Roy
Hartsfield
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9''
Weight: 175
 
Born: October 25, 1925 in Usa, GA, CHATTAHOOCHEE
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1950   
All-Star Selections 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
1950 24 NYA AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 3 3 3 6 5 6 4 4 4 8 8 8
1951 25 NYA AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 3 3 3 5 5 5 4 4 4 8 7 7
1952 26 NYA AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 8 7 7
1953 27 MIN AL $ 350,000   7 7 7 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 8 7 7
1954 28 MIN AL $ 350,000   7 7 8 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 7 7 7
1955 29 MIN AL $ 517,143   7 7 7 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 7 7 7
1956 30 MIN AL $ 6,000,000   7 7 7 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 7 7 7
1957 31 MIN AL $ 6,000,000   7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 6 6 6
1958 32 MIN AL $ 6,000,000   7 7 7 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 6 6 6
1959 33 PIT NL $ 2,000,000   7 7 7 2 2 2 4 4 4 3 3 3 6 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   7 7 7 2 2 2 4 4 4 3 3 3 6 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,000,000   7 7 8 4 4 4 6 5 6 4 4 4 8 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
1950 24 NYA AL 154 575 79 167 22 2 9 50 12 4 39 52 .290 .333 .383 .716 73.0 10.1
1951 25 NYA AL 151 613 86 184 32 6 6 61 20 10 51 62 .300 .354 .401 .755 82.9 11.6
1952 26 NYA AL 156 531 59 119 11 2 7 39 11 0 29 61 .224 .263 .292 .555 40.6 0.0
1953 27 MIN AL 98 105 14 24 2 0 2 16 4 1 5 12 .229 .264 .305 .568 8.8 0.3
1954 28 MIN AL 94 120 16 29 8 0 2 17 3 0 6 12 .242 .276 .358 .634 12.5 1.3
1955 29 MIN AL 108 421 65 132 22 3 10 37 13 9 33 53 .314 .363 .451 .815 64.3 13.3
1956 30 MIN AL 153 624 91 175 30 0 14 61 14 7 41 91 .280 .325 .396 .721 79.8 13.8
1957 31 MIN AL 149 562 68 153 14 1 6 52 10 7 31 89 .272 .308 .333 .641 58.0 8.3
1958 32 MIN AL 155 604 69 170 20 1 16 80 7 4 23 109 .281 .306 .397 .703 69.2 8.9
1959 33 AAA   135 531 62 156 9 2 8 39 13 7 41 124 .294 .344 .363 .708 66.6  
9 Years Sim 1218 4155 547 1153 161 15 72 413 94 42 258 541 .277 .319 .375 .694 489.1 67.7
1 Years AAA 135 531 62 156 9 2 8 39 13 7 41 124 .294 .343 .363 .706 66.6  
162 Game Average 552 72 153 21 1 9 54 12 5 34 71 .277 .319 .375 .694 65.1  
Career Highs 156 624 91 184 32 6 16 80 20 10 51 109 .314 .363 .451 .815 82.9  
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   2699 383 771 104 10 49 282 58 23 159 326 .286 .325 .386 .711 331.9
vs LH   1456 164 382 57 5 23 131 36 19 99 215 .262 .307 .356 .663 158.8
Home 612 2094 264 564 100 10 31 199 46 17 127 285 .269 .310 .371 .681 237.7
Away 606 2061 283 589 61 5 41 214 48 25 131 256 .286 .327 .380 .707 253.0
RISP   839 0 236 40 2 14 323 0 0 54 116 .281 .317 .384 .701 101.5
Pinch Hitting   136 12 38 6 0 1 19 2 0 6 15 .279 .306 .346 .651 14.3
Close/Late   448 60 119 12 1 9 39 0 0 36 72 .266 .320 .357 .677 51.8
Mar/Apr 182 653 70 162 25 0 9 61 19 12 41 95 .248 .292 .328 .620 61.3
May 199 693 99 207 29 5 13 75 20 7 39 79 .299 .334 .411 .745 92.8
June 203 691 102 204 29 3 16 84 16 10 39 83 .295 .332 .415 .747 91.2
July 205 651 84 179 26 2 11 65 14 8 45 83 .275 .322 .372 .694 76.6
August 219 738 93 194 28 3 12 65 11 3 55 104 .263 .312 .358 .670 83.6
Sep/Oct 210 729 99 207 24 2 11 63 14 2 39 97 .284 .319 .368 .687 85.2
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 24 NYA AL 2B 145 134 1174.7 294 536 19 123 .978 6.36   4.5
1951 25 NYA AL 2B 149 147 1278.0 293 576 20 108 .978 6.12   4.6
1952 26 NYA AL 2B 156 149 1285.0 314 598 24 127 .974 6.39   6.6
1953 27 MIN AL 2B 26 11 116.0 24 60 2 11 .977 6.52   0.7
1954 28 MIN AL 2B 37 20 193.7 51 88 11 18 .927 6.46   0.9
1955 29 MIN AL 2B 106 105 883.3 204 395 14 86 .977 6.10   4.1
1956 30 MIN AL 2B 151 147 1305.7 279 597 30 110 .967 6.04   6.1
1957 31 MIN AL 2B 147 140 1233.7 284 472 30 117 .962 5.52   3.5
1958 32 MIN AL 2B 152 148 1317.7 319 559 38 130 .959 6.00   3.4
Career Totals   1069 1001 8787.6 2062 3881 188 830 .969 6.09   34.4
Career Highs   156 149 1317.7 319 598 38 130 .978 6.52    
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
1954 28 MIN AL 9 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 .000 .429 .000 .429
1955 29 MIN AL 12 55 8 16 5 0 0 6 1 0 2 7 .291 .310 .382 .692
1956 30 MIN AL 7 28 2 6 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 .214 .267 .286 .552
Career Post-Season Batting 28 87 13 22 7 0 0 7 3 0 6 11 .253 .305 .333 .639
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.
Games
1952-3-156
1958-8-155
At-Bats
1951-5-613
1956-2-624
1958-5-604
Hits
1951-7-184
1956-5-175
1958-9-170
Singles
1950-4-134
1951-2-140
1956-3-131
1957-3-132
1958-5-133
Triples
1951-7-6
Stolen Bases
1950-10-12
1951-5-20
1952-8-11
1955-7-13
1956-6-14
1957-7-10
Caught Stealing
1950-10-4
1951-5-10
1955-4-9
1956-5-7
1957-4-7
1958-8-4
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 27    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 21    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 25th overall pick, by New York (A) in 1950
Had first career hit on 4/2/1950, off Warren Hacker (SEM)
Hit first career homerun on 4/8/1950, off Stubby Overmire (SDP)
Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Cleveland on 9/23/1950
Won Gold Glove at Second Base in 1950
2/1/1953: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Traded from New York (A) to Minnesota on 2/1/1953 (Going to NYA: P Vic Johnson. Going to MIN: 2B Roy Hartsfield)
Injured on 5/31/1953 with a Strained Tricep Muscle, out for 2 weeks
2/1/1954: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1955: Gets a new one-year contract worth $517,143 through salary arbitration
Injured on 4/7/1955 with a Broken Foot, out for 8 weeks
Drove in 6 runs against Montreal on 7/5/1955
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Oakland on 10/6/1955
10/12/1955: Signed a contract extension with Minnesota, $6,000,000 per year, for 3 years
Won World Series with Minnesota in 1955
Won Player of the Week award on 5/12/1956, hitting .581 with 1 HR, 9 RBI
Was selected to the 1956 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 5/12/1958, hitting .500 with 1 HR, 5 RBI
Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh on 2/7/1959 to a 4-year deal worth $2,000,000 per year
Injured on 4/30/1959 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
9/22/1959: Signed a minor league contract extension with Pittsburgh