Clyde
Vollmer
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 200
 
Born: September 24, 1921 in Usa, OH, CINCINNATI
 
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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 20 BOS AL     4 4 4 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
1943 21 BOS AL     4 4 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
1944 22 BOS AL     4 4 5 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
1945 23 BOS AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 6 6
1946 24 BOS AL     5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 6 6
1947 25 BOS AL     5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 6 6
1948 26 TAM AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 6 7
1949 27 TAM AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 6 6
1950 28 TAM AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 6 6
1951 29 TAM AL $ 600,000   6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 6 6 7 6 6
1952 30 TAM AL $ 600,000   6 6 6 5 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 6 6
1953 31 SDP NL $ 600,000   6 6 6 5 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
1954 32 SDP NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 5 4 5 6 5 6 7 6 6 7 7 7
1955 33 MON NL $ 2,800,000   6 6 6 5 4 4 6 5 5 6 6 6 7 6 7
1956 34 MON NL $ 2,800,000   5 5 5 3 2 3 5 5 5 6 5 6 6 5 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 3 2 3 5 5 5 6 5 6 6 5 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,800,000   6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 7 7 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 20 AA   111 376 67 108 14 1 30 89 2 5 78 67 .287 .410 .569 .979 85.4  
    A   26 99 18 39 6 0 6 14 1 2 19 13 .394 .492 .636 1.128 26.7  
1943 21 AAA   82 342 53 95 12 1 20 56 4 3 48 56 .278 .367 .494 .861 61.8  
    AA   54 208 22 64 11 1 9 29 1 3 25 35 .308 .382 .500 .882 37.3  
1944 22 AAA   137 539 97 157 18 2 38 100 6 8 63 86 .291 .365 .544 .909 102.5  
1945 23 BOS AL 75 233 21 47 9 1 5 21 0 0 27 34 .202 .281 .313 .595 21.0 0.6
    AAA   81 296 59 81 17 0 20 61 4 1 59 51 .274 .394 .534 .928 62.9  
1946 24 AAA   137 490 89 142 20 1 25 92 5 6 71 106 .290 .380 .488 .867 89.2  
1947 25 AAA   136 490 68 129 18 1 22 75 5 6 76 83 .263 .362 .439 .801 79.8  
1948 26 TAM AL 100 348 49 91 16 2 7 55 0 0 44 62 .261 .344 .379 .724 46.0 5.9
    AAA   54 200 33 67 13 0 12 50 0 4 34 32 .335 .432 .580 1.012 45.2  
1949 27 TAM AL 124 279 42 70 8 2 7 41 0 0 40 44 .251 .343 .369 .712 35.8 3.9
1950 28 TAM AL 100 228 38 59 7 1 7 36 0 0 30 34 .259 .345 .390 .735 31.0 3.8
1951 29 TAM AL 49 109 15 30 2 0 1 16 0 0 14 19 .275 .355 .321 .676 12.8 1.0
1952 30 TAM AL 67 148 25 44 7 0 3 26 1 0 20 18 .297 .374 .405 .780 23.2 3.6
1953 31 SDP NL 101 319 25 83 10 1 4 24 0 1 29 57 .260 .324 .335 .659 32.7 2.8
1954 32 SDP NL 124 361 29 87 16 2 5 39 0 0 33 64 .241 .305 .338 .643 36.8 3.2
1955 33 MON NL 136 364 46 88 15 0 7 40 1 2 46 64 .242 .328 .341 .668 44.0 6.4
1956 34 MON NL 115 271 38 77 18 0 8 32 1 0 37 56 .284 .372 .439 .811 43.0 7.6
1957 35 AAA   130 481 48 124 18 2 6 56 2 0 54 88 .258 .333 .341 .674 57.1  
10 Years Sim 991 2660 328 676 108 9 54 330 3 3 320 452 .254 .334 .362 .696 326.3 38.7
7 Years AAA 757 2838 447 795 116 7 143 490 26 28 405 502 .280 .368 .477 .845 498.5  
2 Years AA 165 584 89 172 25 2 39 118 3 8 103 102 .295 .401 .545 .946 122.7  
1 Years A 26 99 18 39 6 0 6 14 1 2 19 13 .394 .492 .636 1.128 26.7  
10 Years Minors 948 3521 554 1006 147 9 188 622 30 38 527 617 .286 .377 .493 .870 647.9  
162 Game Average 434 53 110 17 1 8 53 0 0 52 73 .254 .334 .362 .696 53.3  
Career Highs 136 364 49 91 18 2 8 55 1 2 46 64 .297 .374 .439 .811 46.0  
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   1222 149 312 48 3 28 169 1 0 126 211 .255 .326 .368 .694 150.2
vs LH   1438 179 364 60 6 26 161 2 3 194 241 .253 .340 .357 .698 185.1
Home 496 1311 156 344 43 4 30 175 3 2 143 223 .262 .335 .370 .705 167.5
Away 495 1349 172 332 65 5 24 155 0 1 177 229 .246 .332 .355 .688 167.8
RISP   622 0 179 28 2 15 266 0 0 70 97 .288 .352 .412 .763 92.1
Pinch Hitting   249 36 72 12 0 3 47 1 0 33 39 .289 .371 .373 .745 35.9
Close/Late   310 33 78 11 0 7 46 0 0 40 52 .252 .337 .355 .692 39.3
Mar/Apr 121 290 29 73 9 1 6 43 0 1 33 43 .252 .328 .352 .680 34.7
May 124 269 38 74 13 2 4 35 0 0 27 41 .275 .339 .383 .722 35.2
June 175 480 65 102 19 1 7 63 0 1 74 96 .213 .318 .300 .618 50.9
July 170 463 55 120 19 1 13 59 1 1 58 75 .259 .340 .389 .729 63.6
August 205 576 62 150 23 2 11 65 1 0 73 93 .260 .343 .365 .708 75.6
Sep/Oct 196 582 79 157 25 2 13 65 1 0 55 104 .270 .333 .387 .719 75.4
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 23 BOS AL CF 56 52 442.7 145 4 1 0 .993 3.03 0 0 .000 0 2.8
    RF 23 22 181.0 42 3 0 1 1.000 2.24 0 0 .000 0  
1948 26 TAM AL CF 98 97 811.0 247 10 1 3 .996 2.85 0 0 .000 0 1.1
    LF 2 1 11.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.64 0 0 .000 0  
1949 27 TAM AL CF 60 55 459.7 137 2 0 2 1.000 2.72 0 0 .000 0 1.6
    LF 9 9 73.0 17 0 1 0 .944 2.10 0 0 .000 0  
    RF 8 8 60.0 11 0 0 0 1.000 1.65 0 0 .000 0  
    C 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1950 28 TAM AL RF 22 21 191.0 33 1 0 0 1.000 1.60 0 0 .000 0 0.7
    CF 21 13 141.0 38 0 0 0 1.000 2.43 0 0 .000 0  
    LF 14 13 113.0 33 0 0 0 1.000 2.63 0 0 .000 0  
1951 29 TAM AL CF 19 16 139.0 39 2 1 0 .976 2.65 0 0 .000 0 0.6
    RF 10 5 55.3 9 0 0 0 1.000 1.46 0 0 .000 0  
    LF 7 5 52.0 12 0 0 0 1.000 2.08 0 0 .000 0  
1952 30 TAM AL RF 22 21 167.3 39 0 2 0 .951 2.10 0 0 .000 0 0.8
    CF 15 13 116.7 31 1 0 0 1.000 2.47 0 0 .000 0  
    LF 4 4 31.0 5 1 0 1 1.000 1.74 0 0 .000 0  
1953 31 SDP NL CF 52 48 393.3 122 2 0 0 1.000 2.84 0 0 .000 0 3.9
    RF 41 39 329.7 76 5 2 2 .976 2.21 0 0 .000 0  
    LF 7 0 11.3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.59 0 0 .000 0  
1954 32 SDP NL CF 42 38 317.0 95 0 0 0 1.000 2.70 0 0 .000 0 2.2
    LF 30 24 201.7 49 0 0 0 1.000 2.19 0 0 .000 0  
    RF 19 14 131.3 18 1 0 0 1.000 1.30 0 0 .000 0  
    C 14 14 124.3 59 3 1 0 .984 4.49 5 0 .000 8 0.2
1955 33 MON NL CF 100 83 737.0 209 4 0 1 1.000 2.60 0 0 .000 0 2.0
    RF 3 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
    LF 3 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00 0 0 .000 0  
1956 34 MON NL 1B 41 41 332.7 389 19 10 52 .976 11.04 0 0 .000 0 0.7
    CF 18 18 138.0 31 0 0 0 1.000 2.02 0 0 .000 0 0.6
    LF 16 1 30.0 9 0 0 0 1.000 2.70 0 0 .000 0  
  CF 481 433 3695.3 1094 25 3 6 .997 2.73 0 0 .000 0 14.8
  RF 148 130 1119.7 228 10 4 3 .983 1.91 0 0 .000 0 1.6
  LF 92 57 526.0 130 1 1 1 .992 2.24 0 0 .000 0  
  1B 41 41 332.7 389 19 10 52 .976 11.04 0 0 .000 0 0.7
  C 15 14 125.3 59 3 1 0 .984 4.45 5 0 .000 8 0.2
Career Totals   777 675 5798.9 1900 58 19 62 .990 3.04 5 0 .000 8 17.3
Career Highs   106 98 822.0 429 19 10 52 1.000 8.05 5 0 .000 8  
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
1949 27 TAM AL 9 29 3 6 1 0 1 4 0 0 3 3 .207 .281 .345 .626
Career Post-Season Batting 9 29 3 6 1 0 1 4 0 0 3 3 .207 .281 .345 .626
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 16th overall pick, by San Diego in 1942
Traded from San Diego to Boston (A) on 7/31/1942 (Going to SDP: C Ernie Lombardi. Going to BOS: LF Clyde Vollmer)
Had first career hit (homerun) on 7/4/1945, off Dave Koslo (CIN)
Injured on 3/22/1946 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 7/30/1946 with a Pulled Rib Cage Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Traded from Boston (A) to Tampa Bay on 6/1/1948 (Going to TAM: P Billy Pierce, CF Clyde Vollmer, RF Dick Kokos, 2B Nellie Fox, P Newt Kimball. Going to BOS: 2B Jackie Robinson, RF Les Fleming, C Walker Cooper, CF Dom Dimaggio)
9/1/1950: Signed a contract extension with Tampa Bay, $600,000 per year, for 3 years
3/3/1952: Signed a minor league contract extension with Tampa Bay
Traded from Tampa Bay to San Diego on 2/1/1953 (Going to SDP: RF Hank Edwards, CF Clyde Vollmer, C Steve Souchock. Going to TAM: P Dave Ferriss, C Phil Masi)
Injured on 6/24/1953 with a Fractured Hip, out for 7 weeks
Won Player of the Week award on 8/25/1954, hitting .423 with 2 HR, 3 RBI
10/21/1954: Signed a contract extension with San Diego, $600,000 per year, for 2 years
Signed as a free agent by Montreal on 2/8/1955 to a 4-year deal worth $2,800,000 per year
Traded from Montreal to Boston (A) on 2/3/1957 (Going to MON: SS Luis Aparicio. Going to BOS: 1B Joe Cunningham, CF Clyde Vollmer, SS Bob Kennedy)
Injured on 4/2/1957 with a Bruised Foot, out for 5 days
Injured on 4/5/1957 with a Fractured Ulna, out for 6 weeks
Injured on 8/12/1957 with a Inflamed Rib Cage Muscle, out for one week
Released by Boston (A) on 10/10/1957