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Eddie
Lukon		  
Nickname: Mongoose
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 173
 
Born: August 5, 1920 in Usa, PA, BURGETTSTOWN
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1947   
All-Star Selections 1947    1948    1956    1957   
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
1941 20 SDP NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 5 5 7 8 8
1942 21 BSN NL     5 5 5 6 6 6 5 6 6 5 6 5 7 8 7
1943 22 BSN NL     5 5 5 6 6 6 5 6 6 5 6 6 7 8 7
1944 23 BSN NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 6 6 6 5 6 6 5 6 6 7 8 7
1945 24 BSN NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 6 6 6 5 6 6 5 6 6 7 8 7
1946 25 BSN NL $ 300,000   6 6 5 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 6 7 7 7
1947 26 BSN NL $ 300,000   7 7 6 6 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 6 7 8 7
1948 27 BSN NL $ 2,257,143   7 7 7 7 8 7 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 7
1949 28 NYG NL $ 3,392,857   7 7 7 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8
1950 29 DET AL $ 2,800,000   7 7 7 8 9 9 6 6 6 7 8 7 7 8 8
1951 30 BOS AL $ 2,800,000   7 7 7 8 9 9 6 6 6 7 8 8 7 8 7
1952 31 SEM AL $ 2,800,000   7 7 6 9 9 9 6 6 6 7 8 8 7 8 7
1953 32 MON NL $ 2,800,000   7 7 7 9 9 9 6 6 6 7 8 8 7 8 7
1954 33 OAK AL $ 6,500,000   7 7 7 9 9 9 5 6 6 7 8 8 7 8 7
1955 34 OAK AL $ 6,500,000   7 7 7 9 9 9 5 6 6 7 8 8 7 7 7
1956 35 OAK AL $ 6,500,000   7 7 6 9 9 9 5 5 5 7 8 8 6 7 7
1957 36 OAK AL $ 6,500,000   6 6 5 8 8 8 4 4 4 6 7 7 6 6 6
1958 37 OAK AL $ 4,690,000   6 6 5 6 7 7 4 4 4 6 7 6 5 6 5
1959 38 CIN NL $ 1,500,000   3 3 3 1 2 2 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 1 2 2 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,500,000   7 7 7 9 9 9 6 6 6 7 8 8 7 8 8
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
1941 20 SDP NL 7 26 5 8 1 0 2 5 0 0 6 3 .308 .438 .577 1.014 6.5 1.6
    AAA   56 228 39 71 8 6 13 50 6 4 31 27 .311 .394 .570 .964 48.0  
    AA   81 312 71 106 24 5 27 67 7 2 51 35 .340 .433 .708 1.141 84.5  
1942 21 AAA   137 509 95 144 21 3 37 97 11 14 72 56 .283 .372 .554 .926 100.0  
1943 22 AAA   129 506 79 151 25 1 27 100 10 8 72 61 .298 .386 .512 .898 96.6  
1944 23 BSN NL 43 126 18 32 5 1 3 15 0 0 11 15 .254 .319 .381 .700 15.6 2.0
    AAA   106 410 74 136 29 4 29 90 5 4 57 37 .332 .413 .634 1.047 96.5  
1945 24 BSN NL 133 416 62 97 15 1 16 63 0 0 52 53 .233 .316 .389 .705 51.7 7.1
1946 25 BSN NL 90 257 34 56 12 2 10 40 0 0 32 24 .218 .304 .397 .701 29.9 3.0
1947 26 BSN NL 145 525 93 134 24 5 25 109 0 0 67 56 .255 .339 .463 .802 80.8 12.1
1948 27 BSN NL 156 537 98 142 22 8 26 111 0 0 86 59 .264 .366 .480 .846 91.9 17.2
1949 28 BSN NL 44 149 27 43 7 0 7 25 0 0 15 12 .289 .349 .477 .826 24.0 4.8
  NYG NL 103 371 64 100 18 1 17 65 0 0 37 36 .270 .333 .461 .794 56.1 9.0
  TOT   147 520 91 143 25 1 24 90 0 0 52 48 .275 .338 .465 .803 80.1 13.8
1950 29 NYG NL 76 253 40 55 10 4 10 45 0 0 59 29 .217 .362 .407 .769 40.9 5.1
  DET AL 77 289 56 84 24 0 19 93 0 0 36 39 .291 .364 .571 .935 56.3 9.6
  TOT   153 542 96 139 34 4 29 138 0 0 95 68 .256 .363 .494 .858 97.2 14.7
1951 30 BOS AL 154 552 109 152 26 2 44 112 0 0 89 69 .275 .373 .569 .942 111.8 19.7
1952 31 SEM AL 132 446 99 137 16 7 31 98 0 0 55 42 .307 .381 .583 .964 93.7 18.1
1953 32 SEM AL 37 100 13 24 5 1 4 14 0 0 18 16 .240 .353 .430 .783 15.1 2.3
  CIN NL 27 89 19 30 1 1 10 21 0 0 10 13 .337 .400 .708 1.108 21.7 4.6
  MON NL 75 244 50 70 11 2 12 55 1 0 34 27 .287 .371 .496 .867 41.9 8.9
  TOT   139 433 82 124 17 4 26 90 1 0 62 56 .286 .373 .524 .897 78.8 15.8
1954 33 OAK AL 138 496 93 117 19 1 29 91 1 0 76 65 .236 .338 .454 .792 77.0 13.5
1955 34 OAK AL 155 538 96 144 21 3 39 111 0 0 80 77 .268 .362 .535 .897 103.4 20.9
1956 35 OAK AL 154 536 95 145 25 4 39 121 0 0 87 93 .271 .370 .550 .921 109.0 21.1
1957 36 OAK AL 157 572 81 157 27 6 30 120 1 1 67 124 .274 .348 .500 .848 96.1 18.3
1958 37 OAK AL 158 546 69 117 11 2 25 69 0 0 50 130 .214 .281 .379 .660 61.1 5.5
1959 38 CIN NL 74 123 10 20 4 1 3 15 0 0 7 37 .163 .214 .285 .498 5.6 0.0
17 Years Sim 2135 7191 1231 1864 304 52 401 1398 3 1 974 1019 .259 .346 .483 .829 1190.1 204.5
4 Years AAA 428 1653 287 502 83 14 106 337 32 30 232 181 .304 .387 .563 .950 341.0  
1 Years AA 81 312 71 106 24 5 27 67 7 2 51 35 .340 .427 .708 1.135 84.5  
5 Years Minors 509 1965 358 608 107 19 133 404 39 32 283 216 .309 .393 .586 .979 425.5  
162 Game Average 545 93 141 23 3 30 106 0 0 73 77 .259 .346 .483 .829 90.3  
Career Highs 158 572 109 157 34 8 44 138 1 1 95 130 .308 .438 .583 1.014 111.8  
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   4877 888 1327 212 35 288 1011 2 1 686 590 .272 .360 .507 .867 892.2
vs LH   2314 343 537 92 17 113 387 1 0 288 429 .232 .316 .433 .749 331.6
Home 1067 3485 641 940 153 25 210 699 1 0 503 462 .270 .361 .509 .869 641.4
Away 1068 3706 590 924 151 27 191 699 2 1 471 557 .249 .332 .459 .792 582.4
RISP   1971 0 546 88 17 118 966 0 0 295 278 .277 .362 .519 .880 376.0
Pinch Hitting   219 39 58 4 5 18 63 0 0 16 45 .265 .322 .575 .898 39.5
Close/Late   896 165 231 21 9 54 176 0 0 135 134 .258 .353 .482 .835 157.8
Mar/Apr 327 1087 175 255 35 11 69 207 0 0 149 166 .235 .326 .477 .804 176.8
May 366 1208 199 298 53 6 62 199 1 1 161 183 .247 .334 .454 .788 189.4
June 340 1163 202 326 39 15 67 229 0 0 161 159 .280 .366 .512 .878 217.0
July 332 1177 206 314 60 5 50 224 1 0 153 169 .267 .349 .454 .802 189.3
August 395 1352 229 355 68 10 77 282 1 0 179 183 .263 .349 .499 .848 235.6
Sep/Oct 375 1204 220 316 49 5 76 257 0 0 171 159 .262 .352 .501 .853 215.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1941 20 SDP NL LF 7 7 64.0 9 0 0 0 1.000 1.27   0.1
1944 23 BSN NL 1B 36 36 268.0 334 22 0 31 1.000 11.96   0.6
    RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
    LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1945 24 BSN NL LF 116 111 951.0 211 7 0 4 1.000 2.06   1.6
    CF 3 2 17.0 3 1 0 1 1.000 2.12    
    RF 5 1 14.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.29    
    1B 1 0 1.0 2 1 0 0 1.000 27.00   0.0
1946 25 BSN NL LF 71 69 596.7 162 3 0 2 1.000 2.49   2.1
    CF 5 2 24.7 8 0 0 0 1.000 2.92    
    1B 4 1 14.0 18 1 0 1 1.000 12.21   0.0
1947 26 BSN NL LF 136 134 1182.0 261 4 0 1 1.000 2.02   2.6
    CF 4 1 16.7 5 0 0 0 1.000 2.70    
    1B 3 0 5.7 5 0 0 2 1.000 7.95   0.0
    RF 2 0 3.3 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.70    
1948 27 BSN NL LF 147 145 1286.3 243 5 0 2 1.000 1.74   1.4
    RF 6 0 10.3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.74    
    CF 2 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1949 28 BSN NL LF 28 27 223.4 50 1 0 0 1.000 2.05   0.5
    1B 15 15 121.6 165 10 1 16 .994 12.95   0.1
    RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
    CF 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  NYG NL LF 65 62 558.6 126 4 0 1 1.000 2.09   2.1
    1B 35 34 304.0 412 25 3 39 .993 12.94   0.6
    RF 3 0 5.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.80   0.0
    CF 1 0 0.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 12.86   0.0
  TOT   LF 93 89 782.0 176 5 0 1 1.000 2.08   2.7
      1B 50 49 425.6 577 35 4 55 .994 12.94   0.7
      RF 4 0 7.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.29   0.0
      CF 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
1950 29 NYG NL LF 54 53 474.4 95 1 0 0 1.000 1.82   1.3
    1B 20 19 164.2 190 15 1 15 .995 11.24   0.1
    CF 1 0 1.6 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
    RF 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  DET AL LF 55 53 495.3 100 2 0 0 1.000 1.85   1.4
    1B 20 19 171.4 199 15 2 15 .991 11.24   0.3
    CF 1 0 1.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
    RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  TOT   LF 109 106 969.7 195 3 0 0 1.000 1.84   2.7
      1B 40 38 335.6 389 30 3 30 .993 11.24   0.4
      CF 2 0 3.3 0 0 0 0 .000 .00   0.0
      RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 .00   0.0
1951 30 BOS AL RF 133 132 1166.7 261 2 1 1 .996 2.03   1.9
    CF 15 12 114.0 25 0 0 0 1.000 1.97    
    1B 2 0 8.0 11 1 0 0 1.000 13.50   0.0
    LF 2 0 3.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00    
1952 31 SEM AL LF 106 97 887.3 159 5 0 2 1.000 1.66   2.0
    RF 7 1 19.0 6 0 0 0 1.000 2.84    
    CF 4 0 8.3 4 0 0 0 1.000 4.32    
    1B 2 0 7.0 12 2 0 2 1.000 18.00   0.0
1953 32 SEM AL RF 23 22 179.0 37 0 0 0 1.000 1.86   0.5
    LF 5 5 38.6 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.17   0.0
    1B 4 1 10.6 15 1 0 1 1.000 13.58   0.0
    CF 2 1 7.3 3 0 0 0 1.000 3.70   0.0
    3B 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  CIN NL RF 17 16 150.7 31 0 0 0 1.000 1.85   0.3
    LF 4 3 32.5 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.38   0.0
    1B 3 0 8.9 13 1 0 1 1.000 14.16   0.0
    CF 2 0 6.2 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.90   0.0
    3B 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  MON NL RF 47 45 420.8 86 1 0 0 1.000 1.86   1.1
    LF 10 10 90.6 13 1 0 1 1.000 1.39   0.0
    1B 8 1 24.9 35 2 1 2 .974 13.37   0.1
    CF 5 1 17.2 6 0 0 0 1.000 3.14   0.0
    3B 1 0 0.6 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  TOT   RF 87 83 750.5 154 1 0 0 1.000 1.86   1.9
      LF 19 18 161.7 23 1 0 1 1.000 1.34   0.0
      1B 15 2 44.4 63 4 1 4 .985 13.58   0.1
      CF 9 2 30.7 11 0 0 0 1.000 3.22   0.0
      3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 .00   0.0
1954 33 OAK AL LF 133 129 1143.3 231 2 1 2 .996 1.83   3.0
    1B 3 0 5.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 5.40   0.0
1955 34 OAK AL LF 116 112 1004.0 192 0 0 0 1.000 1.72   5.0
    CF 26 25 227.0 57 2 0 0 1.000 2.34    
    1B 8 3 38.0 44 1 2 6 .957 10.66   0.0
1956 35 OAK AL LF 105 101 891.0 164 4 0 3 1.000 1.70   3.5
    1B 33 31 264.0 295 18 3 26 .991 10.67   0.5
    CF 14 9 93.0 21 0 0 0 1.000 2.03    
1957 36 OAK AL LF 135 132 1201.7 233 3 0 1 1.000 1.77   4.6
    CF 12 7 75.0 16 0 0 0 1.000 1.92    
    1B 3 0 4.0 5 1 0 0 1.000 13.50   0.0
    RF 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50    
1958 37 OAK AL 1B 94 88 777.7 828 80 8 73 .991 10.51   1.7
    LF 58 57 469.0 95 2 0 1 1.000 1.86   1.9
    RF 6 0 12.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.75    
    CF 2 0 4.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.25    
    SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1959 38 CIN NL 1B 18 12 108.0 119 10 2 15 .985 10.75   0.2
    LF 9 9 78.0 17 0 0 0 1.000 1.96   0.2
    CF 8 0 14.7 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.23    
    3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  LF 1363 1316 11671.7 2372 44 1 20 1.000 1.86   33.3
  1B 312 260 2305.9 2705 206 23 245 .992 11.36   4.3
  RF 253 217 1988.8 429 3 1 1 .998 1.95   3.9
  CF 107 60 632.3 154 3 0 1 1.000 2.23   0.0
  3B 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   2038 1853 16601.8 5660 256 25 267 .996 3.21   41.5
Career Highs   161 145 1310.6 925 82 8 74 1.000 11.82    
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 28 NYG NL 5 17 3 4 0 0 2 5 0 0 1 2 .235 .278 .588 .866
1950 29 DET AL 7 25 4 5 0 1 1 6 0 0 4 5 .200 .310 .400 .710
1952 31 SEM AL 3 11 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .182 .250 .273 .523
1953 32 MON NL 10 18 2 4 1 0 0 3 0 1 3 0 .222 .333 .278 .611
1955 34 OAK AL 6 20 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 2 .050 .222 .050 .272
Career Post-Season Batting 31 91 10 16 2 1 3 17 0 1 14 10 .176 .280 .319 .599
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.
Batting Average
1952-10-.307
 On-Base Pct
1956-9-.370
 Slugging Pct
1951-5-.569
1952-5-.583
1955-7-.535
1956-4-.550
1957-9-.500
 OPS
1951-6-.942
1952-5-.964
1955-7-.897
1956-5-.921
1957-10-.848
 XR
1951-7-111.8
1955-6-103.4
1956-4-109.0
1957-10-96.1
 Games
1948-4-156
1955-8-155
1957-5-157
1958-1-158
At-Bats
1957-10-572
 Runs
1947-10-93
1951-10-109
1956-10-95
 Hits
1957-10-157
 Total Bases
1951-7-314
1955-8-288
1956-6-295
1957-9-286
 Triples
1947-7-5
1948-3-8
1952-5-7
1957-5-6
 Homeruns
1947-10-25
1948-9-26
1951-1-44
1952-9-31
1954-10-29
1955-6-39
1956-3-39
1957-9-30
CAR-30-401
RBIs
1947-6-109
1948-8-111
1951-9-112
1955-6-111
1956-1-121
1957-3-120
CAR-42-1398
 Walks
1955-8-80
1956-8-87
 Strikeouts
1957-8-124
1958-6-130
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 9    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 100    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 38    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 16th overall pick, by San Diego in 1941
Had first career hit (homerun) on 9/23/1941, off Emil Kush (CLE)
Won World Series with San Diego in 1941
Traded from San Diego to Boston (N) on 5/1/1942 (Going to SDP: P Dizzy Dean. Going to BSN: CF Eddie Lukon)
Injured on 5/4/1943 with a Pulled Rib Cage Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 4/16/1944 with a Bruised Neck, out for 3 days
Injured on 6/2/1944 with a Jammed Finger, out for one week
Injured on 3/9/1946 with a Inflamed Posterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 3 weeks
Injured on 6/3/1946 with a Fractured Hip, out for 6 weeks
Was selected to the 1947 Allstar game
Won Gold Glove at Leftfield in 1947
2/1/1948: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,257,143 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1948 Allstar game
2/1/1949: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,392,857 through salary arbitration
Injured on 4/24/1949 with a Bruised Ulna, out for 1-2 weeks
Traded from Boston (N) to New York (N) on 6/1/1949 (Going to BSN: P Warren Hacker, C Johnny Pramesa, P Buddy Lively, P Jesse Flores, LF Al Libke. Going to NYG: LF Eddie Lukon)
Won Player of the Week award on 9/22/1949, hitting .500 with 2 HR, 11 RBI
9/22/1949: Signed a contract extension with New York (N), $2,800,000 per year, for 4 years
Traded from New York (N) to Detroit on 7/1/1950 (Going to NYG: P Butch Wensloff. Going to DET: P Johnny Vander meer, LF Eddie Lukon)
Had 5 hits with 6 RBI against Cincinnati on 7/11/1950
Traded from Detroit to Boston (A) on 2/1/1951 (Going to DET: SS Frankie Zak. Going to BOS: P Johnny Sain, 1B Charlie Keller, LF Eddie Lukon)
Won Player of the Week award on 8/4/1951, hitting .520 with 2 HR, 4 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1951, hitting .347 with 8 HR, 27 RBI
Hit for the cycle against Boston (N) on 9/14/1951
Traded from Boston (A) to Seattle on 2/1/1952 (Going to BOS: SS Cass Michaels. Going to SEM: RF Eddie Lukon)
Hit 3 homeruns against New York (A), driving in 4 runs on 4/25/1952
Won Player of the Week award on 9/15/1952, hitting .391 with 5 HR, 10 RBI
Traded from Seattle to Cincinnati on 6/1/1953 (Going to CIN: LF Eddie Lukon. Going to SEM: RF Cal Abrams, P Johnny Klippstein)
Won Player of the Week award on 6/23/1953, hitting .400 with 5 HR, 11 RBI
Traded from Cincinnati to Montreal on 7/1/1953 (Going to MON: LF Eddie Lukon. Going to CIN: P Johnny Schmitz)
Won Player of the Week award on 9/1/1953, hitting .391 with 4 HR, 11 RBI
9/1/1953: Signed a contract extension with Montreal, $6,500,000 per year, for 4 years
Won World Series with Montreal in 1953
Traded from Montreal to Oakland on 2/1/1954 (Going to OAK: LF Eddie Lukon, P Bob Ross. Going to MON: 3B Loren Babe)
Injured on 3/14/1954 with a Broken Cheekbone, out for 5-6 weeks
Won Player of the Week award on 7/21/1955, hitting .455 with 2 HR, 10 RBI
Had 5 hits with 6 RBI against Detroit on 4/3/1956
Won Player of the Week award on 4/7/1956, hitting .500 with 4 HR, 10 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1956, hitting .329 with 8 HR, 27 RBI
Was selected to the 1956 Allstar game
Was selected to the 1957 Allstar game
Drove in 7 runs against Cincinnati on 8/15/1957
10/3/1957: Signed a contract extension with Oakland, $4,690,000 per year, for 1 years
Signed as a free agent by Cincinnati on 2/4/1959 to a 2-year deal worth $1,500,000 per year
 
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