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Frank
Secory		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 220
 
Born: August 24, 1912 in Usa, IA, MASON CITY
 
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
1942 29 NYA AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6 7 6 7
1943 30 NYA AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 6 6 6 3 3 3 6 6 6 7 6 7
1944 31 NYA AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 6 6 6 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6
1945 32 NYA AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 7 6 7 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6
1946 33 NYA AL $ 350,000   6 6 6 7 6 7 3 3 3 6 6 6 7 6 6
1947 34 DET AL $ 350,000   5 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 4 5 5 5 7 6 7
1948 35 PIT NL $ 350,000   5 5 6 5 5 5 3 3 3 5 4 4 7 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 5 4 4 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   6 6 6 7 6 7 4 4 4 6 6 6 7 6 7
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
1942 29 NYA AL 61 121 15 27 3 0 7 24 0 0 16 18 .223 .312 .421 .733 15.0 1.9
    AAA   26 111 12 24 1 0 6 14 0 0 9 24 .216 .275 .387 .662 12.6  
1943 30 NYA AL 44 69 6 17 4 0 2 15 0 0 3 10 .246 .278 .391 .669 6.1 0.4
1944 31 NYA AL 19 51 3 11 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 .216 .245 .235 .481 2.5 0.0
1945 32 NYA AL 9 29 6 9 1 0 2 6 0 0 2 4 .310 .355 .552 .907 5.4 1.2
    AAA   135 539 90 154 13 2 34 92 1 4 63 79 .286 .360 .506 .867 96.3  
1946 33 NYA AL 51 131 13 29 1 0 3 10 0 0 14 23 .221 .297 .298 .594 11.8 0.2
1947 34 DET AL 77 224 26 63 9 2 5 26 0 0 18 31 .281 .335 .406 .741 29.6 5.2
    AAA   26 107 18 29 3 0 6 17 1 0 15 14 .271 .361 .467 .828 18.6  
1948 35 AAA   135 501 91 145 15 1 24 110 2 0 70 63 .289 .377 .467 .844 88.9  
6 Years Sim 261 625 69 156 19 2 19 82 0 0 55 90 .250 .310 .378 .687 70.4 9.0
4 Years AAA 322 1258 211 352 32 3 70 233 4 4 157 180 .280 .358 .477 .835 216.3  
162 Game Average 387 42 96 11 1 11 50 0 0 34 55 .250 .310 .378 .687 43.7  
Career Highs 77 224 26 63 9 2 7 26 0 0 18 31 .310 .355 .552 .907 29.6  
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   240 28 54 7 0 10 37 0 0 26 36 .225 .301 .379 .680 28.9
vs LH   385 41 102 12 2 9 45 0 0 29 54 .265 .316 .377 .692 45.9
Home 124 303 39 71 10 0 13 48 0 0 23 41 .234 .287 .396 .684 35.5
Away 137 322 30 85 9 2 6 34 0 0 32 49 .264 .331 .360 .691 39.3
RISP   172 0 42 4 1 6 61 0 0 15 30 .244 .303 .384 .687 20.7
Pinch Hitting   89 16 31 4 0 6 23 0 0 9 13 .348 .408 .596 1.004 19.5
Close/Late   57 6 14 0 0 3 11 0 0 6 4 .246 .317 .404 .721 7.7
Mar/Apr 21 46 3 8 1 0 1 7 0 0 1 8 .174 .191 .261 .452 1.9
May 49 112 14 27 1 0 2 6 0 0 10 15 .241 .303 .304 .607 10.8
June 37 67 12 21 3 0 4 12 0 0 12 12 .313 .418 .537 .955 14.6
July 43 109 10 29 4 2 1 12 0 0 7 15 .266 .310 .367 .677 12.1
August 43 96 9 25 4 0 2 9 0 0 9 18 .260 .324 .365 .688 11.5
Sep/Oct 68 195 21 46 6 0 9 36 0 0 16 22 .236 .292 .405 .698 23.9
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
1942 29 NYA AL LF 25 24 197.3 49 1 0 0 1.000 2.28 0 0 .000 0 0.3
    1B 2 2 14.0 21 1 0 3 1.000 14.14 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    2B 1 0 1.0 0 1 1 0 .500 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
1943 30 NYA AL LF 7 6 49.0 13 1 0 0 1.000 2.57 0 0 .000 0 0.2
    1B 4 4 31.0 40 2 0 3 1.000 12.19 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    CF 1 0 2.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
1944 31 NYA AL 1B 8 7 61.0 76 6 2 4 .976 12.10 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    LF 7 6 51.0 9 1 1 0 .909 1.76 0 0 .000 0 0.1
1945 32 NYA AL C 5 5 40.0 23 1 0 0 1.000 5.40 0 0 .000 11 0.0
    1B 2 2 14.0 18 2 0 0 1.000 12.86 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    LF 2 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1946 33 NYA AL 1B 37 31 262.3 308 26 1 25 .997 11.46 0 0 .000 0 0.4
    LF 4 4 29.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.55 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
1947 34 DET AL 1B 57 57 460.0 568 37 3 35 .995 11.84 0 0 .000 0 0.5
    LF 5 4 34.0 7 0 0 0 1.000 1.85 0 0 .000 0 0.1
  1B 110 103 842.3 1031 74 6 70 .995 11.81 0 0 .000 0 1.1
  LF 50 44 362.3 84 3 1 0 .989 2.16 0 0 .000 0 0.9
  C 5 5 40.0 23 1 0 0 1.000 5.40 0 0 .000 11 0.0
  CF 2 0 3.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
  RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
  2B 1 0 1.0 0 1 1 0 .500 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   169 152 1250.0 1138 79 8 70 .993 8.76 0 0 .000 11 2.0
Career Highs   62 61 494.0 575 37 3 35 1.000 11.15 0 0 .000 11  
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
1943 30 NYA AL 9 28 2 10 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 4 .357 .379 .357 .736
1947 34 DET AL 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
Career Post-Season Batting 15 33 3 10 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 4 .303 .343 .303 .646
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History
Drafted in 4th round, 49th overall pick, by New York (A) in 1942
Had first career hit on 5/25/1942, off Cliff Melton (BRK)
Hit first career homerun on 6/14/1942, off Dick Coffman (NYG)
2/1/1946: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1947: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Traded from New York (A) to Detroit on 5/1/1947 (Going to DET: LF Frank Secory. Going to NYA: P Hal Kelleher)
2/1/1948: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Traded from Detroit to Pittsburgh on 3/3/1948 (Going to PIT: C Ken Silvestri, P Jake Mooty, LF Nino Bongiovanni, 1B Frank Secory. Going to DET: P Johnny Sain, P Frank Papish, C Mickey Owen)
3/3/1948: Signed a minor league contract extension with Pittsburgh
Injured on 5/11/1948 with a Bruised Ankle, out for 6 days
Injured on 8/4/1948 with a Pulled Groin Muscle, out for 7 weeks
 
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