Sal Yvars
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[edit] Biography
Sal Yvars (Salvador Anthony Yvars) was born on February 20, 1924 in New York, New York. He made his Major League debut on September 27, 1947 for the New York Giants. In 1952, his rookie year, he hit .245 with 4 home runs and 18 RBI. Yvars played for the New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals over the course of his 8 year career.
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[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NY | N | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | NY | N | 15 | 38 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 6 | .211 | .286 | .316 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1949 | NY | N | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .111 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | NY | N | 9 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .200 | .143 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | NY | N | 25 | 41 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 3 | .317 | .417 | .512 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | NY | N | 66 | 151 | 15 | 37 | 4 | 18 | .245 | .296 | .344 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 1953 | STL | N | 30 | 57 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 6 | .246 | .306 | .333 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1953 | NY | N | 23 | 47 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | .277 | .370 | .277 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1953 | TOT | N | 53 | 104 | 5 | 27 | 1 | 7 | .260 | .336 | .308 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 1954 | STL | N | 38 | 57 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 8 | .246 | .328 | .421 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 210 | 418 | 41 | 102 | 10 | 42 | .244 | .315 | .344 | 12 | 0 | 37 | 41 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
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| 1947 | NY | N | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1948 | NY | N | C | 15 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1949 | NY | N | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1950 | NY | N | C | 9 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .963 |
| 1951 | NY | N | C | 23 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .942 |
| 1952 | NY | N | C | 59 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .988 |
| 1953 | STL | N | C | 26 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .989 |
| 1953 | NY | N | C | 20 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1953 | TOT | N | C | 46 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .994 |
| 1954 | STL | N | C | 21 | 12 | 105.1 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Total | C | 176 | 12 | 105.1 | 526 | 86 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .987 |
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by New York Giants (1946).
- Sold by New York Giants to St. Louis Cardinals for $12500 (June 15, 1953).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Frank Carswell (December 3, 1954).
- Released by Detroit Tigers (June, 1955).
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