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Walt
Dropo		  
Nickname: Moose
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5''
Weight: 225
 
Born: January 30, 1923 in Usa, CT, MOOSUP
 
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
1949 26 TAM AL     5 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 6 4 4 4 7 6 6
1950 27 TAM AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 7 6 6
1951 28 TAM AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 7 6 6
1952 29 BSN NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 7 6 6
1953 30 BSN NL $ 350,000   5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 7 6 6
1954 31 BSN NL $ 350,000   5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6
1955 32 BSN NL $ 350,000   5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6
1956 33 BSN NL $ 350,000   5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6
1957 34 BSN NL $ 350,000   5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     5 5 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 7 6 6
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
1949 26 AA   136 523 66 128 23 2 22 83 9 7 70 68 .245 .334 .423 .756 76.1  
1950 27 TAM AL 68 93 11 26 0 0 3 21 0 1 6 10 .280 .317 .376 .693 11.8 1.3
1951 28 TAM AL 85 77 10 23 3 1 3 16 0 0 4 16 .299 .329 .481 .810 11.2 1.3
1952 29 BSN NL 81 207 32 51 5 0 12 38 0 1 23 31 .246 .320 .444 .765 30.4 4.5
1953 30 BSN NL 87 183 33 54 8 2 12 35 0 0 10 34 .295 .330 .557 .887 31.5 7.1
1954 31 BSN NL 80 195 31 50 9 0 11 40 0 0 15 39 .256 .310 .472 .781 27.2 4.6
1955 32 AAA   87 228 38 68 12 2 12 41 0 6 24 42 .298 .365 .526 .891 39.9  
1956 33 AAA   109 169 36 49 8 1 16 45 3 1 21 18 .290 .368 .633 1.002 37.7  
1957 34 AAA   92 127 23 42 6 0 9 38 3 2 15 22 .331 .401 .591 .992 27.6  
5 Years Sim 401 755 117 204 25 3 41 150 0 2 58 130 .270 .320 .474 .794 112.2 18.9
3 Years AAA 288 524 97 159 26 3 37 124 6 9 60 82 .303 .377 .576 .953 105.2  
1 Years AA 136 523 66 128 23 2 22 83 9 7 70 68 .245 .333 .423 .755 76.1  
4 Years Minors 424 1047 163 287 49 5 59 207 15 16 130 150 .274 .355 .500 .854 181.3  
162 Game Average 305 47 82 10 1 16 60 0 0 23 52 .270 .320 .474 .794 45.3  
Career Highs 87 207 33 54 9 2 12 40 0 1 23 39 .299 .330 .557 .887 31.5  
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   215 31 64 5 1 8 44 0 1 15 23 .298 .341 .442 .782 31.4
vs LH   540 86 140 20 2 33 106 0 1 43 107 .259 .312 .487 .799 82.4
Home 211 393 60 98 11 3 21 69 0 1 25 78 .249 .293 .453 .746 52.6
Away 190 362 57 106 14 0 20 81 0 1 33 52 .293 .349 .497 .846 61.2
RISP   196 0 59 6 2 12 108 0 0 21 32 .301 .360 .536 .896 37.2
Pinch Hitting   214 30 60 7 1 10 53 0 0 10 30 .280 .308 .463 .771 30.1
Close/Late   116 11 41 6 0 5 24 0 0 8 16 .353 .395 .534 .930 22.0
Mar/Apr 55 79 13 24 3 0 3 11 0 0 4 13 .304 .333 .456 .789 11.6
May 73 137 20 38 5 0 8 30 0 1 7 22 .277 .310 .489 .799 20.2
June 73 152 21 37 7 0 7 29 0 0 15 33 .243 .308 .428 .735 20.7
July 64 145 26 41 1 2 12 35 0 0 8 18 .283 .318 .566 .884 25.8
August 70 120 13 25 5 1 5 22 0 0 11 30 .208 .275 .392 .666 13.5
Sep/Oct 66 122 24 39 4 0 6 23 0 1 13 14 .320 .385 .500 .885 22.2
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 27 TAM AL 1B 13 10 98.7 116 6 1 19 .992 11.13   0.3
    CF 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
1951 28 TAM AL 1B 10 1 23.7 34 1 1 3 .972 13.31   0.1
    LF 3 0 4.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1952 29 BSN NL 1B 61 52 458.0 536 41 3 52 .995 11.34   0.7
    LF 9 2 30.0 11 0 0 0 1.000 3.30   0.1
1953 30 BSN NL 1B 47 34 301.3 342 23 0 27 1.000 10.90   0.9
    LF 5 3 28.0 4 1 0 0 1.000 1.61   0.1
    SS 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1954 31 BSN NL 1B 47 43 371.7 440 26 4 40 .991 11.28   1.0
    LF 6 1 16.7 4 0 0 0 1.000 2.16   0.0
  1B 178 140 1253.3 1468 97 9 141 .994 11.24   2.9
  LF 23 6 79.3 19 1 0 0 1.000 2.27   0.2
  SS 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  CF 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
Career Totals   203 146 1335.6 1488 98 9 141 .994 10.69   3.2
Career Highs   70 54 488.0 547 41 4 52 1.000 11.12    
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 31st overall pick, by Tampa Bay in 1949
Had first career hit on 4/4/1950, off Bill Voiselle (MIN)
Hit first career homerun on 6/2/1950, off Roger Bowman (MON)
3/3/1951: Signed a minor league contract extension with Tampa Bay
Traded from Tampa Bay to Boston (N) on 2/21/1952 (Going to BSN: 1B Walt Dropo. Going to TAM: C Don Wheeler)
2/1/1953: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Drove in 7 runs against San Diego on 7/9/1953
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
2/1/1957: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
 
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