Tom Saffell Stats

Tom Saffell was born on Tuesday, July 26, 1921, in Etowah, Tennessee. Saffell was 27 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 2, 1949, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. 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 Tom Saffell baseball stats page.
"TOM SAFFELL. The Stars became the top farm club of the Pirates in 1952, and outfielder Tom Saffell was one of the first players Pittsburgh sent west. He was 30 years old and a player who had received several opportunities to play in Pittsburgh, but was considered just shy of major-league ability. Nevertheless he was a fine center fielder with great speed and a consistent if not outstanding hitter." - Author Richard Beverage in The Hollywood Stars (Arcadia Publishing, 11/07/2005, Page 99)

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Tom Saffell

Tom Saffell Autograph on a 1951 Bowman Reprint (#130)

Tom Saffell Autograph on a 1951 Bowman Reprint (#130)
 

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Birth Name:   Thomas Judson Saffell
Nickname:   Tom
Born On:   07-26-1921  (Leo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Etowah, Tennessee
Year of Death Data Died On:   09-10-2012 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Sarasota, Florida
Cemetery:   Green Hill Cemetery, Etowah, Tennessee
High School:   Undetermined
College:   Maryville College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   170
First Game:   07-02-1949 (Age 27)
Last Game:   09-25-1955
Draft:   Not Applicable
Tom Saffell

Tom Saffell 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
Tom Saffell

Tom Saffell Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1949 28 Pirates 73 205 36 66 7 1 2 1 25 21 - 27 7 - 0 3 .322 .385 .395
1950 29 Pirates 67 182 18 37 7 0 2 0 6 14 - 34 5 - 1 1 .203 .264 .275
1951 30 Pirates 49 65 11 13 0 0 1 0 5 5 - 18 1 - 0 1 .200 .257 .246
1955 34 Pirates 73 113 21 19 1 0 1 0 3 15 3 22 4 0 0 1 .168 .266 .204
1955 34 Athletics 9 37 5 8 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 7 0 0 0 1 .216 .293 .216
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
4 Years 271 602 91 143 15 1 6 1 40 59 3 108 17 0 1 7 .238 .307 .296
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Tom Saffell Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1949 Pirates CF 51 46 1,215 121 2.4 120 118 2 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .992 2.67
1949 Pirates RF 2 0 27 4 2.0 4 4 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.00
1950 Pirates CF 41 36 996 122 3.0 121 116 5 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .992 3.28
1950 Pirates RF 2 2 54 1 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.50
1951 Pirates CF 13 9 252 26 2.0 24 24 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .923 2.57
1951 Pirates LF 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1951 Pirates RF 3 0 15 2 0.7 2 1 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.60
1955 Pirates CF 38 17 600 68 1.8 67 65 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .985 3.02
1955 Pirates LF 6 5 138 13 2.2 12 12 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .923 2.35
1955 Pirates RF 3 0 15 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1955 Athletics CF 9 9 228 28 3.1 27 26 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .964 3.20
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
CF Totals 152 117 3,291 365 2.4 359 349 10 6 1 n/a n/a n/a .984 2.95
RF Totals 10 2 111 7 0.7 7 6 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.70
LF Totals 7 5 141 13 1.9 12 12 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .923 2.30
4 Years 169 124 3,543 385 2.3 378 367 11 7 1 n/a n/a n/a .982 2.88
Tom Saffell

Tom Saffell Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1949 Pirates 5 5 .500 19 0 n/a 102.5 7.6 8.2 - - -
1950 Pirates 1 1 .500 24 0 n/a 91.0 5.4 30.3 - - -
1951 Pirates 1 1 .500 30 5 n/a 65.0 3.6 13.0 - - -
1955 Pirates 1 0 1.000 20 20 n/a 113.0 5.1 37.7 - - -
1955 Athletics 1 0 1.000 0 0 n/a 0.0 5.3 37.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
4 Years 9 7 .563 93 25 n/a 100.3 5.6 15.1 - - -
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Tom Saffell Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1949 Pittsburgh Pirates 18 Undetermined - -
1950 Pittsburgh Pirates 18, 21 Undetermined - -
1951 Pittsburgh Pirates 17 Undetermined - -
1955 Pittsburgh Pirates 16 Undetermined - -
1955 Kansas City Athletics 3 Undetermined - -




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