Don
Lund
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 200
 
Born: May 18, 1923 in Usa, MI, DETROIT
 
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  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1947 24 OAK AL   0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1948 25 OAK AL $ 300,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1949 26 OAK AL   0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1950 27 OAK AL   0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1951 28 OAK AL $ 300,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1952 29 OAK AL $ 300,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1953 30 OAK AL $ 300,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1954 31 OAK AL $ 350,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1955 32 OAK AL $ 350,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1956 33 OAK AL   0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1957 34 SDP NL $ 500,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1958 35 SDP NL $ 500,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1959 36 SDP NL $ 500,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1960 37 SDP NL $ 500,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 500,000 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
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  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
1947 24 OAK AL     4 4 4 3 3 3 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6
1948 25 OAK AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 4 4 4 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6
1949 26 OAK AL     6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6
1950 27 OAK AL     5 5 5 4 4 4 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6
1951 28 OAK AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 4 4 4 7 7 7 4 4 4 6 6 6
1952 29 OAK AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 5 6 6 6
1953 30 OAK AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 5 6 6 6
1954 31 OAK AL $ 350,000   5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 5 7 7 7
1955 32 OAK AL $ 350,000   5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 5 7 7 7
1956 33 OAK AL     5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 5 7 7 7
1957 34 SDP NL $ 500,000   5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6
1958 35 SDP NL $ 500,000   5 5 5 4 4 4 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6
1959 36 SDP NL $ 500,000   5 5 5 4 4 4 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6
1960 37 SDP NL $ 500,000   5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 3 3 3 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 500,000   6 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 5 7 7 7
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1960 37 SDP NL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 1 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.0
1 Years Sim 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 1 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.0
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1 0 0 0 0   .500 .500 .500 1.000
vs LH   0 0 0 0 0   .000 .000 .000 .000
Away 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 1 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 .333 .333 .333 .667
July 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 1 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 .333 .333 .333 .667
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 AA   56 211 28 54 7 4 11 33 4 5 31 22 .256 .351 .483 .835 35.6  
    A   81 316 49 92 25 1 10 35 5 6 50 32 .291 .388 .472 .859 55.9  
1948 25 OAK AL 19 39 3 10 3 0 0 3 0 0 5 4 .256 .341 .333 .674 4.3 0.5
    AAA   81 288 37 75 13 1 9 28 6 5 33 44 .260 .336 .406 .743 39.6  
    AA   26 106 14 31 9 0 6 19 1 6 6 16 .292 .330 .547 .878 16.2  
1949 26 AAA   136 519 84 164 30 1 24 82 13 9 80 68 .316 .407 .516 .924 104.3  
1950 27 AAA   137 510 67 155 20 4 19 78 16 7 71 73 .304 .389 .471 .860 92.6  
1951 28 OAK AL 21 26 7 8 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 4 .308 .379 .385 .764 3.1 0.3
    AAA   26 98 15 41 11 2 5 24 3 1 13 9 .418 .486 .724 1.211 27.9  
1952 29 OAK AL 76 174 28 41 10 3 4 16 0 0 17 35 .236 .306 .397 .702 20.3 1.8
1953 30 OAK AL 77 188 26 52 13 0 5 15 6 5 12 31 .277 .318 .426 .744 22.8 2.9
    AAA   26 108 22 34 7 2 4 26 1 1 14 18 .315 .393 .528 .921 20.9  
1954 31 OAK AL 95 163 22 41 10 1 3 17 3 6 10 17 .252 .293 .380 .673 14.7 1.1
1955 32 OAK AL 20 32 3 5 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 9 .156 .206 .219 .425 0.1 0.0
    AAA   107 429 75 124 35 1 23 86 2 4 39 77 .289 .348 .536 .884 74.9  
1956 33 OAK AL 12 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .100 .182 .100 .282 -0.4 0.0
    AAA   135 570 91 162 42 2 28 83 6 12 56 88 .284 .348 .512 .861 94.8  
1957 34 SDP NL 138 378 50 92 23 7 11 50 0 0 32 71 .243 .303 .429 .732 47.2 7.6
1958 35 SDP NL 113 256 35 67 15 4 5 39 0 1 24 46 .262 .324 .410 .734 32.4 5.2
1959 36 SDP NL 128 392 35 82 15 1 5 36 0 1 29 89 .209 .264 .291 .554 29.1 0.1
1960 37 SDP NL 111 333 31 63 13 3 2 11 3 1 18 93 .189 .231 .264 .495 17.0 0.0
11 Years Sim 810 1991 240 462 104 20 35 192 12 14 152 401 .232 .287 .357 .644 190.5 19.5
7 Years AAA 648 2522 391 755 158 13 112 407 47 39 306 377 .299 .376 .506 .882 454.9  
2 Years AA 82 317 42 85 16 4 17 52 5 11 37 38 .268 .342 .505 .846 51.8  
1 Years A 81 316 49 92 25 1 10 35 5 6 50 32 .291 .395 .472 .866 55.9  
10 Years Minors 811 3155 482 932 199 18 139 494 57 56 393 447 .295 .375 .502 .877 562.7  
162 Game Average 398 48 92 20 4 7 38 2 2 30 80 .232 .287 .357 .644 38.1  
Career Highs 138 392 50 92 23 7 11 50 6 6 32 93 .308 .379 .429 .764 47.2  
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   1160 141 269 65 10 17 102 8 8 86 218 .232 .286 .349 .635 112.8
vs LH   831 99 193 39 10 18 90 4 6 66 183 .232 .288 .368 .656 87.4
Home 400 1022 126 245 50 10 19 103 6 2 73 199 .240 .291 .364 .655 107.4
Away 410 969 114 217 54 10 16 89 6 12 79 202 .224 .282 .350 .632 92.7
RISP   449 0 96 17 6 8 141 0 0 32 90 .214 .262 .332 .594 39.5
Pinch Hitting   88 11 28 10 1 3 22 0 0 6 19 .318 .357 .557 .914 15.8
Close/Late   241 48 69 23 3 7 36 0 0 18 44 .286 .337 .494 .831 37.4
Mar/Apr 107 239 26 56 17 2 5 30 0 3 15 54 .234 .282 .385 .667 24.1
May 143 346 47 80 23 2 8 46 4 2 30 63 .231 .291 .379 .670 38.4
June 166 454 48 110 23 5 3 27 4 2 28 72 .242 .286 .335 .621 42.2
July 126 290 35 64 10 4 7 34 2 3 27 70 .221 .285 .355 .640 29.8
August 140 347 39 74 17 4 7 33 1 3 31 84 .213 .276 .346 .622 33.0
Sep/Oct 127 315 45 78 14 3 5 22 1 1 21 58 .248 .299 .359 .658 32.6
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
1948 25 OAK AL LF 12 10 85.0 12 1 0 0 1.000 1.38   0.1
    RF 2 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
    CF 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00    
1951 28 OAK AL 3B 6 3 27.0 3 4 0 1 1.000 2.33   0.1
    CF 4 3 23.0 9 0 0 0 1.000 3.52   0.1
    1B 3 0 3.0 3 0 0 2 1.000 9.00   0.0
1952 29 OAK AL CF 49 45 371.0 100 4 0 0 1.000 2.52   1.2
    3B 16 1 45.7 2 8 0 1 1.000 1.97   0.1
    RF 5 1 15.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.80    
    LF 2 0 4.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 6.75    
    1B 2 0 1.3 2 1 0 1 1.000 20.30   0.0
1953 30 OAK AL CF 51 51 409.0 100 3 2 1 .981 2.27   1.3
    LF 9 0 17.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.59    
    1B 6 0 10.3 11 3 0 2 1.000 12.20   0.0
    3B 6 0 10.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.80   0.0
1954 31 OAK AL 3B 25 8 105.0 6 31 0 1 1.000 3.17   0.7
    1B 30 5 88.3 98 14 1 17 .991 11.41   0.1
    RF 12 10 87.0 20 0 0 0 1.000 2.07   0.9
    LF 10 9 75.0 19 3 0 1 1.000 2.64    
    CF 15 4 48.0 13 1 0 0 1.000 2.63    
1955 32 OAK AL 1B 9 3 36.0 38 1 0 3 1.000 9.75   0.1
    3B 2 1 11.0 2 4 0 0 1.000 4.91   0.2
    CF 2 1 10.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.90   0.0
    LF 2 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
    RF 1 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1956 33 OAK AL CF 3 1 12.3 3 0 0 0 1.000 2.19   0.1
    1B 3 0 5.0 5 0 0 1 1.000 9.00   0.0
    3B 2 0 5.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.80   0.0
    RF 1 0 3.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 6.00    
    LF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1957 34 SDP NL CF 88 72 650.0 142 5 2 2 .987 2.04   2.0
    1B 16 11 105.3 134 10 3 8 .980 12.30   0.3
    RF 11 7 67.0 7 1 0 0 1.000 1.07    
    3B 11 5 56.0 3 18 1 3 .955 3.38   0.3
    LF 3 1 12.3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.46    
1958 35 SDP NL CF 61 56 482.0 116 4 1 0 .992 2.24   1.8
    RF 11 6 57.0 14 1 0 0 1.000 2.37    
    3B 8 4 48.7 2 5 0 0 1.000 1.29   0.1
    1B 9 0 22.7 26 2 0 2 1.000 11.12   0.1
    LF 4 0 8.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.25    
1959 36 SDP NL LF 91 89 757.7 173 11 3 0 .984 2.19   2.7
    CF 10 9 93.7 29 0 0 0 1.000 2.79    
    1B 14 3 51.0 61 6 0 6 1.000 11.82   0.2
    3B 4 2 22.0 2 6 0 0 1.000 3.27   0.1
    RF 2 1 12.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 3.00    
1960 37 SDP NL CF 51 49 390.0 94 8 0 1 1.000 2.35   1.0
    RF 24 19 167.7 44 2 0 0 1.000 2.47    
    3B 24 14 124.7 6 27 3 1 .917 2.38   0.1
    1B 9 5 43.0 52 6 0 3 1.000 12.14   0.1
    LF 3 1 11.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.64    
    P 1 0 1.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 9.00    
  CF 335 291 2490.0 608 25 5 4 .992 2.29   7.5
  LF 137 110 977.0 216 15 3 1 .987 2.13   2.8
  3B 104 38 455.0 28 104 4 7 .971 2.61   1.6
  RF 69 44 416.7 94 4 0 0 1.000 2.12   0.9
  1B 101 27 366.0 430 43 4 45 .992 11.63   0.9
  P 1 0 1.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 9.00    
Career Totals   747 510 4705.6 1376 192 16 57 .990 3.00   13.6
Career Highs   129 104 936.3 288 49 6 19 1.000 6.37    
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.
Triples
1957-3-7
Caught Stealing
1953-9-5
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 1    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
 
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  5. George Wright (966)
  6. George Puccinelli (957)
  7. Pancho Herrera (956)
  8. Sam Mejias (955)
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 37th overall pick, by Oakland in 1947
Injured on 4/3/1948 with a Bruised Ankle, out for 3 days
Had first career hit on 6/1/1948, off Paul Minner (STL)
Injured on 7/18/1950 with a Bruised Hand, out for 3 days
Hit first career homerun on 5/15/1952, off Hooks Iott (CLE)
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 $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1956: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Released by Oakland on 10/3/1956
Signed as a free agent by San Diego on 2/21/1957 to a 4-year deal worth $500,000 per year
Injured on 9/20/1959 with a Inflamed Rib Cage Muscle, out for one week