000 12.30 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    CF 6 2 23.0 10 0 0 0 1.000 3.91 0 0 .000 0  
    C 1 0 1.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1946 31 BSN NL 1B 54 43 401.0 490 40 7 50 .987 11.90 0 0 .000 0 0.5
    RF 43 40 348.0 85 4 1 0 .989 2.30 0 0 .000 0 1.7
    LF 27 25 210.7 49 1 0 0 1.000 2.14 0 0 .000 0  
    CF 1 1 7.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.57 0 0 .000 0  
1947 32 BSN NL 1B 25 21 188.7 253 22 1 20 .996 13.12 0 0 .000 0 0.2
    LF 19 18 147.7 28 2 0 0 1.000 1.83 0 0 .000 0 0.6
    CF 19 15 133.3 29 0 0 0 1.000 1.96 0 0 .000 0  
    RF 6 2 27.0 6 0 1 0 .857 2.00 0 0 .000 0  
1948 33 BSN NL 1B 15 9 84.7 106 11 1 10 .992 12.44 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    CF 12 6 57.0 20 0 0 0 1.000 3.16 0 0 .000 0 0.2
    LF 5 2 23.3 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.54 0 0 .000 0  
    RF 5 0 10.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.80 0 0 .000 0  
1949 34 BSN NL 1B 48 41 356.0 437 35 4 41 .992 11.93 0 0 .000 0 0.3
    CF 20 9 97.0 37 0 0 0 1.000 3.43 0 0 .000 0 1.0
    LF 18 9 86.0 19 3 0 0 1.000 2.30 0 0 .000 0  
    RF 11 8 71.3 20 3 1 0 .958 2.90 0 0 .000 0  
1950 35 BSN NL CF 20 8 78.7 24 1 1 0 .962 2.86 0 0 .000 0 0.2
    LF 10 1 24.0 7 0 0 0 1.000 2.63 0 0 .000 0  
    RF 5 2 20.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.90 0 0 .000 0  
    1B 4 1 14.0 14 2 0 4 1.000 10.29 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    SS 1 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  1B 158 116 1074.3 1339 112 13 128 .991 12.16 0 0 .000 0 1.1
  LF 90 62 558.7 119 6 0 0 1.000 2.01 0 0 .000 0 0.8
  RF 80 54 516.7 123 8 3 0 .978 2.28 0 0 .000 0 1.7
  CF 78 41 396.0 122 1 1 0 .992 2.80 0 0 .000 0 1.4
  SS 1 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  C 1 0 1.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   408 273 2550.3 1704 127 17 128 .991 6.46 0 0 .000 0 5.0
Career Highs   125 109 966.7 626 45 8 50 1.000 8.17 0 0 .000 0  
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.
Stolen Bases
1946-6-15
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 2    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
 
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  5. Ted Uhlaender (975)
  6. Bob Borkowski (970)
  7. Joe Gantenbein (969)
  8. Hal Jeffcoat (967)
  9. Herb Adams (965)
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 30th overall pick, by Boston (N) in 1945
Had first career hit (double) on 5/2/1945, off Jack Hallett (TAM)
Hit first career homerun on 8/31/1945, off Al Gerheauser (PIT)
2/1/1948: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1949: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1950: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 8/10/1950 with a Torn Rib Cage Muscle, out for 7 weeks
2/1/1951: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
4/2/1951: Signed a minor league contract extension with Boston (N)
 
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