Cal Abrams was born on Sunday, March 2, 1924, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Abrams was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 20, 1949, with the Brooklyn Dodgers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Cal Abrams baseball stats page.
"I always had the feeling that Charley Dressen only played me enough to give me rope to hang myself. I remember one game, I hadn't been playing, and it's the ninth inning, bases loaded, two outs. Dressen puts me in to pinch hit. I popped up. Meanwhile, there was an opportunity in the sixth and the seventh for a left-handed batter, and the fans were yelling, 'We want Abrams,' and he wouldn't put me in. He waited until the ninth. Then there was the time Pee Wee Reese had two strikes on him and Dressen sent me in to pinch hit. I don't recall in the history of baseball where any major leaguer ever had the same situation. Two strikes and to go up and pinch hit? Never in a million years. I could understand it if it was a rookie, but [Hall of Fame shortstop] Pee Wee Reese was up there. And two strikes? I popped out." - Cal Abrams in An Oral History of the Brooklyn Dodgers (Peter Golenbeck, 1984, pg. 267)
Cal AbramsCal Abrams Autograph on a 1991 Topps Archives Baseball Card (#98 | Checklist) |
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Cal AbramsCal Abrams Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Cal AbramsCal Abrams Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1949 | 25 | Dodgers | 8 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .083 | .290 | .125 |
1950 | 26 | Dodgers | 38 | 44 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .205 | .340 | .227 |
1951 | 27 | Dodgers | 67 | 150 | 27 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 36 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .280 | .419 | .393 |
1952 | 28 | Dodgers | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .333 | .200 |
1952 | 28 | Reds | 71 | 158 | 23 | 44 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .278 | .356 | .399 |
1953 | 29 | Pirates | 119 | 448 | 66 | 128 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 43 | 58 | 1 | 70 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .286 | .368 | .435 |
1954 | 30 | Pirates | 17 | 42 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .143 | .308 | .214 |
1954 | 30 | Orioles | 115 | 423 | 67 | 124 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 72 | 4 | 67 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | .293 | .400 | .421 |
1955 | 31 | Orioles | 118 | 309 | 56 | 75 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 32 | 89 | 2 | 69 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | .243 | .413 | .359 |
1956 | 32 | White Sox | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .600 | .333 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
8 Years | 567 | 1,611 | 257 | 433 | 64 | 19 | 32 | 1 | 138 | 304 | 11 | 290 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 22 | .269 | .386 | .392 |
Cal AbramsCal Abrams Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1949 Dodgers | LF | 7 | 7 | 159 | 12 | 1.7 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .833 | 1.70 |
1950 Dodgers | CF | 5 | 3 | 88 | 303 | 60.6 | 303 | 291 | 12 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 92.97 |
1950 Dodgers | LF | 9 | 3 | 109 | 366 | 40.7 | 366 | 361 | 5 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 90.66 |
1950 Dodgers | RF | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
1951 Dodgers | LF | 34 | 33 | 855 | 71 | 2.1 | 67 | 64 | 3 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 2.12 |
1952 Reds | CF | 25 | 25 | 563 | 1,932 | 77.3 | 1,931 | 1,872 | 59 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .999 | 92.61 |
1952 Reds | LF | 25 | 10 | 361 | 1,233 | 49.3 | 1,233 | 1,201 | 32 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 92.22 |
1952 Dodgers | LF | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1953 Pirates | RF | 112 | 110 | 2,880 | 224 | 2.0 | 218 | 205 | 13 | 6 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 2.04 |
1954 Orioles | CF | 12 | 12 | 300 | 37 | 3.1 | 37 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.33 |
1954 Pirates | LF | 5 | 5 | 120 | 14 | 2.8 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.15 |
1954 Orioles | RF | 103 | 98 | 2,638 | 224 | 2.2 | 218 | 213 | 5 | 6 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 2.23 |
1954 Pirates | RF | 8 | 6 | 173 | 11 | 1.4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.72 |
1955 Orioles | 1B | 4 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 1.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 7.20 |
1955 Orioles | CF | 58 | 50 | 1,234 | 123 | 2.1 | 120 | 114 | 6 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 2.63 |
1955 Orioles | LF | 13 | 11 | 265 | 16 | 1.2 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.63 |
1955 Orioles | RF | 46 | 26 | 746 | 60 | 1.3 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.17 |
1956 White Sox | LF | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
1956 White Sox | RF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
RF Totals | 271 | 240 | 6,446 | 521 | 1.9 | 509 | 491 | 18 | 12 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 2.13 | |
CF Totals | 100 | 90 | 2,185 | 2,395 | 24.0 | 2,391 | 2,313 | 78 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .998 | 29.55 | |
LF Totals | 95 | 70 | 1,893 | 1,714 | 18.0 | 1,708 | 1,665 | 43 | 6 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .996 | 24.36 | |
1B Totals | 4 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 1.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 7.20 | |
8 Years | 470 | 400 | 10,539 | 4,634 | 9.9 | 4,612 | 4,473 | 139 | 22 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .995 | 11.82 |
Cal AbramsCal Abrams Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1949 Dodgers | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
1950 Dodgers | 0 | 2 | .000 | 26 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.4 | 11.0 | - | - | - |
1951 Dodgers | 3 | 2 | .600 | 33 | 1 | n/a | 50.0 | 5.8 | 7.9 | - | - | - |
1952 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 9 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
1952 Reds | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 28 | 1 | n/a | 79.0 | 6.3 | 12.2 | - | - | - |
1953 Pirates | 4 | 4 | .500 | 7 | 1 | n/a | 29.9 | 6.4 | 10.4 | - | - | - |
1954 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.7 | 21.0 | - | - | - |
1954 Orioles | 1 | 4 | .200 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 70.5 | 6.3 | 16.9 | - | - | - |
1955 Orioles | 2 | 8 | .200 | 20 | 4 | n/a | 51.5 | 4.5 | 9.7 | - | - | - |
1956 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
8 Years | 12 | 20 | .375 | 134 | 9 | n/a | 50.3 | 5.6 | 11.7 | - | - | - |
Cal AbramsCal Abrams Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1949 Brooklyn Dodgers | 32 | $6,000.00 | - | - |
1950 Brooklyn Dodgers | 8, 32 | $6,000.00 | - | - |
1951 Brooklyn Dodgers | 32 | $8,000.00 | - | - |
1952 Brooklyn Dodgers | 32 | $9,500.00 | - | - |
1952 Cincinnati Reds | 28 | " " | - | - |
1953 Pittsburgh Pirates | 18 | $9,500.00 | - | - |
1954 Pittsburgh Pirates | 18 | $11,000.00 | - | - |
1954 Baltimore Orioles | 18 | " " | - | - |
1955 Baltimore Orioles | 18 | $16,000.00 | - | - |
1956 Chicago White Sox | 25 | $16,000.00 | - | - |
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