Harry Chiti was born on Wednesday, November 16, 1932, in Kincaid, Illinois. Chiti was 17 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 27, 1950, with the Chicago Cubs. 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 Harry Chiti baseball stats page.
"No, it never bothered me to be known as the player traded for himself, but there was more to the story. (Casey) Stengel really didn't know what he wanted when he asked for me, then after changing his mind, sent me back. I was happy about it actually, my wife and kids were still back in Cleveland, plus the return deal involved cash, enough for them to buy a new scoreboard." - Chiti, Harry. Letter to Baseball Almanac. 27 September 1990.
Harry ChitiHarry Chiti Autograph on a 1983 TCMA Baseball Card (#7) |
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Harry ChitiHarry Chiti 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 |
Harry ChitiHarry Chiti 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 |
1950 | 18 | Cubs | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
1951 | 19 | Cubs | 9 | 31 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .355 | .394 | .419 |
1952 | 20 | Cubs | 32 | 113 | 14 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .274 | .305 | .451 |
1955 | 23 | Cubs | 113 | 338 | 24 | 78 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 41 | 25 | 8 | 68 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | .231 | .282 | .352 |
1956 | 24 | Cubs | 72 | 203 | 17 | 43 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | .212 | .281 | .340 |
1958 | 26 | Athletics | 103 | 295 | 32 | 79 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 44 | 18 | 4 | 48 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 7 | .268 | .311 | .417 |
1959 | 27 | Athletics | 55 | 162 | 20 | 44 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 17 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .272 | .344 | .444 |
1960 | 28 | Athletics | 58 | 190 | 16 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 17 | 0 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .221 | .288 | .337 |
1960 | 28 | Tigers | 37 | 104 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .163 | .235 | .221 |
1961 | 29 | Tigers | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .083 | .154 | .083 |
1962 | 30 | Mets | 15 | 41 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .195 | .233 | .220 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
10 Years | 502 | 1,495 | 135 | 356 | 49 | 9 | 41 | 1 | 179 | 115 | 18 | 242 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 56 | .238 | .294 | .365 |
Harry ChitiHarry Chiti Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1950 Cubs | C | 1 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.25 |
1951 Cubs | C | 8 | 8 | 210 | 46 | 5.8 | 42 | 34 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | .913 | 5.40 |
1952 Cubs | C | 32 | 30 | 791 | 186 | 5.8 | 183 | 170 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 5 | .984 | 6.25 |
1955 Cubs | C | 113 | 103 | 2,717 | 573 | 5.1 | 564 | 495 | 69 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 52 | 32 | .984 | 5.60 |
1956 Cubs | C | 67 | 63 | 1,620 | 369 | 5.5 | 362 | 327 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 17 | .981 | 6.03 |
1958 Athletics | C | 83 | 75 | 2,101 | 472 | 5.7 | 466 | 425 | 41 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 19 | 15 | .987 | 5.99 |
1959 Athletics | C | 47 | 44 | 1,150 | 256 | 5.4 | 253 | 228 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 11 | .988 | 5.94 |
1960 Athletics | C | 52 | 51 | 1,376 | 292 | 5.6 | 287 | 263 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 9 | .983 | 5.63 |
1960 Tigers | C | 36 | 33 | 851 | 193 | 5.4 | 190 | 173 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | .984 | 6.03 |
1961 Tigers | C | 5 | 4 | 111 | 22 | 4.4 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.000 | 5.35 |
1962 Mets | C | 14 | 11 | 276 | 68 | 4.9 | 66 | 62 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | .971 | 6.46 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
C Totals | 458 | 423 | 11,227 | 2,479 | 5.4 | 2,437 | 2,197 | 240 | 42 | 35 | 64 | 169 | 105 | .983 | 5.86 | |
10 Years | 458 | 423 | 11,227 | 2,479 | 5.4 | 2,437 | 2,197 | 240 | 42 | 35 | 64 | 169 | 105 | .983 | 5.86 |
Harry ChitiHarry Chiti 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 |
1950 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
1951 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 15.5 | 6.2 | - | - | - |
1952 Cubs | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 22.6 | 14.1 | 8.7 | - | - | - |
1955 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 30.7 | 5.0 | 8.2 | - | - | - |
1956 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5 | 0 | n/a | 50.8 | 5.8 | 11.3 | - | - | - |
1958 Athletics | 3 | 2 | .600 | 21 | 2 | n/a | 32.8 | 6.1 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
1959 Athletics | 0 | 1 | .000 | 9 | 0 | n/a | 32.4 | 6.2 | 6.5 | - | - | - |
1960 Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 7 | 0 | n/a | 38.0 | 5.8 | 6.8 | - | - | - |
1960 Tigers | 0 | 3 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 52.0 | 8.7 | 20.8 | - | - | - |
1961 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
1962 Mets | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.1 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
10 Years | 4 | 7 | .364 | 50 | 2 | n/a | 36.5 | 6.2 | 8.4 | - | - | - |
Harry ChitiHarry Chiti Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1950 Chicago Cubs | 32 | Undetermined | - | - |
1951 Chicago Cubs | 32 | $2,400.00 | - | - |
1952 Chicago Cubs | 32 | Undetermined | - | - |
1955 Chicago Cubs | 32 | Undetermined | - | - |
1956 Chicago Cubs | 32 | Undetermined | - | - |
1958 Kansas City Athletics | 8, 17 | Undetermined | - | - |
1959 Kansas City Athletics | 8 | Undetermined | - | - |
1960 Kansas City Athletics | 8 | Undetermined | - | - |
1960 Detroit Tigers | 27 | Undetermined | - | - |
1961 Detroit Tigers | 11 | Undetermined | - | - |
1962 New York Mets | 44 | Undetermined | - | - |
Harry Chiti Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Harry Dominic Chiti was a Major League Baseball player with the Chicago Cubs (1950-1952, 1955-1956), Kansas City Athletics (1958-1960), Detroit Tigers (1960-1961), and New York Mets (1962). When Harry made his big league debut on September 27, 1950, he was only seventeen years old, the youngest player in the majors that season!
Harry Chiti did not play baseball in the majors or the minors in 1953 or 1954, because he served in the United States Army during the Korean War.
Harry Chiti Rookie Card | 1950 Bowman Baseball Card (#7)
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Harry Chiti made some truly unique baseball history in 1962. The Cleveland Indians sold his contract to the New York Mets on April 26th, and to complete the transaction, it included a clause for a player to be named later. The Mets put Chiti on the field in fifteen games, where he hit .195, committed two errors, and was sent back to Cleveland as the player to be named later, making Harry the first player in baseball history to be traded for himself!
Harry Chiti was once the only player in Major League history traded for himself, but has since been joined by a few other ballplayers who also became the "player to be named later" — including; Brad Gulden (1980), Dickie Noles (1987), and John McDonald (2005).
Mike Royko, a Chicago Tribune staff writer, once wrote, "In the old days you could watch Harry Chiti run to first base in 35 seconds flat!" Source: The Cubbies, Quotations on the Chicago Cubs. Chieger, Bob. Atheneum Publishing. 1 April 1987.