Gus Niarhos
[edit] Biography
Gus Niarhos (Constantine Gregory Niarhos) was born on December 6, 1920 in Birmingham, Alabama. He made his Major League debut on June 9, 1946 for the New York Yankees. In 1948, his rookie year, he hit .268 with 0 home runs and 19 RBI. Niarhos played for the New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies over the course of his 9 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1946
| NY
| A
| 37
| 40
| 11
| 9
| 0
| 2
| .225
| .392
| .300
| 1
| 1
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1948
| NY
| A
| 83
| 228
| 41
| 61
| 0
| 19
| .268
| .404
| .338
| 12
| 2
| 52
| 15
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
| 1949
| NY
| A
| 32
| 43
| 7
| 12
| 0
| 6
| .279
| .456
| .372
| 2
| 1
| 13
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1950
| NY
| A
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1950
| CHI
| A
| 41
| 105
| 17
| 34
| 0
| 16
| .324
| .408
| .362
| 4
| 0
| 14
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1950
| TOT
| A
| 42
| 105
| 17
| 34
| 0
| 16
| .324
| .408
| .362
| 4
| 0
| 14
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1951
| CHI
| A
| 66
| 168
| 27
| 43
| 1
| 10
| .256
| .419
| .310
| 6
| 0
| 47
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 5
|
| 1952
| BOS
| A
| 29
| 58
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 4
| .103
| .268
| .103
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1953
| BOS
| A
| 16
| 35
| 6
| 7
| 0
| 2
| .200
| .300
| .286
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1954
| PHI
| N
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .200
| .200
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1955
| PHI
| N
| 7
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .111
| .111
| .111
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 10
| 14
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .143
| .143
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 305
| 677
| 113
| 172
| 1
| 59
| .254
| .394
| .312
| 26
| 5
| 153
| 53
| 4
| 10
| 6
| 0
| 15
|
| Total
|
|
| 315
| 691
| 114
| 174
| 1
| 59
| .252
| .390
| .308
| 26
| 5
| 153
| 56
| 4
| 10
| 6
| 0
| 16
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1946
| NY
| A
| C
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 76
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1948
| NY
| A
| C
| 82
| 0
| 0
| 376
| 33
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1949
| NY
| A
| C
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 84
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1950
| CHI
| A
| C
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 167
| 14
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1951
| CHI
| A
| C
| 59
| 0
| 0
| 240
| 31
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1952
| BOS
| A
| C
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 107
| 12
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1953
| BOS
| A
| C
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 61
| 5
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1954
| PHI
| N
| C
| 3
| 2
| 16
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1955
| PHI
| N
| C
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 287
| 2
| 16
| 1133
| 115
| 15
| 21
| 0
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Yankees (1941).
- Claimed on waivers by Chicago White Sox from New York Yankees (June 27, 1950).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox with Dick Littlefield, Joe DeMaestri, Gordon Goldsberry and Jim Rivera to St. Louis Browns in exchange for Al Widmar, Sherm Lollar and Tom Upton (November 27, 1951).
- Traded by St. Louis Browns with Ken Wood to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Les Moss and Tom Wright (November 28, 1951).
- Sold by Boston Red Sox to Philadelphia Phillies (@July 15, 1954).
- Released by Philadelphia Phillies (April 18, 1956).
- Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (July 23, 1958).
- Released by Philadelphia Phillies (August 1, 1958).
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