Earl Battey
[edit] Biography
Earl Battey (Earl Jesse Battey) was born on January 5, 1935 in Los Angeles, California. He made his Major League debut on September 10, 1955 for the Chicago White Sox. In 1958, his rookie year, he hit .226 with 8 home runs and 26 RBI. Battey played for the Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators and Minnesota Twins over the course of his 13 year career.
Most people believe that Earl Battey's best season was 1963, when he slugged 26 home runs, hit for a .285 average and knocked in 84 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1955
| CHI
| A
| 5
| 7
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .286
| .444
| .286
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1956
| CHI
| A
| 4
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .400
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1957
| CHI
| A
| 48
| 115
| 12
| 20
| 3
| 6
| .174
| .246
| .322
| 2
| 3
| 11
| 38
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 3
|
| 1958
| CHI
| A
| 68
| 168
| 24
| 38
| 8
| 26
| .226
| .325
| .417
| 8
| 0
| 24
| 34
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 3
|
| 1959
| CHI
| A
| 26
| 64
| 9
| 14
| 2
| 7
| .219
| .306
| .391
| 1
| 2
| 8
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1960
| WAS
| A
| 137
| 466
| 49
| 126
| 15
| 60
| .270
| .346
| .427
| 24
| 2
| 48
| 68
| 8
| 4
| 4
| 5
| 15
|
| 1961
| MIN
| A
| 133
| 460
| 70
| 139
| 17
| 55
| .302
| .377
| .470
| 24
| 1
| 53
| 66
| 3
| 5
| 3
| 3
| 18
|
| 1962
| MIN
| A
| 148
| 522
| 58
| 146
| 11
| 57
| .280
| .348
| .393
| 20
| 3
| 57
| 48
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 3
| 20
|
| 1963
| MIN
| A
| 147
| 508
| 64
| 145
| 26
| 84
| .285
| .369
| .476
| 17
| 1
| 61
| 75
| 8
| 6
| 0
| 8
| 16
|
| 1964
| MIN
| A
| 131
| 405
| 33
| 110
| 12
| 52
| .272
| .348
| .407
| 17
| 1
| 51
| 49
| 1
| 6
| 1
| 6
| 23
|
| 1965
| MIN
| A
| 131
| 394
| 36
| 117
| 6
| 60
| .297
| .375
| .409
| 22
| 2
| 50
| 23
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 7
| 7
|
| 1966
| MIN
| A
| 115
| 364
| 30
| 93
| 4
| 34
| .255
| .337
| .327
| 12
| 1
| 43
| 30
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 7
| 15
|
| 1967
| MIN
| A
| 48
| 109
| 6
| 18
| 0
| 8
| .165
| .254
| .211
| 3
| 1
| 13
| 24
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 4
|
| Total
|
|
| 1141
| 3586
| 393
| 969
| 104
| 449
| .270
| .349
| .409
| 150
| 17
| 421
| 470
| 28
| 39
| 13
| 42
| 127
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1955
| CHI
| A
| C
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1956
| CHI
| A
| C
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1957
| CHI
| A
| C
| 43
| 31
| 289.2
| 165
| 19
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 8
| 10
| 2
| .989
|
| 1958
| CHI
| A
| C
| 49
| 41
| 380.1
| 220
| 27
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 5
| 8
| 15
| 1
| .988
|
| 1959
| CHI
| A
| C
| 20
| 16
| 141.2
| 92
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 4
| 0
| .990
|
| 1960
| WAS
| A
| C
| 136
| 131
| 1178
| 749
| 65
| 15
| 10
| 0
| 18
| 29
| 41
| 6
| .982
|
| 1961
| MIN
| A
| C
| 131
| 127
| 1119.2
| 812
| 60
| 6
| 9
| 0
| 13
| 33
| 19
| 4
| .993
|
| 1962
| MIN
| A
| C
| 147
| 143
| 1241
| 872
| 82
| 9
| 9
| 0
| 13
| 34
| 27
| 15
| .991
|
| 1963
| MIN
| A
| C
| 147
| 142
| 1236.2
| 861
| 66
| 6
| 11
| 0
| 12
| 37
| 19
| 5
| .994
|
| 1964
| MIN
| A
| C
| 125
| 121
| 1022.2
| 813
| 52
| 9
| 4
| 0
| 12
| 34
| 18
| 5
| .990
|
| 1965
| MIN
| A
| C
| 128
| 115
| 952.1
| 652
| 56
| 10
| 10
| 0
| 12
| 28
| 26
| 1
| .986
|
| 1966
| MIN
| A
| C
| 113
| 113
| 903.1
| 705
| 45
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 3
| 41
| 25
| 2
| .995
|
| 1967
| MIN
| A
| C
| 41
| 33
| 272.2
| 212
| 17
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 19
| 8
| 0
| .987
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 1088
| 1013
| 8738
| 6176
| 501
| 69
| 73
| 0
| 96
| 276
| 212
| 41
| .990
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Chicago White Sox (1953).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox with Don Mincher and $150000 to Washington Senators in exchange for Roy Sievers (April 4, 1960).
- Released by Minnesota Twins (November 20, 1967).
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