Ebba St. Claire
[edit] Biography
Ebba St. Claire (Edward Joseph St. Claire) was born on August 5, 1921 in Whitehall, New York. He made his Major League debut on April 17, 1951 for the Boston Braves. In 1951, his rookie year, he hit .282 with 1 home run and 25 RBI. St. Claire played for the Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves and New York Giants over the course of his 4 year career.
Most people believe that Ebba St. Claire's best season was 1951, when he hit for a .282 average.
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[edit] Batting Stats
| 1951
| BOS
| N
| 72
| 220
| 22
| 62
| 1
| 25
| .282
| .322
| .391
| 17
| 2
| 12
| 24
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
|
| 1952
| BOS
| N
| 39
| 108
| 5
| 23
| 2
| 4
| .213
| .267
| .287
| 2
| 0
| 8
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1953
| MIL
| N
| 33
| 80
| 7
| 16
| 2
| 5
| .200
| .229
| .313
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1954
| NY
| N
| 20
| 42
| 5
| 11
| 2
| 6
| .262
| .436
| .429
| 1
| 0
| 12
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 164
| 450
| 39
| 112
| 7
| 40
| .249
| .306
| .356
| 23
| 2
| 35
| 52
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 6
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1951
| BOS
| N
| C
| 62
| 0
| 0
| 267
| 29
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1952
| BOS
| N
| C
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 151
| 21
| 5
| 4
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1953
| MIL
| N
| C
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 106
| 11
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1954
| NY
| N
| C
| 16
| 13
| 109
| 72
| 7
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 139
| 13
| 109
| 596
| 68
| 15
| 15
| 0
| 17
| 7
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Pittsburgh Pirates (1942).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to Atlanta (Southern Association) in exchange for Charlie Glock (@December, 1948).
- Traded by Milwaukee Braves with Johnny Antonelli, Don Liddle, Billy Klaus and $50000 to New York Giants in exchange for Bobby Thomson and Sam Calderone (February 1, 1954).
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