Wayne Ambler Stats

Wayne Ambler was born on Monday, November 8, 1915, in Abington, Pennsylvania. Ambler was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 4, 1937, with the Philadelphia Athletics. 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 Wayne Ambler baseball stats page.

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Wayne Ambler

Wayne Ambler Autograph on a 1988 Play Ball (#117)

Wayne Ambler Autograph on a 1988 Play Ball (#117)

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Birth Name:   Wayne Harper Ambler
Nickname:   None
Born On:   11-08-1915  (Scorpio)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Abington, Pennsylvania
Year of Death Data Died On:   01-03-1998 (500 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Cemetery:   Undetermined
High School:   George High School (Abingdon, PA)
College:   Duke University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-08½   Player Weight Chart Weight:   165
First Game:   06-04-1937 (Age 21)
Last Game:   09-04-1939
Draft:   Not Applicable

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Wayne Ambler Pitching Stats

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Wayne Ambler Hitting Stats

1937 22 Athletics 56 162 3 35 5 0 0 0 11 13 - 8 0 - 0 - .216 .274 .247
1938 23 Athletics 120 393 42 92 21 2 0 0 38 48 - 31 11 - 0 - .234 .317 .298
1939 24 Athletics 95 227 15 48 13 0 0 0 24 22 - 25 14 - 0 10 .211 .281 .269
3 Years 271 782 60 175 39 2 0 0 73 83 - 64 25 - 0 10 .224 .298 .279

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Wayne Ambler Fielding Stats

1937 Athletics 2B 56 51 991 268 4.8 256 107 149 12 34 n/a n/a n/a .955 6.97
1938 Athletics 2B 4 4 102 28 7.0 28 12 16 0 4 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 7.41
1938 Athletics SS 116 114 2,580 551 4.8 519 209 310 32 54 n/a n/a n/a .942 5.43
1939 Athletics 2B 19 5 104 51 2.7 48 24 24 3 3 n/a n/a n/a .941 12.46
1939 Athletics SS 77 61 1,077 325 4.2 310 126 184 15 31 n/a n/a n/a .954 7.77
SS Totals 193 175 3,657 876 4.5 829 335 494 47 85 n/a n/a n/a .946 6.12
2B Totals 79 60 1,197 347 4.4 332 143 189 15 41 n/a n/a n/a .957 7.49
3 Years 272 235 4,854 1,223 4.5 1,161 478 683 62 126 n/a n/a n/a .949 6.46

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Wayne Ambler Miscellaneous Stats

1937 Athletics 1 0 1.000 0 0 n/a 0.0 20.3 14.7 - - -
1938 Athletics 2 1 .667 0 0 n/a 0.0 12.7 10.3 - - -
1939 Athletics 1 0 1.000 0 0 n/a 0.0 9.1 9.5 - - -
3 Years 4 1 .800 0 0 n/a 0.0 12.2 10.7 - - -

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Wayne Ambler Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1937 Philadelphia Athletics 4 Undetermined - -
1938 Philadelphia Athletics 12 Undetermined - -
1939 Philadelphia Athletics 14 Undetermined - -

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