Hal Jeffcoat
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[edit] Biography
Hal Jeffcoat (Harold Bentley Jeffcoat) was born on September 6, 1924 in West Columbia, South Carolina. He made his Major League debut on April 20, 1948 for the Chicago Cubs. In 1948, his rookie year, he hit .279 with 4 home runs and 42 RBI. Jeffcoat played for the Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals over the course of his 12 year career.
Most people believe that Hal Jeffcoat's best season was 1948, when he hit for a .279 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | CHI | N | 134 | 473 | 53 | 132 | 4 | 42 | .279 | .315 | .355 | 16 | 4 | 24 | 68 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
| 1949 | CHI | N | 108 | 363 | 43 | 89 | 2 | 26 | .245 | .286 | .344 | 18 | 6 | 20 | 48 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 5 |
| 1950 | CHI | N | 66 | 179 | 21 | 42 | 2 | 18 | .235 | .259 | .352 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 11 |
| 1951 | CHI | N | 113 | 278 | 44 | 76 | 4 | 27 | .273 | .315 | .403 | 20 | 2 | 16 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| 1952 | CHI | N | 102 | 297 | 29 | 65 | 4 | 30 | .219 | .259 | .330 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 40 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| 1953 | CHI | N | 106 | 183 | 22 | 43 | 4 | 22 | .235 | .314 | .328 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1954 | CHI | N | 56 | 31 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 6 | .258 | .265 | .484 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1955 | CHI | N | 52 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .174 | .240 | .304 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1956 | CIN | N | 49 | 54 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 5 | .148 | .193 | .185 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1957 | CIN | N | 53 | 69 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 11 | .203 | .267 | .449 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1958 | CIN | N | 50 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .556 | .600 | .556 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959 | STL | N | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959 | CIN | N | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959 | TOT | N | 29 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 918 | 1963 | 249 | 487 | 26 | 188 | .248 | .291 | .355 | 95 | 18 | 114 | 289 | 5 | 47 | 49 | 0 | 55 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | CHI | N | OF | 119 | 0 | 0 | 307 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .976 |
| 1949 | CHI | N | OF | 101 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .963 |
| 1950 | CHI | N | OF | 53 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .967 |
| 1951 | CHI | N | OF | 87 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .989 |
| 1952 | CHI | N | OF | 95 | 0 | 0 | 218 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .996 |
| 1953 | CHI | N | OF | 100 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .973 |
| 1954 | CHI | N | CF | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1954 | CHI | N | OF | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1954 | CHI | N | P | 43 | 3 | 104 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .889 |
| 1955 | CHI | N | P | 50 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .903 |
| 1956 | CIN | N | P | 38 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 42 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .969 |
| 1957 | CIN | N | P | 37 | 31 | 207 | 16 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | .958 |
| 1958 | CIN | N | CF | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1958 | CIN | N | OF | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1958 | CIN | N | P | 49 | 0 | 75 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1959 | STL | N | P | 11 | 0 | 17.2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 1959 | CIN | N | P | 17 | 0 | 21.2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1959 | TOT | N | P | 28 | 0 | 39.1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 |
| Total | OF | 559 | 0 | 9 | 1201 | 63 | 29 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .978 | ||
| Total | P | 245 | 34 | 425.1 | 66 | 140 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 2 | .949 | ||
| Total | CF | 4 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
[edit] Pitching Stats
| Year | Team | G | GS | W | L | ERA | K | R | ER | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | IB | WP | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | CHI | N | 43 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5.19 | 35 | 63 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 104 | 110 | 12 | 58 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 1955 | CHI | N | 50 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2.95 | 32 | 46 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 100.2 | 107 | 5 | 53 | 12 | 2 | 4 |
| 1956 | CIN | N | 38 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 3.84 | 55 | 79 | 73 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 171 | 189 | 12 | 55 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
| 1957 | CIN | N | 37 | 31 | 12 | 13 | 4.52 | 63 | 117 | 104 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 207 | 236 | 29 | 46 | 7 | 2 | 7 |
| 1958 | CIN | N | 49 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 3.72 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 75 | 76 | 8 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 1959 | STL | N | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.17 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.2 | 33 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1959 | CIN | N | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.32 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21.2 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1959 | TOT | N | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5.95 | 19 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39.1 | 54 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 245 | 51 | 39 | 37 | 4.22 | 239 | 365 | 327 | 13 | 1 | 25 | 697 | 772 | 73 | 257 | 41 | 13 | 22 |
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Chicago Cubs (1946).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Hobie Landrith (November 28, 1955).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Jim Brosnan (June 8, 1959).
- Released by St. Louis Cardinals (October 13, 1959).
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