Andy Seminick
[edit] Biography
Andy Seminick (Andrew Wasal Seminick) was born on September 12, 1920 in Pierce, West Virginia. He made his Major League debut on September 14, 1943 for the Philadelphia Phillies. In 1945, his rookie year, he hit .239 with 6 home runs and 26 RBI. Seminick played for the Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds over the course of his 15 year career.
Most people believe that Andy Seminick's best season was 1950, when he slugged 24 home runs, hit for a .288 average and knocked in 68 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1943
| PHI
| N
| 22
| 72
| 9
| 13
| 2
| 5
| .181
| .253
| .292
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 22
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1944
| PHI
| N
| 22
| 63
| 9
| 14
| 0
| 4
| .222
| .300
| .286
| 2
| 1
| 6
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
|
| 1945
| PHI
| N
| 80
| 188
| 18
| 45
| 6
| 26
| .239
| .313
| .394
| 7
| 2
| 18
| 38
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 5
|
| 1946
| PHI
| N
| 124
| 406
| 55
| 107
| 12
| 52
| .264
| .334
| .414
| 15
| 5
| 39
| 86
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 19
|
| 1947
| PHI
| N
| 111
| 337
| 48
| 85
| 13
| 50
| .252
| .370
| .427
| 16
| 2
| 58
| 69
| 5
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 9
|
| 1948
| PHI
| N
| 125
| 391
| 49
| 88
| 13
| 44
| .225
| .328
| .368
| 11
| 3
| 58
| 68
| 2
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 10
|
| 1949
| PHI
| N
| 109
| 334
| 52
| 81
| 24
| 68
| .243
| .380
| .503
| 11
| 2
| 69
| 74
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 10
|
| 1950
| PHI
| N
| 130
| 393
| 55
| 113
| 24
| 68
| .288
| .400
| .524
| 15
| 3
| 68
| 50
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 12
|
| 1951
| PHI
| N
| 101
| 291
| 42
| 66
| 11
| 37
| .227
| .370
| .375
| 8
| 1
| 63
| 67
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 6
|
| 1952
| CIN
| N
| 108
| 336
| 38
| 86
| 14
| 50
| .256
| .330
| .435
| 16
| 1
| 35
| 65
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 7
|
| 1953
| CIN
| N
| 119
| 387
| 46
| 91
| 19
| 64
| .235
| .323
| .413
| 12
| 0
| 49
| 82
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 10
|
| 1954
| CIN
| N
| 86
| 247
| 25
| 58
| 7
| 30
| .235
| .362
| .389
| 9
| 4
| 48
| 39
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 8
|
| 1955
| PHI
| N
| 93
| 289
| 32
| 71
| 11
| 34
| .246
| .333
| .408
| 12
| 1
| 32
| 59
| 6
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 8
|
| 1955
| CIN
| N
| 6
| 15
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 1
| .133
| .133
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1955
| TOT
| N
| 99
| 304
| 33
| 73
| 12
| 35
| .240
| .325
| .405
| 12
| 1
| 32
| 62
| 6
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 8
|
| 1956
| PHI
| N
| 60
| 161
| 16
| 32
| 7
| 23
| .199
| .332
| .360
| 3
| 1
| 31
| 38
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 7
| 8
|
| 1957
| PHI
| N
| 8
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .091
| .167
| .091
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 1304
| 3921
| 495
| 953
| 164
| 556
| .243
| .347
| .417
| 139
| 26
| 582
| 780
| 40
| 27
| 23
| 15
| 118
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1943
| PHI
| N
| C
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 79
| 14
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .930
|
| 1943
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1944
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1944
| PHI
| N
| C
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 45
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1945
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1945
| PHI
| N
| C
| 70
| 0
| 0
| 198
| 30
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1945
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 9
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .733
|
| 1946
| PHI
| N
| C
| 118
| 0
| 0
| 461
| 61
| 14
| 12
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1947
| PHI
| N
| C
| 107
| 0
| 0
| 438
| 53
| 11
| 6
| 0
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1948
| PHI
| N
| C
| 124
| 0
| 0
| 541
| 74
| 22
| 8
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| 1949
| PHI
| N
| C
| 98
| 0
| 0
| 411
| 54
| 12
| 6
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1950
| PHI
| N
| C
| 124
| 0
| 0
| 551
| 54
| 15
| 9
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1951
| PHI
| N
| C
| 91
| 0
| 0
| 378
| 47
| 9
| 6
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1952
| CIN
| N
| C
| 99
| 0
| 0
| 416
| 47
| 13
| 7
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1953
| CIN
| N
| C
| 112
| 0
| 0
| 436
| 44
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1954
| CIN
| N
| C
| 82
| 75
| 651.2
| 327
| 44
| 4
| 11
| 0
| 4
| 13
| 19
| 5
| .989
|
| 1955
| PHI
| N
| C
| 88
| 0
| 0
| 435
| 45
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1955
| CIN
| N
| C
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1955
| TOT
| N
| C
| 93
| 0
| 0
| 461
| 45
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1956
| PHI
| N
| C
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 266
| 23
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1957
| PHI
| N
| C
| 8
| 2
| 32.1
| 22
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 9
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .733
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 1213
| 77
| 684
| 5030
| 598
| 133
| 80
| 0
| 89
| 14
| 19
| 5
| .977
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Pittsburgh Pirates (1940).
- Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (1941).
- Signed by Brooklyn Dodgers (1941).
- Sold by Knoxville (Southern Association) to Philadelphia Phillies (September, 1943).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with Eddie Pellagrini, Dick Sisler and Niles Jordan to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Connie Ryan, Smoky Burgess and Howie Fox (December 10, 1951).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds with Glen Gorbous and Jim Greengrass to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Smoky Burgess, Steve Ridzik and Stan Palys (April 30, 1955).
- Released by Philadelphia Phillies (October 8, 1956).
- Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (September 1, 1957).
- Released by Philadelphia Phillies (December 19, 1957).
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