Lefty Wallace Stats

Lefty Wallace was born on Friday, August 12, 1921, in Evansville, Indiana. Wallace was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 5, 1942, 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 Lefty Wallace baseball stats page.

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Lefty Wallace
 
 
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Birth Name:   James Harold Wallace
Nickname:   Lefty
Born On:   08-12-1921  (Leo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Evansville, Indiana
Year of Death Data Died On:   07-28-1982 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Evansville, Indiana
Cemetery:   Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery, Evansville, Indiana
High School:   Bosse High School (Evansville, IN)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   160
First Game:   05-05-1942 (Age 20)
Last Game:   09-22-1946
Draft:   Not Applicable
Lefty Wallace

Lefty Wallace 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
1942 21 Braves 19 3 8 1 3 .250 3.83 1 0 0 49.1 209 39 21 21 3 24 - 20 2 2 0 -
1945 24 Braves 5 3 1 1 0 1.000 4.50 1 0 0 20.0 86 18 10 11 1 9 - 4 1 1 1 -
1946 25 Braves 27 8 5 3 3 .500 4.18 2 0 0 75.1 337 76 35 41 5 31 - 27 5 1 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
3 Years 51 14 14 5 6 .455 4.11 4 0 0 144.2 632 133 66 73 9 64 - 51 8 4 1 -
Lefty Wallace

Lefty Wallace Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1942 21 Braves 19 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 - 6 0 - 0 1 .143 .200 .143
1945 24 Braves 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 1 - 0 1 .000 .000 .000
1946 25 Braves 27 18 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 - 10 0 - 0 0 .056 .227 .056
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
3 Years 52 38 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 5 - 17 1 - 0 2 .079 .186 .079
Lefty Wallace

Lefty Wallace Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1942 Braves P 19 3 148 7 0.4 7 0 7 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.28
1945 Braves P 5 3 60 6 1.2 6 2 4 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.70
1946 Braves P 27 8 226 28 1.0 28 7 21 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.35
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 51 14 434 41 0.8 41 9 32 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.55
3 Years 51 14 434 41 0.8 41 9 32 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.55
Lefty Wallace

Lefty Wallace Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1942 Braves 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.3 7.0 0.83 3.65 4.38
1945 Braves 0 - - 0 1 n/a 0.0 6.0 0.0 0.44 1.80 4.05
1946 Braves 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.8 18.0 0.87 3.23 3.70
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
3 Years 0 - - 0 1 n/a 0.0 2.2 12.7 0.80 3.17 3.98
Lefty Wallace

Lefty Wallace Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1942 Boston Braves 16 Undetermined - -
1945 Boston Braves 9, 15 Undetermined n/a -
1946 Boston Braves 19, 34 Undetermined - -


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