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Fats
Dantonio		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8''
Weight: 170
 
Born: December 31, 1918 in Usa, LA, NEW ORLEANS
 
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
1944 25 TAM AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 6 5 6 5 4 4 9 9 9
1945 26 TAM AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 6 5 5 5 4 4 10 9 10
1946 27 SEM AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 6 5 5 5 4 4 9 9 9
1947 28 SEM AL     4 4 5 1 1 1 6 5 5 4 4 4 9 9 9
1948 29 NYG NL     4 4 5 1 1 1 6 5 5 4 4 4 9 9 9
1949 30 NYG NL     4 4 5 2 2 2 6 5 6 4 4 4 9 9 9
1950 31 NYG NL     4 4 4 1 1 1 6 5 5 4 4 4 9 9 9
1951 32 NYG NL     4 4 5 1 1 1 6 5 5 4 3 3 9 9 9
1952 33 NYG NL $ 300,000   5 5 6 2 2 2 6 5 6 4 3 3 9 9 9
1953 34 NYG NL     4 4 4 1 1 1 4 3 3 4 3 3 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 1 1 1 4 3 3 4 3 3 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   5 5 6 2 2 2 6 5 6 5 4 4 10 9 10
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
1944 25 A   137 426 52 133 21 4 4 56 6 4 74 19 .312 .414 .408 .822 73.9  
1945 26 A   137 440 39 123 19 3 7 45 7 7 71 18 .280 .380 .384 .764 66.6  
1946 27 SEM AL 46 136 14 32 7 2 1 17 1 0 7 4 .235 .273 .338 .611 9.9 0.0
    A   81 257 41 76 14 3 4 34 3 2 48 10 .296 .407 .420 .827 45.3  
1947 28 AAA   86 307 34 74 10 2 1 27 3 2 33 23 .241 .315 .296 .611 30.0  
1949 30 AA   137 528 58 155 29 1 8 67 3 7 70 24 .294 .376 .398 .774 78.2  
1950 31 AA   137 510 50 132 20 1 4 46 6 0 68 22 .259 .346 .325 .672 62.6  
1951 32 AA   137 526 56 136 22 2 4 61 5 3 57 45 .259 .331 .331 .662 59.6  
1952 33 NYG NL 11 8 2 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 1.000 1.250 2.3 0.4
    AA   106 389 48 108 18 3 5 49 7 2 54 21 .278 .366 .378 .744 56.3  
1953 34 AAA   124 429 51 120 16 4 6 58 4 3 26 47 .280 .321 .378 .699 50.3  
2 Years Sim 57 144 16 34 7 2 3 20 1 0 7 5 .236 .272 .375 .647 12.3 0.4
2 Years AAA 210 736 85 194 26 6 7 85 7 5 59 70 .264 .318 .344 .661 80.2  
4 Years AA 517 1953 212 531 89 7 21 223 21 12 249 112 .272 .353 .357 .710 256.7  
3 Years A 355 1123 132 332 54 10 15 135 16 13 193 47 .296 .398 .402 .799 185.8  
9 Years Minors 1082 3812 429 1057 169 23 43 443 44 30 501 229 .277 .360 .368 .728 522.7  
162 Game Average 409 45 96 19 5 8 56 2 0 19 14 .236 .272 .375 .647 34.8  
Career Highs 46 136 14 32 7 2 2 17 1 0 7 4 .250 .273 1.000 1.250 9.9  
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   57 4 14 5 1 0 10 0 0 2 2 .246 .271 .368 .640 5.2
vs LH   87 12 20 2 1 3 10 1 0 5 3 .230 .272 .379 .651 9.2
Home 27 72 6 18 1 1 1 11 1 0 2 4 .250 .270 .333 .604 6.4
Away 30 72 10 16 6 1 2 9 0 0 5 1 .222 .273 .417 .689 8.1
RISP   29 0 8 3 0 0 12 0 0 0 1 .276 .276 .379 .655 2.6
Pinch Hitting   16 2 3 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 .188 .188 .563 .750 2.1
Close/Late   14 0 3 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 .214 .267 .357 .624 1.2
July 13 42 5 8 2 0 0 5 0 0 1 2 .190 .209 .238 .447 1.5
August 20 53 3 12 3 1 1 8 0 0 3 2 .226 .268 .377 .645 5.2
Sep/Oct 24 49 8 14 2 1 2 7 1 0 3 1 .286 .327 .490 .817 7.7
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
1946 27 SEM AL C 38 37 320.0 133 20 2 0 .987 4.30 13 4 .308 3 1.1
1952 33 NYG NL 3B 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    C 1 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  C 39 37 320.3 133 20 2 0 .987 4.30 13 4 .308 3 1.1
  3B 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   41 37 322.3 133 20 2 0 .987 4.27 13 4 .308 3 1.1
Career Highs   38 37 320.0 133 20 2 0 .987 4.30 13 4 .308 3  
History
Drafted in 4th round, 59th overall pick, by Tampa Bay in 1944
Injured on 5/31/1946 with a Pulled Back Muscle, out for one week
Traded from Tampa Bay to Seattle on 7/1/1946 (Going to SEM: C Fats Dantonio, 3B Joe Gantenbein. Going to TAM: P Bob Harris, P Ted Wilks, C Phil Masi)
Had first career hit (double) on 7/5/1946, off Howie Pollet (MON)
Hit first career homerun on 9/10/1946, off Ken Heintzelman (NYG)
Injured on 3/20/1947 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 10 weeks
Injured on 5/31/1947 with a Bruised Foot, out for 3 days
Released by Seattle on 4/2/1948
Signed as a free agent by New York (N) on 9/22/1948 to a minor league deal
Injured on 4/20/1952 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 6 days
 
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