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Don
Bollweg		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 200
 
Born: February 12, 1921 in Usa, IL, WHEATON
 
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
1950 29 NYA AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 5 6 5 7 8 8 6 7 7 6 7 7
1951 30 NYA AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 5 6 5 7 9 8 6 7 7 6 7 7
1952 31 NYA AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 5 6 5 7 9 8 6 7 7 6 7 7
1953 32 NYA AL     5 5 5 5 6 5 7 9 8 6 7 7 6 7 7
1954 33 NYA AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 4 5 4 7 8 8 6 7 7 6 7 7
1955 34 NYA AL $ 300,000   5 5 4 4 5 4 6 8 7 5 7 6 5 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     5 5 4 4 5 4 6 8 7 5 7 6 5 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   5 5 5 5 6 5 7 9 8 6 7 7 6 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
1950 29 NYA AL 20 21 3 10 1 0 1 7 0 1 2 0 .476 .522 .667 1.188 5.5 1.6
    AAA   112 412 80 127 27 2 25 85 11 14 80 43 .308 .421 .566 .986 91.4  
1951 30 NYA AL 103 238 40 64 16 3 6 33 0 0 46 30 .269 .383 .437 .820 42.2 6.8
1952 31 NYA AL 50 105 7 18 6 2 3 7 0 0 7 11 .171 .223 .352 .576 7.6 0.0
    AAA   81 299 56 86 24 3 11 47 3 5 66 40 .288 .416 .498 .915 61.2  
1953 32 AAA   136 518 122 152 36 9 30 102 12 13 105 68 .293 .413 .571 .984 115.5  
1954 33 NYA AL 66 118 18 38 6 2 6 18 5 1 22 13 .322 .423 .559 .982 27.5 7.7
    AAA   54 202 34 51 8 1 13 37 6 6 34 33 .252 .360 .495 .855 36.2  
1955 34 NYA AL 148 450 59 106 32 2 8 55 6 5 54 68 .236 .318 .369 .687 52.7 5.4
1956 35 AAA   58 61 11 11 2 1 0 7 3 2 9 12 .180 .286 .246 .532 4.6  
    AA   54 199 30 47 10 2 8 28 8 3 38 32 .236 .359 .427 .786 33.1  
5 Years Sim 387 932 127 236 61 9 24 120 11 7 131 122 .253 .344 .415 .759 135.6 21.5
5 Years AAA 441 1492 303 427 97 16 79 278 35 40 294 196 .286 .405 .532 .936 309.0  
1 Years AA 54 199 30 47 10 2 8 28 8 3 38 32 .236 .357 .427 .784 33.1  
6 Years Minors 495 1691 333 474 107 18 87 306 43 43 332 228 .280 .399 .519 .918 342.1  
162 Game Average 390 53 98 25 3 10 50 4 2 54 51 .253 .344 .415 .759 56.7  
Career Highs 148 450 59 106 32 3 8 55 6 5 54 68 .476 .522 .667 1.188 52.7  
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   774 109 200 52 9 22 108 9 3 111 90 .258 .349 .434 .783 120.3
vs LH   158 18 36 9 0 2 12 2 4 20 32 .228 .318 .323 .641 16.0
Home 182 447 62 112 31 5 11 56 7 5 68 53 .251 .348 .416 .764 66.5
Away 205 485 65 124 30 4 13 64 4 2 63 69 .256 .339 .414 .754 69.8
RISP   224 0 44 13 3 3 76 0 0 39 36 .196 .305 .321 .627 25.3
Pinch Hitting   107 12 31 4 1 3 16 1 1 10 14 .290 .342 .430 .772 15.7
Close/Late   126 16 21 2 0 2 9 0 0 21 26 .167 .282 .230 .512 9.9
Mar/Apr 56 130 14 23 6 2 3 18 1 0 17 18 .177 .270 .323 .593 12.4
May 52 121 15 22 7 0 2 14 1 1 13 24 .182 .255 .289 .545 9.2
June 53 148 22 47 13 2 6 27 1 1 18 13 .318 .385 .554 .939 29.4
July 76 147 22 53 11 1 6 29 1 2 22 12 .361 .441 .571 1.013 33.1
August 64 169 26 40 9 3 5 19 3 2 27 31 .237 .340 .414 .754 25.0
Sep/Oct 86 217 28 51 15 1 2 13 4 1 34 24 .235 .344 .341 .685 27.2
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
1950 29 NYA AL 1B 2 2 13.0 21 0 0 1 1.000 14.54   0.0
1951 30 NYA AL 3B 78 60 552.7 33 145 6 8 .967 2.90   1.8
    1B 5 0 9.0 17 0 0 0 1.000 17.00   0.0
1952 31 NYA AL 1B 21 17 155.0 181 17 0 20 1.000 11.50   0.5
    3B 10 5 48.0 3 22 0 1 1.000 4.69   0.3
1954 33 NYA AL SS 24 4 87.7 7 46 0 7 1.000 5.44   0.4
    2B 14 6 72.0 18 39 2 9 .966 7.13   0.3
    1B 9 7 61.0 82 5 1 7 .989 12.84   0.1
    3B 11 5 58.0 2 19 2 1 .913 3.26   0.2
1955 34 NYA AL SS 81 76 661.0 111 285 9 62 .978 5.39   3.1
    1B 36 33 299.0 387 33 3 41 .993 12.64   0.8
    2B 12 4 55.0 14 22 3 6 .923 5.89   0.1
    3B 7 5 48.0 4 11 0 2 1.000 2.81   0.1
  SS 105 80 748.7 118 331 9 69 .980 5.40   3.5
  3B 106 75 706.7 42 197 8 12 .968 3.04   2.4
  1B 73 59 537.0 688 55 4 69 .995 12.45   1.5
  2B 26 10 127.0 32 61 5 15 .949 6.59   0.5
Career Totals   310 224 2119.3 880 644 26 165 .983 6.47   7.8
Career Highs   136 118 1063.0 516 351 15 111 1.000 14.54    
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 42nd overall pick, by New York (A) in 1950
Had first career hit on 7/6/1950, off Fred Hutchinson (SEM)
Hit first career homerun on 7/28/1950, off Bill Voiselle (MIN)
2/1/1956: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
3/3/1956: Signed a minor league contract extension with New York (A)
Released by New York (A) on 10/13/1956
 
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