Earl Battey

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 205lb (185cm, 92kg)

Born: January 5, 1935 in Los Angeles, CA us

Died: November 15, 2003 in Ocala, FL

Buried: Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, CA

High School: Jordan HS (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: September 10, 1955 (Age 20-248d, 11,292nd in major league history)
vs. NYY 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 27, 1967 (Age 32-265d)
vs. CAL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1957 season

Full Name: Earl Jesse Battey

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

18.8

3586

969

104

.270

393

RBI

449

OBP

.349

SLG

.409

OPS

.757

OPS+

106

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	14-12 / in Starts: 11-5
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	11 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 72 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	63 (29-21-13)
Avg. MLBer w/ 72 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	44 (23-14-7)

Most Driven In
A Smith	2
Self	2
B Phillips	1
E Torgeson	1
S Esposito	1
J Rivera	0

Most Driven In By
E Wynn	2
Self	2
N Fox	1
J Landis	1
S Esposito	1
J Rivera	1
J Callison	1

1959 Batting Game Log

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1959 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	126	5 (4)	Apr 15	CHW		KCA	L,8-10	8-9	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1.000			9	.88	0.036	2.86	0.07%	1.00	PH
2	127	12 (6)	Apr 25	CHW	@	CLE	W,8-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0		1.000			1						C
3	128	13	Apr 26 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	W,6-5	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	6	1.37	-0.151	4.55	-0.30%	-1.84	C
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	129	20 (6)	May 5	CHW		WSH	L,3-8	3-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.286	.000	.286	9	.62	-0.015	1.94	-0.03%	-0.16	PH
5	130	25 (4)	May 10 (2)	CHW		CLE	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.364	.222	.586	8	.58	-0.028	1.72	-0.05%	0.52	C
6	131	31 (5)	May 17 (1)	CHW	@	WSH	L,2-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.308	.182	.490	8	1.00	-0.048	4.38	-0.13%	-0.52	C
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	132	45 (13)	Jun 1	CHW		KCA	L,1-3	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9	1.12	-0.028	4.52	-0.07%	-0.16	PH
8	133	48 (2)	Jun 4	CHW		BAL	W,6-5	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.294	.143	.437	5	1.41	-0.027	6.03	-0.07%	-0.50	C
9	134	50 (1)	Jun 6	CHW		BOS	L,2-4	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.278	.133	.411	9	1.52	-0.038	6.74	-0.10%	-0.23	PH
10	135	54 (3)	Jun 10	CHW	@	WSH	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.273	.158	.431	7	.56	-0.046	2.22	-0.11%	-0.51	C
11	136	57 (2)	Jun 14 (1)	CHW	@	BAL	W,9-6	CG	5	5	2	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.333	.667	8	1.05	0.105	5.11	0.31%	0.06	C
12	137	63 (5)	Jun 20 (2)	CHW	@	BOS	L,0-9	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.355	.333	.688	7	.41	-0.023	1.51	-0.05%	-0.64	C
13	138	67 (3)	Jun 25	CHW		WSH	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.324	.300	.624	7	.98	-0.093	3.58	-0.21%	-0.89	C
14	139	70 (2)	Jun 28 (1)	CHW		NYY	W,9-2	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.342	.394	.736	7	.71	0.128	3.36	0.36%	1.71	C
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
15	140	74 (3)	Jul 2	CHW	@	DET	L,7-9	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.326	.368	.694	7	1.07	-0.138	5.62	-0.43%	-1.21	C
16	141	77 (2)	Jul 4 (2)	CHW	@	KCA	L,3-8	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.319	.341	.661	6	.79	-0.047	3.76	-0.14%	-0.99	C
17	142	79 (1)	Jul 9	CHW		CLE	W,4-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.314	.318	.632	6	1.09	-0.105	7.29	-0.42%	-0.78	C
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
18	143	103 (23)	Aug 2 (2)	CHW		WSH	W,9-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.308	.311	.619	4	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.23	C
19	144	110 (6)	Aug 9 (2)	CHW	@	WSH	W,9-0	CG	4	4	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.321	.367	.689	7	.45	-0.024	2.65	-0.09%	0.54	C
20	145	111	Aug 11	CHW	@	DET	L,1-8	6-GF	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.328	.392	.720	5	.05	0.003	.29	0.01%	0.39	C
21	146	115 (3)	Aug 15	CHW	@	KCA	L,1-2	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.322	.385	.707	9	9.19	-0.231	49.49	-0.75%	-0.77	PH
22	147	118 (2)	Aug 19	CHW		BAL	L,1-3	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.317	.377	.694	7	1.89	-0.049	8.79	-0.14%	-0.43	PH
23	148	120 (1)	Aug 21	CHW		WSH	W,5-4	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.302	.357	.659	6	1.26	-0.105	7.66	-0.38%	-0.95	C
24	149	122 (1)	Aug 23 (1)	CHW		NYY	L,1-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.299	.350	.649	8	.72	-0.037	4.60	-0.14%	-0.36	C
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
25	150	153 (30)	Sep 22	CHW	@	CLE	W,4-2	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.217	.299	.350	.649	5						C
26	151	155 (1)	Sep 26	CHW	@	DET	W,10-5	CG	5	4	3	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.306	.391	.696	5	.93	0.053	.00	0.00%	0.08	C
							14-12		72	64	9	14	1	2	2	7	8	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.306	.391	.696		.99	-0.908	4.45	-2.84%	-6.83

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