Dave Philley Stats

Dave Philley was born on Sunday, May 16, 1920, in Paris, Texas. Philley was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 6, 1941, with the Chicago White 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 Dave Philley baseball stats page.

"I didn't know there was anybody in there. In ever heard them. I hever heard a word they said when I walked up to the plate. Guy could shoot a thirty-thirty behind me, I'd never jup. When you concentrate enough on the ballgame, you never hear those people." - Philley, Dave. This Side of Cooperstown: An Oral History of Major League Baseball in the 1950s. Moffi, Larry. Author. Dover Publications. 18 March 2010. Page 77.

Birth Name:	David Earl Philley
Nickname:	Dave or Durable Dave
Born On:	05-16-1920 (Taurus)
Born In:	Paris, Texas
Died On:	03-15-2012 (500 Oldest Living)
Died In:	Paris, Texas
Cemetery:	Evergreen Cemetery, Paris, Texas

High School:	Chicota High School (Chicota, TX)
College:	None Attended
Bats:	Both	Throws:	Right
Height:	6-00	Weight:	188
First Game:	09-06-1941 (Age 21)
Last Game:	08-06-1962
Draft:	Not Applicable

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Dave Philley Dave Philley Hitting Stats
Year	Age	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	GRSL	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SH	SF	HBP	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG
1941	21	White Sox	7	9	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	.222	.417	.333
1946	26	White Sox	17	68	10	24	2	3	0	0	17	4	0	4	1	-	0	1	.353	.389	.471
1947	27	White Sox	143	551	55	142	25	11	2	0	45	35	5	39	5	-	1	14	.258	.303	.354
1948	28	White Sox	137	488	51	140	28	3	5	0	42	50	3	33	8	-	0	11	.287	.353	.387
1949	29	White Sox	146	598	84	171	20	8	0	0	44	54	4	51	6	-	2	12	.286	.347	.346
1950	30	White Sox	156	619	69	150	21	5	14	0	80	52	1	57	10	-	1	17	.242	.302	.360
1951	31	White Sox	7	25	0	6	2	0	0	0	2	2	0	3	0	-	0	1	.240	.296	.320
1951	31	Athletics	125	468	71	123	18	7	7	1	59	63	1	38	4	-	3	4	.263	.354	.376
1952	32	Athletics	151	586	80	154	25	4	7	0	71	59	4	35	17	-	4	29	.263	.334	.355
1953	33	Athletics	157	620	80	188	30	9	9	0	59	51	1	35	4	-	2	22	.303	.358	.424
1954	34	Indians	133	452	48	102	13	3	12	1	60	57	3	48	6	7	0	16	.226	.308	.347
1955	35	Indians	43	104	15	31	4	2	2	0	9	12	2	10	0	1	0	5	.298	.368	.433
1955	35	Orioles	83	311	50	93	13	3	6	1	41	34	2	38	2	1	0	9	.299	.367	.418
1956	36	Orioles	32	117	13	24	4	2	1	0	17	18	3	13	0	1	0	7	.205	.309	.299
1956	36	White Sox	86	279	44	74	14	2	4	0	47	28	0	27	2	6	1	9	.265	.328	.373
1957	37	White Sox	22	71	9	23	4	0	0	0	9	4	0	10	1	0	0	1	.324	.360	.380
1957	37	Tigers	65	173	15	49	8	1	2	0	16	7	0	16	0	1	0	4	.283	.309	.376
1958	38	Phillies	91	207	30	64	11	4	3	0	31	15	3	20	1	1	1	8	.309	.357	.444
1959	39	Phillies	99	254	32	74	18	2	7	0	37	18	3	27	4	1	1	3	.291	.339	.461
1960	40	Phillies	14	15	2	5	2	0	0	0	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	.333	.444	.467
1960	40	Giants	39	61	5	10	0	0	1	0	7	6	0	14	0	0	0	2	.164	.239	.213
1960	40	Orioles	14	34	6	9	2	1	1	0	5	4	0	5	0	0	0	0	.265	.342	.471
1961	41	Orioles	99	144	13	36	9	2	1	0	23	10	0	20	0	3	0	9	.250	.293	.361
1962	42	Red Sox	38	42	3	6	2	0	0	0	4	5	0	3	0	0	1	5	.143	.250	.190
Career			G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	GRSL	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SH	SF	HBP	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG
18 Years			1,904	6,296	789	1,700	276	72	84	3	729	594	36	551	71	22	17	190	.270	.334	.377

Dave Philley Dave Philley Fielding Stats
Team	POS	G	GS	OUTS	TC	TC/G	CH	PO	A	E	DP	PB	CASB	CACS	FLD%	RF
1941 White Sox	LF	2	2	14	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.000	0.00
1946 White Sox	CF	1	1	27	4	4.0	4	4	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	4.00
1946 White Sox	LF	16	16	408	55	3.4	54	51	3	1	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.982	3.57
1947 White Sox	3B	4	4	117	7	1.8	7	1	6	0	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	1.62
1947 White Sox	CF	94	93	2,430	281	3.0	276	271	5	5	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	.982	3.07
1947 White Sox	LF	41	40	1,047	88	2.1	88	84	4	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	2.27
1948 White Sox	CF	123	122	3,165	398	3.2	390	369	21	8	6	n/a	n/a	n/a	.980	3.33
1948 White Sox	LF	6	6	120	14	2.3	13	12	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.929	2.93
1949 White Sox	CF	3	2	60	13	4.3	13	12	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	5.85
1949 White Sox	RF	143	142	3,708	296	2.1	289	273	16	7	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	.976	2.10
1950 White Sox	CF	70	62	1,533	184	2.6	179	168	11	5	4	n/a	n/a	n/a	.973	3.15
1950 White Sox	RF	104	91	2,436	208	2.0	205	196	9	3	4	n/a	n/a	n/a	.986	2.27
1951 Athletics	CF	117	115	3,072	314	2.7	307	293	14	7	4	n/a	n/a	n/a	.978	2.70
1951 White Sox	LF	6	6	156	16	2.7	15	15	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.938	2.60
1951 Athletics	LF	2	2	54	6	3.0	6	5	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	3.00
1951 Athletics	RF	1	1	27	2	2.0	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	2.00
1951 Athletics	3B	2	0	6	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.000	0.00
1952 Athletics	3B	2	3	75	6	3.0	6	3	3	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	2.16
1952 Athletics	CF	149	146	3,937	459	3.1	455	442	13	4	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	.991	3.12
1953 Athletics	3B	1	0	3	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.000	0.00
1953 Athletics	CF	32	30	786	81	2.5	77	77	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.951	2.65
1953 Athletics	RF	128	126	3,201	240	1.9	238	222	16	2	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.992	2.01
1954 Indians	LF	1	0	12	1	1.0	1	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	2.25
1954 Indians	RF	129	120	3,318	247	1.9	243	236	7	4	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.984	1.98
1955 Indians	LF	2	0	12	3	1.5	3	3	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	6.75
1955 Indians	RF	32	22	678	42	1.3	42	40	2	0	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	1.67
1955 Orioles	3B	2	0	9	2	1.0	1	0	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.500	3.00
1955 Orioles	CF	2	2	45	2	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	1.20
1955 Orioles	LF	46	32	879	85	1.8	82	79	3	3	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.965	2.52
1955 Orioles	RF	49	46	1,137	84	1.7	82	78	4	2	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	.976	1.95
1956 Orioles	3B	5	1	60	7	1.4	6	2	4	1	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	.857	2.70
1956 Orioles	LF	21	14	396	27	1.3	23	22	1	4	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	.852	1.57
1956 Orioles	RF	18	17	369	35	1.9	35	34	1	0	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	2.56
1956 White Sox	1B	51	44	1,059	323	6.3	316	299	17	7	31	n/a	n/a	n/a	.978	8.06
1956 White Sox	LF	13	5	207	15	1.2	15	15	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	1.96
1956 White Sox	RF	22	21	474	35	1.6	35	33	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	1.99
1957 White Sox	1B	2	0	39	15	7.5	15	15	0	0	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	10.38
1957 Tigers	LF	4	3	81	6	1.5	5	5	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.833	1.67
1957 White Sox	RF	17	16	438	39	2.3	38	38	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.974	2.34
1957 Tigers	RF	8	8	216	11	1.4	11	11	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	1.38
1957 Tigers	1B	27	23	681	229	8.5	228	203	25	1	19	n/a	n/a	n/a	.996	9.04
1957 Tigers	3B	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.000	0.00
1958 Phillies	1B	18	17	444	164	9.1	163	151	12	1	12	n/a	n/a	n/a	.994	9.91
1958 Phillies	RF	24	24	609	34	1.4	34	34	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	1.51
1959 Phillies	1B	24	21	570	189	7.9	185	174	11	4	17	n/a	n/a	n/a	.979	8.76
1959 Phillies	RF	34	35	891	71	2.1	71	67	4	0	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	2.15
1960 Phillies	1B	2	0	9	1	0.5	1	1	0	0	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	3.00
1960 Phillies	LF	2	0	14	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.000	0.00
1960 Phillies	RF	1	0	6	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.000	0.00
1960 Giants	3B	3	0	18	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.000	0.00
1960 Giants	LF	10	9	219	17	1.7	16	16	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.941	1.97
1960 Orioles	3B	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.000	0.00
1960 Orioles	LF	7	5	132	10	1.4	10	10	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	2.05
1960 Orioles	RF	2	2	42	4	2.0	4	4	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	2.57
1961 Orioles	1B	1	1	18	3	3.0	3	3	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	4.50
1961 Orioles	LF	22	15	396	16	0.7	16	16	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	1.09
1961 Orioles	RF	3	2	39	4	1.3	4	4	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	2.77
1962 Red Sox	RF	4	4	72	6	1.5	6	6	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	2.25
Career	POS	G	GS	OUTS	TC	TC/G	CH	PO	A	E	DP	PB	CASB	CACS	FLD%	RF
RF Totals		719	677	17,661	1,358	1.9	1,339	1,278	61	19	13	n/a	n/a	n/a	.986	2.05
CF Totals		591	573	15,055	1,736	2.9	1,703	1,637	66	33	19	n/a	n/a	n/a	.981	3.05
LF Totals		201	155	4,147	359	1.8	347	334	13	12	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	.967	2.26
1B Totals		125	106	2,820	924	7.4	911	846	65	13	82	n/a	n/a	n/a	.986	8.72
3B Totals		21	8	288	22	1.0	20	6	14	2	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	.909	1.88
18 Years		1,657	1,519	39,971	4,399	2.7	4,320	4,101	219	79	117	n/a	n/a	n/a	.982	2.92

Dave Philley Dave Philley Miscellaneous Stats
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
1941 White Sox	0	0	.000	5	0	n/a	0.0	3.0	0.0	-	-	-
1946 White Sox	5	0	1.000	0	0	n/a	0.0	17.0	4.0	-	-	-
1947 White Sox	21	16	.568	6	0	n/a	275.5	14.1	12.2	-	-	-
1948 White Sox	8	10	.444	9	0	n/a	97.6	14.8	11.6	-	-	-
1949 White Sox	13	4	.765	2	0	n/a	0.0	11.7	13.6	-	-	-
1950 White Sox	6	3	.667	1	1	n/a	44.2	10.9	7.7	-	-	-
1951 White Sox	0	0	.000	1	0	n/a	0.0	8.3	12.5	-	-	-
1951 Athletics	9	6	.600	5	1	n/a	66.9	12.3	7.9	-	-	-
1952 Athletics	11	4	.733	0	0	n/a	83.7	16.7	8.3	-	-	-
1953 Athletics	13	5	.722	1	0	n/a	68.9	17.7	10.5	-	-	-
1954 Indians	2	4	.333	4	0	n/a	37.7	9.4	7.5	-	-	-
1955 Indians	0	2	.000	9	5	n/a	52.0	10.4	11.6	-	-	-
1955 Orioles	1	2	.333	2	0	n/a	51.8	8.2	7.6	-	-	-
1956 Orioles	3	1	.750	0	0	n/a	117.0	9.0	6.9	-	-	-
1956 White Sox	1	3	.250	14	0	n/a	69.8	10.3	5.9	-	-	-
1957 White Sox	1	1	.500	4	0	n/a	0.0	7.1	7.9	-	-	-
1957 Tigers	3	1	.750	26	1	n/a	86.5	10.8	10.8	-	-	-
1958 Phillies	1	1	.500	49	0	n/a	69.0	10.4	6.7	-	-	-
1959 Phillies	0	0	.000	42	0	n/a	36.3	9.4	6.9	-	-	-
1960 Phillies	0	0	.000	14	0	n/a	0.0	7.5	3.8	-	-	-
1960 Giants	0	0	.000	29	0	n/a	61.0	4.4	8.7	-	-	-
1960 Orioles	1	0	1.000	7	0	n/a	34.0	6.8	6.8	-	-	-
1961 Orioles	2	0	1.000	79	0	n/a	144.0	7.2	6.3	-	-	-
1962 Red Sox	0	0	.000	34	0	n/a	0.0	14.0	10.5	-	-	-
Career	SB	CS	SB%	PH	PR	DH	AB/HR	AB/K	AB/RBI	K/BB	K/9	BB/9
18 Years	101	63	.616	343	8	n/a	75.0	11.4	8.6	-	-	-

Dave Philley Dave Philley Miscellaneous Items of Interest
Team \| Roster	Uniform Numbers	Salary	All-Star	World Series
1941 Chicago White Sox	49	$1,800.00	-	-
1946 Chicago White Sox	38	$4,200.00	-	-
1947 Chicago White Sox	38, 9	$10,000.00	-	-
1948 Chicago White Sox	9	$10,000.00	-	-
1949 Chicago White Sox	9	$11,500.00	-	-
1950 Chicago White Sox	9	$12,000.00	-	-
1951 Chicago White Sox	9	$13,000.00	-	-
1951 Philadelphia Athletics	17	" "	-	-
1952 Philadelphia Athletics	17	$13,000.00	-	-
1953 Philadelphia Athletics	17	$16,000.00	-	-
1954 Cleveland Indians	17	$21,000.00	-	Stats
1955 Cleveland Indians	17	$19,500.00	-	-
1955 Baltimore Orioles	4	" "	-	-
1956 Baltimore Orioles	4	$24,000.00	-	-
1956 Chicago White Sox	6	" "	-	-
1957 Chicago White Sox	6	$22,000.00	-	-
1957 Detroit Tigers	9	" "	-	-
1958 Philadelphia Phillies	12	$24,000.00	-	-
1959 Philadelphia Phillies	12	$24,000.00	-	-
1960 Philadelphia Phillies	12	$25,000.00	-	-
1960 San Francisco Giants	32	" "	-	-
1960 Baltimore Orioles	22	" "	-	-
1961 Baltimore Orioles	22	$25,000.00	-	-
1962 Boston Red Sox	19	$15,000.00	-	-
Dave Philley Stats by Baseball Almanac

David Earl Philley was a Major League Baseball player with the Chicago White Sox (1941, 1946-1951), Philadelphia Athletics (1951�1953), Cleveland Indians (1954-1955), Baltimore Orioles (1955�1956), Chicago White Sox (1956�1957), Detroit Tigers (1957), Philadelphia Phillies (1958�1960), San Francisco Giants (1960), Baltimore Orioles (1960�1961), and Boston Red Sox (1962). When Dave, his nickname, made his big league debut on September 6, 1941, he became the first Chicota High School (Chicota, Texas) graduate to play in the majors!

DAVE PHILLEY ROOKIE CARD

Dave Philley Rookie Card | 1949 Bowman Baseball Card (#44 | Checklist)
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On May 30, 1950, Dave Philley had seven at-bats in a 14-2 Chicago White Sox victory over the St. Louis Browns. In game two of the doubleheader (box score), Philley had six at-bats in the 12-2 sweep, setting an American League record for most at-bats in a doubleheader.

DAVE PHILLEY SETS AT-BATS RECORD

Dave Philley Record | The Terre Haute Star | 31 May 1950
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Eleven years later (in 1961), Durable Dave set another at-bats record when he came to the plate an American League (AL) record seventy-two times during the same season as a pinch hitter.

The Baltimore Orioles used Philly so often partly because of his success at the plate that season, Dave hit .333 as a pinch hitter, recording a pinch hit record twenty-four hits (Most Hits in an AL Season by a Pinch Hitter) during those seventy two at-bats!

Did you know that if you take a close look at Dave Philley's 1958 batting logs, you'll see that as a pinch hitter, he went 1-for-1 on September 9, 1-for-1 on September 11, 1-for-1 on September 12, 1-for-1 on September 13, 1-for-1 on September 19, 1-for-1 on September 20, 1-for-1 on September 27, and 1-for-1 on September 28 — a Major League record eight consecutive games with a pinch hit. In 1983, another pinch hitter matched the mark, do you know who it was? [Answer]