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Chuck
Diering		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 180
 
Born: February 5, 1923 in Usa, MO, ST. LOUIS
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1955    1956   
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
1947 24 STL NL     5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 8 8 8 6 6 6
1948 25 STL NL     5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 8 8 8 7 7 7
1949 26 STL NL     6 6 6 2 2 2 6 6 6 8 8 8 7 7 7
1950 27 STL NL     7 7 7 2 2 2 6 6 6 8 8 8 7 7 7
1951 28 STL NL $ 300,000   7 7 7 2 2 2 6 6 6 8 8 8 7 7 7
1952 29 STL NL $ 300,000   8 8 8 1 1 1 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
1953 30 STL NL     8 8 8 1 1 1 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6
1954 31 BRK NL $ 2,350,000   8 8 8 1 1 1 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 7 7
1955 32 BRK NL $ 2,350,000   8 8 8 1 1 1 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
1956 33 BRK NL $ 2,350,000   8 8 8 1 1 1 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7
1957 34 BRK NL $ 1,790,000   8 8 8 1 1 1 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6
1958 35 BRK NL $ 1,790,000   7 7 7 1 1 1 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 7 7
1959 36 STL NL     7 7 7 1 1 1 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     5 5 5 1 1 1 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,350,000   8 8 8 2 2 2 6 6 6 8 8 8 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
1947 24 AAA   31 119 13 27 5 2 3 19 1 0 7 14 .227 .270 .378 .648 12.2  
    AA   106 373 45 95 18 1 2 33 5 7 85 47 .255 .393 .324 .717 54.8  
1948 25 AAA   136 468 69 111 19 2 6 47 2 3 105 62 .237 .377 .325 .702 67.2  
1949 26 AAA   135 438 62 112 19 4 9 65 6 5 84 59 .256 .375 .379 .754 67.5  
1950 27 AAA   133 486 73 133 23 0 3 43 6 7 115 68 .274 .413 .340 .752 78.4  
1951 28 STL NL 129 358 48 97 16 2 2 41 0 0 59 47 .271 .371 .344 .715 49.2 5.6
1952 29 STL NL 90 298 33 91 17 3 0 43 0 0 24 38 .305 .352 .383 .734 39.1 5.8
1953 30 STL NL 112 323 30 80 9 2 0 36 0 0 28 44 .248 .306 .288 .594 25.1 0.4
1954 31 BRK NL 126 431 62 145 17 2 4 51 0 0 49 54 .336 .404 .413 .817 69.1 13.2
1955 32 BRK NL 153 593 98 189 31 1 4 49 0 0 79 93 .319 .400 .395 .794 93.9 19.0
1956 33 BRK NL 144 560 87 171 22 4 0 37 0 0 69 73 .305 .382 .359 .741 79.4 15.7
1957 34 BRK NL 135 503 64 136 22 6 1 47 0 0 50 92 .270 .336 .344 .680 60.2 10.0
1958 35 BRK NL 124 331 46 81 12 2 2 19 0 0 47 64 .245 .339 .311 .650 37.7 5.0
1959 36 AAA   43 134 16 48 4 1 3 13 1 0 23 21 .358 .452 .470 .922 28.0  
8 Years Sim 1013 3397 468 990 146 22 13 323 0 0 405 505 .291 .366 .359 .725 453.7 74.8
5 Years AAA 478 1645 233 431 70 9 24 187 16 15 334 224 .262 .386 .359 .746 253.4  
1 Years AA 106 373 45 95 18 1 2 33 5 7 85 47 .255 .395 .324 .719 54.8  
6 Years Minors 584 2018 278 526 88 10 26 220 21 22 419 271 .261 .388 .353 .741 308.2  
162 Game Average 543 74 158 23 3 2 51 0 0 64 80 .291 .366 .359 .725 72.6  
Career Highs 153 593 98 189 31 6 4 51 0 0 79 93 .336 .404 .413 .817 93.9  
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   1960 270 586 82 10 4 187 0 0 222 249 .299 .369 .357 .726 263.8
vs LH   1437 198 404 64 12 9 136 0 0 183 256 .281 .362 .361 .723 194.1
Home 506 1656 224 470 69 11 5 160 0 0 184 253 .284 .354 .348 .702 209.5
Away 507 1741 244 520 77 11 8 163 0 0 221 252 .299 .377 .369 .747 248.3
RISP   734 0 224 34 1 7 299 0 0 93 110 .305 .374 .383 .757 109.3
Pinch Hitting   112 11 30 7 0 2 17 0 0 12 10 .268 .331 .384 .715 14.6
Close/Late   373 48 113 18 4 1 35 0 0 47 54 .303 .377 .381 .758 54.6
Mar/Apr 169 555 65 149 24 4 1 50 0 0 77 90 .268 .356 .332 .688 70.1
May 180 660 88 187 28 4 3 69 0 0 66 109 .283 .347 .352 .699 81.7
June 163 570 78 156 20 6 2 51 0 0 61 79 .274 .345 .340 .686 68.5
July 160 525 73 158 25 5 3 52 0 0 48 68 .301 .359 .385 .743 71.1
August 174 558 81 167 22 1 1 53 0 0 79 80 .299 .386 .348 .733 79.1
Sep/Oct 167 529 83 173 27 2 3 48 0 0 74 79 .327 .407 .403 .810 87.3
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
1951 28 STL NL RF 101 95 833.0 156 8 2 1 .988 1.77   2.6
    LF 11 8 71.0 13 1 0 0 1.000 1.77    
    CF 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00    
1952 29 STL NL RF 85 81 712.7 140 2 2 2 .986 1.79   1.6
    LF 2 0 2.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1953 30 STL NL RF 85 83 721.3 154 5 1 1 .994 1.98   1.9
    LF 5 0 18.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 2.00    
    CF 6 0 15.3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.17    
1954 31 BRK NL RF 102 100 838.0 153 9 1 1 .994 1.74   1.8
    CF 6 6 45.0 14 1 0 1 1.000 3.00    
    LF 4 2 19.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 2.37    
1955 32 BRK NL RF 152 144 1237.0 274 15 3 2 .990 2.10   2.0
    LF 3 0 4.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1956 33 BRK NL RF 140 137 1192.7 303 8 3 2 .990 2.35   2.4
1957 34 BRK NL RF 116 114 974.7 226 9 7 1 .971 2.17   2.3
    CF 4 3 29.0 7 0 1 0 .875 2.17    
    LF 1 1 9.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1958 35 BRK NL RF 65 64 556.7 122 0 2 0 .984 1.97   1.3
    CF 18 18 153.7 35 1 0 0 1.000 2.11    
    LF 6 1 25.7 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.05    
  RF 846 818 7066.0 1528 56 21 10 .987 2.02   15.7
  CF 35 27 244.0 59 2 1 1 .984 2.25    
  LF 32 12 150.0 25 1 0 0 1.000 1.56    
Career Totals   913 857 7459.9 1612 59 22 11 .987 2.02   15.7
Career Highs   155 144 1241.7 303 15 8 2 .995 2.35    
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
1953 30 STL NL 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500
Career Post-Season Batting 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500
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
1954-2-.322*
1955-5-.319
1956-7-.305
 On-Base Pct
1954-6-.389*
1955-8-.400
1956-7-.382
 At-Bats
1955-5-593
 Hits
1955-3-189
1956-9-171
 Singles
1954-4-122
1955-1-153
1956-3-145
 Triples
1957-7-6
Strikeouts
1955-10-93
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 20    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 27    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  4. Sam West (941)
  5. Gil Flores (936)
  6. Thad Bosley (936)
  7. Kiddo Davis (935)
  8. Peanuts Lowrey (934)
  9. Johnny Watwood (929)
  10. Harry Walker (929)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 35th overall pick, by St. Louis in 1947
Had first career hit on 4/6/1951, off Don Newcombe (NYA)
Hit first career homerun on 5/15/1951, off Johnny Sain (BOS)
Injured on 5/13/1952 with a Pulled Groin Muscle, out for 9 weeks
Released by St. Louis on 10/20/1953
Signed as a free agent by Brooklyn on 2/15/1954 to a 3-year deal worth $2,350,000 per year
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Pittsburgh on 9/26/1954
Won Gold Glove at Rightfield in 1955
Injured on 4/14/1956 with a Pulled Abdominal Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
7/1/1956: Signed a contract extension with Brooklyn, $1,790,000 per year, for 2 years
Won Gold Glove at Rightfield in 1956
Signed as a free agent by St. Louis on 4/2/1959 to a minor league deal
Injured on 5/27/1959 with a Fractured Skull, out for 8 weeks
 
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