Paul Popovich
[edit] Biography
Paul Popovich (Paul Edward Popovich) was born on August 18, 1940 in Flemington, West Virginia. He made his Major League debut on April 19, 1964 for the Chicago Cubs. In 1967, his rookie year, he hit .214 with 0 home runs and 2 RBI. Popovich played for the Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates over the course of his 10 year career.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1964
| CHI
| N
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
| 1.000
| 1.000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| CHI
| N
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1967
| CHI
| N
| 49
| 159
| 18
| 34
| 0
| 2
| .214
| .265
| .239
| 4
| 0
| 9
| 12
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 6
|
| 1968
| LA
| N
| 134
| 418
| 35
| 97
| 2
| 25
| .232
| .280
| .270
| 8
| 1
| 29
| 37
| 1
| 9
| 1
| 2
| 7
|
| 1969
| LA
| N
| 28
| 50
| 5
| 10
| 0
| 4
| .200
| .212
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1969
| CHI
| N
| 60
| 154
| 26
| 48
| 1
| 14
| .312
| .387
| .370
| 6
| 0
| 18
| 14
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1969
| TOT
| N
| 88
| 204
| 31
| 58
| 1
| 18
| .284
| .347
| .328
| 6
| 0
| 19
| 18
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1970
| CHI
| N
| 78
| 186
| 22
| 47
| 4
| 20
| .253
| .324
| .355
| 5
| 1
| 18
| 18
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 3
|
| 1971
| CHI
| N
| 89
| 226
| 24
| 49
| 4
| 28
| .217
| .260
| .310
| 7
| 1
| 14
| 17
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 7
|
| 1972
| CHI
| N
| 58
| 129
| 8
| 25
| 1
| 11
| .194
| .261
| .271
| 3
| 2
| 12
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 4
|
| 1973
| CHI
| N
| 99
| 280
| 24
| 66
| 2
| 24
| .236
| .280
| .300
| 6
| 3
| 18
| 27
| 1
| 4
| 3
| 5
| 8
|
| 1974
| PIT
| N
| 59
| 83
| 9
| 18
| 0
| 5
| .217
| .256
| .265
| 2
| 1
| 5
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1975
| PIT
| N
| 25
| 40
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 1
| .200
| .273
| .225
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 682
| 1732
| 176
| 403
| 14
| 134
| .233
| .286
| .292
| 42
| 9
| 127
| 151
| 8
| 25
| 4
| 14
| 38
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1966
| CHI
| N
| 2B
| 2
| 1
| 13
| 5
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1967
| CHI
| N
| SS
| 30
| 26
| 223.1
| 40
| 77
| 4
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1967
| CHI
| N
| 2B
| 17
| 9
| 95
| 26
| 39
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1967
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 2
| 0
| 2.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1968
| LA
| N
| 2B
| 89
| 80
| 710
| 172
| 229
| 7
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1968
| LA
| N
| SS
| 45
| 35
| 322
| 59
| 119
| 4
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1968
| LA
| N
| 3B
| 7
| 0
| 9.2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| LA
| N
| 2B
| 23
| 12
| 129
| 27
| 38
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1969
| LA
| N
| SS
| 3
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1969
| CHI
| N
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| CHI
| N
| SS
| 7
| 6
| 56
| 13
| 23
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 6
| 4
| 41
| 2
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .917
|
| 1969
| CHI
| N
| 2B
| 25
| 23
| 207.1
| 50
| 64
| 3
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1969
| TOT
| N
| SS
| 10
| 7
| 66
| 13
| 25
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 1969
| TOT
| N
| 2B
| 48
| 35
| 336.1
| 77
| 102
| 4
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| 1970
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 17
| 11
| 109
| 9
| 12
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1970
| CHI
| N
| SS
| 16
| 9
| 88
| 24
| 27
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1970
| CHI
| N
| 2B
| 22
| 17
| 169.2
| 42
| 58
| 1
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1971
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 16
| 12
| 115.1
| 4
| 27
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1971
| CHI
| N
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1971
| CHI
| N
| 2B
| 40
| 31
| 313.2
| 74
| 119
| 3
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1972
| CHI
| N
| SS
| 8
| 8
| 69.1
| 18
| 29
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1972
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1972
| CHI
| N
| 2B
| 36
| 22
| 225
| 59
| 98
| 3
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1973
| CHI
| N
| SS
| 9
| 4
| 50.1
| 8
| 14
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| CHI
| N
| 2B
| 85
| 68
| 607
| 171
| 247
| 8
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1974
| PIT
| N
| SS
| 10
| 0
| 19
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| PIT
| N
| 2B
| 12
| 9
| 89
| 21
| 30
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1975
| PIT
| N
| 2B
| 8
| 5
| 57
| 16
| 14
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1975
| PIT
| N
| SS
| 8
| 0
| 11.2
| 1
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 359
| 277
| 2615.2
| 663
| 939
| 30
| 208
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 50
| 27
| 284.2
| 16
| 50
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 137
| 89
| 852.2
| 166
| 306
| 13
| 64
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Chicago Cubs (June 17, 1960).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs with Jim Williams to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Lou Johnson (November 30, 1967).
- Traded by Los Angeles Dodgers with Ron Fairly to Montreal Expos in exchange for Maury Wills and Manny Mota (June 11, 1969).
- Traded by Montreal Expos to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Adolfo Phillips and Jack Lamabe (June 11, 1969).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Tom Dettore and cash (April 1, 1974).
- Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (July 30, 1975).
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