Earl Torgeson was born on Tuesday, January 1, 1924, in Snohomish, Washington. Torgeson was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 15, 1947, with the Boston Braves. 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 Earl Torgeson baseball stats page.
"Unlike my boyhood hero, Earl Averill, I'll never be voted into the Hall of Fame. But I had 15 enjoyable years and accomplished things that most players would like to achieve. Even though we lost the 1948 World Series to the Indians, I led both teams in hitting with a .389 average. And I played in three World Series in three different decades - with the Braves in 1948, the White Sox in 1959 and the Yankees in 1961." - Earl Torgeson in Baseball Digest (January 1978)
Earl TorgesonEarl Torgeson Autograph on a 1955 Bowman Baseball Card (#210 | Checklist) |
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Earl TorgesonEarl Torgeson 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 |
Earl TorgesonEarl Torgeson 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 |
1947 | 23 | Braves | 128 | 399 | 73 | 112 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 78 | 82 | 21 | 59 | 3 | - | 0 | 6 | .281 | .403 | .481 |
1948 | 24 | Braves | 134 | 438 | 70 | 111 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 67 | 81 | 5 | 54 | 10 | - | 2 | 7 | .253 | .372 | .397 |
1949 | 25 | Braves | 25 | 100 | 17 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | 0 | 3 | .260 | .345 | .450 |
1950 | 26 | Braves | 156 | 576 | 120 | 167 | 30 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 87 | 119 | 9 | 69 | 8 | - | 1 | 10 | .290 | .412 | .472 |
1951 | 27 | Braves | 155 | 581 | 99 | 153 | 21 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 92 | 102 | 1 | 70 | 5 | - | 2 | 18 | .263 | .375 | .437 |
1952 | 28 | Braves | 122 | 382 | 49 | 88 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 81 | 2 | 38 | 7 | - | 1 | 8 | .230 | .366 | .314 |
1953 | 29 | Phillies | 111 | 379 | 58 | 104 | 25 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 64 | 53 | 3 | 57 | 3 | - | 2 | 7 | .274 | .366 | .470 |
1954 | 30 | Phillies | 135 | 490 | 63 | 133 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54 | 75 | 6 | 52 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 13 | .271 | .364 | .371 |
1955 | 31 | Phillies | 47 | 150 | 29 | 40 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 32 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .267 | .393 | .360 |
1955 | 31 | Tigers | 89 | 300 | 58 | 85 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 50 | 61 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6 | .283 | .397 | .413 |
1956 | 32 | Tigers | 117 | 318 | 61 | 84 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 42 | 78 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .264 | .406 | .425 |
1957 | 33 | Tigers | 30 | 50 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .240 | .387 | .380 |
1957 | 33 | White Sox | 86 | 251 | 53 | 74 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 46 | 49 | 0 | 44 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | .295 | .406 | .438 |
1958 | 34 | White Sox | 96 | 188 | 37 | 50 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 30 | 48 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .266 | .415 | .468 |
1959 | 35 | White Sox | 127 | 277 | 40 | 61 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 45 | 62 | 1 | 55 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | .220 | .359 | .357 |
1960 | 36 | White Sox | 68 | 57 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .462 | .404 |
1961 | 37 | White Sox | 20 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .067 | .211 | .067 |
1961 | 37 | Yankees | 22 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .111 | .385 | .111 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
15 Years | 1,668 | 4,969 | 848 | 1,318 | 215 | 46 | 149 | 1 | 740 | 980 | 54 | 653 | 55 | 25 | 8 | 113 | .265 | .385 | .417 |
Earl TorgesonEarl Torgeson Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1947 Braves | 1B | 117 | 110 | 2,859 | 1,127 | 9.6 | 1,109 | 1,033 | 76 | 18 | 83 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 10.47 |
1948 Braves | 1B | 129 | 112 | 2,988 | 1,158 | 9.0 | 1,150 | 1,069 | 81 | 8 | 85 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 10.39 |
1949 Braves | 1B | 25 | 25 | 666 | 253 | 10.1 | 250 | 242 | 8 | 3 | 21 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 10.14 |
1950 Braves | 1B | 156 | 155 | 462 | 1,496 | 9.6 | 1,475 | 1,365 | 110 | 21 | 126 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 86.20 |
1951 Braves | 1B | 155 | 155 | 4,140 | 1,454 | 9.4 | 1,437 | 1,330 | 107 | 17 | 137 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 9.37 |
1952 Braves | 1B | 105 | 100 | 2,730 | 1,015 | 9.7 | 1,004 | 931 | 73 | 11 | 86 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 9.93 |
1952 Braves | LF | 2 | 2 | 48 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .750 | 1.69 |
1952 Braves | RF | 3 | 3 | 57 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.95 |
1953 Phillies | 1B | 105 | 103 | 2,667 | 994 | 9.5 | 981 | 916 | 65 | 13 | 83 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 9.93 |
1954 Phillies | 1B | 133 | 131 | 3,492 | 1,232 | 9.3 | 1,220 | 1,146 | 74 | 12 | 103 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 9.43 |
1955 Phillies | 1B | 43 | 43 | 1,122 | 377 | 8.8 | 375 | 349 | 26 | 2 | 27 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .995 | 9.02 |
1955 Tigers | 1B | 83 | 80 | 2,151 | 754 | 9.1 | 748 | 695 | 53 | 6 | 79 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 9.39 |
1956 Tigers | 1B | 83 | 75 | 2,040 | 660 | 8.0 | 655 | 623 | 32 | 5 | 62 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 8.67 |
1957 Tigers | 1B | 17 | 9 | 309 | 105 | 6.2 | 105 | 98 | 7 | 0 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.17 |
1957 White Sox | 1B | 70 | 62 | 1,683 | 642 | 9.2 | 641 | 612 | 29 | 1 | 72 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .998 | 10.28 |
1957 White Sox | RF | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1958 White Sox | 1B | 73 | 45 | 1,386 | 511 | 7.0 | 500 | 470 | 30 | 11 | 54 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 9.74 |
1959 White Sox | 1B | 103 | 68 | 2,130 | 767 | 7.4 | 754 | 717 | 37 | 13 | 58 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 9.56 |
1960 White Sox | 1B | 10 | 4 | 132 | 59 | 5.9 | 58 | 54 | 4 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 11.86 |
1961 White Sox | 1B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
1961 Yankees | 1B | 8 | 3 | 108 | 32 | 4.0 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 7.75 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1B Totals | 1,416 | 1,280 | 31,068 | 12,637 | 8.9 | 12,494 | 11,680 | 814 | 143 | 1,097 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 10.86 | |
RF Totals | 4 | 3 | 69 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.78 | |
LF Totals | 2 | 2 | 48 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .750 | 1.69 | |
15 Years | 1,422 | 1,285 | 31,185 | 12,643 | 8.9 | 12,499 | 11,684 | 815 | 144 | 1,097 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 10.82 |
Earl TorgesonEarl Torgeson 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 |
1947 Braves | 11 | 6 | .647 | 11 | 0 | n/a | 24.9 | 6.8 | 5.1 | - | - | - |
1948 Braves | 19 | 3 | .864 | 3 | 2 | n/a | 43.8 | 8.1 | 6.5 | - | - | - |
1949 Braves | 4 | 1 | .800 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 25.0 | 25.0 | 5.3 | - | - | - |
1950 Braves | 15 | 9 | .625 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 25.0 | 8.3 | 6.6 | - | - | - |
1951 Braves | 20 | 11 | .645 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 24.2 | 8.3 | 6.3 | - | - | - |
1952 Braves | 11 | 7 | .611 | 13 | 0 | n/a | 76.4 | 10.1 | 11.2 | - | - | - |
1953 Phillies | 7 | 1 | .875 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 34.5 | 6.6 | 5.9 | - | - | - |
1954 Phillies | 7 | 1 | .875 | 0 | 2 | n/a | 98.0 | 9.4 | 9.1 | - | - | - |
1955 Phillies | 2 | 3 | .400 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 150.0 | 7.5 | 8.8 | - | - | - |
1955 Tigers | 9 | 0 | 1.000 | 8 | 1 | n/a | 33.3 | 10.3 | 6.0 | - | - | - |
1956 Tigers | 6 | 4 | .600 | 36 | 6 | n/a | 26.5 | 6.8 | 7.6 | - | - | - |
1957 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 15 | 2 | n/a | 50.0 | 5.0 | 10.0 | - | - | - |
1957 White Sox | 7 | 3 | .700 | 20 | 2 | n/a | 35.9 | 5.7 | 5.5 | - | - | - |
1958 White Sox | 7 | 2 | .778 | 31 | 9 | n/a | 18.8 | 6.5 | 6.3 | - | - | - |
1959 White Sox | 7 | 6 | .538 | 30 | 9 | n/a | 30.8 | 5.0 | 6.2 | - | - | - |
1960 White Sox | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 60 | 1 | n/a | 28.5 | 7.1 | 6.3 | - | - | - |
1961 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 19 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 15.0 | - | - | - |
1961 Yankees | 0 | 1 | .000 | 11 | 3 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
15 Years | 133 | 58 | .696 | 268 | 37 | n/a | 33.3 | 7.6 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
Earl TorgesonEarl Torgeson Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1947 Boston Braves | 9 | Undetermined | - | - |
1948 Boston Braves | 9 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
1949 Boston Braves | 9 | Undetermined | - | - |
1950 Boston Braves | 9 | Undetermined | - | - |
1951 Boston Braves | 9 | Undetermined | - | - |
1952 Boston Braves | 9 | Undetermined | - | - |
1953 Philadelphia Phillies | 9 | Undetermined | - | - |
1954 Philadelphia Phillies | 9 | Undetermined | - | - |
1955 Philadelphia Phillies | 9 | Undetermined | - | - |
1955 Detroit Tigers | 9 | Undetermined | - | - |
1956 Detroit Tigers | 9 | Undetermined | - | - |
1957 Detroit Tigers | 9 | Undetermined | - | - |
1957 Chicago White Sox | 17 | Undetermined | - | - |
1958 Chicago White Sox | 17 | Undetermined | - | - |
1959 Chicago White Sox | 17 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
1960 Chicago White Sox | 17 | Undetermined | - | - |
1961 Chicago White Sox | 17 | Undetermined | - | - |
1961 New York Yankees | 29 | Undetermined | - | - |
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