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Stan
Lopata		  
Nickname: Stash
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 215
 
Born: September 12, 1925 in Usa, MI, DELRAY
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1952    1953    1957    1959   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1948 22 PIT NL     4 4 4 7 7 7 6 6 6 8 7 8 6 5 5
1949 23 PIT NL     5 5 5 7 7 7 7 6 7 9 8 8 5 5 5
1950 24 PIT NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 8 8 5 5 5
1951 25 PIT NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 8 7 7 8 7 7 10 10 10 5 5 5
1952 26 PIT NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 8 7 7 9 9 9 10 10 10 5 4 5
1953 27 PIT NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 7 7 7 9 9 9 10 10 10 5 5 5
1954 28 PIT NL $ 2,807,143   5 5 5 8 7 7 9 9 9 10 10 10 5 4 5
1955 29 PIT NL $ 3,250,000   5 5 5 8 7 7 9 9 9 10 10 10 5 5 5
1956 30 PIT NL $ 3,250,000   5 5 5 8 7 7 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5
1957 31 TAM AL $ 3,250,000   5 5 5 8 7 7 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5
1958 32 TAM AL $ 3,250,000   5 5 5 8 7 7 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 4 5
1959 33 TAM AL $ 3,000,000   5 5 5 8 7 7 9 9 9 10 10 10 5 4 4
1960 34 MON NL $ 3,000,000   4 4 5 8 7 7 8 8 8 10 10 10 4 3 3
1961 35 TAM AL $ 3,000,000   4 4 4 8 7 7 8 8 8 10 10 10 4 3 3
1962 36 CLE AL $ 3,000,000   3 3 4 6 6 6 7 7 7 10 10 10 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 7 8 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,250,000   5 5 5 8 7 7 10 10 10 10 10 10 6 5 5
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
1948 22 AA   131 447 108 124 14 5 38 101 8 8 106 83 .277 .416 .586 1.002 107.4  
1949 23 AAA   94 347 82 100 23 3 29 103 8 5 71 68 .288 .409 .622 1.032 84.2  
1950 24 PIT NL 81 227 35 46 7 3 9 40 2 0 31 57 .203 .301 .379 .680 26.3 2.1
    AAA   53 191 35 59 14 2 11 33 5 3 43 40 .309 .436 .576 1.012 45.9  
1951 25 PIT NL 141 475 84 113 22 5 31 104 1 0 103 103 .238 .373 .501 .874 90.4 15.2
1952 26 PIT NL 140 436 68 95 23 3 24 84 0 0 98 132 .218 .363 .450 .812 73.4 11.6
1953 27 PIT NL 139 458 76 106 33 4 26 93 0 0 108 131 .231 .378 .491 .869 86.6 15.7
1954 28 PIT NL 142 481 84 114 33 3 24 88 0 0 111 126 .237 .377 .468 .845 90.2 16.8
1955 29 PIT NL 141 487 102 122 39 4 26 82 0 0 95 146 .251 .373 .507 .880 90.8 18.5
1956 30 PIT NL 111 362 74 79 17 0 22 65 3 1 83 115 .218 .362 .448 .810 63.5 12.5
1957 31 PIT NL 99 340 57 85 25 4 20 58 2 1 60 101 .250 .362 .524 .885 62.3 12.6
  TAM AL 51 176 29 45 13 2 4 26 1 0 37 45 .256 .383 .420 .804 29.3 5.6
  TOT   150 516 86 130 38 6 24 84 3 1 97 146 .252 .369 .488 .857 91.7 18.3
1958 32 TAM AL 135 460 71 89 29 1 16 66 1 0 72 140 .193 .303 .365 .668 54.0 6.3
1959 33 TAM AL 146 498 79 103 24 4 31 75 0 0 85 162 .207 .321 .458 .779 75.5 13.3
1960 34 TAM AL 93 285 43 63 19 1 13 33 0 0 62 83 .221 .362 .432 .793 47.7 10.3
  MON NL 48 151 25 37 10 3 8 27 0 0 27 45 .245 .361 .510 .871 27.7 5.3
  TOT   141 436 68 100 29 4 21 60 0 0 89 128 .229 .362 .459 .820 75.4 15.6
1961 35 MON NL 61 122 23 22 3 0 6 23 0 0 17 36 .180 .277 .352 .629 14.2 1.5
  TAM AL 13 34 6 8 1 0 2 5 0 0 7 10 .235 .366 .441 .807 6.1 1.3
  TOT   74 156 29 30 4 0 8 28 0 0 24 46 .192 .297 .372 .668 20.3 2.8
    AAA   29 87 19 26 5 1 8 16 3 0 17 19 .299 .413 .655 1.069 22.6  
1962 36 AAA   94 124 21 30 6 1 8 27 1 0 24 38 .242 .365 .500 .865 23.7  
12 Years Sim 1541 4992 856 1127 298 37 262 869 10 2 996 1432 .226 .354 .458 .812 838.0 148.8
4 Years AAA 270 749 157 215 48 7 56 179 17 8 155 165 .287 .410 .594 1.004 176.4  
1 Years AA 131 447 108 124 14 5 38 101 8 8 106 83 .277 .413 .586 .999 107.4  
5 Years Minors 401 1196 265 339 62 12 94 280 25 16 261 248 .283 .411 .591 1.002 283.8  
162 Game Average 524 89 118 31 3 27 91 1 0 104 150 .226 .354 .458 .812 88.1  
Career Highs 150 516 102 130 39 6 31 104 3 1 111 162 .252 .378 .507 .880 91.7  
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   2947 501 666 174 24 163 519 6 1 510 816 .226 .340 .467 .807 492.6
vs LH   2045 355 461 124 13 99 350 4 1 486 616 .225 .374 .444 .818 371.4
Home 775 2410 413 555 134 20 120 435 4 2 536 672 .230 .369 .452 .821 434.8
Away 766 2582 443 572 164 17 142 434 6 0 460 760 .222 .339 .463 .803 429.3
RISP   1259 0 310 79 12 66 574 0 0 305 359 .246 .389 .485 .874 253.5
Pinch Hitting   117 22 28 4 1 5 21 1 0 23 35 .239 .362 .419 .781 19.6
Close/Late   667 108 142 36 6 31 107 0 0 120 218 .213 .332 .424 .756 101.7
Mar/Apr 272 901 131 176 52 5 44 134 0 0 160 250 .195 .315 .411 .726 128.3
May 296 933 184 222 50 7 55 175 3 0 186 267 .238 .364 .483 .848 173.0
June 271 879 154 200 52 6 41 154 1 0 186 246 .228 .360 .440 .801 151.5
July 246 773 153 181 45 8 48 132 2 1 177 236 .234 .380 .499 .879 153.2
August 214 736 107 163 44 6 31 115 0 0 131 212 .221 .338 .424 .762 113.1
Sep/Oct 242 770 127 185 55 5 43 159 4 1 156 221 .240 .367 .492 .859 145.0
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
1950 24 PIT NL C 66 62 538.0 274 16 1 0 .997 4.85 22 9 .409 1 3.7
1951 25 PIT NL C 136 131 1173.3 656 33 8 1 .989 5.28 53 8 .151 3 3.6
1952 26 PIT NL C 137 121 1090.3 562 38 6 1 .990 4.95 58 16 .276 2 2.6
1953 27 PIT NL C 137 130 1174.7 628 41 4 1 .994 5.13 61 8 .131 1 2.9
1954 28 PIT NL C 139 131 1216.0 563 44 6 2 .990 4.49 61 15 .246 1 4.9
1955 29 PIT NL C 136 121 1104.3 506 39 8 0 .986 4.44 56 13 .232 1 2.2
1956 30 PIT NL C 110 101 910.7 467 27 4 0 .992 4.88 21 3 .143 1 1.2
1957 31 PIT NL C 98 88 807.1 438 27 1 1 .998 5.19 16 5 .313 1 3.8
  TAM AL C 50 46 431.5 234 15 1 1 .996 5.19 8 2 .250 0 0.7
  TOT   C 148 134 1238.6 672 42 2 2 .997 5.19 24 7 .292 1 4.6
1958 32 TAM AL C 131 118 1082.3 630 26 4 0 .994 5.45 36 6 .167 3 1.7
1959 33 TAM AL C 144 139 1254.3 907 31 5 0 .995 6.73 44 7 .159 0 2.8
1960 34 TAM AL C 90 86 774.9 596 26 2 0 .997 7.22 31 9 .290 3 5.7
  MON NL C 47 44 398.4 306 14 1 0 .997 7.23 16 5 .313 1 2.2
  TOT   C 137 130 1173.3 902 40 3 0 .997 7.23 47 14 .298 4 7.9
1961 35 MON NL C 39 35 295.4 237 4 3 0 .988 7.34 12 1 .083 1 0.9
  TAM AL C 8 7 85.3 68 1 1 0 .986 7.28 3 0 .000 0 0.6
Career Totals   1468 1360 12336.6 7072 382 55 7 .993 5.44 498 107 .215 19 39.7
Career Highs   148 139 1254.3 907 44 8 2 .997 7.33 61 16 .409 4  
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
1952 26 PIT NL 10 38 8 12 3 0 2 11 0 0 5 6 .316 .395 .553 .948
1954 28 PIT NL 7 27 2 4 3 1 0 1 0 0 4 10 .148 .258 .333 .591
1955 29 PIT NL 5 16 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 4 .125 .333 .125 .458
1956 30 PIT NL 5 19 4 3 1 0 2 5 0 0 2 9 .158 .238 .526 .764
1957 31 TAM AL 10 39 5 5 4 0 0 1 0 0 8 10 .128 .277 .231 .507
1958 32 TAM AL 7 28 2 3 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 11 .107 .133 .214 .348
1959 33 TAM AL 12 44 5 12 5 1 2 8 0 0 6 18 .273 .353 .568 .921
1960 34 MON NL 7 17 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 8 .176 .300 .176 .476
Career Post-Season Batting 63 228 26 44 16 2 7 32 0 0 34 76 .193 .295 .373 .668
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.
Slugging Pct
1951-10-.501
 Doubles
1953-9-33
1954-8-33
1955-2-39
 Homeruns
1951-6-31
1959-9-31
 RBIs
1951-10-104
 Walks
1951-9-103
1952-8-98
1953-6-108
1954-5-111
1955-10-95
1956-7-83
1959-7-85
 Strikeouts
1951-1-103
1952-1-132
1953-2-131
1954-3-126
1955-1-146
1956-7-115
1958-3-140
1959-1-162
CAR-45-1432
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 35    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 45    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 3rd overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1948
Injured on 5/20/1949 with a Pulled Hip Muscle, out for one week
Injured on 6/28/1949 with a Bruised Wrist, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 7/21/1949 with a Broken Ulna, out for 5 weeks
Had first career hit on 4/2/1950, off Steve Gromek (BSN)
Hit first career homerun on 4/27/1950, off Preacher Roe (BSN)
Drove in 6 runs against San Diego on 6/25/1950
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1952, hitting .338 with 10 HR, 25 RBI
Was selected to the 1952 Allstar game
Injured on 8/17/1952 with a Strained Hip Muscle, out for one week
Won World Series with Pittsburgh in 1952
Was selected to the 1953 Allstar game
Injured on 9/4/1953 with a Bruised Ankle, out for one week
2/1/1954: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,807,143 through salary arbitration
7/1/1954: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $3,250,000 per year, for 4 years
Drove in 6 runs against Brooklyn on 7/12/1954
Won Player of the Week award on 5/12/1956, hitting .409 with 3 HR, 9 RBI
Injured on 7/26/1956 with a Broken Ribs, out for 5-6 weeks
Drove in 6 runs against Boston (N) on 5/16/1957
Won Player of the Week award on 5/19/1957, hitting .409 with 3 HR, 10 RBI
Was selected to the 1957 Allstar game
Traded from Pittsburgh to Tampa Bay on 7/31/1957 (Going to PIT: C Faye Throneberry, C Andy Seminick, P Scott Cary. Going to TAM: C Stan Lopata, 3B Joe Garagiola)
Won World Series with Tampa Bay in 1957
6/1/1958: Signed a contract extension with Tampa Bay, $3,000,000 per year, for 4 years
Was selected to the 1959 Allstar game
Traded from Tampa Bay to Montreal on 7/31/1960 (Going to TAM: P Ralph Lumenti, P Stan Williams, CF Gary Geiger, 2B Julio Gotay, C Ozzie Virgil. Going to MON: RF Steve Bilko, C Stan Lopata, P Diomedes Olivo)
Won World Series with Montreal in 1960
Injured on 4/10/1961 with a Sprained Wrist, out for one week
Drove in 6 runs against San Diego on 6/16/1961
Traded from Montreal to Tampa Bay on 7/31/1961 (Going to TAM: C Stan Lopata. Going to MON: C Hank Foiles)
Traded from Tampa Bay to Cleveland (A) on 2/21/1962 (Going to CLE: C Stan Lopata, C Hal Smith, P Ralph Terry, LF Manny Jimenez, C Phil Roof. Going to TAM: LF Norm Siebern, 1B Jim Gentile)
 
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