Andy Carey
[edit] Biography
Andy Carey (born October 18, 1931 in Oakland, California) is a former major league third baseman for the New York Yankees (1952-1960), and 4 other major league teams from 1960 to 1962. He batted and threw right-handed.
Carey ended his career on September 30, 1962 with the Los Angeles Dodgers. In an 11-year career, he had a .260 batting average, with 64 home runs, and 350 RBI's. He had 741 career hits. Carey led the league in triples in 1955 with 11. He finished his career with 38 triples.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1952
| NY
| A
| 16
| 40
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 1
| .150
| .209
| .150
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1953
| NY
| A
| 51
| 81
| 14
| 26
| 4
| 8
| .321
| .389
| .531
| 5
| 0
| 9
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
|
| 1954
| NY
| A
| 122
| 411
| 60
| 124
| 8
| 65
| .302
| .373
| .423
| 14
| 6
| 43
| 38
| 7
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 15
|
| 1955
| NY
| A
| 135
| 510
| 73
| 131
| 7
| 47
| .257
| .313
| .378
| 19
| 11
| 44
| 51
| 1
| 8
| 3
| 6
| 11
|
| 1956
| NY
| A
| 132
| 422
| 54
| 100
| 7
| 50
| .237
| .310
| .339
| 18
| 2
| 45
| 53
| 2
| 6
| 9
| 4
| 9
|
| 1957
| NY
| A
| 85
| 247
| 30
| 63
| 6
| 33
| .255
| .309
| .393
| 6
| 5
| 15
| 42
| 5
| 4
| 2
| 3
| 7
|
| 1958
| NY
| A
| 102
| 315
| 39
| 90
| 12
| 45
| .286
| .363
| .486
| 19
| 4
| 34
| 43
| 6
| 7
| 1
| 4
| 5
|
| 1959
| NY
| A
| 41
| 101
| 11
| 26
| 3
| 9
| .257
| .306
| .356
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 17
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 4
|
| 1960
| NY
| A
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .333
| .333
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1960
| KC
| A
| 102
| 343
| 30
| 80
| 12
| 53
| .233
| .287
| .402
| 14
| 4
| 26
| 52
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 16
|
| 1960
| TOT
| A
| 106
| 346
| 31
| 81
| 12
| 54
| .234
| .287
| .402
| 14
| 4
| 26
| 53
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 16
|
| 1961
| KC
| A
| 39
| 123
| 20
| 30
| 3
| 11
| .244
| .336
| .398
| 6
| 2
| 15
| 23
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1961
| CHI
| A
| 56
| 143
| 21
| 38
| 0
| 14
| .266
| .323
| .392
| 12
| 3
| 11
| 24
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1961
| TOT
| A
| 95
| 266
| 41
| 68
| 3
| 25
| .256
| .329
| .395
| 18
| 5
| 26
| 47
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1962
| LA
| N
| 53
| 111
| 12
| 26
| 2
| 13
| .234
| .333
| .351
| 5
| 1
| 16
| 23
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 53
| 111
| 12
| 26
| 2
| 13
| .234
| .333
| .351
| 5
| 1
| 16
| 23
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 885
| 2739
| 359
| 715
| 62
| 337
| .261
| .326
| .398
| 114
| 37
| 252
| 366
| 26
| 43
| 23
| 17
| 74
|
| Total
|
|
| 938
| 2850
| 371
| 741
| 64
| 350
| .260
| .327
| .396
| 119
| 38
| 268
| 389
| 27
| 44
| 23
| 18
| 75
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1952
| NY
| A
| 3B
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 21
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1952
| NY
| A
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1953
| NY
| A
| 3B
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 29
| 55
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1953
| NY
| A
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1953
| NY
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1954
| NY
| A
| 3B
| 120
| 0
| 0
| 154
| 283
| 15
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1955
| NY
| A
| 3B
| 135
| 0
| 0
| 154
| 301
| 22
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .954
|
| 1956
| NY
| A
| 3B
| 131
| 0
| 0
| 114
| 265
| 21
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1957
| NY
| A
| 3B
| 81
| 69
| 617
| 66
| 147
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1958
| NY
| A
| 3B
| 99
| 90
| 794
| 99
| 195
| 12
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| 1959
| NY
| A
| 3B
| 34
| 23
| 239.2
| 39
| 48
| 8
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .916
|
| 1960
| NY
| A
| 3B
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| NY
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1960
| NY
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1960
| KC
| A
| 3B
| 91
| 88
| 777.1
| 95
| 179
| 7
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1960
| TOT
| A
| 3B
| 93
| 89
| 780.1
| 95
| 180
| 7
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1961
| KC
| A
| 3B
| 39
| 35
| 310
| 32
| 70
| 6
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1961
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 54
| 38
| 359
| 26
| 73
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| 1961
| TOT
| A
| 3B
| 93
| 73
| 669
| 58
| 143
| 10
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .953
|
| 1962
| LA
| N
| 3B
| 42
| 26
| 270
| 28
| 54
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .932
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 882
| 370
| 3370
| 847
| 1692
| 111
| 194
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .625
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Yankees (1950).
- Traded by New York Yankees to Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Bob Cerv (May 19, 1960).
- Traded by Kansas City Athletics with Ray Herbert, Don Larsen and Al Pilarcik to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Bob Shaw, Gerry Staley, Wes Covington and Stan Johnson (June 10, 1961).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox with Frank Barnes to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Bob Sadowski and Taylor Phillips (December 15, 1961); Andy Carey refused to report to Philadelphia Phillies and Philadelphia Phillies sent Lou Vassie and Chicago White Sox sent Cal McLish (March 24, 1962) to complete trade. Traded by Chicago White Sox to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Ramon Conde and Jim Koranda (March 24, 1962).
- Released by Los Angeles Dodgers (October 19, 1962).
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