Walt Dropo Stats

Walt Dropo was born on Tuesday, January 30, 1923, in Moosup, Connecticut. Dropo was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 19, 1949, with the Boston Red Sox. 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 Walt Dropo baseball stats page.

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Walt Dropo

Walt Dropo Autograph on a 1993 Topps Archive (#121)

Walt Dropo Autograph on a 1993 Topps Archive (#121)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Walter Dropo
Nickname:   Moose
Born On:   01-30-1923
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Moosup, Connecticut
Zodiac:   Aquarius
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   University of Connecticut
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-05
Player Weight Chart Weight:   220
First Game:   04-19-1949 (Age 26)
Last Game:   05-17-1961
Draft:   Not Applicable
Walt Dropo

Walt Dropo Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
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Walt Dropo Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1949 Red Sox 11 41 3 6 2 0 0 0 1 3 - 7 0 - 0 2 .146 .205 .195
1950 Red Sox 136 559 101 180 28 8 34 2 144 45 - 75 0 - 5 16 .322 .378 .583
1951 Red Sox 99 360 37 86 14 0 11 0 57 38 - 52 0 - 0 16 .239 .312 .369
1952 Red Sox 37 132 13 35 7 1 6 1 27 11 - 22 0 - 2 9 .265 .331 .470
1952 Tigers 115 459 56 128 17 3 23 0 70 26 - 63 1 - 2 17 .279 .320 .479
1953 Tigers 152 606 61 150 30 3 13 0 96 29 - 69 4 - 6 22 .248 .289 .371
1954 Tigers 107 320 27 90 14 2 4 0 44 24 - 41 6 4 0 13 .281 .328 .375
1955 White Sox 141 453 55 127 15 2 19 2 79 42 8 71 3 2 2 15 .280 .343 .448
1956 White Sox 125 361 42 96 13 1 8 0 52 37 2 51 5 6 3 15 .266 .334 .374
1957 White Sox 93 223 24 57 2 0 13 2 49 16 2 40 1 4 0 10 .256 .300 .439
1958 White Sox 28 52 3 10 1 0 2 0 8 5 0 11 0 1 1 3 .192 .271 .327
1958 Redlegs 63 162 18 47 7 2 7 0 31 12 0 31 0 4 1 7 .290 .335 .488
1959 Reds 26 39 4 4 1 0 1 0 2 4 0 7 0 0 1 3 .103 .205 .205
1959 Orioles 62 151 17 42 9 0 6 0 21 12 0 20 2 1 0 6 .278 .329 .457
1960 Orioles 79 179 16 48 8 0 4 0 21 20 0 19 0 1 1 9 .268 .343 .380
1961 Orioles 14 27 1 7 0 0 1 0 2 4 0 3 0 0 0 3 .259 .355 .370
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
13 Years 1,288 4,124 478 1,113 168 22 152 7 704 328 12 582 22 23 24 166 .270 .326 .432
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Walt Dropo Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1949 Red Sox 1B 11 - - 107 9.7 107 103 4 0 13 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1950 Red Sox 1B 134 - - 1,234 9.2 1,219 1,142 77 15 147 n/a n/a n/a .988 0.00 -
1951 Red Sox 1B 93 - - 953 10.2 941 878 63 12 91 n/a n/a n/a .987 0.00 -
1952 Red Sox 1B 35 - - 342 9.8 340 319 21 2 31 n/a n/a n/a .994 0.00 -
1952 Tigers 1B 115 - - 1,095 9.5 1,083 1,005 78 12 104 n/a n/a n/a .989 0.00 -
1953 Tigers 1B 150 - - 1,401 9.3 1,387 1,260 127 14 121 n/a n/a n/a .990 0.00 -
1954 Tigers 1B 95 - - 738 7.8 735 681 54 3 60 n/a n/a n/a .996 0.00 -
1955 White Sox 1B 140 - - 1,169 8.4 1,163 1,101 62 6 104 n/a n/a n/a .995 0.00 -
1956 White Sox 1B 117 - - 911 7.8 905 855 50 6 95 n/a n/a n/a .993 0.00 -
1957 White Sox 1B 69 - - 529 7.7 522 483 39 7 49 n/a n/a n/a .987 0.00 -
1958 White Sox 1B 16 - - 106 6.6 106 98 8 0 8 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1958 Redlegs 1B 43 - - 327 7.6 327 300 27 0 31 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1959 Reds 1B 23 - - 114 5.0 114 103 11 0 11 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1959 Orioles 1B 54 - - 408 7.6 404 386 18 4 42 n/a n/a n/a .990 0.00 -
1959 Orioles 3B 2 - - 2 1.0 2 0 2 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1960 Orioles 1B 67 - - 427 6.4 424 397 27 3 50 n/a n/a n/a .993 0.00 -
1960 Orioles 3B 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1961 Orioles 1B 12 - - 68 5.7 68 62 6 0 11 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1B Totals 1,174 0 0 9,929 8.5 9,845 9,173 672 84 968 n/a n/a n/a .992 0.00 --
3B Totals 3 0 0 2 0.7 2 0 2 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
13 Years 1,177 - - 9,931 8.4 9,847 9,173 674 84 969 n/a n/a n/a .992 0.00 --
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Walt Dropo Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1949 Red Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 5.9 41.0 - - -
1950 Red Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 16.4 7.5 3.9 - - -
1951 Red Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 32.7 6.9 6.3 - - -
1952 Red Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 22.0 6.0 4.9 - - -
1952 Tigers 2 2 .500 - - n/a 20.0 7.3 6.6 - - -
1953 Tigers 2 0 1.000 - - n/a 46.6 8.8 6.3 - - -
1954 Tigers 0 1 .000 - - n/a 80.0 7.8 7.3 - - -
1955 White Sox 0 1 .000 - - n/a 23.8 6.4 5.7 - - -
1956 White Sox 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 45.1 7.1 6.9 - - -
1957 White Sox 0 1 .000 - - n/a 17.2 5.6 4.6 - - -
1958 White Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 26.0 4.7 6.5 - - -
1958 Redlegs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 23.1 5.2 5.2 - - -
1959 Reds 0 0 .000 - - n/a 39.0 5.6 19.5 - - -
1959 Orioles 0 0 .000 - - n/a 25.2 7.6 7.2 - - -
1960 Orioles 0 1 .000 - - n/a 44.8 9.4 8.5 - - -
1961 Orioles 0 0 .000 - - n/a 27.0 9.0 13.5 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
13 Years 5 6 .455 - - n/a 27.1 7.1 5.9 - - -
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Walt Dropo Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1949 Boston Red Sox 3 Undetermined - -
1950 Boston Red Sox 3 Undetermined Stats -
1951 Boston Red Sox 3 Undetermined - -
1952 Boston Red Sox 3 Undetermined - -
1952 Detroit Tigers 11 Undetermined - -
1953 Detroit Tigers 3 Undetermined - -
1954 Detroit Tigers 3 Undetermined - -
1955 Chicago White Sox 8 Undetermined - -
1956 Chicago White Sox 8 Undetermined - -
1957 Chicago White Sox 8 Undetermined - -
1958 Chicago White Sox 8 Undetermined - -
1958 Cincinnati Redlegs 18 Undetermined - -
1959 Cincinnati Reds 18 Undetermined - -
1959 Baltimore Orioles 37 Undetermined - -
1960 Baltimore Orioles 17 Undetermined - -
1961 Baltimore Orioles 17 Undetermined - -


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