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Walt Dropo
MLB · 1949–1961 · R/R
Player Info
Bats
R
Throws
R
Height
6'5"
Weight
220 lbs
Born
1923-01-30
Birthplace
Moosup, USA
Years Active
1949–1961
Hall of Fame
—
Career Batting
G
1,288
H
1,113
HR
152
RBI
704
SB
5
AVG
.270
Batting Stats by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | BOS | 11 | 41 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .146 |
| 1950 | BOS | 136 | 559 | 180 | 28 | 8 | 34 | 144 | 0 | 45 | 75 | .322 |
| 1951 | BOS | 99 | 360 | 86 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 57 | 0 | 38 | 52 | .239 |
| 1952 | BOS | 37 | 132 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 11 | 22 | .265 |
| 1952 | DET | 115 | 459 | 128 | 17 | 3 | 23 | 70 | 2 | 26 | 63 | .279 |
| 1953 | DET | 152 | 606 | 150 | 30 | 3 | 13 | 96 | 2 | 29 | 69 | .248 |
| 1954 | DET | 107 | 320 | 90 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 44 | 0 | 24 | 41 | .281 |
| 1955 | CHA | 141 | 453 | 127 | 15 | 2 | 19 | 79 | 0 | 42 | 71 | .280 |
| 1956 | CHA | 125 | 361 | 96 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 52 | 1 | 37 | 51 | .266 |
| 1957 | CHA | 93 | 223 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 49 | 0 | 16 | 40 | .256 |
| 1958 | CHA | 28 | 52 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 11 | .192 |
| 1958 | CIN | 63 | 162 | 47 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 0 | 12 | 31 | .290 |
| 1959 | BAL | 62 | 151 | 42 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 12 | 20 | .278 |
| 1959 | CIN | 26 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | .103 |
| 1960 | BAL | 79 | 179 | 48 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 20 | 19 | .268 |
| 1961 | BAL | 14 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .259 |
Awards
Baseball Magazine All-Star (1950)
Rookie of the Year (1950)
TSN All-Star (1950)
Walt Dropo Trading Cards
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