Dave Philley
[edit] Biography
Dave Philley (David Earl Philley) was born on May 16, 1920 in Paris, Texas. He made his Major League debut on September 6, 1941 for the Chicago White Sox. In 1947, his rookie year, he hit .258 with 2 home runs and 45 RBI. Philley played for the Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Athletics, Cleveland Indians, Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants and Boston Red Sox over the course of his 18 year career.
Most people believe that Dave Philley's best season was 1953, when he hit for a .303 average and knocked in 59 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1941
| CHI
| A
| 7
| 9
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .222
| .417
| .333
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1946
| CHI
| A
| 17
| 68
| 10
| 24
| 0
| 17
| .353
| .389
| .471
| 2
| 3
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 1
|
| 1947
| CHI
| A
| 143
| 551
| 55
| 142
| 2
| 45
| .258
| .303
| .354
| 25
| 11
| 35
| 39
| 1
| 5
| 21
| 0
| 14
|
| 1948
| CHI
| A
| 137
| 488
| 51
| 140
| 5
| 42
| .287
| .353
| .387
| 28
| 3
| 50
| 33
| 0
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 11
|
| 1949
| CHI
| A
| 146
| 598
| 84
| 171
| 0
| 44
| .286
| .347
| .346
| 20
| 8
| 54
| 51
| 2
| 6
| 13
| 0
| 12
|
| 1950
| CHI
| A
| 156
| 619
| 69
| 150
| 14
| 80
| .242
| .302
| .360
| 21
| 5
| 52
| 57
| 1
| 10
| 6
| 0
| 17
|
| 1951
| PHI
| A
| 125
| 468
| 71
| 123
| 7
| 59
| .263
| .354
| .376
| 18
| 7
| 63
| 38
| 3
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 4
|
| 1951
| CHI
| A
| 7
| 25
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 2
| .240
| .296
| .320
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1951
| TOT
| A
| 132
| 493
| 71
| 129
| 7
| 61
| .262
| .351
| .373
| 20
| 7
| 65
| 41
| 3
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 5
|
| 1952
| PHI
| A
| 151
| 586
| 80
| 154
| 7
| 71
| .263
| .334
| .355
| 25
| 4
| 59
| 35
| 4
| 17
| 11
| 0
| 29
|
| 1953
| PHI
| A
| 157
| 620
| 80
| 188
| 9
| 59
| .303
| .358
| .424
| 30
| 9
| 51
| 35
| 2
| 4
| 13
| 0
| 22
|
| 1954
| CLE
| A
| 133
| 452
| 48
| 102
| 12
| 60
| .226
| .308
| .347
| 13
| 3
| 57
| 48
| 0
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 16
|
| 1955
| CLE
| A
| 43
| 104
| 15
| 31
| 2
| 9
| .298
| .368
| .433
| 4
| 2
| 12
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 5
|
| 1955
| BAL
| A
| 83
| 311
| 50
| 93
| 6
| 41
| .299
| .367
| .418
| 13
| 3
| 34
| 38
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 9
|
| 1955
| TOT
| A
| 126
| 415
| 65
| 124
| 8
| 50
| .299
| .367
| .422
| 17
| 5
| 46
| 48
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 4
| 14
|
| 1956
| CHI
| A
| 86
| 279
| 44
| 74
| 4
| 47
| .265
| .328
| .373
| 14
| 2
| 28
| 27
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 9
|
| 1956
| BAL
| A
| 32
| 117
| 13
| 24
| 1
| 17
| .205
| .309
| .299
| 4
| 2
| 18
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 7
|
| 1956
| TOT
| A
| 118
| 396
| 57
| 98
| 5
| 64
| .247
| .322
| .351
| 18
| 4
| 46
| 40
| 1
| 2
| 4
| 3
| 16
|
| 1957
| DET
| A
| 65
| 173
| 15
| 49
| 2
| 16
| .283
| .309
| .376
| 8
| 1
| 7
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 4
|
| 1957
| CHI
| A
| 22
| 71
| 9
| 23
| 0
| 9
| .324
| .360
| .380
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1957
| TOT
| A
| 87
| 244
| 24
| 72
| 2
| 25
| .295
| .324
| .377
| 12
| 1
| 11
| 26
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 5
|
| 1958
| PHI
| N
| 91
| 207
| 30
| 64
| 3
| 31
| .309
| .357
| .444
| 11
| 4
| 15
| 20
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 8
|
| 1959
| PHI
| N
| 99
| 254
| 32
| 74
| 7
| 37
| .291
| .339
| .461
| 18
| 2
| 18
| 27
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 3
|
| 1960
| SF
| N
| 39
| 61
| 5
| 10
| 1
| 7
| .164
| .239
| .213
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1960
| PHI
| N
| 14
| 15
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 4
| .333
| .444
| .467
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1960
| BAL
| A
| 14
| 34
| 6
| 9
| 1
| 5
| .265
| .342
| .471
| 2
| 1
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1960
| Total
|
| 67
| 110
| 13
| 24
| 2
| 16
| .218
| .301
| .327
| 4
| 1
| 13
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 3
|
| 1960
| TOT
| N
| 53
| 76
| 7
| 15
| 1
| 11
| .197
| .282
| .263
| 2
| 0
| 9
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
|
| 1961
| BAL
| A
| 99
| 144
| 13
| 36
| 1
| 23
| .250
| .293
| .361
| 9
| 2
| 10
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 9
|
| 1962
| BOS
| A
| 38
| 42
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 4
| .143
| .250
| .190
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 243
| 537
| 69
| 153
| 11
| 79
| .285
| .338
| .426
| 31
| 6
| 42
| 63
| 2
| 5
| 1
| 7
| 14
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 1661
| 5759
| 720
| 1547
| 73
| 650
| .269
| .333
| .372
| 245
| 66
| 552
| 488
| 15
| 66
| 100
| 7
| 176
|
| Total
|
|
| 1904
| 6296
| 789
| 1700
| 84
| 729
| .270
| .334
| .377
| 276
| 72
| 594
| 551
| 17
| 71
| 101
| 14
| 190
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1941
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1946
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 55
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1947
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 133
| 0
| 0
| 355
| 9
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1947
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1948
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 128
| 0
| 0
| 381
| 22
| 9
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1949
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 145
| 0
| 0
| 282
| 16
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1950
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 154
| 0
| 0
| 367
| 19
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1951
| PHI
| A
| OF
| 120
| 0
| 0
| 299
| 15
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1951
| PHI
| A
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1951
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1951
| TOT
| A
| LF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1951
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 126
| 0
| 0
| 314
| 15
| 8
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1952
| PHI
| A
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1952
| PHI
| A
| OF
| 149
| 0
| 0
| 442
| 13
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1953
| PHI
| A
| OF
| 157
| 0
| 0
| 296
| 18
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1953
| PHI
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1954
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 129
| 0
| 0
| 237
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1955
| CLE
| A
| OF
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 44
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1955
| BAL
| A
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .500
|
| 1955
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 82
| 0
| 0
| 154
| 6
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1955
| TOT
| A
| LF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1955
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 116
| 0
| 0
| 198
| 8
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1955
| TOT
| A
| RF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1956
| CHI
| A
| 1B
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 299
| 17
| 7
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1956
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 50
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1956
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 56
| 2
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .935
|
| 1956
| BAL
| A
| 3B
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| 1956
| TOT
| A
| LF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1956
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 61
| 0
| 0
| 106
| 4
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| 1956
| TOT
| A
| RF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1957
| DET
| A
| LF
| 4
| 3
| 27
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1957
| DET
| A
| OF
| 12
| 11
| 99
| 16
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1957
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1957
| DET
| A
| RF
| 8
| 8
| 72
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1957
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 27
| 23
| 227.1
| 203
| 25
| 1
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .996
|
| 1957
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 17
| 16
| 146.2
| 38
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1957
| CHI
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 13
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1957
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 17
| 16
| 146.2
| 39
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1957
| TOT
| A
| 1B
| 29
| 23
| 240.1
| 218
| 25
| 1
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .996
|
| 1957
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 29
| 27
| 245.2
| 55
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .965
|
| 1957
| TOT
| A
| RF
| 25
| 24
| 218.2
| 49
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1958
| PHI
| N
| RF
| 24
| 24
| 203.2
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1958
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 18
| 17
| 148
| 151
| 12
| 1
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1958
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 24
| 24
| 203.2
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| PHI
| N
| RF
| 35
| 35
| 297.1
| 67
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1959
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 23
| 21
| 190
| 174
| 11
| 4
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1959
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 35
| 35
| 297.1
| 64
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| SF
| N
| OF
| 10
| 9
| 73.1
| 16
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1960
| SF
| N
| LF
| 10
| 9
| 73.1
| 16
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1960
| SF
| N
| 3B
| 3
| 0
| 6.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1960
| PHI
| N
| LF
| 2
| 0
| 4.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1960
| PHI
| N
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 3
| 0
| 6.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1960
| PHI
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1960
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 8
| 7
| 58.1
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| BAL
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1960
| BAL
| A
| LF
| 7
| 5
| 44.1
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| BAL
| A
| RF
| 2
| 2
| 14
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| Total
|
| LF
| 19
| 14
| 122.1
| 26
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1960
| Total
|
| OF
| 21
| 16
| 138.1
| 31
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1960
| Total
|
| 3B
| 4
| 0
| 6.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1960
| Total
|
| RF
| 3
| 2
| 16
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1960
| TOT
| N
| LF
| 12
| 9
| 78
| 16
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1960
| TOT
| N
| OF
| 13
| 9
| 80
| 16
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1961
| BAL
| A
| RF
| 3
| 2
| 13.1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 25
| 17
| 146
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| BAL
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1961
| BAL
| A
| LF
| 22
| 15
| 132.2
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| BOS
| A
| RF
| 4
| 4
| 24
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1962
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 4
| 4
| 24
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 45
| 32
| 282
| 47
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 124
| 62
| 587.1
| 846
| 65
| 13
| 82
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1455
| 123
| 1055
| 3242
| 137
| 64
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 21
| 0
| 6.2
| 6
| 14
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 94
| 91
| 773
| 164
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by Monroe (Cotton States) to Chicago White Sox (August, 1941).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox with Gus Zernial to Philadelphia Athletics as part of 3-team trade in which Philadelphia Athletics sent Lou Brissie to Cleveland Indians; Cleveland Indians sent Sam Zoldak and Ray Murray to Philadelphia Athletics; Cleveland Indians sent Minnie Minoso to Chicago White Sox; and Philadelphia Athletics sent Paul Lehner to Chicago White Sox (April 30, 1951).
- Traded by Philadelphia Athletics to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Bill Upton and Lee Wheat (February 19, 1954).
- Claimed on waivers by Baltimore Orioles from Cleveland Indians (July 2, 1955).
- Traded by Baltimore Orioles with Jim Wilson to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Bob Nieman, Mike Fornieles, Connie Johnson and George Kell (May 21, 1956).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Earl Torgeson (June 14, 1957).
- Sold by Detroit Tigers to Philadelphia Phillies (December 11, 1957).
- Sold by Philadelphia Phillies to San Francisco Giants (May 12, 1960).
- Sold by San Francisco Giants to Baltimore Orioles (September 1, 1960).
- Released by Baltimore Orioles (October 13, 1960).
- Signed by Baltimore Orioles (January 31, 1961).
- Released by Baltimore Orioles (October 9, 1961).
- Signed by Houston Colt .45s (March 24, 1962).
- Traded by Houston Colt .45s to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Tom Borland (March 24, 1962).
- Released by Boston Red Sox (August 14, 1962).
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