Chick Hafey

Full Name: Charles James Hafey	Primary Position: OF
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/185	First Game: August 28, 1924
Birthdate: February 12, 1903	Final Game: September 30, 1937
Birthplace: Berkeley, California	MLB Experience: 13 years
Died: July 2, 1973
Deathplace: Calistoga, California
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971

1 Biography
2 Statistics
- 2.1 Batting Stats
- 2.2 Fielding Stats
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[edit] Biography

Chick Hafey (Charles James Hafey) was born on February 12, 1903 in Berkeley, California. He made his Major League debut on August 28, 1924 for the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1925, his rookie year, he hit .302 with 5 home runs and 57 RBI. Hafey played for the St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds over the course of his 13 year career.

Most people believe that Chick Hafey's best season was 1929, when he slugged 29 home runs, hit for a .338 average and knocked in 125 runs.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	GDP
1924	STL	N	24	91	10	23	2	22	.253	.292	.418	5	2	4	8	1	4	1	0
1925	STL	N	93	358	36	108	5	57	.302	.321	.425	25	2	10	29	0	7	3	0
1926	STL	N	78	225	30	61	4	38	.271	.311	.427	19	2	11	36	2	5	2	0
1927	STL	N	103	346	62	114	18	63	.329	.401	.590	26	5	36	41	5	7	12	0
1928	STL	N	138	520	101	175	27	111	.337	.386	.604	46	6	40	53	2	22	8	0
1929	STL	N	134	517	101	175	29	125	.338	.394	.632	47	9	45	42	2	8	7	0
1930	STL	N	120	446	108	150	26	107	.336	.407	.652	39	12	46	51	7	16	12	0
1931	STL	N	122	450	94	157	16	95	.349	.404	.569	35	8	39	43	3	2	11	0
1932	CIN	N	83	253	34	87	2	36	.344	.403	.466	19	3	22	20	3	0	4	0
1933	CIN	N	144	568	77	172	7	62	.303	.351	.421	34	6	40	44	2	2	3	11
1934	CIN	N	140	535	75	157	18	67	.293	.359	.471	29	6	52	63	3	6	4	10
1935	CIN	N	15	59	10	20	1	9	.339	.400	.525	6	1	4	5	2	1	1	1
1937	CIN	N	89	257	39	67	9	41	.261	.324	.447	11	5	23	42	1	3	2	6
Total			1283	4625	777	1466	164	833	.317	.372	.526	341	67	372	477	33	83	70	28

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1924	STL	N	OF	24	48	3	4	1	.927
1925	STL	N	OF	88	180	9	9	2	.955
1926	STL	N	OF	64	106	6	3	1	.974
1927	STL	N	OF	94	179	19	4	7	.980
1928	STL	N	OF	133	287	13	11	3	.965
1929	STL	N	OF	130	278	8	10	1	.966
1930	STL	N	OF	116	189	11	5	1	.976
1931	STL	N	OF	118	226	4	4	1	.983
1932	CIN	N	OF	65	131	5	5	0	.965
1933	CIN	N	OF	144	364	16	5	5	.987
1934	CIN	N	OF	140	380	7	13	1	.967
1935	CIN	N	OF	15	31	0	3	0	.912
1937	CIN	N	OF	64	128	5	4	0	.971
Total			OF	1195	2527	106	80	23	.971

[edit] Transactions

Signed as a non-drafted free agent by St. Louis Cardinals (1923).
Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Harvey Hendrick, Benny Frey and cash (April 11, 1932).