Monty Basgall
[edit] Biography
Monty Basgall (Romanus Basgall) was born on February 8, 1922 in Pfeifer, Kansas. He made his Major League debut on April 19, 1948 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1949, his rookie year, he hit .218 with 2 home runs and 26 RBI. Basgall played for the Pittsburgh Pirates for his entire 3 year career.
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[edit] Batting Stats
| 1948
| PIT
| N
| 38
| 51
| 12
| 11
| 2
| 6
| .216
| .259
| .353
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1949
| PIT
| N
| 107
| 308
| 25
| 67
| 2
| 26
| .218
| .291
| .273
| 9
| 1
| 31
| 32
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 7
|
| 1951
| PIT
| N
| 55
| 153
| 15
| 32
| 0
| 9
| .209
| .271
| .268
| 5
| 2
| 12
| 14
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 9
|
| Total
|
|
| 200
| 512
| 52
| 110
| 4
| 41
| .215
| .282
| .279
| 15
| 3
| 46
| 51
| 2
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 17
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1948
| PIT
| N
| 2B
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 37
| 35
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1949
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1949
| PIT
| N
| 2B
| 98
| 0
| 0
| 224
| 224
| 13
| 58
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1951
| PIT
| N
| 2B
| 55
| 0
| 0
| 140
| 144
| 9
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 175
| 0
| 0
| 401
| 403
| 22
| 101
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Brooklyn Dodgers (1942).
- Traded by Brooklyn Dodgers to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Jimmy Bloodworth and Vic Barnhart (December 3, 1947).
- Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (September 19, 1955).
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